New York Court of Appeals News

N.Y. High Court Upholds Electronic Logging Device Rules for Commercial Trucks

New York’s highest court ruled that a state regulation requiring the installation of electronic logging devices in commercial motor vehicles does not violate the state constitution’s prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure. The Court of Appeals, in a unanimous decision …

N.Y. High Court: ‘Mutual Mistake’ Argument Came too Late to Support Judgment Against Insurer

New York’s highest court reversed a $4.5 million judgment against an insurer that denied a fire damage claim by the owner of a vacant commercial building because the owner had not installed an automatic sprinkler system required by the policy. …

Cities Must Bargain Over Termination of Injured Workers: New York High Court

New York labor law requires a municipality to negotiate when terminating employees who are not at work for over a year because of an on-the-job injury, the New York Court of Appeals has ruled. The state’s high court ruling reverses …

Happy the Elephant Isn’t a Person, Top New York Court Rules

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s top court on Tuesday rejected an effort to free Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo, ruling in a closely watched case that she does not meet the definition of a “person” who is …

JPMorgan Wins Appeal Against Insurers Over Bear Stearns Settlement

NEW YORK — New York’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that JPMorgan Chase & Co is entitled to insurance coverage for $140 million of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settlement with the former Bear Stearns Cos. over improper mutual …

N.Y. High Court: No Lump Sum Award Owed to Estate of Deceased Worker

New York’s highest court ruled Thursday that the estate of a deceased injured worker with no dependents, who died from causes unrelated to his work injury, is entitled only to the permanent disability benefits he would have received while alive, …

N.Y. High Court: Insurer that Reported Fraud Immune From Defamation Suit

A New York City doctor cannot pursue a defamation claim against an insurance company that filed a fraud complaint against him with the state’s medical licensing board, New York’s highest court ruled on Thursday. The New York Court of Appeals …

Court Addresses Burning Question: Is a Coke Oven a Product or a Structure?

In a lengthy 12-page decision that touches on nearly every aspect of product liability, the New York Court of Appeals addressed whether the defendant met its burden on summary judgment that the large, industrial coke ovens located in decedent’s workplace …

N.Y. High Court Sides with Carriers in Sham Owner Case

New York’s highest court ruled Tuesday that an insurer does not need to prove fraudulent intent to refuse payment for a medical bill from a professional corporation with a sham physician owner. The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud lauded the ruling …

New York Court Allows Negligence Claim on Drug Tester

New York’s highest court has agreed to let a man sue a drug testing company for what he claims was a false positive test for marijuana that cost him a promised job, prospective marriage and months of anguish when he …