On March 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced (here) that BB&T Securities, LLC (“BB&T Securities”), a wholly owned brokerage subsidiary of BB&T Corp., had agreed to return …
In Ambac Assur. v. Countrywide, 31 N.Y.3d 569, 579 (2018) (here), the Court of Appeals described the justifiable reliance requirement of a fraud claim as a “fundamental precept” of the …
Around two centuries ago, German writer and statesman, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, wrote that “precaution is better than cure.” While von Goethe’s quote is applicable to a variety of situations, …
The title of a today’s post sums up the difficulties a plaintiff encounters when trying to pierce the corporate veil to hold a corporate officer, director or shareholder responsible for …
It is not uncommon for the owners of a business wishing to remove or buy-out one of their own, or who wish to dissolve the entity, to retain a valuation …
There are five elements to a fraud claim: “(1) a material misrepresentation of a fact, (2) knowledge of its falsity, (3) an intent to induce reliance, (4) justifiable reliance by …
As readers of this Blog know, we cover a broad range of issues that fall under the umbrella of commercial and business litigation. Two issues that often receive treatment from …
In today’s world of e-commerce, a person cannot buy something online, subscribe to a service, or join a club or organization without agreeing to the provider’s “terms of service”. These …
A shareholder’s derivative action is a lawsuit “brought in the right of a … corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, by a holder of shares or of voting …
Section 470 of New York’s Judiciary Law, provides: A person, regularly admitted to practice as an attorney and counsellor, in the courts of record of this state, whose office for …
