FEATURE ARTICLE:
CPLR 3214 SUSPENDS DISCLOSURE WHILE A
MOTION TO DISMISS PENDS; CAN COMMERCIAL RULE 12 PROVIDE OTHERWISE?
ATTORNEY'S FEE DISPUTES
FEE DISPUTES IN MARITAL ACTIONS:
If W, With Fee Award from Her Lawyer
in Arbitration, Seeks to Confirm It in Marital Action, Is H Entitled
to Notice?
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GENERAL PRACTICE
CPLR 325(d) TRANSFERS:
Remedy for Case Improperly Transferred from
Supreme Court to Lower Court Is Motion In Supreme Court to Take It
Back
BILL OF PARTICULARS DELAYS:
If D Merely Serves Initial Demand for Bill
But Takes No Follow-Up Steps, Not Even 5-Year Delay In Serving Bill
Can Support Dismissal
CHANGE OF VENUE:
Simple Case Renews Basic Lesson About Choosing
Venue in Tort Case
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NO-FAULT LAW:
Like Summary Judgment, Default Judgment Against
D in Personal Injury Case Necessarily Establishes "Serious Injury"
And Allows Case in Court
MEASURING LOWER COURT JURISDICTION:
Installments That Accrue After Action Is Commenced
May Be Added Even If They Bring Total Beyond Monetary Jurisdiction
SETTLEMENTS IN TORT CASES:
Defendant Has Only Limited Time to Introduce
Settlement by Other Tortfeasor to Diminish Defendant's Own Share
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