NYLE Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. In New York, the physician-patient privilege applies to communications made for the purpose of: → Obtaining medical advice or treatment
2. Which of the following best describes the concept of 'efficient breach'? → A deliberate breach because the breaching party will profit even after paying damages
3. Under New York's bail reform laws (effective 2020), for which category of offenses must the court generally release the defendant without monetary bail? → Most misdemeanors and non-violent felonies
4. Under New York law, which party bears the burden of proving comparative fault of the plaintiff in a negligence action? → The defendant bears the burden of proving the plaintiff's comparative negligence
5. In New York, a defendant who voluntarily becomes intoxicated and commits a crime may use voluntary intoxication as a defense only to negate: → An element requiring intent or knowledge, but not recklessness (PL 15.05(3), 15.25)
6. Which standard governs a landowner's duty of care to a trespasser under New York law? → A duty to refrain from willful or wanton conduct
7. A fixture in New York is generally defined as personal property that has become: → Permanently attached to real property and treated as part of it
8. An agreement to keep an offer open in exchange for consideration is called: → An option contract
9. Affix-and-mail service is: → Not accessible unless delivery-by-mail and personal delivery are not possible.
10. Which of the following is NOT a required formality for a valid and enforceable prenuptial agreement under New York Domestic Relations Law § 236(B)(3)? → The agreement must be reviewed by independent legal counsel for each party.
11. Under New York law, which concurrent ownership form allows a surviving co-owner to automatically inherit the deceased co-owner's share? → Both B and C
12. Under the CPLR, when is interlocutory appellate review available as of right? → From orders granting or denying a provisional remedy such as a preliminary injunction
13. Attendees at an administrative hearing: → may be counseled and accompanied.
14. Which of the following principles requires a party to raise all available administrative remedies before seeking judicial review in New York? → Exhaustion of administrative remedies
15. When a New York administrative agency interprets its own regulation, what level of deference do courts typically afford? → The agency's interpretation is given deference unless irrational or unreasonable
16. Under New York law, what is the speedy trial time limit for felony prosecutions? → The prosecution must be ready for trial within six months of commencement of the action
17. In a New York civil case, interrogatories served on a party must be answered within what time period under CPLR 3133? → 20 days
18. In a New York equitable distribution proceeding, which of the following is generally classified as separate property? → An inheritance received by one spouse during the marriage
19. Under New York's common-law 'rule of convenience', a class gift to 'children' in a will presumptively closes when: → The testator dies
20. Under CPLR 4101, the right to a jury trial in a New York civil action is preserved for issues of fact in which type of action? → Actions to recover a sum of money only
21. Under New York law, a separation agreement between spouses must be: → In writing, subscribed by both parties, and acknowledged before a notary
22. Under New York law, mortgage foreclosure actions on residential property are conducted as: → Judicial proceedings requiring a court action, order of reference, and judicial sale
23. Under CPLR 3103, a court may issue a protective order limiting disclosure. Which of the following is a recognized ground for such an order? → The demand is unreasonably burdensome or seeks privileged material
24. Under the CSSA (DRL 240(1-b)), which of the following is NOT a mandatory add-on to basic child support? → Educational expenses for private school
25. In New York, a plaintiff's failure to prosecute an action may result in dismissal under which CPLR provision? → CPLR 3216
26. When may a New York Family Court issue a temporary order of protection in a family offense proceeding? → Upon the filing of a petition, ex parte if necessary
27. Under New York Penal Law, what is the primary distinction between larceny by trick and larceny by false pretenses? → Whether the victim transferred title or merely possession
28. Under DRL § 7, which of the following renders a New York marriage voidable rather than void ab initio? → One spouse lacked the mental capacity to consent at the time of the marriage
29. Which of the following is NOT an essential element for the creation of a valid express trust in New York? → Approval of the trust by the Surrogate's Court
30. Under New York law, what is the 'perfect tender rule' as applied under UCC Article 2? → A buyer may reject goods if they fail in any respect to conform to the contract