FEATURE ARTICLE:
AMENDMENT OF SANCTIONS RULE ALLOWS UP TO $2500
FOR ATTORNEY'S FAILURE TO APPEAR AT SCHEDULED HEARING
 THE
FILING SYSTEM
NEED FOR IDENTITY OF PAPERS:
Served Papers Must Be Same as Filed Papers
APPELLATE DIVISION WEIGHS IN:
Omission of Filing Date from Summons Not Jurisdictional
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GENERAL
PRACTICE
MALPRACTICE AGAINST ACCOUNTANTS:
Plaintiff Can Circumvent 3-Year Tort Period
and Get 6 Years by Basing Claim on Contract
ERASING JUDGMENT WITH SETTLEMENT?:
Parties Can't Get Vacatur of Judgment Merely
by Settling Case
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NEW
LAWS
SERVICE IN COURT OF CLAIMS:
Notice of Intention to File Claim Henceforth
to Be Served on Attorney General Instead of Filed with Court
FILING SYSTEM IN SURROGATE'S PRACTICE:
Special Statute Enacted on Use of Filing System
in Surrogate's Court Proceedings
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