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About New York Appellate Digest

An independent website presenting summaries of recent decisions and opinions from the New York Appellate Division (all four departments) and the Court of Appeals. The database is updated weekly with summaries of selected decisions released the week before. More than 11,000 decision-summaries are now in the searchable database, covering every legal category addressed by our appellate courts since January, 2013.

Meet The Writers

Bruce Freeman

Writer and Editor

Bruce Freeman is an attorney who has practiced in Rochester, New York, for over 30 years (general practice with an emphasis on appellate and criminal law). He is the editor of CasePrepPlus, an appellate-decision digest service offered by the New York State Bar Association, and a contributor to wEbrief, a weekly publication issued by the General Practice section of the New York State Bar Association. Recent Criminal-Law decision-summaries posted on the New York Appellate Digest website are also posted on the New York Prosecutors Training Institute (NYPTI) website (accessed under “NYPTI Law” in the top menu). Bruce earned a Bachelor of Music and a Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut, and a Master of Arts from Yale University Graduate School. He is a member of the New York and Connecticut bars. He co-authored the Attorney’s Medical Advisor (a six volume medical treatise published by Clark Boardman Callaghan) and has written hundreds of articles for the Daily Record (a legal daily newspaper in Rochester).

Gregg Freeman

Contributing Writer

Gregg Freeman is a 2012 graduate of Vermont Law School’s Master’s program in Environmental Law and Policy (MELP) and is a 2016 graduate of Vermont Law School’s Juris Doctor program. He was an editor for the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, a Research Associate at Vermont Law School’s Institute for Energy and the Environment, and a Student Ambassador. From 2016 to 2019 Gregg was the Permitting and Regulatory Compliance Manager at Aegis Renewable Energy, a Vermont based solar and wind turbine installer. Gregg is now Project Manager at Norwich Solar Technologies in White River Junction, Vermont. Prior to starting law school, Gregg completed internships for the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships and the New England Clean Energy Council (in Boston) where he researched energy efficiency standards for new public buildings, wrote aspects of a public comment letter on Vermont’s Comprehensive Energy Plan, and assisted in the development of a recommendation for procurement of off-shore wind projects in New England.

Our Goal

To Facilitate Quick Access to the Useful and Instructive Legal Analyses Which Otherwise Remain Hidden Within the 150 to 200 (Sometimes More) Appellate Decisions and Opinions Released Each Week in New York.

JUMP START RESEARCH SERVICE

Before Relying On Any Decision Summarized on this Site, Make Sure It Remains Good Law Using the Method You Trust for that Purpose. See the Discussion Under “Shepardize” on the Home Page in the “How to Use the New York Appellate Digest” section.

Use the Magnification Function in Your Browser to Increase the Font Size

You Can Download or Print Your Search Results by Clicking on the “PDF” or “Print Friendly” Buttons at the Top of the Search Results–See the Instructions Under “How to Use the New York Appellate Digest” Above

CASE-LAW DATABASE SEARCHES ON THIS SITE ARE EASY:

PICK A CATEGORY IN THE DROP-DOWN MENU OF THE SEARCH PANEL ABOVE;

CHOOSE ONE OR TWO STRONG WORDS OR A STRONG PHRASE YOU ARE FAIRLY SURE WILL BE IN THE DECISIONS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR;

PUT THE KEYWORD(S) OR PHRASE IN QUOTES IN THE “KEYWORDS” LINE OF THE SEARCH PANEL AND CLICK ON “SEARCH”;

DO ADDITIONAL SEARCHES WITH OTHER STRONG WORDS (REVEALED BY THE SUMMARIES FOUND IN THE INITIAL SEARCH) TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FOUND EVERYTHING.

FOR EXAMPLE:

A Student Was Assaulted in School, Is the School Liable?

Click On “Education-School Law” in the Drop-Down Menu;

A Single Search for the Keyword “Assault” Will Pick Up Most of the Cases;

Searches for Other Keywords May Find More Cases, Words Like “Attack” “Bullied” “Punch” “Fight” “Shove” “Push” “Harass” “Gym” “Recess” etc.;

Searches for Such Simple Words Will Work Because Only the “Education-School Law” Category Is Searched. A Search for “Harass” or “Assault” or “Fight” in the “Criminal Law” Category, for example, Will Yield Completely Different Results;

By Doing Several Searches, Each with Different Strong Words or Phrases, You Will Ensure Completeness.

For More Search Tips Go to the “Streamlined Research” Page (Top Menu).

 

 

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