Preliminary Sections

• Author: Michael H. Barr/Burton N. Lipshie/Sharon Stern Gerstman
• Pages: 1-54

HIGHLIGHTS

This update adds hundreds of new case citations, 14 brand new sections

and many revised sections. New York Civil Practice Before Trial gives you concise

explanations and practice tips, covering everything from taking the case up to trial.

NEW & SUBSTANTIALLY REVISED SECTIONS INCLUDE:

Chapter 3: Statutes of Limitations

• What Constitutes Filing (§3:73)

• Claim for Account Stated (§3:232) New!

• Unjust Enrichment (§3:246) New!

• Declaratory Judgments (§3:254) New!

• Hurricane Sandy (§3:327) New!

• Continuous Treatment or Representation Doctrine: Application to Attorneys (§3:354)

• Relationships Permitting Imputation (§3:421)

Chapter 7: Personal Jurisdiction

• WARNING: Everything Lawyers Thought the Law Was May Have Been Undone by the Supreme Court

(§7:59) New!

• Test Comports with Federal Due-Process: Systematic and Continuous (§7:110)

• Seminal Case: Tauza (§7:120)

•Bryant: Less Required Than in Tauza (§7:121)

• If Parent or Subsidiary Is Present (§7:170)

• Doing Business in New York (§7:183)

• “Arising From” Is Stricter Than “But For” (§7:281)

• Purpose: Due Process for Defendant (§7:361)

Chapter 9: Summons, Service of Process, and Appearance

• How to Demonstrate Due Diligence (§9:272)

• Permissible Methods (§9:312)

• Exception: Substituted Service (§9:632)

• Stipulation to Extend Time to Respond (§9:675)

Chapter 15: Pleadings

• “Sufficiently Particular” Requirement (§15:30)

• Types of Businesses Required to Plead License (§15:223)

• Facts Inaccessible to Plaintiff (§15:262)

• Requirement (§15:447) New!

• Substance of Certificate (§15:448) New!

• Failure to Comply (§15:449) New!

• Scandalous or Prejudicial Allegations (§15:562) New!

• Prejudice or Surprise (§15:960)

• Leave to Increase Damage Demand (§15:982)

• Leave “Freely Given” (§15:990)

• Case Examples (§15:1001)

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Chapter 16: Motion Practice

• Methods of Service (§16:105)

• Notice of Cross-Motion (§16:144)

• Decision by Substitute Judge (§16:263) New!

• Procedure (§16:312)

Chapter 17: Temporary Restraining Orders and Preliminary Injunctions

• Attachment (§17:20)

• Lis Pendens (§17:21)

• Zoning (§17:185)

Chapter 36: Motions to Dismiss

• Grounds for the Motion (§36:91)

• Requirements for Motion (§36:330)

• Jurisdictional Defenses (§36:504)

• Motion in Third Party Action (§36:507) New!

Chapter 39: Default Judgment; Dismissal for Failure to Act; Discontinuance

• Failure to Include Affidavit May Result in Denial of Default Judgment (§39:195)

• Meritorious Defense (§39:372)

• Proof of Meritorious Defense (§39:421)

The FOLLOWING SECTIONS CONTAIN MATERIAL ADDITIONS:

• Ethical Considerations (§1:147) New!

• Court May Permit Discovery on Jurisdiction Issue (§2:243)

• New York Long-Arm Jurisdiction (§2:244)

• Subject Matter Jurisdiction (§6:100)

• Discretionary Transfer From Improper Venue (§8:321)

• Deadline (§8:331)

• Transfer of Interest (§14:370)

• Summary (§14:700)

• Use to Refresh Recollection Does Not Waive Work Product Privilege (§25:136) New!

• Hospital Review Proceedings (§25:201)

• A Second Examination (§28:116)

• Physician-Patient Privilege Waived (§28:140)

• Discovery of Social Media (§26:324) New!

• Objections—Generally (§27:360)

• Signing (§27:402)

• Untimely Cross-Motions (§37:417)

• Pleadings Must Be Attached (§37:440)

• Report in Writing (§40:201)

• Who Is Bound by Contract (§40:466)

• Compare: Mandatory Acts Involving Discretion (§42:212)

• Answer Following Denial of Motion to Dismiss (§42:406)

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