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Using the Search Panel or the footer, you can call up the most recent decision-summaries in any legal category simply by clicking on the category in the drop-down menu (revealed by clicking on “All Categories”) or by clicking on the category in the footer. As an aid in reviewing the recent decision-summaries in the more heavily-populated categories, the following Reversal Reports and Newsletters (formerly “Pamphlets” and “Practice Newsletters” are offered. A quick review of the issues is facilitated by the Table of Contents in each report and newsletter.
THE “REVERSAL REPORTS” (FORMERLY “PAMPHLETS”)
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“Personal Injury Reversal Reports” (formerly “Negligence Reversal Reports” and “Negligence Pamphlets”)—Published Monthly Since January 2019
Some legal categories generate many more decisions in a given month than others. “Negligence” is one of them. The “Personal Injury Reversal Reports” (formerly “Negligence Reversal Reports” and “Negligence Pamphlets”) (linked to below) collect all the decision-summaries (mostly reversals) in the “Personal Injury” categories (Negligence, Labor Law-Construction Law, Workers’ Compensation, Retirement and Social Security Law, General Municipal Law, Ect.) posted on this site each month. The “Table of Contents” lists all the issues addressed by the “Personal Injury” summaries and each “Table of Contents” entry links to the decision-summary, which in turn links to the full decision on the New York State Law Reporting Bureau website. To return to the “Table of Contents” from the body of the report, just click on “Table of Contents” in the header. Any decision-summaries in this category posted after the latest pamphlet is published will come up simply by clicking on relevant category in the Search Panel or the Footer.
Revised Negligence Pamphlet January 2019
Revised Negligence Pamphlet February 2019
Revised Negligence Pamphlet March 2019
Revised Negligence Pamphlet April 2019
Revised Negligence Pamphlet May 2019
Revised Negligence Pamphlet June 2019
Revised Negligence Pamphlet July 2019
Revised Negligence Pamphlet August 2019
Revised Negligence Pamphlet September 2019
Revised Negligence Pamphlet October 2019
Revised Negligence Pamphlet November 2019
Revised Negligence Pamphlet December 2019
Revised Negligence Pamphlet January 2020
Revised Negligence Pamphlet February 2020
Revised Negligence Pamphlet March 2020
Revised Negligence Pamphlet April 2020
Revised Negligence Pamphlet May 2020
Revised Negligence Pamphlet June 2020
Revised Negligence Pamphlet July 2020
Revised Negligence Pamphlet August 2020
Revised Negligence Pamphlet September 2020
Revised Negligence Pamphlet October 2020
Revised Negligence Pamphlet November 2020
Revised Negligence Pamphlet December 2020
Revised Negligence Pamphlet January 2021
Revised Negligence Pamphlet February 2021
Revised Negligence Pamphlet March 2021
Revised Negligence Pamphlet April 2021
Revised Negligence Pamphlet May 2021
Revised Negligence Pamphlet June 2021
Revised Negligence Pamphlet July 2021
Revised Negligence Pamphlet August 2021
Revised Negligence Pamphlet September 2021
Revised Negligence Pamphlet October 2021
Revised Negligence Pamphlet November 2021
Revised Negligence Pamphlet December 2021
Negligence Reversal Report January 2022
Negligence Reversal Report February 2022
Negligence Reversal Report March 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Report April 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Report May 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Report June 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Report July 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Report August 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Report September 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Report October 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Report November 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Report December 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Report January 2023
“Criminal Law Reversal Reports” (formerly “Criminal Law Pamphlets”)—Published Monthly Since January 2019
Another heavily populated legal category is “Criminal Law.” All of the “Criminal Law” decision-summaries (mostly reversals) posted each month since January 2019 are collected in the pamphlets linked to below. The entries in the “Table of Contents” link to the decision-summaries, which link to the full decisions on the New York State Law Reporting Bureau website. To return to the “Table of Contents” from the body of the “Criminal Law” report, click on “Table of Contents” in the header. Any decision-summaries in this category posted after the latest pamphlet is published will come up simply by clicking on “Criminal Law” in the Search Panel or the Footer.
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet January 2019
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet February 2019
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet March 2019
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet April 2019
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet May 2019
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet June 2019
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet July 2019
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet August 2019
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet September 2019
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet October 2019
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet November 2019
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet December 2019
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet January 2020
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet February 2020
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet March 2020
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet April 2020
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet May 2020
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet June 2020
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet July 2020
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet August 2020
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet September 2020
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet October 2020
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet November 2020
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet December 2020
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet January 2021
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet February 2021
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet March 2021
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet April 2021
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet May 2021
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet June 2021
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet July 2021
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet August 2021
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet September 2021
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet October 2021
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet November 2021
Revised Criminal Law Pamphlet December 2021
Criminal Law Reversal Report January 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Report February 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Report March 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Report April 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Report May 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Report June 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Report July 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Report August 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Report September 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Report October 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Report November 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Report December 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Report January 2023
“Civil Procedure Reversal Reports” (formerly “Civil Procedure Pamphlets”)—Published Monthly Since January 2019
“Civil Procedure” is a pervasive legal category, in part because most civil cases reach the Appellate Division based upon motion practice (motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, etc.). The “Table of Contents” in the “Civil Procedure” reports linked to below facilitates a quick review of the “Civil Procedure” issues addressed by our appellate courts since January 2019. Any decision-summaries in this category posted after the latest pamphlet is published will come up simply by clicking on “Civil Procedure” in the Search Panel or the Footer.
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet January 2019
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet February 2019
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet March 2019
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet April 2019
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet May 2019
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet June 2019
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet July 2019
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet August 2019
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet September 2019
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet October 2019
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet November 2019
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet December 2019
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet January 2020
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet February 2020
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet March 2020
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet April 2020
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet May 2020
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet June 2020
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet July 2020
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet August 2020
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet September 2020
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet October 2020
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet November 2020
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet December 2020
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet January 2021
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet February 2021
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet March 2021
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet April 2021
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet May 2021
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet June 2021
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet July 2021
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet August 2021
Revised Negligence Update September 2021
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet October 2021
Revised Civil Procedure Update November 2021
Revised Civil Procedure Pamphlet December 2021
Civil Procedure Reversal Report January 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Report February 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Report March 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Report April 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Report May 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Report June 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Report July 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Report August 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Report September 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Report October 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Report November 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Report December 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Report January 2023
Personal Injury Reversal Newsletters (formerly “Negligence Practice Newsletters”)
Succinct distillations of the main practice-oriented take-aways from the decision-summaries collected in the corresponding monthly reports.
Negligence Practice Newsletter September 2020
Negligence Practice Newsletter October 2020
Negligence Practice Newsletter November 2020
Negligence Practice Newsletter December 2020
Negligence Practice Newsletter January 2021
Negligence Practice Newsletter February 2021
Negligence Practice Newsletter March 2021
Negligence Practice Newsletter April 2021
Negligence Practice Newsletter May 2021
Negligence Practice Newsletter June 2021
Negligence Practice Newsletter July 2021
Negligence Practice Newsletter August 2021
Negligence Practice Newsletter September 2021
Negligence Practice Newsletter October 2021
Negligence Practice Newsletter November 2021
Negligence Practice Newsletter December 2021
Negligence Reversal Newsletter January 2022
Negligence Reversal Newsletter February 2022
Negligence Reversal Newsletter March 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Newsletter April 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Newsletter May 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Newsletter June 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Newsletter July 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Newsletter August 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Newsletter September 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Newsletter October 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Newsletter November 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Newsletter December 2022
Personal Injury Reversal Newsletter January 2023
Civil Procedure Reversal Newsletters (formerly “Practice Newsletters”)
Succinct distillations of the main practice-oriented take-aways from the decision-summaries collected in the corresponding monthly reports.
Civil Procedure Practice Newsletter September 2020
Civil Procedure Practice Newsletter October 2020
Civil Procedure Practice Newsletter November 2020
Civil Procedure Practice Newsletter December 2020
Civil Procedure Practice Newsletter January 2021
Civil Procedure Practice Newsletter February 2021
Civil Procedure Practice Newsletter March 2021
Civil Procedure Practice Newsletter April 2021
Civil Procedure Practice Newsletter May 2021
Civil Procedure Practice Newsletter June 2021
Civil Procedure Practice Newsletter July 2021
Civil Procedure Practice Newsletter August 2021
Civil Procedure Practice Newsletter September 2021
Civil Procedure Practice Newsletter October 2021
Civil Procedure Practice Newsletter November 2021
Civil Procedure Practice Newsletter December 2021
Civil Procedure Reversal Newsletter January 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Newsletter February 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Newsletter March 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Newsletter April 2022
Civil Procedure Revesal Newsletter May 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Newsletter June 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Newsletter July 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Newsletter August 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Newsletter September 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Newsletter October 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Newsletter November 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Newsletter December 2022
Civil Procedure Reversal Newsletter January 2023
Criminal Law Reversal Newsletters (formerly “Practice Newsletters”)
Succinct distillations of the main practice-oriented take-aways from the decision-summaries collected in the corresponding monthly reports.
Criminal Law Practice Newsletter September 2020
Criminal Law Practice Newsletter October 2020
Criminal Law Practice Newsletter November 2020
Criminal Law Practice Newsletter December 2020
Criminal Law Practice Newsletter January 2021
Criminal Law Practice Newsletter February 2021
Criminal Law Practice Newsletter March 2021
Criminal Law Practice Newsletter April 2021
Criminal Law Practice Newsletter May 2021
Criminal Law Practice Newsletter June 2021
Criminal law Practice Newsletter July 2021
Criminal Law Practice Newsletter August 2021
Criminal Law Practice Newsletter September 2021
Criminal Law Practice Newsletter October 2021
Criminal Law Practice Newsletter November 2021
Criminal Law Practice Newsletter December 2021
Criminal Law Reversal Newsletter January 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Newsletter February 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Newsletter March 2022
Criminal Law Revcrsal Newsletter April 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Newsletter May 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Newsletter June 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Newsletter July 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Newsletter August 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Newsletter September 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Newsletter October 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Newsletter November 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Newsletter December 2022
Criminal Law Reversal Newsletter January 2023
Targeted Research Memos
(2 ) Conforming Pleadings to Proof;
(3) Summary Judgment–Evidence First Submitted in Reply;
(4) Is It Medical Malpractice?–Issues Tangential to Diagnosis and Treatment;
(6) How Do You Prove Documents Were Mailed?
(7) Bus Rec Except, Admissions, Dead Man’s Stat.;
(8) Municipal Liability in Tort;