While many issues connected to the service of litigation papers under the CPLR have been lessened by the advent of electronic filing, some issues remain. Surprisingly, one such issue appears to have been the proper effectuation of service upon counsel via overnight...
The approval of new statewide rules for the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, one of which reduced from nine months to six the period for perfecting appeals, is expected to result in the automatic dismissal of a passel of civil appeals not perfected by Sept....
While most conscientious appellate practitioners have long-since set a calendar alert for September 17, 2018, marking the effective date for the sweeping changes ushered in by the new "Practice Rules of the Appellate Division" (22 NYCRR Part 1250), most trial...