Carmen Nicolaou

In a prior publication, we examined the enactment of the Avoiding Vexatious Overuse of Impleading to Delay (AVOID) Act, which was signed into law by New York Governor Kathy Hochul on December 19, 2025. Today, we broaden our...more Amendment to CPLR § 1007 - New York litigators should take immediate note of a statutory change that significantly restricts the filing of third-party actions. Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law Bill S8071A/A8728,...more On December 29, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed, for a second time, the Grieving Families Act (the Act), a proposed amendment to New York’s wrongful death statute; that statute remains unchanged....more On December 22, 2023, Governor Hochul vetoed Senate Bill S7476, which sought to amend several provisions of New York law, including the Civil Practice Laws and Rules, the Business Corporation Law, the General Associations...more