New York Court of Appeals, 2014

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The People of the State of New York ex rel. Leo Duchnowski, Appellant, v. New York State Division of Parole et al., Respondents 2014-04-08
Richard Dixson, Respondent, v. Waterways at Bay Pointe Home Owners Association, Inc., et al., Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants. Arthur Hackert Painting, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Respondent 2014-04-08
Aaron Elkin, Appellant, v. Andrea Labis, Respondent 2014-04-08
Joseph Saint et al., Appellants, v. Syracuse Supply Company, Respondent 2014-04-08
In the Matter of Rachel Fulmer, Appellant, v. Michael Buxenbaum, Jr., Respondent 2014-04-08
Seth Mitchell, Appellant, v. New York University et al., Respondents 2014-04-08
Patricia J. Curto, Appellant, v. National Fuel Corporation, Respondent 2014-04-08
In the Matter of Talakkottur R. David, Appellant; Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Judicial Department, Respondent 2014-04-08
Lancaster Development, Inc., et al., Appellants, v. Joan McDonald, as Commissioner of Transportation, et al., Respondents 2014-04-08
Charter One Bank, FSB, Successor by Merger to Albank, FSB, Respondent, v. Richard F. Mills, Appellant, et al., Defendants 2014-04-08
Stephen Allen, Plaintiff, and Sandra Morrison-Allen, Appellant, v. Mercyfirst, Respondent 2014-04-08
Dorothy M. Faison, Appellant, v. Tonya Lewis et al., Respondents 2014-04-08
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Kenley Stanislas, Appellant, v. Warden et al., Respondents 2014-04-08
In the Matter of Darrell Clinton, Appellant, v. Brian Fischer, Commissioner, New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Respondent 2014-04-08
Courtney Boyles, Appellant, v. Carrie L. Lewis et al., Respondents 2014-04-08
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard Perales, Appellant 2014-04-08
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Marsha Sibblies, Appellant 2014-04-08
In the Matter of Jomo Williams, Appellant, v. R.A.W. et al., Respondents 2014-04-08
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Floyd L. Smart, Appellant 2014-05-01
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. William Brown, Respondent 2014-05-01
Ana Vega, Respondent, v. 103 Thayer Street, LLC, Defendant, and City of New York, Appellant 2014-05-01
In the Matter of Town of North Hempstead, Appellant-Respondent, v. County of Nassau, Respondent-Appellant 2014-05-01
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Isiah Williams, Appellant, v. Patrick OFlynn et al., Respondents 2014-05-01
Cooperstown Holstein Corporation, Appellant, v. Town of Middlefield, Respondent; In the Matter of Mark S. Wallach, as Chapter 7 Trustee for Norse Energy Corp. USA, Appellant, v. Town of Dryden et al., Respondents 2014-05-01
In the Matter of Otes G. Rodriguez, Appellant, v. Thomas LaValley, as Superintendent of Clinton Correctional Facility, Respondent 2014-05-01
In the Matter of Town of North Hempstead, Appellant-Respondent, v. County of Nassau, Respondent-Appellant 2014-05-01
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Michael S. Brumfield, Respondent 2014-05-01
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joshue DeJesus, Appellant 2014-05-01
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Pernell A. Flanders, Appellant 2014-05-01
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Anthony Lewis, Appellant 2014-05-01
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Sergio Rodriguez, Appellant 2014-05-01
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Terence McCray, Appellant 2014-05-01
In the Matter of Davey Shark, Appellant, v. New York State Division of Parole Chair, Respondent 2014-05-01
In the Matter of Joseph Lee, Appellant, v. Brian Fischer, as Commissioner of Corrections and Community Supervision, Respondent 2014-05-01
In the Matter of Thelen LLP. Yann Geron, as Chapter 7 Trustee of the Estate of Thelen LLP, Appellant, v. Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Respondent 2014-05-01
Town of Oyster Bay, Appellant, v. Lizza Industries, Inc., Respondent. (And Nine Other Actions.) 2014-05-01
In the Matter of Douglas R. Berman, Appellant, v. Imtiaz Baraichi, Respondent 2014-05-01
In the Matter of Jorge L. Linares, Appellant, v. Andrea W. Evans, as Chair of the Division of Parole, Respondent 2014-05-01
Maria Pilar Bustos et al., Appellants, v. Lenox Hill Hospital, Respondent, et al., Defendants 2014-05-01
In the Matter of the Board of Managers of French Oaks Condominium, Respondent, v. Town of Amherst et al., Appellants, and Williamsville Central School District, Intervenor-Respondent 2014-05-01
Norex Petroleum Limited, Appellant, v. Leonard Blavatnik et al., Respondents 2014-05-01
In the Matter of Mark S. Wallach, as Chapter 7 Trustee for Norse Energy Corp. USA, Appellant, v. Town of Dryden et al., Respondents 2014-05-01
In the Matter of Raghubir K. Gupta, a Disbarred Attorney, Appellant. Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Judicial Districts, Respondent 2014-05-01
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Rasaun Sanders, Also Known as Boo Cracks, Appellant 2014-05-01
Cooperstown Holstein Corporation, Appellant, v. Town of Middlefield, Respondent 2014-05-01
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard Garcia, Appellant 2014-05-01
Cooperstown Holstein Corporation, Appellant, v. Town of Middlefield, Respondent; In the Matter of Mark S. Wallach, as Chapter 7 Trustee for Norse Energy Corp. USA, Appellant, v. Town of Dryden et al., Respondents 2014-05-01
Village of Ilion et al., Plaintiffs, and Village of Herkimer, Appellant, v. County of Herkimer, Individually and as Administrator of the Herkimer County Self-Insurance Plan, Respondent, et al., Defendants 2014-05-01
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Sidney Wisdom, Respondent 2014-05-01
In the Matter of Mark S. Wallach, as Chapter 7 Trustee for Norse Energy Corp. USA, Appellant, v. Town of Dryden et al., Respondents 2014-05-01
KeySpan Gas East Corporation, Respondent, v. Munich Reinsurance America, Inc., et al., Appellants 2014-05-01
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Paul Williams, Appellant 2014-05-01
Frederick Ingutti et al., Appellants, v. Rochester General Hospital, Respondent 2014-05-01
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Kharye Jarvis, Respondent 2014-05-01
In the Matter of State of New York, Respondent, v. Timothy BB., Appellant 2014-05-06
Richard N. Golden, Respondent, v. Citibank, N.A., Appellant 2014-05-06
In the Matter of Richard Santer, Respondent, v. Board of Education of East Meadow Union Free School District, Appellant; In the Matter of Barbara Lucia, Respondent, v. Board of Education of East Meadow Union Free School District, Appellant 2014-05-06
In the Matter of Richard Santer, Respondent, v. Board of Education of East Meadow Union Free School District, Appellant 2014-05-06
Las Palmeras De Ossining Restaurant, Inc., Appellant, v. Midway Center Corporation, Respondent 2014-05-06
In the Matter of Empire Center for New York State Policy, Appellant, v. New York State Teachers Retirement System, Respondent; In the Matter of Empire Center for New York State Policy, Appellant, v. Teachers Retirement System of the City of New York, Respondent 2014-05-06
In the Matter of Jasiah T.-V.S.J. Heart Share Human Services of New York, Respondent; Joshua W., Appellant 2014-05-06
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Gunther J. Flinn, Appellant 2014-05-06
K2 Investment Group, LLC, et al., Respondents-Appellants, v. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance Company, Appellant-Respondent 2014-05-06
In the Matter of Martin H. Handler, M.D., P.C., Appellant, v. Thomas P. DiNapoli, as Comptroller of the State of New York, et al., Respondents; In the Matter of South Island Orthopaedic Group, P.C., Appellant, v. Thomas P. DiNapoli, as Comptroller of the State of New York, et al., Respondents 2014-05-06
Ekaterina Schoenefeld, Respondent, v. State of New York et al., Defendants, and Eric T. Schneiderman, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General for the State of New York, et al., Appellants 2014-05-06
Barbara Kulig Hochmuller, Appellant, v. Bellwest Management Corporation et al., Respondents 2014-05-06
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. James F. Webb, Respondent 2014-05-06
In the Matter of Vartholome K. Tekmitchov, Respondent. Musika, LLC, Appellant; Commissioner of Labor, Respondent 2014-05-06
PHH Mortgage Corporation, Respondent, v. Henry E. Davis et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants. (And a Third-Party Action.) 2014-05-06
In the Matter of Oman Gutierrez, Appellant, v. Brian Fischer, Commissioner, New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Respondent 2014-05-06
In the Matter of Grigoriy Zaltsman, Appellant, v. New York City Housing Authority, Respondent 2014-05-06
Effreny Martinez et al., Respondents, v. Alubon, Ltd., et al., Appellants 2014-05-06
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Jonai Washington, Respondent 2014-05-06
Alexander Pereira, Appellant, v. City of New York et al., Respondents 2014-05-06
In the Matter of New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce et al., Respondents, v. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene et al., Appellants 2014-05-08
In the Matter of New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce et al., Respondents, v. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene et al., Appellants 2014-05-08
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Walter Roache, Appellant, v. Donald Sawyer, Executive Director of Central New York Psychiatric Center, Respondent 2014-05-08
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Carlos Rodriguez, Appellant, v. Joseph T. Smith, as Superintendent of Shawangunk Correctional Facility, Respondent 2014-05-08
In the Matter of Mark S. Wallach, as Chapter 7 Trustee for Norse Energy Corp. USA, Appellant, v. Town of Dryden et al., Respondents 2014-05-08
Michael Nicholson et al., Appellants, v. Incorporated Village of Garden City et al., Respondents 2014-05-08
The People of the State of New York, Respondent-Appellant, v. V. Reddy Kancharla, Appellant-Respondent; The People of the State of New York, Respondent-Appellant, v. Vincent Barone, Appellant-Respondent 2014-05-08
In the Matter of New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce et al., Respondents, v. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene et al., Appellants 2014-05-08
Ruth M. Pollack, Appellant, v. Arthur J. Cooperman et al., Respondents 2014-05-08
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Phillip Nieves, Appellant 2014-05-08
Clemente Bros. Contracting Corp. et al., Appellants, v. Aprile Hafner-Milazzo, Also Known as Aprileanna Milazzo, Defendant, and Capital One, N.A., Respondent 2014-05-08
In the Matter of Thelen LLP. Yann Geron, as Chapter 7 Trustee of the Estate of Thelen LLP, Appellant, v. Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Respondent. In re Coudert Brothers LLP, Debtor. Development Specialists, Inc., Respondent-Appellant; K&L Gates LLP et al., Appellants-Respondents 2014-05-08
In the Matter of Udi Ehud Yohanan, Appellant, v. John B. King, as Commissioner of Education of the State of New York, et al., Respondents 2014-05-08
In the Matter of New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce et al., Respondents, v. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene et al., Appellants 2014-05-08
In the Matter of New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce et al., Respondents, v. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene et al., Appellants 2014-05-08
Hannah Lieberman, Appellant, v. Adam Lieberman, Respondent 2014-05-08
Mary Harris, Appellant, v. Gilbert Pitts et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants. Norman Dodd, Nonparty Appellant 2014-05-08
In the Matter of the Claim of Denise Martineau, Respondent, v. Larry Ashline et al., Doing Business as Ashline Farm, Appellants, et al., Respondent. Workers Compensation Board, Respondent 2014-05-08
In the Matter of the Claim of Mark A. Sterne, Appellant. Commissioner of Labor, Respondent 2014-05-08
In the Matter of New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce et al., Respondents, v. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene et al., Appellants 2014-05-08
The People of the State of New York, Respondent-Appellant, v. Vincent Barone, Appellant-Respondent; The People of the State of New York, Respondent-Appellant, v. V. Reddy Kancharla, Appellant-Respondent 2014-05-08
In the Matter of New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce et al., Respondents, v. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene et al., Appellants 2014-05-08
In the Matter of Mark S. Wallach, as Chapter 7 Trustee for Norse Energy Corp. USA, Appellant, v. Town of Dryden et al., Respondents 2014-05-08
In the Matter of New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce et al., Respondents, v. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene et al., Appellants 2014-05-08
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Paul Thompson, Appellant 2014-05-08
Nancy Perez et al., Respondents, v. Jane M. Fitzgerald, D.C., et al., Appellants 2014-05-08
In the Matter of State of New York, Respondent, v. Charada T., Appellant 2014-05-08
In the Matter of Thelen LLP. Yann Geron, as Chapter 7 Trustee of the Estate of Thelen LLP, Appellant, v. Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Respondent. In re Coudert Brothers LLP, Debtor. Development Specialists, Inc., Respondent-Appellant; K&L Gates LLP et al., Appellants-Respondents 2014-05-08
In the Matter of New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce et al., Respondents, v. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene et al., Appellants 2014-05-08
In the Matter of Benjamin V.R.C., a Disbarred Attorney, Appellant. Committee on Professional Standards, Respondent 2014-05-08
Allison Gammons, Respondent, v. City of New York et al., Appellants 2014-05-08
Cooperstown Holstein Corporation, Appellant, v. Town of Middlefield, Respondent 2014-05-08
In the Matter of State of New York, Respondent, v. John S., Appellant 2014-05-08
In the Matter of New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce et al., Respondents, v. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene et al., Appellants 2014-05-08
CDR Créances S.A.S., as Successor to Société de Banque Occidentale, Respondent, v. Maurice Cohen, Appellant, et al., Defendants; CDR Créances S.A.S., as Successor to Société de Banque Occidentale, Respondent, v. Leon Cohen, Also Known as Leon Levy and Others, et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants 2014-05-08
In the Matter of Mark S. Wallach, as Chapter 7 Trustee for Norse Energy Corp. USA, Appellant, v. Town of Dryden et al., Respondents 2014-05-08
In the Matter of New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce et al., Respondents, v. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene et al., Appellants 2014-05-08
In re Coudert Brothers LLP, Debtor. Development Specialists, Inc., Respondent-Appellant; K&L Gates LLP et al., Appellants-Respondents 2014-05-08
In the Matter of Thelen LLP. Yann Geron, as Chapter 7 Trustee of the Estate of Thelen LLP, Appellant, v. Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Respondent 2014-05-08
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Mark Garrett, Respondent 2014-05-08
In the Matter of Mark S. Wallach, as Chapter 7 Trustee for Norse Energy Corp. USA, Appellant, v. Town of Dryden et al., Respondents 2014-05-08
In the Matter of Ruth Marie Pollack, Appellant, v. Matthew G. Kiernan, Clerk of the Court, et al., Respondents 2014-05-08
Building Service Local 32B-J Pension Fund et al., Respondents, v. 101 Limited Partnership, Appellant 2014-05-13
Nella Manko, Appellant, v. Lenox Hill Hospital, Respondent 2014-05-13
In the Matter of Carlton Walker, Appellant, v. New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct et al., Respondents 2014-05-13
Wendy Webb-Weber, Appellant, v. Community Action for Human Services, Inc., et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants 2014-05-13
In the Matter of Seth G. Administration for Childrens Services, Respondent; William S., Appellant 2014-05-13
In the Matter of Dawn M. Kaminski, Appellant, v. Donna Pippen, Respondent 2014-05-13
Christopher Peat, Respondent, v. Fordham Hill Owners Corporation, Appellant, and Fordham Hill Leasing Company, Respondent, et al., Defendants. (And Third-Party Actions.) 2014-05-13
In the Matter of Robert Jones, Appellant, v. Brian Fischer, as Commissioner of Corrections and Community Supervision, Respondent 2014-05-13
Philip Seldon, Appellant, v. Cheyenne Crow et al., Respondents 2014-05-13
In the Matter of Allen B., Respondent, v. Christine A. Sproat, Justice of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County, et al., Appellants, et al., Respondent; In the Matter of Robert T., Respondent, v. Christine A. Sproat, Justice of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County, et al., Appellants, et al., Respondent 2014-05-13
Manuel Martinez, Appellant, v. State of New York, Respondent 2014-05-13
Christopher Peat, Respondent, v. Fordham Hill Owners Corporation, Appellant, and Fordham Hill Leasing Company, Respondent, et al., Defendants. (And Third-Party Actions.) 2014-05-13
Aleksey Guryev, Respondent, v. Gregory Tomchinsky et al., Appellants, and 200 Riverside Boulevard at Trump Place et al., Respondents 2014-05-13
In the Matter of Jeffrey B. Wagner, Appellant, v. Barbara J. Fiala, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, et al., Respondents 2014-05-13
Christopher Peat, Respondent, v. Fordham Hill Owners Corporation, Appellant, and Fordham Hill Leasing Company, Respondent, et al., Defendants. (And Third-Party Actions.) 2014-05-13
In the Matter of Junior Collins, Appellant, v. Brian Fischer, as Commissioner of Corrections and Community Supervision, Respondent 2014-05-13
In the Matter of Daniel A. Ehring, an Attorney, Appellant. Committee on Professional Standards, Respondent 2014-05-13
In the Matter of Mary Veronica Santiago-Monteverde, Debtor. Mary Veronica Santiago-Monteverde, Appellant, v. John S. Pereira, Chapter 7 Trustee, Respondent 2014-05-13
In the Matter of Thomas F. Liotti (Admitted as Thomas Francis Liotti), an Attorney, Appellant. Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Judicial Department, Respondent 2014-05-13
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Raphael Golb, Appellant 2014-05-13
In the Matter of Arc on 4th Street Inc., Respondent, v. Tony Quesada, Appellant 2014-05-13
Keishma Smallwood et al., Appellants, v. Matthew M. Lupoli et al., Respondents. (And a Third-Party Action.) 2014-05-13
Benjamin J. Ashmore, Sr., Appellant, v. Wilma Cohen Lewis, Respondent 2014-05-13
Rhonda Williams, Individually and as Parent and Natural Guardian of A., an Infant, Respondent, v. Sharon T. Weatherstone, Defendant, and Jordan-Elbridge Central School District, Appellant 2014-05-13
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Nature G. Finch, Appellant 2014-05-13
In the Matter of James P. Murphy, Appellant, v. City of New York, Respondent 2014-05-13
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Robert Jones, Appellant, v. Daniel F. Martuscello, as Superintendent of Coxsackie Correctional Facility, Respondent 2014-05-13