A recent decision by the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division - Second Department has cleared the way for industrial development agencies ...

Our State & Local Tax Group analyzes a New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division decision holding that a taxpayer’s ...

Justices Lisa Ottley—who has developed a particular specialty in presiding over guardianship cases—and Christina ...

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On December 31, 2025, a panel of four justices in the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division affirmed Justice Thomas P.

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New York’s court system announced two major judicial appointments last month that will affect how thousands of everyday disputes, from landlord-tenant fights to misdemeanor appeals, are decided across ...

The New York Court of Appeals found that a state Appellate Court wrongfully concluded that the fine for converting Joint Live ...

Governor Kathy Hochul announced new designations to New York’s Appellate Courts during a press event in Albany. Hochul named Justice Lisa Ottley as an additional justice of the Appellate Division of ...

Appellate Division, First Department Justice Saliann Scarpulla was awarded the Stanley Fuld Award, the highest honor of the ...