On April 7, 2026, the First Department issued a decision in Link Motion Inc. v. DLA Piper LLP (us), 2026 NY Slip Op. 02066, upholding sanctions awarded against counsel and its client for asserting baseless legal malpractice claims . . . Continue reading Counsel and Client Sanctioned for Asserting Baseless Legal Malpractice Claims
On March 25, 2026, the Second Department issued a decision in Yong Hong Xie v. Lan Chen, 2026 NY Slip Op. 01819, holding that a motion for contempt should be denied because of the failure to give the required notice . . . Continue reading Contempt Motion Denied Because of Failure to Provide Required Notice
On February 18, 2026, the Second Department issued a decision in Sanchez v. Uber Tech., Inc., 2026 NY Slip Op. 00926, holding that a motion for discovery sanctions was properly denied because of the movant’s failure to submit an affirmation of good faith . . . Continue reading Motion for Discovery Sanctions Failed for Lack of Affirmation of Good Faith
On January 8, 2026, the First Department issued a decision in Continuum Energy Tech., LLC v. Iron Oak, Inc. (USA), 2026 NY Slip Op. 00053, holding that a motion to strike was deficient because it was not supported by an affirmation of good faith . . . Continue reading Motion to Strike Fails for Lack of Affirmation of Good Faith
On November 20, 2025, the First Department issued a decision in Sherman v. Zampella, 2025 NY Slip Op. 06397, holding that a discovery sanction was inappropriate because of insufficient evidence of an intentional refusal to provide discovery . . . Continue reading Sanction Inappropriate Because of Insufficient Evidence of Intentional Refusal to Provide Discovery
On October 15, 2025, Justice Patel of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Jfurti, LLC v. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovky & Popeo, P.C., 2025 NY Slip Op. 33977(U), dismissing a Judiciary Law Section 487 claim because it was brought against the client, not its counsel . . . Continue reading Judiciary Law Section 487 Claim Must Be Brought Against Counsel, Not Client
On October 23, 2025, the First Department issued a decision in Peck v. Milbank LLP, 2025 NY Slip Op. 05895, dismissing a Judiciary Law Section 487 claim for failure adequately to allege deceptive acts . . . Continue reading Judiciary Law Section 487 Claim Dismissed for Failure Adequately to Allege Deceptive Acts
On September 5, 2025, Justice Borrok of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Oasis Invs. II Master Fund Ltd. v. Mo, 2025 NY Slip Op. 33342(U), striking the defendants’ answers as a sanction for discovery misconduct . . . Continue reading Answers Struck as Sanction for Discovery Misconduct
On July 28, 2025, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in RSM US LLP v. Notes, 2025 NY Slip Op. 32971(U), rejecting a JHO’s award of sanctions because of the movant’s failure to meet and confer as required by the Commercial Division rules . . . Continue reading Sanctions Award Rejected for Failure to Meet and Confer as Required by Commercial Division Rules
On August 27, 2025, the Second Department issued a decision in Long Chen v. Clean Air Car Serv. & Parking Corp., 2025 NY Slip Op. 04777, holding that a plaintiff’s loss at summary judgment was an insufficient basis, without more, to impose sanctions under 22 NYCRR 130-1.1 . . . Continue reading Loss at Summary Judgment Insufficient Basis for Imposing Sanctions
