The Court of Appeals' May-June Session continues on May 31st with three cases on the argument docket (the Court's case summaries can be found here). The Court will address the following issues: (1) whether a decedent entered a binding and irrevocable agreement with his grandsons to care for and maintain his rental property in exchange …
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The Court of Appeals begins its final argument session before the summer recess on Tuesday, May 30th. This is a short one-week session with only three days of argument, as is typical for the May-June Session. Today, there are three cases on the argument docket ( the Court's case summaries can be found here), which …
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The Court of Appeals’ April-May Session concludes on Wednesday, May 3rd with two cases on the argument docket (the Court of Appeals’ case summaries can be found here). The Court will address the following issues: (1) whether a civil contempt order for willfully failing to return converted funds may be admitted as Molineux evidence in …
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The Court of Appeals’ April-May Session continues back at Court of Appeals Hall on Tuesday, May 2nd with three cases on the argument docket (the Court of Appeals’ case summaries can be found here). The Court will address the following issues: (1) whether the courts have long-arm personal jurisdiction over foreign residents and corporations that drafted …
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The Court of Appeals’ April-May Session road trip to Westchester County concludes on Thursday, April 27th with three cases on the argument docket (the Court of Appeals’ case summaries can be found here). The Court will address the following issues: (1) whether a criminal defendant is entitled to an adverse inference instruction against the People where …
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The Court of Appeals’ April-May Session continues in Westchester County on Wednesday, April 26th with two cases on the argument docket today (the Court of Appeals’ case summaries can be found here). The Court will address the following issues: (1) whether additional insureds are covered for losses stemming from a personal injury suit where the named …
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The Court of Appeals’ April-May Session begins on Tuesday, April 25th with the Court on a road trip to Westchester County. As the Court regularly does throughout the year, the first week of arguments for the April-May Session will be heard at the Richard J. Daranco Westchester County Courthouse. Three cases are on the argument …
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The Court of Appeals' March Session concludes on Thursday, March 29, 2017 with three criminal appeals on the argument docket (the Court's case summaries can be found here). The Court will hear arguments on the following issues: (1) whether a police detective’s warrantless search of a parolee’s car, which revealed a gun and ammo, was justified, …
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The Court of Appeals' March Session continues on Wednesday, March 28, 2017 with three cases on the argument docket (the Court's case summaries can be found here). The Court will hear argument today on the following issues: (1) whether the prosecutor should be given the right to rebut an agency defense raised by the criminal …
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The Court of Appeals' March Session continues on March 22, 2017 with three cases on the argument docket (the Court's case summaries can be found here). The Court will hear arguments on the following issues: (1) whether, after convenience store robbery, exigent circumstances existed to justify the police’s warrantless entry to and search of the …
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