Andrew J. Orenstein

Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed an amendment to the Avoiding Vexatious Overuse of Impleading to Delay (AVOID) Act that simplifies the Act by requiring defendants to commence any third-party action within 90 days of...more Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed the Avoiding Vexatious Overuse of Impleading to Delay (AVOID) Act, amending CPLR § 1007 relating to third-party practice by establishing new, significantly shortened time limits for...more In Weisbrod-Moore v. Cayuga County, on May 5, 2023, the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, reversed the trial court’s denial of the county’s pre-answer motion to dismiss an action brought pursuant to the Child Victims...more As of January 30, 2023, Governor Hochul vetoed the New York State Grieving Families Act, which would have overturned century-old law that bars plaintiffs in wrongful death suits from recovering damages to compensate them for...more