By: Jonathan H. Freiberger Today’s article addresses M & T Bank v. Givens, a case decided on October 15, 2025, by the Appellate Division, Second Department. Givens addresses three issues …
By: Jonathan H. Freiberger Today’s article is about Nuruzzaman v. Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co., an action that involves numerous areas of the law about which we frequently write — …
By: Jonathan H. Freiberger Today’s BLOG deals with the “Relation Back Doctrine” (the “Doctrine”)[1], which, inter alia, “allows a claim asserted against a defendant in an amended filing to relate …
By: Jonathan H. Freiberger This BLOG has written extensively on a wide variety of issues in the area of mortgage foreclosure.[1] One particular area that has been the subject of …
By: Jonathan H. Freiberger This BLOG frequently writes about mortgage foreclosure, generally, and RPAPL 1304, specifically.[1] By way of brief background, and as addressed in numerous prior BLOG articles, the …
By: Jonathan H. Freiberger There are certain categories of individuals and entities that are required to be named as defendants in mortgage foreclosure actions[1] and the failure to name such …
By: Jonathan H. Freiberger Today’s article relates to CPLR 321(c), a topic we have addressed before [here] and [here]. As previously discussed in this BLOG, once an attorney appears[1] and …
By: Jonathan H. Freiberger The title for today’s article refers to one of the most played songs by DJs at college parties, and VJs on the fledgling MTV Network, in …
By: Jonathan H. Freiberger Seasoned attorneys will get the reference in the title of this article to one of Maxwell Smart’s catch phrases from “Get Smart”, but most of the …
By: Jonathan H. Freiberger It is axiomatic that a “plaintiff appears [in an action] merely by bringing it.” Deutsche Bank Nat. Trust Co. v. Hall, 185 A.D.3d 1006, 1007 (2nd …
