By Jonathan H. Freiberger Sometimes someone receives a valuable benefit from your efforts and refuses to compensate you. If the “benefit” was the result of a contractual relationship, a lawsuit …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In our last article (here), we examined a choice-of-law provision that, if applied, would violate New York public policy concerning usurious loans. In that case, Virginia …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber It is well settled that parties to a contract are free to include choice-of-law provisions in their agreements. Such provisions are generally enforced by New York …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger Frequently, individuals or entities looking to purchase real property have insufficient savings to make the purchase with cash or otherwise do not want to purchase with …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber On March 20, 2018, the United States Supreme Court decided Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund, in which it unanimously held that the Securities …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber On August 23, 2023, the Appellate Division, Second Department issued two decisions that briefly touched upon fraud causes of action: Hershman v. Bank of N.Y. Mellon, …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger Generally, folks borrow money to purchase real property. Such loans are typically secured by a mortgage on the property being purchased. The mortgage, when filed with …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger Specific Performance is an equitable remedy used to compel a party to perform under a contract. McGinnis v. Cowhey, 24 A.D.3d 629 (2nd Dep’t 2005). Specific …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber On numerous occasions, this Blog has examined the attorney-client privilege and the attorney work product doctrine.1 Today, we take another opportunity to explore the contours of …
By Jonathan H. Freiberger This Blog has recently written on the issue of contractual limitations of liability. [Here] Proving that timing is everything, Jonathan H. Freiberger, one of Freiberger Haber …
