By Jonathan H. Freiberger As explained in our Blog entitled: “Get Rid of a Stale Mortgage By Bringing an Action Under RPAPL 1501(4),” mortgage on real property are typically delivered …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Taxes. Everyone hates paying them. As one might expect, taxpayers often look for any opportunity to minimize their tax obligation. When securities are involved, especially in …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In Lucky of 195 Madison St. Roofing & Contracting Inc. v. Creif, 109 LLC, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 02065 (1st Dept. Apr. 20, 2023) (here), the …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger In our October 19, 2020, Blog [here] we discussed, inter alia, Administrative Order 98-20, issued by Andrew A. Crecca, District Administrative Judge, Suffolk County. AO 98-20 established …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber When is a joint venture a joint venture under the law? The easy answer to this question can be found when the parties enter into an …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Under the doctrine of res judicata, a final judgment on the merits of a claim precludes re-litigation of that claim by a party, and those in …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger As explained in prior Blog articles, a court will grant a motion for summary judgment if, upon all the papers and evidence submitted, the cause of …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In today’s article, we address the question: When is an attorney authorized to act on behalf of a party? As one would expect, when the client …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In Norman Realty & Constr. Corp. v. 151 E. 170th Lender LLC, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 01843 (1st Dept. April 6, 2023) (here), the Appellate Division, …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger This Blog has previously discussed informal appearances in an article aptly titled: “Informal Appearances,” from which the introductory information related to informal appearances is taken. Informal …
