The question in this case is whether a foreclosure defendant preserves the defense of lack of standing if the answer denies the plaintiff’s allegation of standing but does not separately…
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Case Summary – Matter of Peyton v. NYC Board of Standards and Appeals
The question in this case is whether the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) rationally applied the “open space” provisions of the city’s zoning law to permit…
Case Summary – Freedom Mortgage Corp. v. Engel
The question in this case is whether a stipulation of settlement in a foreclosure action “decelerates” a mortgage by operation of law. A mortgage foreclosure action is subject to a…
Case Summary – CNH Diversified Opportunities Master Account, L.P. v. Cleveland Unlimited, Inc.
The question in this case is whether plaintiff noteholder’s rights were violated when the indenture trustee, in response to the debtor’s default, agreed to a workout deal with the consent…
Case Summary – Chavez v. Occidental Chemical Corp.
In American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah, 414 U. S. 538 (1974), the U.S. Supreme Court held that, as a matter of federal law, the timely filing of a…
Case Summary – Cayuga Nation v. Campbell
The question in this case is whether New York courts have jurisdiction to resolve a dispute between competing factions of the Cayuga Nation as to possession of certain tribal property….
Case Summary – Matter of Adirondack Wild v. New York State Adirondack Park Agency
The question in this case is whether the State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) rationally approved a plan to use land recently added to the Adirondack Park to construct a…
Case Summary – Collazo v. Netherland Property Assets LLC
This case raises questions about when a court may dismiss an action in favor of administrative proceedings. The case arises in the context of New York’s rent regulation laws and…
Case Summary – Matter of Vega (Postmates)
The question in this case is whether substantial evidence supported an administrative determination that Postmates, a gig-economy delivery service, is an “employer” of its delivery workers such that it must…