Feature Article:
APPLYING "COLLATERAL SOURCE" RULE, COURT REFUSES TO REDUCE VERDICT BECAUSE IT LACKS "REASONABLE CERTAINTY" AS TO FUTURE LOSSES PLAINTIFF WILL RECOVER FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES
Special Note:
IS MEDIATOR SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE?
Mediator Who Worked Out Separation Agreement in Divorce Action Is Held Subject to Deposition When Terms Disputed
General Practice:
INTEREST IN NO-FAULT CASE
In Case With No-Fault Involvement, When Does Interest Start to Run?
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CIVILITY AT DEPOSITIONS
Violations of Recent Rule Regulating Conduct at Depositions Begets Appointment of Referee to Supervise Further Disclosure, and in Another Case a Money Sanction
AMENDED CPLR 2001
Early Case on Amendment of Mistakes-Forgiving Statute -- to Extend It to Initial Filing Issues -- Doesn't Help Plaintiff
PROTECTING EXEMPT INCOME
Judgment Debtor Can Protect Exempt Income in Bank Account, But Only with Much Legal Aid
Backlog Items:
SUMMARY JUDGMENT LATENESS
If Court Itself Sets Shorter Deadline for Summary Judgment Motion Than the Statutory 120 Days, It Becomes Just as Rigid
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TOLL FOR INSANITY
Toll for Insane Plaintiff Not Suspended Merely Because Guardian ad Litem Appointed
FEDERAL JURISDICTION
As Long as Federal Court Does Not Assert Jurisdiction of Res in State Probate Court's Control, Personam Suit Between Contestants Is Okay Despite Relationship to Probate Issues
DUPLICATIVE CLASS ACTIONS
Court in N.Y. Class Action Refuses to Defer to Duplicative Delaware Class Action
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