The legal profession mourns the death of Anthony V. Cardona, the Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Third Department. Justice Cardona was a jurist of compassion and wisdom, a hands-on administrator who deeply cared for his Department, and a kind, decent warm and generous person without any pretenses. He will be missed.

Below, we discuss key rulings from the Appellate Division’s four Departments that advanced the law in New York during the final quarter of 2011.

First Department