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On October 8, 2024, Justice Ruchelsman of the Kings County Commercial Division issued a decision in Harkins v. Stern, 2024 NY Slip Op. 33599(U), denying a motion for consolidation because of overlapping discovery where there were insufficiently similar questions of law or fact, explaining:

It is well settled that when two cases represent common

On October 7, 2024, Justice Schecter of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in TRB Acquisitions LLC v. Yedid, 2024 NY Slip Op. 33565(U), holding that a claim that cannot survive summary judgment lacks a substantial basis under New York’s anti-SLAPP law, explaining:

[A]s the Appellate Division recently confirmed, a claim