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Litigation Committee

Overview

The Litigation Committee develops and presents continuing education programs and educational materials, and reports and comments on the effective and appropriate conduct of business in New York state and federal trial and appellate courts.
Chairs
- Seth D. Allen
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Reports
- Letter to Governor in support to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to class actions (July 27, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Litigation Committee Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
- Report in support of legislation to reform and modernize the administration of class actions in New York's courts (May 30, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Council on Judicial Administration
  
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- Report in Support of the Unsworn Affirmations Expansion (May 25, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee Council on Judicial Administration Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
  
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- 2023 New York State Legislative Agenda (February 13, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Council on Children Sex & Law Committee Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights Committee Civil Rights Committee Mental Health Law Committee Women in the Legal Profession Committee Social Welfare Law Committee Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee Election Law Committee Task Force on Civil Right to Counsel Housing Court Committee Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee Education & the Law Committee Task Force on Mass Incarceration Corrections & Community Reentry Committee Criminal Justice Operations Committee Housing & Urban Development Committee Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee Insurance Law Committee Children & the Law Committee Domestic Violence Committee Criminal Courts Committee Entertainment Law Committee Juvenile Justice Committee Arbitration Committee International Commercial Disputes Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Legal Referral Service Committee Small Law Firm Committee - Small Law Firms in NYC Trade Secrets Committee Criminal Justice, Police Reform & Civil Rights Visitor Information
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Proposed Amendments to Commercial Division Rules 28, 29, and 32: Comment Letter (January 25, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
  
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- Clarifying the Courts’ Authority to Order Virtual Evidentiary Hearings and Bench Trials - Public Comment (December 08, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Visitor Information
  
  Subject Area(s):
- 2022 New York State Legislative Agenda (January 11, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Task Force on Civil Right to Counsel State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Legal Referral Service Committee Visitor Information Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee Task Force on the Rule of Law Election Law Committee Task Force on Mass Incarceration Corrections & Community Reentry Committee Criminal Justice Operations Committee Criminal Courts Committee Housing Court Committee Social Welfare Law Committee Education & the Law Committee Trade Secrets Committee Arbitration Committee International Commercial Disputes Committee Insurance Law Committee Animal Law Committee Civil Court Committee Consumer Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Response to Request for Public Comment on Proposal to Amend Commercial Division Rule 19-a; and Request for Public Comment on Proposal to Amend the Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court (December 01, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Response to OCA Request For Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Commercial Division Rules (November 08, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
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- Letter to Governor Cuomo Supporting Electronic Notarization in New York with Appropriate Regulations (July 09, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee Litigation Committee Real Property Law Committee Visitor Information
  
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- Letter to the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission Regarding their May 19, 2021 Meeting with New York City Family Court Stakeholders (June 15, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Visitor Information Council on Judicial Administration Council on Children Family Court & Family Law Committee Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee Civil Court Committee Criminal Courts Committee Criminal Justice Operations Committee Disability Law Committee Domestic Violence Committee Housing Court Committee Juvenile Justice Committee Litigation Committee Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights Committee Minorities in the Courts Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Support for the OCA Advisory Committee on Civil Practice’s Proposed Amendment of CPLR 2106 To Expand the Use of Unsworn Affirmations (May 25, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee Council on Judicial Administration Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Response to Request for Public Comment re New Commercial Remote Division Rule on Remote on Depositions and Remote Deposition Protocol (January 19, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Response to Request for Public Comment on a Proposed New Commercial Division Rule to Allow Virtual Evidentiary Hearings and Non-Jury Trials on Consent (December 18, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to OCA Suggesting a New Feature for the NYS Courts Electronic Filing System to Simplify & Streamline Serving & Filing Notices of Entry (August 26, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Proposed Task Force Regarding Active Judicial Case Management (May 18, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to Governor Cuomo Seeking Clarification on Executive Orders 200.8 and 200.14 Involving Time Limits for Legal Actions (April 16, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Visitor Information
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to Unified Court System Regarding Court Operations in the Wake of COVID-19 (April 06, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Visitor Information
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Proposed Amendment to Commercial Division Rule 6 to Permit the Court to Require Hyperlinking in Electronically Filed Documents: Comments (February 24, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- “Highly Confidential – Attorney’s Eyes Only” Designations: Comments (November 22, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
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- Support for the Repeal of Commercial Division Rule 23: Comments (October 30, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
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- Proposed Amendment to Commercial Division Rule 6 to Require Proportionally Spaced Typeface: Comments (October 24, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
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- Proposed Revision to Commercial Division Rule 1 to Facilitate Remote Appearances by Counsel: Comments (September 30, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on OCA Proposed Adoption of Certain Rules of the Commercial Division in Other Courts of Civil Jurisdiction (January 29, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on Proposals Concerning Commercial Division Rules 9-a, 11-e, and 17 (May 16, 2018) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on Proposed Rule to Mitigate Risk of Inadvertent Privilege Waiver (February 01, 2018) PDF
  
  Author(s): Litigation Committee Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on Proposed Statewide Rules of the Appellate Division (August 24, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
- Comments on the Proposed Large Complex Case List in the Commercial Division (July 25, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on Proposed Rules for Electronic Filing in the Appellate Division (July 25, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on Proposed Commercial Division Rule Changes Relating to Alternative Dispute Resolution (June 02, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on OCA’s Proposed Amendment of Rules for Electronic Filing Concerning Working Copies (June 02, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on Proposed Commercial Division Rule Relating to Applications for Temporary Restraining Orders (January 06, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on OCA's Proposed Rule of the Commercial Division Addressing the Sealing of Court Records (December 15, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Communications & Media Law Committee Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on proposed amendment of Commercial Division Rule relating to direct testimony in affidavit form by a party’s own witness in a non-jury trial or evidentiary hearing (July 26, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Requesting a Temporary Restraining Order in the Commercial Division of the NY County Supreme Court: A Practical Checklist (April 11, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on the Unified Court System's Commercial Division Advisory Council's proposal to amend the Standard Form Confidentiality Order (March 28, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Council on Judicial Administration Communications & Media Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on proposed Commercial Division rule changes and proposed amendments to the Model Preliminary Conference Form (March 07, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Council on Judicial Administration
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Proposed amendments to Article 9 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules to reform and modernize the administration of class actions in NYS courts (November 05, 2015) PDF
  
  Author(s): Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Council on Judicial Administration
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on Pending Proposals from the Commercial Division Advisory Council (June 11, 2015) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Council on Judicial Administration
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on Proposed Commercial Division Rule Changes and New Model Compliance Conference Form (November 25, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Council on Judicial Administration
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Proposed Local Rule on E-Discovery (May 2012) (May 01, 2012) PDF
  
  Author(s): Litigation Committee
  
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- Report on the 1993 Amendments to the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 (May 2010) (June 01, 2010) PDF
  
  Author(s): Litigation Committee
  
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- Letter to the New York State Legislature urging that it pass legislation providing for judicial raises during the present legislative session (December 01, 2007) PDF
  
  Author(s): Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on the Civil Appeals Management Program (CAMP) Survey (April 01, 2007) PDF
  
  Author(s): Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- State Class Actions: Three Proposed Amendments to Article 9 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules (September 01, 2003) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Consumer Affairs Committee Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Federal Courts Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
News & Media
- 2023 New York State Legislative Session Wrap Up (June 12, 2023)
- Legal Reforms, Bills Featured In NYC Bar Legislative Agenda (Law360) (February 14, 2023)
- City Bar Urges Added Funding to Restore NY Courts to Pre-Pandemic Levels (New York Law Journal) (February 14, 2023)
- New York City Bar Association Releases 2023 New York State Legislative Agenda (February 14, 2023)
- 2023 NYS Legislative Agenda: Reform and Modernize the Administration of Class Actions in New York’s Courts (February 13, 2023)
- How Attys Grapple With The Changing E-Discovery Landscape (Law360 Pulse) (November 14, 2022)
- Big Picture, Brevity Vital For Outside Counsel In Litigation (Law360 Pulse) (September 07, 2022)
- Making It Work: The In-House/Outside Litigation Counsel Dynamic - Regeneron and Krieger Kim & Lewin (July 06, 2022)
- Remote Notarization Is Here, Now: A Giant Step Forward for New York’s Notary Laws (New York Law Journal) (March 30, 2022)
- Making It Work: The In-House/Outside Litigation Counsel Dynamic – Bayer and Sidley Austin (January 20, 2022)
- Making It Work: The In-House/Outside Litigation Counsel Dynamic – PepsiCo (December 10, 2021)
- Law Beat: Critics say commercial law can't apply for all NYS civil cases (Albany Times Union) (September 27, 2021)
- Making It Work: The In-House/Outside Litigation Counsel Dynamic - Nike and DLA Piper - a City Bar Podcast (June 15, 2021)
- Virtual Proceedings in the New York State and Federal Courts: Lessons Learned and Next Steps: Roundtable on Best Practices (March 23, 2021)
- Virtual Proceedings in the New York State and Federal Courts: Lessons Learned and Next Steps: Experience in Complex Litigation Courts (March 09, 2021)
- Virtual Proceedings in the New York State and Federal Courts: Lessons Learned and Next Steps: Experience in the Peoples’ Courts (February 23, 2021)
- Advocating in the Heat of the Legislative Session (May 31, 2019)
- Federal Court Judge Pamela Chen speaks to members of the NYC Bar Association (February 06, 2019)
- Proposed Amendment Requires Supporting Papers to Accompany TROs (March 08, 2017)
- 2017 NYS Legislative Agenda Item (March 02, 2017)
- Becoming a US Magistrate Judge (December 05, 2016)
- City Bar Nominates Kiernan as Its Next President (May 15, 2016)
- City Bar Releases 2016 State Legislative Agenda (February 16, 2016)

Litigation Committee

The Litigation Committee develops and presents continuing education programs and educational materials, and reports and comments on the effective and appropriate conduct of business in New York state and federal trial and appellate courts.

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