New York Law Watch
Decisions filed in January 2026
For January 2026, Law Watch lists 6 indexable decisions dated January 13, 2026 to January 30, 2026 across 3 decision weeks.
17 decision records: 6 meet the substance floor; 11 records are held from search listings.
Every decision that passed Law Watch’s clean-text gates in January 2026, from the official reporter. Decisions that do not meet the substance floor are listed but not indexed.
January 30, 2026
- People v Porter90 Misc 3d 321
The court granted the defendant’s motion to vacate his conviction and ordered a new trial, finding that the prosecution committed a Brady violation by suppressing material impeachment and exculpatory evidence. The suppressed evidence included documents showing the prosecutor’s intent to arrest a key witness as an accomplice and handwritten notes containing third-party guilt information.
January 22, 2026
- Prete v JJ Hoyt LLC251 AD3d 162
The court held that an abutting owner’s liability under the ‘special use’ exception is limited to defects caused by or arising from that specific special use, such as using a sidewalk as a driveway. Summary judgment was reversed because the defendant failed to establish that vehicular traffic did not cause the defect, leaving a factual issue for the jury.
January 21, 2026
- Williams v Board of Elections of the State of N.Y.90 Misc 3d 241
The court held that the 2024 Congressional Map for New York’s 11th District violates Article III, Section 4 (c) (1) of the New York State Constitution by unlawfully diluting the votes of Black and Latino voters. The court ordered the Independent Redistricting Commission to reconvene and create a new map by February 6, 2026, rather than drawing the lines itself.
January 15, 2026
- M.T. v Yeshiva Univ.251 AD3d 150
The court held that the Child Victims Act does not violate the Due Process Clause or the Supremacy Clause because final federal judgments dismissing time-barred claims do not create a constitutionally protected vested property right. Consequently, the state legislature may revive time-barred claims without abrogating any vested rights held by the defendants.
January 14, 2026
- People v Nymeen C.252 AD3d 1
An order dismissing an application for resentencing pursuant to the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act without prejudice is appealable as of right because it constitutes an order denying resentencing. The court affirmed the dismissal because the defendant failed to provide evidence corroborating that she was a victim of domestic violence at the specific time of the offense.
January 13, 2026
- People v Vilella251 AD3d 109
The court held that the trial court satisfied the meaningful notice requirements of CPL 310.30 by providing counsel with notice of the actual specific contents of the jury notes, even though the notes were read almost verbatim rather than strictly verbatim. Consequently, the court found no mode of proceedings error and affirmed the conviction for attempted murder and assault.
Also decided
- Cassata v Michael Macrina Architect, P.C. 89 Misc 3d 865 January 27, 2026
- Edelstein LLC v Rodriguez 89 Misc 3d 953 January 21, 2026
- ENGLERT v RUSSELL 89 Misc 3d 969 January 16, 2026
- Matter of K.J. v S.A. 89 Misc 3d 1000 January 15, 2026
- MTR OF BEELINE.COM v STATE 251 AD3d 143 January 15, 2026
- Matter of Coalition for Fairness in Soho & Noho, Inc. v City of New York 46 NY3d 1 January 13, 2026
- Deutsche Bank v LeTennier 251 AD3d 97 January 8, 2026
- PEOPLE v COLLIER 45 NY3d 611 January 8, 2026
- 190 MESEROLE v 188 MESEROLE 89 Misc 3d 938 January 6, 2026
- FUNTI v ANDREWS 251 AD3d 44 January 6, 2026
- 57TH & 6TH v CARNEGIE CORP 89 Misc 3d 918 January 5, 2026