New York State Sales Tax Memo
August 27, 2010: Several weeks ago the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance (the Department) advised us that the sale of abstracts of title and certain other information services will be subject to sales tax starting on September 1, 2010. FULL STORY »

Chapter 472 of the Laws of 2008
August 5, 2008: Governor Patterson signed Chapter 472 of the Laws of 2008. This Chapter imposes new notice requirements in residential mortgage foreclosure actions. FULL STORY »

Civil Practice Law and Rules
July 7, 2008: An act to amend the CPLR in relation to authorizing counties to increase the fees imposed by the county clerk for the recording, entering, indexing and endorsing a certificate on any instrument became a law. FULL STORY »