By: Jeffrey M. Haber As readers of this Blog know, pleading and proving fraud is not easy. The law reporters (not to mention the pages of this Blog) are bursting …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber On May 6, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) announced (here) the filing of fraud charges against MCC International Corp. (“MCC”), which …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Commercial transactions very often involve parties from different states and/or different countries. One party can be domiciled in New York, for example, while the other can …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger The readers of this Blog know that we frequently discuss numerous aspects of residential mortgage litigation. See, e.g., [here] and the articles linked therein. A related …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber As a general matter, a fraud claim is not duplicative of a contract claim where the plaintiff alleges misrepresentations of fact, as opposed to misrepresentations of …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In Wilsey v. 7203 Rawson Rd., LLC, 2022 N.Y. Slip Op. 02905 (4th Dept. Apr. 29, 2022) (here), the Appellate Division, Fourth Department considered principles of …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger Statute of limitations issues frequently arises in mortgage foreclosure actions. This Blog has written extensively on a variety of issues related to mortgage foreclosure, including those …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber New York courts favor the enforcement of forum selection clauses. They do so because they provide certainty and predictability in the resolution of disputes. [Ed. Note: …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Since inception of this Blog, we have written about many types of fraud, such as affinity fraud, common law fraud, fraud in the inducement, fraudulent concealment, and …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger The readers of this Blog know that we frequently discuss numerous aspects of residential mortgage litigation. See, e.g., [here] and the articles linked therein. A related …
