Commercial litigation involving mortgage-backed securities (MBS) cases can be complex and labor-intensive. Attorneys handling MBS cases often must follow intricate and multiple transactions involving many players, including securities issuers, securities …
On March 29, 2018, the New York Court of Appeals decided Kolchins v. Evolution Markets, Inc., a case that addresses several important practice issues. Plaintiff in Kolchins was a commodity …
JEFFREY M. HABER, CO-FOUNDING PARTNER OF FREIBERGER HABER LLP, IS AGAIN RECOGNIZED BY SUPER LAWYERS MAGAZINE New York, NY (Law Firm Newswire) April 5, 2018 – Freiberger Haber LLP is …
What is a Trade Secret? At its core, a trade secret is information of commercial value. It can be anything, such as a formula, strategy, device, process, or recipe. It …
On March 29, 2018, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced (here) that it had reached agreement with Barclays Capital, Inc. and several of its affiliates (together, “Barclays” or the “Bank”) …
Simply stated, the “Voluntary Payment Doctrine” bars recovery of payments voluntarily made with full knowledge of the facts, and in the absence of fraud or material mistake of fact or …
It is well-settled that a plaintiff asserting a derivative claim seeks to recover for injury to the business entity. A plaintiff asserting a direct claim seeks redress for injury to …
On March 20, 2018, the United States Supreme Court decided Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund, No. 15-1439, in which it unanimously held that the Securities Litigation Uniform …
A mechanic’s lien is an encumbrance on the title to the real property. Contractors and subcontractors, among others (collectively, “Contractors”), whose work improves real property, are entitled to place a …
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) is the largest independent, non-governmental regulator of broker-dealer firms doing business in the United States. See UBS Fin. Servs., Inc. v. W. Va. Univ. …
