New York Law Journal: Decisions of Interest September 27, 2010

Source: NYLJ.com, September 27, 2010.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Appellate Division, Second Department
Torts
Panel Overturns Sanctions Against Attorney Whose Summation Notes Ended Up in Jury Room
Singh v. North Shore University Hospital, 2009-10708


Supreme Court, Nassau County
Family Law
Husband Granted Exclusive Temporary Occupancy of Home Based on Wife's Absences Between Stints in Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities
JL v. AL, Redacted by Court


Supreme Court, Dutchess County
Motor Vehicles
Car Rental Company Not Liable for Injuries to Police Officer Struck by Drunken Driver
Poluzzi v. Mojica, 726/2007


Appellate Division, Second Department
Products Liability
Claims of Non-New York Residents in Multi-District Oxycontin Litigation Are Dismissed
Matter of OxyContin II, 700000/07


NEW YORK COUNTY
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Employer's Application to Stay Arbitration Is Barred Over Active Participation
Waterfront Commission of NY Harbor v. Gattullo


KINGS COUNTY
Evidence
Court Conforms to Fourth Department's Decision That Tests Generally Accepted
Cristiano v. York Hunter Services Inc.


KINGS COUNTY
Election Law
Petition to Cancel Enrollment in Suffolk County's Conservative Party Is Denied
In Re Walsh v. Verdi

KINGS COUNTY
Motor Vehicles
Defendant Entitled to Partial Refund of Lease Payments for Deprivation of Use of Vehicle
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC v. Johnson


WESTCHESTER COUNTY
Criminal Practice
Evidence at Hearing Provided Probable Cause To Find Petitioner Violated Parole Conditions
People (ex rel. Welch) v. Warden, Westchester County Jail


WESTCHESTER COUNTY
Family Law
Mother Fails to Show Circumstances Warrant Modification of Custody
Matter of DD v. AD


U.S. DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Signature on Memo of Understanding Found to Established Jurisdiction, Venue
NGC Network Asia LLC v. Pac Pacific Group Intl. Inc.


U.S. DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Civil Rights
Girl's Equivocations Raise Issue on Truth Of Rape Claim; False Arrest Action Proceeds
Ward v. City of New York


U.S. DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Intellectual Property
No Actual Controversy in Jewelers' Dispute Over Mark Non-Infringement Declaration
Bruce Winston Gem Corp. v. Harry Winston Inc.


U.S. DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Civil Practice
Laborers' Social Security Numbers, Tax Returns Ruled Protected From Discovery
Uto v. Job Site Services Inc.


U.S. DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Military Law
Court-Martialed Officer's Habeas Challenge Transferred to Federal Court in Maryland
Miller v. SanGiacomo