Browse New York Court of Appeals's 2025 caseload. 25 opinions with AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Court Dismisses Tortious Interference Claim Against Investor
Cortlandt St. Recovery Corp. v. Bonderman, decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether Cortlandt Street Recovery C...
Dismissal of wrongful termination claims affirmed
Dibrino v. Rockefeller Ctr. N., Inc., decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued for wrongful termination, a...
Excessive Force Claim Against Ithaca Police Denied
Gurbanova v. City of Ithaca, decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Gurbanova, sued the City of Ithaca and its police department...
Town zoning ban on cannabis dispensaries upheld
Hudson View Park Co. v. Town of Fishkill, decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Hudson View Park Co., challenged the Town of Fi...
Court Orders Disclosure of Housing Development Records Under FOIL
Matter of Mantilla v. New York City Dept. of Hous. Preserv. & Dev., decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The petitioner sought to compel the ...
Beneficiary's Right to Trust Accounting Affirmed
Matter of Miller, decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Appellate Division, First Department, affirmed a lower court's decision denying a ...
NY Court Affirms Drug Possession Conviction Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
People v. Smith, decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Smith, was convicted of criminal possession of a controlled substance in...
Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure Upheld in NYC Case
Smith v. City of New York, decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Smith, sued the City of New York alleging a violation of their...
Denial of unemployment benefits for vehicle misuse affirmed
Matter of Carmody (Commissioner of Labor), decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Appellate Division, Third Department, affirmed a decision...
Employee disqualified from unemployment benefits for misconduct
Matter of Jensen (Commissioner of Labor), decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a former employee, who had b...
Violent felony conviction bars certificate of relief from disabilities
Matter of Klosterman v. New York State Dept. of Corr. & Community Supervision, decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered...
Court Affirms Parental Alienation Finding Against Father
Matter of Monaghan v. Schroeder, decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved a challenge to a referee's determination that...
Landfill expansion not a new 'use' subject to town zoning
Matter of Seneca Meadows, Inc. v. Town of Seneca Falls, decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Town of Seneca Falls sought to impose zoning...
Probable cause for arrest based on informant tip and corroboration upheld
People v. Pamperien, decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the...
Temple's employment contract didn't require a formal hearing, court rules
Sander v. Westchester Reform Temple, decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Sander, sued Westchester Reform Temple for breach of...
Court Dismisses Breach of Contract and Tortious Interference Claims Against Bank
Article 13 LLC v. Ponce De Leon Fed. Bank, decided by New York Court of Appeals on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether Article 13 LLC could recove...
NY Court of Appeals Affirms Weapon Possession Conviction
People v. Wiggins, decided by New York Court of Appeals on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Wiggins, was convicted of criminal possession of a weapon in the secon...
Trustee's duties in MBS litigation governed by PSA, court rules
Van Dyke v. U.S. Bank, Natl. Assn., decided by New York Court of Appeals on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether U.S. Bank, as trustee, breached...
Statements of Opinion Not Defamatory, Court Rules
Ben-Dor v. Alchemy Consultant LLC, decided by New York Court of Appeals on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved a plaintiff's claim of defamation against a...
Third-party communication doesn't violate no-contact order
Matter of Parker J. (Beth F.), decided by New York Court of Appeals on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the interpretation of a "no-contact" provision in a cus...
NY Court of Appeals Affirms Drug Possession Conviction
People v. Leighton R., decided by New York Court of Appeals on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of criminal possession of a controlled substance in t...
Appellate Division Affirms Weapon Possession Conviction Based on Officer Testimony
People v. Williams, decided by New York Court of Appeals on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Williams, was convicted of criminal possession of a weapon in the sec...
Parental rights terminated due to abandonment despite mother's claims of obstruction
Matter of Aungst v. Family Dollar, decided by New York Court of Appeals on November 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Appellate Division, Third Department, reviewed a decision by the ...
NY Court: Named Driver Exclusion Violates Public Policy
Government Employees Ins. Co. v. Mayzenberg, decided by New York Court of Appeals on November 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether an insurance policy's "na...
Religious property tax exemption denied due to commercial use
Matter of First United Methodist Church in Flushing v. Assessor, Town of Callicoon, decided by New York Court of Appeals on November 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute cen...
CaseLawBrief tracks 25 opinions from New York Court of Appeals in 2025. This includes published and unpublished decisions.
The most common legal topics were: Informant'S Tip Reliability (3 cases), Fourth Amendment Search And Seizure (3 cases), Probable Cause For Arrest (2 cases), Corroboration Of Informant'S Information (2 cases), Criminal Possession Of A Controlled Substance (2 cases).
Outcomes: Defendant Win: 23, Plaintiff Win: 2.