
Referee Fees
- Nov 22 2019
Referees are frequently appointed by New York courts. The fees to which an appointed referee is entitled are generally governed by Rule 8003 of the New York Civil Practice Law …
Referees are frequently appointed by New York courts. The fees to which an appointed referee is entitled are generally governed by Rule 8003 of the New York Civil Practice Law …
A partnership is an association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners of a business for profit. Partnership Law § 10(1). Typically, a partnership is memorialized in …
On November 15, 2019, the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, issued a decision involving the impact, if any, of a bankruptcy discharge on a subsequent foreclosure proceeding – an issue, the …
Arbitration is an alternative form of dispute resolution where the parties voluntarily agree that a neutral, private person will resolve any legal disputes between them, instead of a judge or …
Retaliation is the primary concern among those who decide to blow the whistle on wrongdoing. It represents a significant impediment to obtaining the primary goals of whistleblowing: accountability and transparency …
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This Blog, in “Contract Must be Enforced According to Its Clear and Concise Terms Says Second Department,” analyzed Gristede’s Operating Corp. v. Scarsdale Shopping Ctr. Assoc., LLC, 2019 N.Y. Slip …
Under New York’s rules of contract interpretation, “when parties set down their agreement in a clear, complete document, their writing should be enforced according to its terms.” Riverside S. Planning …
Previously, this Blog has written about the difficulties a party encounters when trying to vacate an arbitral award. (E.g., here , here and here.) Indeed, courts are very reluctant to …
There has been a lot of litigation regarding an out of possession landlord’s tort liability to third parties. Generally, an out of possession landlord “is not liable for injuries resulting …