August 30, 2010

Motion practice.

Practice point: Courts will liberally allow persons to intervene in actions where they have a bona fide interest in an issue.

Students should note that distinctions between intervention as of right and discretionary intervention are not shaply applied.

Case: Yuppie Puppy Pet Prods., Inc. v. Street Smart Realty, LLC, NY Slip Op 06401 (1st Dept. 2010)

Here is the opinion.

Tomorrow's issue: Mental Hygiene Law.