On March 19, 2025, the Second Department issued a decision in Reid v. Green, 2025 NY Slip Op. 01657, holding that the unexcused failure to complete discovery by the note of Issue date waived the right to take that discovery . . . Continue reading Unexcused Failure to Complete Discovery Before Note of Issue Date Waives Right to Take it
On March 20, 2025, the First Department issued a decision in Continuum Energy Tech., LLC v. Iron Oak, Inc. (USA), 2025 NY Slip Op. 01711, affirming a discovery sanction for a late night document dump made after the deadline for document production . . . Continue reading Plaintiff Sanctioned For Late Night Document Dump After Deadline for Production
On January 22, 2025, the Second Department issued a decision in Gordon v. Field, 2025 NY Slip Op. 00308, holding that spoliation sanctions are unavailable when there was no duty to preserve evidence for litigation . . . Continue reading Spoliation Sanctions Unavailable When No Duty to Preserve Evidence for Litigation Existed
On January 14, 2025, Justice Reed of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Perella Weinberg Partners LLC v. Kramer, 2025 NY Slip Op 50024(U) [84 Misc 3d 1263(A)], holding that a notice to admit may be served after the note of issue is filed . . . Continue reading Notice to Admit May Be Served After Note of Issue is Filed
On December 4, 2024, the Second Department issued a decision in Patsiouras v. Koklanos, 2024 NY Slip Op. 06053, holding that failure to comply with a conditional discovery order justified striking a defendant’s answer and counterclaims . . . Continue reading Failure to Comply With Conditional Discovery Order Justified Striking the Defendant’s Answer and Counterclaims
On October 21, 2024, Justice Reed of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Bagatelle Little W. 12th LLC v. JEC II, LLC, 2024 NY Slip Op. 51437(U), holding that a party seeking discovery is not required to prove that the evidence it seeks exists . . . Continue reading Party Seeking Discovery Not Required to Prove That Evidence it Seeks Exists
On October 24, 2024, the First Department issued a decision in Matter of Barons Media, LLC v. Shapiro Legal Group, PLLC, 2024 NY Slip Op. 05301, holding that a non-party was entitled to reimbursement of reasonable attorneys’ fees in responding to a subpoena . . . Continue reading Non-Party Entitled to Reimbursement of Reasonable Attorneys’ Fees in Responding to Subpoena
On September 26, 2024, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Novum Energy Trading Inc. v. Transmontaigne Operating Co. L.P., 2024 NY Slip Op. 33524(U), holding that requests to admit that go to material issues are improper . . . Continue reading Requests to Admit Going to Material Issues Improper
On September 30, 2024, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Five Star Elec. Corp. v. Trustees of Columbia Univ., 2024 NY Slip Op. 33528(U), striking a plaintiff’s complaint for failure to provide discovery . . . Continue reading Plaintiff’s Complaint Struck for Failure to Engage in Discovery
On October 8, 2024, the First Department issued a decision in Coney Is. Auto Holdings, Corp. v. Parts Auth., LLC, 2024 NY Slip Op. 04900, affirming the imposition of spoliation sanctions on a plaintiff that deleted e-mails on the day it sent a litigation demand letter . . . Continue reading Plaintiff Sanctioned for Deleting E-Mails on Day it Sent Litigation Demand Letter
