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For January 2, 2026 through January 8, 2026, the following preliminary appeal statements were filed:

PATEL v MAYBANK (— AD3d —, 2025 NY Slip Op 05194):
APL-2026-00001 1st Dept. App. Div. order of 9/30/25; reversal; leave to appeal granted by the Appellate Division, on a certified question, 12/18/25; Employment Relationships--Whether plaintiff's cause of action seeking attorneys' fees, costs and liquidated damages for unpaid severance pay under Labor Law §§ 193 and 198 is barred under Labor Law § 198-c because plaintiff was an executive; Supreme Court, New York County, granted defendant's motion to dismiss the amended complaint's second cause of action under Labor Law §§ 193 and 198 for unpaid severance pay; App. Div. reversed and denied motion.

ZAIN v ISAACSON (242 AD3d 438):
APL-2025-00225 1st Dept. App. Div. order of 10/2/25; affirmance; leave to appeal granted by the Appellate Division, on a certified question, 12/18/25; Physicians and Surgeons--Malpractice-- Whether the courts below properly denied defendants' motion to dismiss, rejecting defendants' argument that they are entitled to immunity under the Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act (EDTPA); whether podiatrists are "health care professionals" that provide "health care services" within the meaning of the EDTPA; Supreme Court, New York County, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, denied so much of defendants' motion as was to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action; App. Div. affirmed.