By: Jeffrey M. Haber In commercial and business litigation, it is common for plaintiffs to assert claims against a business entity for wrongs committed by the entity. Often, plaintiffs will …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber “The elements of a cause of action for fraud require a material misrepresentation of a fact, knowledge of its falsity, an intent to induce reliance, justifiable …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger Mechanic’s liens are powerful tools that can be used by contractors, laborers and materialmen, among others, to assist in getting paid for work performed in improving …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber We have noted previously that the “policy of [the State of New York is] to encourage arbitration.”1 For this reason, “[a]ny doubts as to whether an …
Freiberger Haber LLP (the “Firm”) is pleased to announce that, effective December 1, 2022, it has moved to larger space in the same building. Our new suite number is shown …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber A partnership is an association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners of a business for profit.1 The formation of a partnership requires a …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger This Blog has previously discussed the discovery process and its relationship to the spoliation of evidence. [See, e.g., [here], [here], [here] and [here].] Briefly stated, and …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber One of the elements of a fraud claim that plaintiffs have difficulty satisfying is justifiable reliance. For this reason, the justifiable reliance element is most often …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber It should go without saying that a plaintiff claiming breach of contract should demonstrate that the parties formed a contract that has been breached. In fact, …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber “The attorney-client privilege shields from disclosure any confidential communications between an attorney and his or her client made for the purpose of obtaining or facilitating legal …
