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FEATURE ARTICLE:
ON CHAIN OF DISTRIBUTION OF MANUFACTURED
ITEM IN STRICT LIABILITY REALM, EACH LOWER LINK HAS FULL INDEMNITY
CLAIM AGAINST HIGHER LINK
 General
Practice Points:
BELATED IMPLEADER
When D Waits Until After P Has Summary Judgment Before Impleading X, X Is Not
Bound by the Summary Judgment
BANKRUPTCY COURT
APPEALS
No Appeal to Appellate Division from Federal Bankruptcy Court
JURY CHANGE OF MIND?
After Finding D Not Negligent and Being Discharged, Jury Can't Reassemble and,
Claiming "Confusion", Change Its Mind
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EXPERT DISCLOSURE
First Department Elaborates Grounds for Excusing D's
Failure to Furnish Substance of Expert's Testimony
MORE ON MILITARY AFFIDAVIT
Statement from Defense Department's Website, Included in
Application for Default, Suffices
SIGNING OF PAPERS
Attorney's Allowing Others to Affix His Signature to Summons and Complaint
Brings Dismissal with Prejudice
REVIEWING ARBITRATION AWARDS
Judge Holds City Court Can Only Enter Judgment on Arbitration Award,
But Can't Vacate or Modify It
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CPLR 305(b) vs. CPLR 3017(c)
Is CPLR 305(b) Notice Barred from Demanding Specific Sum in Case
in Which CPLR 3017(c) Would Bar It in Complaint? Backlog
Items:
CROSS-MOTIONS
Three-Day Return Time for Cross-Motion Is Misleading When Mail
Used; the Five Days of CPLR 2103(b)(2) Must Be Added
CPLR 3216 vs. 3404 DISMISSAL
Case on Trial Calendar Without Note of Issue Is Still Subject
to CPLR 3216, Not CPLR 3404, for Laxness Dismissal
NONRESIDENT DECEDENTS
N.Y. Surrogate Can Appoint Administrator for Foreign Decedent
to Defend Local Personal Injury Action
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