Overview of topics...

LEAD NOTE:

• Part I of Two-Part Series: New Law Seeks Uniformity in Notice of Claim Practice, Or at Least Tries to; Six Months Lead Time Is Given to Absorb New Law

SPECIAL NOTE:

• Just as Papers on Reargument and Renewal Motions Must Also Include Copies of the Papers Used on Original Motion, So With Electronic Motions: Mere References to Earlier Motion Papers Won't Suffice

GENERAL PRACTICE:

• Release Plaintiff Signed Never Took Effect Because Not Delivered to Defendant
• Two-Year Suspension in Galasso Case, for Lawyer's Failure to Track Brother's Defalcations at Firm, Adhered to on Remand
• Tortfeasor's Right to Seek Article 16 Reduction of Liability Is Seen as Preserved Despite Procedural Complications in Case
• Departmental Conflict Continues on Whether Hague Convention Allows International Service of Process by Mere Mail
• Apparent Dispute About Whether 120-Day Summary Judgment Time Limit Applies in Lower Courts