About: Jeffrey Haber

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Conflicts of Interest and No-Action Clauses

By: Jeffrey M. Haber In Finkelstein v. U.S. Bank, N.A., 2025 N.Y. Slip Op 32882(U) (Sup. Ct., July 30, 2025) (here), plaintiff alleged that he was underpaid on his investment in …

• Posted on: Aug 25 2025
• By: Jeffrey Haber

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Second Department Affirms Denial of Summary Judgment in Mortgage Foreclosure Action For Failure to Demonstrate Compliance with RPAPL 1304

By: Jonathan H. Freiberger This BLOG has written extensively on a wide variety of issues in the area of mortgage foreclosure.[1] While we have not written about RPAPL 1304 in …

• Posted on: Aug 22 2025
• By: Jeffrey Haber

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When a Filing is Not a Filing

By: Jeffrey M. Haber On occasion, we examine procedural matters that have an impact on the substantive rights of the parties. In Richardson v. Beal, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 32804(U) (Sup. …

• Posted on: Aug 20 2025
• By: Jeffrey Haber

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Plaintiff’s Allegations and Records Show Its Claim Was Time Barred

By: Jeffrey M. Haber In Southgate Owners Corp. v. Esposito, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 32750(U) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County July 24, 2025) (here), plaintiff sued defendant, a shareholder in its cooperative …

• Posted on: Aug 18 2025
• By: Jeffrey Haber

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Primer on Insurance Broker Liability (How can You Insure Proper Insurance Coverage)

By: Jonathan H. Freiberger Folks buy insurance to minimize loss in the event of occurrences that may cause injury to individuals or property. I would venture to say that most …

• Posted on: Aug 15 2025
• By: Jeffrey Haber

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Fraud Notes: The Discovery Rule for Fraud and The Failure to Articulate a False Statement

By: Jeffrey M. Haber In today’s fraud notes, we examine two cases: K.M. v. Ursuline School of New Rochelle, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 04643 (2d Dept. Aug. 13, 2025) (here), and …

• Posted on: Aug 13 2025
• By: Jeffrey Haber

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Enforcement News: SEC Charges Wisconsin Resident and The LLCs That He Owns and Controls with Perpetrating a Real Estate Affinity Fraud

By: Jeffrey M. Haber On August 1, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced (here) that it charged a Wisconsin resident and three limited liability companies that he owns and …

• Posted on: Aug 11 2025
• By: Jeffrey Haber

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The Second Department Holds that New York Need Not Possess Personal Jurisdiction Over a Judgment Debtor in Order to Recognize and Domesticate a Foreign Judgment Entitled to Full Faith and Credit

By: Jonathan H. Freiberger In today’s BLOG, we will address the enforcement of foreign judgments (i.e., judgments obtained outside the State of New York) in New York.[1]Simply stated, armed with …

• Posted on: Aug 8 2025
• By: Jeffrey Haber

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Enforcement News: The Custody Rule

By: Jeffrey M. Haber The Custody Rule provides that “it is a fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative act, practice or course of business within the meaning of section 206(4) of the …

• Posted on: Aug 6 2025
• By: Jeffrey Haber

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Release in Settlement Agreement Bars Class Action To Recover Damages For Certain Rent Overcharges

By: Jeffrey M. Haber This Blog has written frequently about the substance and scope of general releases.[1] In New York, “a valid release constitutes a complete bar to an action …

• Posted on: Aug 4 2025
• By: Jeffrey Haber

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