New York Court of Appeals, 1999

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Laszlo N. Tauber, Appellant, v. Bankers Trust Company, Respondent 1999-09-16
Eugene H. Duffy, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, et al., Appellants, v. James W. Wetzler et al., Respondents 1999-09-16
WorldCom, Inc., et al., Appellants, v. Segway Marketing Ltd. et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants 1999-09-16
In the Matter of Frank W. Dearstyne, Jr., Appellant, v. Rensselaer County District Attorney et al., Respondents 1999-09-21
In the Matter of the Grand Jury Subpoena Duces Tecum Served on the Museum of Modern Art, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent 1999-09-21
Colleen OReilly et al., Appellants, v. Bernard Nelson, Respondent 1999-09-21
Marion Henderson, Appellant, v. City of New York et al., Respondents 1999-09-21
In the Matter of Ellis Center for Long Term Care et al., Appellants, v. Barbara DeBuono, as Commissioner of Health of the State of New York, et al., Respondents 1999-09-21
In the Matter of J. W. Hardy, Appellant, v. State of New York, Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents 1999-09-23
In the Matter of Rose BB. Richard BB., Appellant; Louis BB. et al., Respondents 1999-09-23
Rettew Associates, Inc., Respondent, v. Stanley Z. Siegel et al., Defendant. John Umana, Appellant 1999-09-23
In the Matter of Gerald G. Kramer, an Attorney, Appellant. Committee on Professional Standards, Respondent 1999-09-23
Raymond Conklin, Respondent, v. Town of Ramapo, Appellant 1999-09-23
Michael Cohen et al., as Members of the New York State Legislature, Respondents, v. State of New York, Appellant 1999-10-14
Crystal Albert, Appellant, v. Ezzat M. Solimon, Respondent 1999-10-14
Caterina Faricelli et al., Appellants, v. TSS Seedmans, Inc., Respondent, et al., Defendant. (And a Third-Party Action.) 1999-10-14
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Wayne Greaves, Appellant 1999-10-14
In the Matter of the Claim of Marie G. Bien-Aime, Appellant. Commissioner of Labor, Respondent 1999-10-14
Thomas J. Rubeo, Appellant, v. National Grange Mutual Insurance Co., Respondent, et al., Defendant 1999-10-14
Dimitrios Koutsomitis, Appellant, v. Columbus Common Condominium, Respondent 1999-10-19
In the Matter of Gavin Hinckson, Appellant, v. Donald Selsky, as Director of the Special Housing Disciplinary Program, et al., Respondents 1999-10-19
In the Matter of Stormie Glenn, Respondent, v. Geoffrey Glenn, Appellant. (And Another Related Proceeding.) 1999-10-19
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Chance Sharper, Respondent 1999-10-19
Gabrielle Fleming, an Infant, by Her Mother and Natural Guardian, Jennifer Williams, et al., Respondents, v. New York City Housing Authority, Appellant 1999-10-19
In the Matter of James J. Verney, Doing Business as Foleys Square, Respondent, v. New York State Liquor Authority, Appellant 1999-10-19
Luis Robles et al., Appellants, v. City of New York et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants. (Action No. 1.); Luis Robles et al., Appellants, v. George Varughese et al., Respondents. (Action No. 2.) 1999-10-19
In the Matter of Shaiane W., a Child Alleged to be Abandoned. Tompkins County Department of Social Services, Respondent; Michael X., Appellant 1999-10-19
James P. Early et al., Appellants, v. Frank Rossback et al., Respondents 1999-10-19
In the Matter of Worcester Insurance Company, Respondent, v. Thomas Bettenhauser, Appellant 1999-10-19
In the Matter of Thomas G. Gillen, Appellant, v. Smithtown Library Board of Trustees et al., Respondents 1999-10-19
In the Matter of Jacinto Cabral, Appellant, v. Great Meadow Correctional Facility et al., Respondents 1999-10-19
Mark B. Pangburn, Appellant, v. Travelers Insurance Company, Respondent, et al., Defendant 1999-10-19
In the Matter of Luther Swinton, Jr., Appellant, v. Howard Safir, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, Respondent 1999-10-19
In the Matter of Daniel Hernandez, Appellant, and James Bynum et al., Intervenors-Petitioners, v. Lilliam BarriosPaoli, as Commissioner of the Human Resources Administration of the City of New York, et al., Respondents 1999-10-19
In the Matter of City of New York et al., Appellants, v. New York State Division of Human Rights et al., Respondents 1999-10-19
Jeffrey N. Yunis, Appellant, v. Priscilla G. Yunis, Respondent 1999-10-21
Roxanne Domena, Appellant, v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation et al., Respondents 1999-10-21
Patricia Gaudette, Respondent, v. Donald Gaudette, Appellant 1999-10-21
In the Matter of William Johnson, Appellant, v. New York City Police Department et al., Respondents 1999-10-21
Richard J. McAllan et al., Appellants, v. Luis R. Marcos et al., Respondents 1999-10-21
In the Matter of Charles J. Assini, Jr., a Justice of the East Greenbush Town Court, Rensselaer County, Petitioner. State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Respondent 1999-10-21
In the Matter of Vincent J. Guido, Jr., Appellant, v. New York State Teachers Retirement System et al., Respondents 1999-10-21
Kevin Spells, Appellant, v. American Express Company, Respondent 1999-10-21
Kurt Schindler, Respondent, v. Issler & Schrage, P. C., Appellant 1999-10-21
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Hopeton Minott, Appellant 1999-10-21
Devon Henry, an Infant, by His Mother and Natural Guardian, Evon C. Henry, et al., Appellants, v. City of New York, Respondent, et al., Defendants 1999-10-21
Emily R. Uhr, an Infant, by Robin W. Uhr et al., Her Parents and Natural Guardians, et al., Appellants, v. East Greenbush Central School District et al., Respondents 1999-10-21
Joseph Hassan, Appellant, v. State of New York, Respondent 1999-10-21
BLF Realty Holding Corp., Respondent, v. Miguel Cano, Appellant 1999-10-21
In the Matter of Patricia Gaudette, Respondent, v. Donald Gaudette, Appellant 1999-10-21
Anthony Sebastian et al., Appellants, v. State of New York, Respondent 1999-10-21
Edward Rudy, as Administrator of the Estate of Lloyd Rudy, Deceased, Appellant, v. Dean Chasky et al., Respondents 1999-10-26
Benjamin Development Company, Inc., et al., Appellants, v. Marlin Enterprises, Inc., et al., Respondents 1999-10-26
Phyllis Small et al., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Appellants, v. Lorillard Tobacco Company, Inc., et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants; Catherine Zito et al., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Appellants, v. American Tobacco Company, Inc., et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants; Sharlene Hoberman et al., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Appellants, v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants; Rose Frosina et al., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Appellants, v. Philip Morris, Inc., et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants; Mary A. Hoskins, as Executrix of Edwin P. Hoskins, Deceased, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Appellant, v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants 1999-10-26
Movado Group, Inc., Formerly Known as North American Watch Corporation, Respondent, v. Andrew Presberg, Appellant 1999-10-26
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Vincent Asaro, Appellant 1999-10-26
In the Matter of James V. Mantica et al., Respondents, v. New York State Department of Health et al., Appellants 1999-10-26
In the Matter of Gary Farrell, Appellant, v. George Pataki, as Governor of the State of New York, et al., Respondents 1999-10-26
Clifford A. Walts, on Behalf of Himself and Others Similarly Situated, Appellant, v. First Union Mortgage Corporation et al., Respondents 1999-10-26
The People of the State of New York ex rel. George Philips, Appellant, v. John Basilone, as Warden of Queens House of Detention for Men, et al., Respondents 1999-10-26
Saulo Otero, Respondent, v. New York City Housing Authority, Appellant 1999-11-18
City of New York et al., Appellants, v. State of New York, Respondent; Thomas J. Igoe, Jr., et al., Respondents, v. George E. Pataki, as Governor of the State of New York, et al., Appellants; Larry S. Wolf et al., Respondents, v. State of New York et al., Appellants; Charles Quinn et al., Respondents-Appellants, v. George E. Pataki, as Governor of the State of New York, et al., Appellants-Respondents; State of Connecticut et al., Respondents, v. State of New York et al., Appellants 1999-11-18
In the Matter of Sullivan LaFarge, a Division of LaFarge Corporation, Appellant, v. Town of Mamakating et al., Respondents 1999-11-18
In the Matter of Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Appellant, v. American Pen Corp., Also Known as American Penn Corporation, et al., Respondents 1999-11-18
Mitchel Oxenhorn, as Commissioner of the Department of Social Services of the County of Columbia, Appellant, v. Fleet Trust Company, Formerly Known as Norstar Trust Company, Defendant, and Estate of Marion F. Judson et al., Respondents 1999-11-18
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Roger Reagan, Jr., Also Known as Bill Reagan, Westar Mechanical, Inc., and 5L Enterprises, Inc., Respondents 1999-11-18
Elizabeth Caprotti, Individually and as Parent of John Caprotti, et al., Infants, Appellants, v. Town of Woodstock et al., Respondents, et al., Defendant 1999-11-18
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Hugh Lawrence Douglas, Appellant 1999-11-18
Pamela A. Draper, Respondent, v. Georgia Properties, Inc., Appellant 1999-11-23
In the Matter of Matthew Pante, Appellant, v. Glenn S. Goord, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, Respondent 1999-11-23
Robert C. Mishalove, Appellant, v. David Goldfarb et al., Respondents 1999-11-23
Elvis Gotoy, Respondent, v. City of New York et al., Appellants, et al., Defendant 1999-11-23
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Darrel K. Harris, Appellant 1999-11-23
In the Matter of the Claim of Willie Bozier, Respondent, v. A & P Shopwell et al., Appellants. Workers Compensation Board, Respondent 1999-11-23
Bonnie Briar Syndicate, Inc., Appellant, v. Town of Mamaroneck et al., Respondents 1999-11-23
In the Matter of David A. Stoll, as Attorney for James B. Maas, Respondent, v. New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University et al., Appellants 1999-11-23
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Rudolph Young, Appellant 1999-11-23
John DeCarlo et al., Appellants, v. All County Transportation et al., Respondents 1999-11-23
In the Matter of Annemarie Santoro et al., Petitioners, and Ronald W. Nesbitt, Respondent, v. Betty Schreiber et al., Appellants. (And Another Proceeding.) 1999-11-23
James Maas, Appellant, v. Cornell University, Respondent 1999-11-23
In the Matter of Richard De Grijze, Appellant, v. Glenn S. Goord, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents 1999-11-23
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert Shulman, Appellant 1999-11-23
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Ramon Vaquero, Appellant, v. Robert H. Kuhlmann, as Superintendent of Sullivan Correctional Facility, Respondent 1999-11-23
In the Matter of Richard DeCambre, Appellant, v. Glenn S. Goord, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents 1999-11-23
In the Matter of Robert Ganley, on Behalf of Himself and Other Former Members of the New York City Transit Authority and Housing Authority Police Departments, et al., Appellants, v. Rudolph W. Giuliani, as Mayor of the City of New York, et al., Respondents; Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York, by Its President, Anthony Garvey, et al., Appellants, v. City of New York et al., Respondents; In the Matter of Stanley Hill, as Executive Director of District Council 37, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, et al., Appellants, v. City of New York et al., Respondents 1999-11-30
In the Matter of Kashmira Shah, Respondent. Helen Hayes Hospital, Appellant, et al., Respondent 1999-11-30
In the Matter of the Claim of Sandra L. Baker, Appellant. Commissioner of Labor, Respondent 1999-11-30
In the Matter of Muhammad F., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Respondent. Presentment Agency, Appellant; The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Keith Boswell, Appellant 1999-11-30
In the Matter of Nathaniel Abdullah, Appellant, v. New York State Division of Parole, Respondent 1999-11-30
Mark A. Turley, Appellant, v. Star Gazette Newspaper, Respondent 1999-11-30
Windsor Metal Fabrications, Ltd., Respondent, v. General Accident Insurance Company of America, Appellant 1999-11-30
Merryl Kihl, Appellant, v. Karl O. Pfeffer et al., Defendants, and Honda Motor Co., Inc., Respondent 1999-11-30
In the Matter of Julia Dyno et al., Appellants, v. Village of Johnson City et al., Respondents 1999-11-30
Katherine F., an Infant, by Her Mother and Natural Guardian Kathleen Perez, et al., Appellants, v. State of New York, Respondent 1999-11-30
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Kyle B. Watters, on Behalf of Jose Villanueva, Appellant, v. Warden of Rikers Island, C95, Respondent 1999-12-02
Alexander G. Lunney, Appellant, v. Prodigy Services Company, Respondent, et al., Defendants 1999-12-02
Etude Tajan et al., Appellants, v. Pavia & Harcourt et al., Respondents 1999-12-02
In the Matter of Elias Rodriguez, Appellant, v. Brian J. Wing, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents 1999-12-02
The People of the State of New York ex rel. John A. Burks, Sr., Appellant, v. The People of the State of New York et al., Respondents 1999-12-02
In the Matter of New York County Diet Drug Litigation. Susan Elliott et al., Appellants, v. A.H. Robins Company, Inc., et al., Respondents. (And Various Other Actions.) 1999-12-02
Barry Lubliner, Respondent, v. A.E.B. Car Wash Ltd. et al., Appellants, and Michael C. Axelrod, Respondent. (And One Related Action and One Related Proceeding.) 1999-12-02
Roberta Spensieri, Appellant, v. Charles W. Lasky et al., Respondents 1999-12-02
Benita N. Morales, Appellant, v. County of Nassau, Respondent 1999-12-02
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Melvin Kemp, Appellant 1999-12-02
Rose Associates, a Partnership, Respondent, v. Lenox Hill Hospital, a New York Not-For-Profit Corporation, et al., Appellant, and Irene Acaling et al., Defendants 1999-12-02
Midori Shimamoto, as Administratrix of the Estate of Bart Schwartz, Deceased, et al., Appellants, v. S&F Warehouses, Inc., et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants 1999-12-02
In the Matter of Peter G. McKiernan, Appellant, v. Fred L. Shapiro, as an Acting Supreme Court Justice, et al., Respondents 1999-12-02
In the Matter of Samuel J. Abate, Jr., et al., Constituting the Board of Trustees of the Village of Ardsley, Respondents, v. City of Yonkers et al., Respondents, and Town of Greenburgh, Appellant 1999-12-02
Dale G. Keener, Appellant, v. Ross Runfola et al., Respondents 1999-12-02
Mario Iazzetti et al., Appellants, v. City of New York, Respondent 1999-12-02
In the Matter of Anderson Garcia, Appellant, v. Glenn S. Goord, as Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents 1999-12-02
In the Matter of Mary Stilley, Appellant, v. New York State Department of Social Services, Respondent 1999-12-02
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Daniel Knobel, Appellant 1999-12-02
William Egan et al., Respondents, v. A.J. Construction Corp. et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants. (And a Third-Party Action.) 1999-12-16
Port Jefferson Health Care Facility et al., Respondents, v. Brian Wing, as Acting Commissioner of Social Services of the State of New York, et al., Appellants 1999-12-16
In the Matter of Pamela Futterman, Also Known as Pamela Frost, Respondent, v. New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, Appellant, and Langham Mansions Company, Respondent 1999-12-16
John J. Dunn et al., Appellants, v. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., et al., Respondents 1999-12-16
In the Matter of Incorporated Village of Atlantic Beach, Appellant, v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Hempstead, Respondent. Sunny Atlantic Partners, Intervenor-Respondent 1999-12-16
In the Matter of Gregory Balcerak, Respondent, v. County of Nassau, Appellant 1999-12-16
Mary J. Keane, Appellant, v. Madeline Kamin et al., Respondents 1999-12-16
William T. Goss, as Administrator C. T. A. of the Estate of George G. Myers, Deceased, Appellant, v. State University Construction Fund et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants. (And a Third-Party Action.) 1999-12-16
Chike Anamdi, Respondent, v. Ike Anugo, Appellant 1999-12-16
In the Matter of Pamela Futterman, Also Known as Pamela Frost, Respondent, v. New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, Respondent, and Langham Mansions Company, Appellant 1999-12-16
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Carlos Jose, Appellant 1999-12-16
Scott P. Kampf, Appellant, v. Bank of New York, Defendant, and Lawn Care of Hampton Bays, Inc., Respondent 1999-12-20
In the Matter of Richard Valentin, Appellant, v. Glenn Goord, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, Respondent 1999-12-20
Rettew Associates, Inc., Respondent, v. Stanley Z. Siegel, Respondent, et al., Defendant. John Umana, Appellant 1999-12-20
Barbara Purpura, Respondent, v. Nicholas E. Purpura, Appellant 1999-12-20
Coleman, Grasso and Zasada Appraisals, Inc., Respondent, v. Kenneth S. Coleman, Appellant 1999-12-20
Dennis Alabaugh, Appellant, v. Parkway Plaza Partnership et al., Respondents. (And a Third-Party Action.) 1999-12-20
Frank J. Gaidon, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, et al., Appellants, v. Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, Respondent; Paul A. Goshen, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Appellant, v. Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York et al., Respondents 1999-12-20
Devon Henry, an Infant, by His Mother and Natural Guardian, Evon C. Henry, et al., Appellants, v. City of New York, Respondent, et al., Defendants 1999-12-20
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Darnell W. Dexter, Appellant 1999-12-20
Rettew Associates, Inc., Respondent, v. Stanley Z. Siegel, Appellant, et al., Defendant 1999-12-20
City of New York et al., Respondents, v. Les Hommes et al., Appellants 1999-12-20
Charles Huggins, Respondent, v. Melba Moore, Defendant, and The Daily News, L.P., et al., Appellants 1999-12-20
In the Matter of New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc., et al., Respondents, v. State of New York et al., Appellants 1999-12-21
Basil B. et al., Plaintiffs, v. Mexico Central School District et al., Defendants; Mexico Central School District et al., Third-Party Appellants, v. Jessica Higgins et al., Third-Party Respondents 1999-12-21
In the Matter of Michael Elkin et al., Respondents, v. Paul A. Roldan, as Deputy Commissioner of the Division of Housing and Community Renewal, Appellant, and 220 East 72nd Street Company, Respondent; In the Matter of Howard Shapiro, Respondent, v. New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, Appellant, and 40 Central Park South, Inc., IntervenorAppellant 1999-12-21
Ronald Pledge et al., Appellants, v. New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, Respondent, and Langham Mansions Co., Intervenor-Respondent 1999-12-21
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Randy S. Campney, Appellant 1999-12-21
In the Matter of George Kan, Appellant, v. New York City Environmental Control Board, Respondent 1999-12-21
In the Matter of World Trade Center Bombing Litigation; Steering Committee (Representing Plaintiffs), Respondent, v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Appellant 1999-12-21
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Andre L. Alexander, Appellant 1999-12-21
In the Matter of Leona Dworman, Respondent, v. New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, Appellant, and 40 Central Park South, Inc., Intervenor Appellant; In the Matter of Julie Seymour, Respondent, v. New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, Appellant; In the Matter of Peter Sudarsky et al., Appellants, v. New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal et al., Respondents 1999-12-21