CPLR 3018[b].

The Statute of Limitations is a personal defense which is waived if it is not affirmatively pled.

Emigrant Bank v. McDonald, NY Slip Op 04594 (2d Dep't August 4, 2021)

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Tomorrow's issue:  CPLR 3211(a)(1).

CPLR 5015[a][1].

A party seeking to vacate a default in appearing on the return date of a motion must demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for the default and a potentially meritorious cause of action or defense. A court may accept law office failure as a reasonable excuse, pursuant to CPLR 2005, but the claim must be specific, detailed, and corroborated.

Bank of Am., N.A. v. Russell, NY Slip Op 04592 (2d Dep't July 29, 2021)

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Tomorrow's issue:  CPLR 3018(b).

CPLR 1012(a)(3).

The statute provides that, on a timely motion, any person may intervene, as of right, "when the action involves the disposition or distribution of, or the title or a claim for damages for injury to, property and the person  may be affected adversely by the judgment." In considering whether the motion to intervene is timely, courts do not merely measure time, but, instead, consider whether the delay in seeking intervention delay in resolution of the action, or otherwise prejudice a party.

1077 Madison St., LLC v. Dickerson, NY Slip Op 04591 (2d Dep't August 4, 2021)

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Tomorrow's issue:  CPLR 5015[a][1].

Appellate practice.

An argument that does not constitute a purely legal issue that is apparent on the face of the record may not be raised for the first time on appeal.

Residential Bd. of Millennium Point v. Condominium Bd. of Millennium Point, NY Slip Op 04649 (1st Dep't August 5, 2021)

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Tomorrow's issue: CPLR 1012(a)(3).

CPLR 3215(c).

The statute  provides that "[i]f the plaintiff fails to take proceedings for the entry of judgment within one year after [a] default, the court shall not enter judgment but shall dismiss the complaint as abandoned, without costs, upon its own initiative or on motion, unless sufficient cause is shown why the complaint should not be dismissed." "It is not necessary for a plaintiff to actually obtain a default judgment within one year of the default in order to avoid dismissal pursuant. As long as the plaintiff has initiated proceedings for the entry of a judgment within one year of the default, there is no basis for dismissal of the complaint.

1077 Madison St., LLC v. Dickerson, NY Slip Op 04590 (2d Dep't August 4, 2021)

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Tomorrow's issue: Appellate practice.

An action to foreclose a mortgage.

The action is properlyaddressed to a court of equity, which will determine the parties' rights according to equity and good conscience. Here, the Appellate Division affirmed the Supreme Court's determination that a "fifty-percent shareholder causing the entity to forego recovery on its only remaining asset goes against every principle of equity."

True Gate Holding, Ltd. v. Baroukhian, NY Slip Op 04588 (1st Dep't July 29, 2021)

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Tomorrow's issue:  CPLR 3215(c).

Premises liability.

Proof that a dangerous condition is open and obvious does not preclude a finding of liability, but, rather, is relevant to the issue of the plaintiff's comparative negligence. In order to succeed on a motion for summary judgment, the defendant must establish that the condition was both open and obvious and, as a matter of law, was not inherently dangerous.

Baran v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J., NY Slip Op 04589 (2d Dep't July 28, 2021)

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Tomorrow's issue:  An action to foreclose a mortgage.

Collateral estoppel.

The Appellate Division affirmed, with costs, the Order which granted plaintiff's motion for summary judgment and an order of reference, and denied defendants' cross motion to dismiss the complaint. Defendants are collaterally estopped from relitigating the timeliness of the foreclosure action, which was decided in the court's prior order and affirmed on appeal.

True Gate Holding, Ltd. v. Baroukhian, NY Slip Op 04588 (1st Dep't July 29, 2021)

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Tomorrow's issue:  Premises liability.

Appellate practice.

An appeal from a final judgment brings up for review any non-final judgment or order which necessarily affects the final judgment, provided that such non-final judgment or order has not previously been reviewed by the court to which the appeal is taken, pursuant to CPLR 5501[a][1]. Thus, only an appeal from a final judgment will bring up for review prior nonfinal orders.

Shah v. 20 E. 64th St., LLC, NY Slip Op 04587 (1st Dep't July 29, 2021)

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Tomorrow's issue:  Collateral estoppel.

A claim for medical malpractice.

In order to establish a physician's liability, a plaintiff must prove that the physician deviated or departed from accepted community standards of practice, and that the alleged departure was a proximate cause of the plaintiff's injuries. Generally, expert testimony is necessary to prove a deviation from accepted standards of medical care and to establish proximate cause. The expert witness's opinions must be based on facts in the record or personally known to the witness.

Bacchus-Sirju v. Hollis Women's Ctr., NY Slip Op 04538 (2d Dep't July 28, 2021)

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Tomorrow's issue:  Appellate practice.

A prior property owner's liability.

As a general rule, liability for a dangerous condition does not extend to a prior owner of the premises. There is a narrow exception to the general rule, and there may be liability where a dangerous condition existed at the time of the conveyance, and the new owner has not had a reasonable time to discover the condition if it was unknown, or to remedy the condition once it became known.

Hayden v. 334 Dune Rd., LLC, NY Slip Op 04481 (2d Dep't July 21, 2021)

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Tomorrow's issue:  A claim for medical malpractice.