Appellate DivisionSecond Department

Only Court Can Decide to Adjourn Settlement Conference; Lawyer Fined, Sanctioned $6,250

Alienation of Temple in Breach of Religion's Bylaws, was Unlawful Interference wi

Infringement, Unfair Competition Claims Against Sellers of 'Gray Market' Cameras

The trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding plaintiff's expert's testimony after concluding that the expert's methodology was unreliable under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc., 509 U. S. 579 (1993), as the analytical gap between the data and the expert's opinion was too remote, and consequently, the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment to defendant based on the absence of any evidence of causation.

Settlement agreement entered into under authority other than CERCLA could give rise to CERCLA contribution action (Callahan, J.)

Reduction of employee's hours to zero could constitute adverse employment action (McConnell, P.J.)

Water district not required to demonstrate liability for remediation costs caused by groundwater pollution in order to bring private cause of action for indemnity under HSAA (Haller, J.)

Auto dealer's refusal to install temporary hand controls in vehicle offered for test drive may support claim under ADA (Graber, J.)

Water district may be able to recover some of future costs associated with groundwater protection program (Haller, J.)