People text and e-mail all day and every day. When communicating from a personal smart phone, a privately-owned personal computer or over a personal e-mail network, concerns over privacy are …
In today’s Fraud Notes, we look at two fraud cases involving real estate: Lash v. Schleider, 2020 N.Y. Slip Op. 30406(U) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County Feb. 11, 2020) (here); and …
Elder financial exploitation is a significant problem. Everyone reading this article may be affected in some way. Our family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and/or customers may fall victim to financial exploitation. …
In New York State, money judgments are valid for 20 years. CPLR § 211(b). Money judgments recorded in the county in which real property is located remain liens on that …
On February 6, 2020, Justice Jennifer G. Schecter of the Supreme Court, New York County issued a decision in which she ruled, among other things, that Kesha Rose Sebert (better …
Readers of this Blog know that we like to write about fraud cases. After all, a fraud can be perpetrated in so many contexts. Indeed, the circumstances upon which one …
On numerous occasions, this Blog has addressed issues surrounding certain notice obligations imposed on mortgage lenders foreclosing on residential property. For example, section 1303 of the Real Property Actions and …
In New York, arbitration, like other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, is valid and enforceable. Westinghouse v. New York City Tr. Auth., 82 N.Y.2d 47, 54 (1993) (“Considerable authority thus supports …
Investment scams come in many forms. Affinity fraud is one type of investment scam. In this form of fraud, the person committing the fraud preys upon members of an identifiable …
In this Blog’s post entitled: “Real Property Owners and Contractors should be Aware of the Trust Fund Provisions of New York’s Lien Law,” the trust fund provisions of New York’s …
