In 2024, we alerted you to a decision out of the First Appellate District of Ohio (The Huntington National Bank v. Schneider, C-230072 (December 29, 2023)), where the Court was asked to review a grant of summary judgment in...more
In past articles, we have examined a motion for summary judgment in lieu of a complaint under CPLR § 3213. Today, we take another look at this statute by examining BBM3, LLC v. Vosotas, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 02279 (1st Dept. ...more
As readers of this blog are aware the CPLR 3213 motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint can be a powerful tool to secure an expedited judgment, “meld[ing] pleading and motion practice into one step, allowing a...more