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 Feature Article:
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN "CONSOLIDATION" AND "JOINT TRIAL" AND THE RISKS OF OVERLOOKING THEM
Summary Judgment Motion in Second Action Found Untimely Because Merger Subjected It to Time Elements of First Action
General Practice:
UNDOING DEFAULT
Not Every "Default" Qualifies for the Vacatur Motion of CPLR 5015(a)(1); If There Was Full Contest, Appeal Is Proper Route
LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT RULE
First Department Holds Lawyer Entitled to Quantum Meruit Fee Recovery Even Without Letter of Engagement
MOTIONS TO REARGUE
Once Referee to Determine Decides Issue, Motion to Reargue Must Be Made to That Referee and Not Even Referring Judge May Entertain It
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NOTICE OF CLAIM
Case Holds That If Workers' Comp Report Furnishes All Data That Notice of Claim Requires, It Supports Late Filing of Notice
EX PARTE MD INTERVIEW
P's Counsel Has No Right to Participate in D's Private Interview with P's Treating Physician in Personal Injury Case
Special Note:
FOREIGN SUPPORT AWARDS
What Remedy If Foreign Country Maintenance Award Is Flouted by D's Conduct with Respect to Assets Located in New York?
Backlog Items:
EXECUTING DEPOSITIONS
Because Witness's Unsigned Deposition May Be Used as If Signed, Failure to Sign Is Not Punishable as Disclosure Misconduct
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NOTARY'S LIABILITY
False Notarization Brings Liability to Notary, and Notary Can't Get Reduction for Complainant's Share of Fault
EXTRASTATE CERTIFICATIONS
Absence of Certification of Authority of Outside Notary Does Not Bar Consideration of Document
REFERENCE TO REPORT
Reference to Report Not Ordered by Court Can Be Validated Nunc Pro Tunc Without Parties' Consent
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