By: Jeffrey M. Haber A suspicious activity report (“SAR”) is a document that financial institutions, broker-dealers, and those associated with their business, must file with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber On March 20, 2018, the United States Supreme Court decided Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund, in which it unanimously held that the Securities …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber On August 23, 2023, the Appellate Division, Second Department issued two decisions that briefly touched upon fraud causes of action: Hershman v. Bank of N.Y. Mellon, …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger Generally, folks borrow money to purchase real property. Such loans are typically secured by a mortgage on the property being purchased. The mortgage, when filed with …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger Specific Performance is an equitable remedy used to compel a party to perform under a contract. McGinnis v. Cowhey, 24 A.D.3d 629 (2nd Dep’t 2005). Specific …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber On numerous occasions, this Blog has examined the attorney-client privilege and the attorney work product doctrine.1 Today, we take another opportunity to explore the contours of …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber “The right to a trial by jury is governed by article I (§ 2) of the New York State Constitution,” which provides “that a ‘[t]rial by …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger This Blog has recently written on the issue of contractual limitations of liability. [Here] Proving that timing is everything, Jonathan H. Freiberger, one of Freiberger Haber …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Defamation is broadly defined as any false statement that harms the reputation of a person, business, or organization. It is a false statement “‘that tends to …
