FEATURE ARTICLE:
NEW LAWS: AMENDMENT ALLOWS COURT TO CONVERT
MOTION INTO SPECIAL PROCEEDING, AND VICE- VERSA, THEREBY AVOIDING
DISMISSAL
GENERAL PRACTICE
SERVICE BY ORDINARY MAIL:
Using Certified Instead of Ordinary Mail,
as Required, Brings Dismissal of Claim
D'S DEATH DURING ACTION:
What Is Plaintiff's Course When Defendant
Dies During Action and All Is Suspended?
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FEDERAL/STATE COURT INTERACTION
APPEALING SANCTION ORDER:
In Federal Practice, No Immediate Appeal
Allowed to Attorney on Whom Sanction Imposed
REMOVAL TO FEDERAL COURT:
Because Warsaw Convention Preempts State
Law on Tort Claims on International Flights, Attempt to Assert Only
State Law Claims Can't Prevent Removal
NEW LAW
FORM OF PAPERS ON APPEAL:
Amendment Lets Appellate Courts Decide on
Form, Margins, Type Size, etc., for Briefs and Appendices
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BACKLOG ITEMS
IMPACT OF BANKRUPTCY:
If P's Bankruptcy Brings Dismissal of Action,
Trustee Gets the CPLR 205(a) Six Months for New Action
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES:
LLC Can Appear Only by Attorney
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