By: Jeffrey M. Haber In Bron v. Fritch, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 32439(U) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County July 12, 2024 (here), the court was asked to confirm an arbitration award, …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger The Courts of New York will not aid in the enforcement of a contract when the subject matter is illegal. Cases standing for this seemingly unremarkable …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In Iberdrola Energy Projects v. Oaktree Capital Management L.P., 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 03798 (1st Dept. July 11, 2024) (here), the Appellate Division, First Department was …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger Today’s article relates to renewal judgments under CPLR 5014 in the face of potentially defective service of process. This BLOG has previously addressed CPLR 5014 [here]. …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act, also known as the “BSA,” enacted in 1970, established requirements for record-keeping and reporting by banks and other financial institutions.1 …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Under New York law, an action based upon fraud must be commenced within six years of the date the cause of action accrued, or within two years …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber As readers of this Blog know, we have frequently written about how courts enforce contracts that are clear and unambiguous. In fact, many of our articles …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger On numerous occasions, this Blog has addressed issues related to RPAPL 1304. [Eds. Note: to view this Blog’s prior articles on RPAPL 1304, kindly type “RPAPL …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Arbitration is an alternative form of dispute resolution where the parties voluntarily agree that a neutral person will resolve any legal disputes between them, instead of …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In a prior post, we examined the impact of proofreading failures when drafting an agreement (here). In MAK Technology Holdings Inc. v. Anyvision Interactive Technologies Ltd., …
