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New York

  173 posts

  Nov 01, 2024

🔑 NY: Punitive Damages Demand Evidence of Extreme Misconduct

In New York, the standard for awarding punitive damages is exceptionally high, requiring...

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  Nov 01, 2024

🔑 NY: Punitive Damages Require a Substantive Cause of Action

In New York, punitive damages cannot exist as a standalone claim; they must...

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  Oct 30, 2024

NY EPTL 11-1.1: Fiduciaries Powers

NY EPTL 11-1.1 empowers fiduciaries—including executors, administrators, and trustees—to perform...

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  Oct 30, 2024

NY SCPA 1420: Proceeding for construction of will; effect of decree

Under New York’s SCPA 1420, the Surrogate’s Court holds authority over...

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  Oct 30, 2024

🔑 NY: Surrogates Court Cannot Interpret Will Before Probate

In New York, Surrogate’s Court is bound by statute not to interpret...

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  Oct 30, 2024

NY CPLR 3102: Method of Obtaining Disclosure

In New York’s civil litigation framework, CPLR 3102 provides a structured approach...

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  Oct 30, 2024

NY SCPA 1404: Witnesses to Be Examined; Proof Required

New York Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act (SCPA) § 1404 is pivotal in the...

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  Oct 29, 2024

🔑 NY EPTL 3-3.5: Conditions Qualifying Dispositions; Conditions Against Contest; Limitations Thereon

In New York’s estate law, EPTL 3-3.5 governs conditions that impact...

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  Oct 28, 2024

NY EPTL 7-2.6: Resignation, Suspension or Removal of Trustee

New York’s Estates, Powers and Trusts Law (EPTL) § 7-2.6 establishes the...

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  Oct 17, 2024

NY CPLR Rule 3217: Voluntary Discontinuance

In New York civil practice, a party may choose to voluntarily discontinue their...

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  Oct 14, 2024

NY SCPA 2307: Commissions of Fiduciaries Other Than Trustees

Text § 2307. Commissions of fiduciaries other than trustees 1. Except as otherwise provided...

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