Legal Opinion
Cable Films v. Ampro Video Productions, Inc.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided September 25, 1984PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David B. Saxe, J.
If an attorney attends a compulsory arbitration (22 NYCRR 28.2) hearing without his client being present and does not cross-examine opposing witnesses or otherwise participate in the arbitration process, does he make an “appearance” in order to preserve his client’s right to demand a trial de novo (22 NYCRR 28.12) or has he defaulted requiring an application to vacate the default (22 NYCRR 28.7) by establishing “good cause”?
This case was first submitted to compulsory arbitration under 22 NYCRR 28.2 because the amount of claimed damages was less than…
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