Published in the March 2020 edition of Queens Bar Bulletin, Editor’s Note, by Paul E. Kerson. As cooperative and condominium apartment houses continue to be built in Queens County, disputes between their Boards of Directors and their apartment owners have become increasingly common. However, a Co-op Board or Condominium Board, though governed by the New […]

Published in the February 2020 edition of Queens Bar Bulletin, Editor’s Note, by Paul E. Kerson. The New York State election of 1994 was enough to horrify even the most seasoned among us. George Pataki beat incumbent Governor Mario Cuomo by three percentage points. Pataki promised to reinstate the death penalty, and that was his […]

Published in the January 2020 edition of Queens Bar Bulletin, Editor’s Note, by Paul E. Kerson. People v. Cardwell and Goss, 78 N.Y. 2d 996, 575 N.Y.S. 2d 267 (1991) is a leading decision concerning severances in multi-defendant criminal cases. The Court of Appeals stated the law on this subject as follows: “Special factors unique […]