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On December 23, 2009, the New York County Supreme Court denied the motion to dismiss of the law firm defendant, and held that the plaintiff, a former associate at the firm, stated a cause of action for violation of an oral contract to pay the plaintiff one-tenth of the legal fees that the firm collected in any cases which the…Read More

Last June, the State of New York enacted a statute, amending section 3221(m) of the New York Insurance Law, that lengthens continuation health coverage to 36 months. As a result, group insurers to which New York insurance law applies are required to offer continuation health coverage on termination of employment for 36 months, notwithstanding that the federal COBRA law mandates…Read More

On December 29, 2009, in an action for the wrongful death of the plaintiffs’ minor child, New York’s Appellate Division, First Department, ruled thatheld that, under N.Y. C.P.L.R. 3025, "the need for additional discovery does not constitute prejudice sufficient to justify denial of an amendment" of a pleading., under section 3025 of the C.P.L.R., “the need for additional discovery does…Read More

The Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (the "DOD Act") was signed by the White House on December 19 of last year and becomes effective on February 17, 2010. The DOD Act, section 8116, bars any company which is a party to any agreement in excess of $1,000,000 with the U.S. Department of Defense, and any company…Read More