By: Jonathan H. Freiberger Obtaining personal jurisdiction[1] over a defendant is a critical aspect of litigation. There are two components of personal jurisdiction, which the New York Court of Appeals …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Pursuant to CPLR 3213, a plaintiff may commence an action “based upon an instrument for the payment of money only or upon any judgment” by filing …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Ponzi schemes and affinity fraud frequently overlap because both exploit trust and social interactions to operate effectively.[1] A Ponzi scheme relies on a continuous stream of new …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In BLDG 44 Developers LLC v. Pace Companies N.Y., LLC, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op 32881(U) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County July 25, 2025) (here), BLDG 44 Developers LLC …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
