By Jonathan H. Freiberger While this Blog has addressed numerous issues relating to residential mortgage foreclosure, it has never touched upon the requirement in RPAPL 1351(1) that a judgment of …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In NW Media Holdings Corp. v. IBT Media Inc., 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 30875(U) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County Mar. 22, 2023) (here), Justice Melissa A. Crane …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber As we have noted previously, the financial exploitation of seniors is a significant problem (e.g., here, here, here, here, and here). As the incidence of financial exploitation and abuse increases, so …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger Structured settlement annuities are frequently used by courts and litigants to provide a stream of payments to, inter alia, injured parties and/or their families in personal …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber “Legal cannabis is an emerging industry, which makes it prime hunting ground for financial predators who will use every trick in the book to lure investors …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger This Blog has frequently addressed the interplay between document discovery in litigation and the repercussions resulting from the spoliation of evidence. [See, e.g., [here], [here], [here], …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber To establish a cause of action for fraud, a plaintiff must plead a material misrepresentation of a fact, knowledge of its falsity, an intent to induce …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Section 1104 of the Business Corporation Law (“BCL”) grants a court the power to order the dissolution of a corporation “when the holders of shares representing …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In Standlee Premium Prods, LLC v. WGST, Inc., 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 30625(U) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County Mar. 2, 2023) (here), the court addressed three topics …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber It is not often that we examine a case involving a cause of action for champerty. The last time we did so was on April 23, …
