October 2, 2023 The Appellate Division, Fourth Department’s, recent decision inHart v. City of Buffalo1creates a split among New York State’s intermediate appellate courts regarding a county’s liability for sidewalk defects. InHart, the plaintiff stepped into a hole of deterior...
The Appellate Division, Second Department is one of the busiest appellate courts in the United States and hears appeals from all of Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and several upstate New York counties. As of March 17, 2020, the Second Department has indefinitely suspended al...