A unanimous panel of the Appellate Division, First Department, agreed that a statute of limitations defense “concealed” in boilerplate language asserting 15 other defenses was ineffective, but the panel split as to what would be a proper pleading.

The inclusion of the defense “within a laundry list of predominantly inapplicable defenses did not provide plaintiff with the requisite notice,” said Justice Rolando Acosta, writing for the three-judge majority.

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