The doctrine of primary assumption of risk.

If the risks of a sporting activity are known by or perfectly obvious to a voluntary participant, he has consented to them and the defendant has discharged its duty of care by making the conditions as safe as they appear to be.  Inherent risks are those which are known, apparent, natural, or reasonably foreseeable consequences of participation in the sport. Participants are not deemed to have assumed the risks of reckless or intentional conduct, or concealed or unreasonably increased risks.

Calderone v. College, NY Slip Op 08160 (2d Dep't November 13, 2019)

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CPLR 3211(a)(7).

Speculative and inherently incredible allegations of widespread surveillance, conspiratorial meetings, and eavesdropping involving unidentified persons are insufficient to state a cause of action for employment discrimination, retaliation, harassment, or intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress.

Mira v. Harder, NY Slip Op 08131 (1st Dep't November 12, 2019)

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A landlord's liability for a dog bite.

To hold a landlord liable, the plaintiff must establish the landlord's knowledge of the dog's presence and its vicious propensities. Knowledge of the dog's vicious propensities may be established by proof of prior similar acts of which the defendant had notice.

Almodovar v. New York City Hous. Auth., NY Slip Op 08129 (1st Dep't November 12, 2019)

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A defense based on the Workers' Compensation Law.

The defense afforded to employers by the statute's exclusivity provisions extends to suits brought against an entity that is found to be the alter ego of the corporation that employs the plaintiff.

Gerardi v. I.J. Litwak Realty Ltd. Partnership, NY Slip Op 07947 (2d Dep't November 6, 2019)

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Damages on a contract claim.

The award of damages should put the plaintiff in the same position as he would have been in if the contract had not been breached.

Rubin v. Baumann, NY Slip Op 08011 (1st Dep't November 7, 2019)

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Court holiday.

CPLR 3212(g).

An innocent passenger's right to summary judgment on the issue of his fault in the happening of an accident is not restricted by questions of comparative negligence as between two defendant drivers.

Romain v. City of New York, NY Slip Op 07885 (2d Dep't November 7, 2019)

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Real Property Law § 339-aa.

The statute provides for the appointment of a receiver in a lien foreclosure action to collect the reasonable rent for the use and occupancy of a unit by the defaulting unit owner.

Capital One, N.A. v. Banfill, NY Slip Op 08004 (1st Dep't November 7, 2019)

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Appellate practice.

An appellant need not make a post-verdict motion for a new trial in order to preserve the contention that a jury verdict was contrary to the weight of the evidence.

Evans v. New York City Tr. Auth., NY Slip Op 07872 (2d Dep't November 6, 2019)

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CPLR 5015(a).

An expert's affidavit, created after the order awarding summary judgment on the plaintiff's default, does not constitute "newly discovered evidence" sufficient to warrant vacatur of the order.

Luna v. Ponce Funeral Homes, Inc., NY Slip Op 07774 (2d Dep't October 30, 2019)

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CPLR 602(a).

Cases may be joined for discovery and trial where there are common questions of law and fact, unless the party opposing the motion demonstrates that a joint trial will prejudice a substantial right. The Appellate Division will accord deference to the motion court's exercise of its discretion.

Lema v. 1148 Corp., NY Slip Op 07866 (1st Dep't October 31, 2019)

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