On May 7, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) announced (here) that it had settled an insider trading action against Brian Fettner (“Fettner”), a Nevada resident who …
FOLLOW-UP – THE NEW YORK COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMS THE APPELLATE DIVISION, SECOND DEPARTMENT’S, ENFORCEMENT OF WAIVER OF DECLARATORY RELIEF IN COMMERCIAL LEASE RESULTING IN THE DENIAL OF TENANT’S YELLOWSTONE …
This Blog has previously written about the equitable estoppel doctrine in the context of the statute of limitations (here). See General Stencils v. Chiappa, 18 N.Y.2d 125, 128 (1966); Zumpano …
On April 29, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced (here) that it filed charges against a New York City man for continuing a previously charged ticket resale scheme, …
In Siwiec v. United Rest. Group Inc., 2019 N.Y. Slip Op. 31152(U) (Sup. Ct. Kings County Apr. 11, 2019) (here), the Court reminds litigants that if they want to bring …
This Blog has strived to highlight cases and issues that may be of interest to our readers. Sometimes, however, a case involves so many issues it is hard to isolate …
On April 25, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced (here) that it had charged Indianapolis-based Celadon Group Inc. (“Celadon”), a truckload freight transportation provider, with an accounting fraud …
Proper service of process is necessary before the court can acquire personal jurisdiction over the defendant to a lawsuit. If service of process is not properly effectuated the court is …
This Blog has written about cases in which the plaintiff claims to have been defrauded but fails to allege with particularity the elements of the claim. As readers of this …
In Sotheby’s, Inc. v. Chowaiki, 2019 N.Y. Slip Op. 30970(U) (Sup. Ct. N.Y. County Apr. 4, 2019) (here), Justice Andrea Masley of the New York Supreme Court, Commercial Division, issued …
