Decision: 2023.04.25 Argument: 2023.03.14 vid. tr. Whether the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing covers conduct that prevents a party from receiving the benefits of a contract.* *One of the authors of this website is among the counsel for appellant in this case.
March Session
Grady v. Chenango Valley Central School District
Decision: 2023.04.27 Argument: 2023.03.15 vid. tr. Whether defendants were entitled to summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that plaintiff assumed the risk of injury; plaintiff alleged injuries sustained after being struck by baseball during practice drill were caused by defendants’ negligence.
Matter of Maika
Decision: 2023.04.20 Argument: 2023.03.16 vid. tr. Whether transfer of real property to attorneys in fact was improper gift, given that the attorneys of fact were related to the decedent.
Matter of TCR Sports Broadcasting v. WN Partner, LLC
Decision: 2023.04.25 Argument: 2023.03.14 vid. tr. Whether a court may order rehearing in a forum other than the one selected in the parties’ arbitration clause; whether the parties’ arbitration was affected by an arbitrator’s “evident partiality.”
Secky v. New Paltz Central School District
Decision: 2023.04.27 Argument: 2023.03.15 vid. tr. Whether the doctrine of assumption of risk properly supported an award of summary judgment dismissing a plaintiff’s tort claims resulting from injuries sustained while her son was playing in a school-sponsored sports activity.
Singh v. City of New York
Decision: 2023.04.27 Argument: 2023.03.14 vid. tr. Whether plaintiffs’ General Business Law § 349 claim against the City of New York sounded in tort, triggering the notice-of-claim requirement of General Municipal Law § 50-e; whether plaintiffs alleged a claim for damages and rescission for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.