New York’s Business Corporation Law (“BCL”) provides shareholders owning 50% or more of a corporation two paths to judicial dissolution: a) BCL § 1104 – deadlock at the board or …
As discussed in previous Blog posts, business owners and entrepreneurs wishing to insulate themselves from personal liability for the acts taken in the name of their business can generally do …
An interesting question sometimes arises in the tort arena in which a third-party to a transaction claims to have been injured by one of the parties. Do the parties to …
Clients often ask if their oral agreement is enforceable. To support their claim, they point to emails and text messages as evidence of such an agreement. As this Blog has …
In November of 2018, this Blog wrote about Unique Goals International, Ltd. v. Finskiy (here), a case involving a fraud cause of action that was dismissed because the plaintiff failed …
From time to time, this Blog writes about procedural issues that arise during the course of a litigation. Today, we write about the note of issue and certificate of readiness. …
Whether to permit discovery of insurance coverage decisions is often hotly contested. The issue typically arises in cases in which the carrier performs an investigation into the facts and circumstances …
In August of this year, this Blog wrote about Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v. Tilton, 2019 N.Y. Slip Op. 32470(U) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County Aug. 20, 2019) (here), a case involving …
It is not uncommon for parties settling an action to negotiate a confidentiality provision that prohibits them from disclosing the terms of their agreement. While there may be reasons for …
In Benjamin v. Yeroushalmi, 2019 N.Y. Slip Op. 08647 (2d Dept. Dec. 4, 2019) (here), the Appellate Division, Second Department considered an appeal involving an action to recover damages for …
