FEATURE ARTICLE:
AMENDED SANCTIONS RULE GOES INTO EFFECT, ALONG
WITH STANDARDS OF CIVILITY RULE AND STATEMENT OF CLIENT'S RIGHTS RULE--PART
II (Concluded)
• Firm Liable
• Amounts of "Costs" Increased
• Applicable to Disclosure Proceedings
• Applicable to Matrimonial Actions
• Not Applicable to Tort Actions?
• Sanctions for Failure to Show for Court Appearance
 NEW
LAWS
TRANSCRIPT FEES:
New Rule Imposes "Guidelines" Limits
on Reporters' Fees
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TRACKING
THE NEW LAWS
CASE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE:
What Law Applies to Follow-Up Action (in Old-Law
Case) Brought After "Deemed Dismissal", But After January 1st?
IS NEW CPLR 306-b RETROACTIVE?:
Case Quickly Holds for Retroactivity, Reviving
a Claim Already Dismissed for Failure to File Proof of Service
GENERAL
PRACTICE
DISCLOSING EXPERT WITNESSES:
Treating Physician Not Deemed "Expert" for
Purposes of CPLR 3101(d)(1)(i) Disclosure
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ODE TO THE BRONX - REPRISE:
Another Phony Venue "Move" to the Bronx Fails;
Plaintiff Is Sent Packing, Back to Nassau County
BACKLOG
ITEMS
STIPULATIONS WITH THIRD PARTY:
Nonparty's Oral In-Court Agreement to Settlement
Upheld Not as Stipulation, But as Ordinary Contract
ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS:
Restraining Notice Okay Against Third Person's
Account If Debtor Made Regular Deposits In It
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