This BLOG has written extensively on issues related to residential mortgage foreclosure including, but not limited to: the notice requirements of RPAPL 1304 [HERE], [HERE], [HERE], [HERE], [HERE], [HERE] and …
In P & HR Solutions, LLC v. Ram Capital Funding, LLC, 2021 N.Y. Slip Op. 03554 (1st Dept. June 8, 2021) (here), the Appellate Division, First Department was faced with …
It is an understatement to say that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of life was far reaching. This Blog has written numerous articles specifically addressing the …
Conversion is a tort that “takes place when someone, intentionally and without authority, assumes or exercises control over personal property belonging to someone else, interfering with that person’s right of …
In today’s Fraud Notes, we examine Bullen v. CohnReznick, LLP (1st Dept. May 27, 2021) (here), and Sabourin v. Chodos, (1st Dept. May 27, 2021) (here), both decided by the …
Sometimes a fraud is so undetectable that even an expert hired to assist in due diligence activities can be the victim of fraud. That’s what happened in VXI Lux Holdco, …
As we have discussed in numerous posts, plaintiffs alleging breach of contract and fraud risk having the latter cause of action dismissed because it is duplicative of the former one. …
Frequently, individuals and entities (principals) act through agents to conduct business. When litigation arises from such business, the third parties with whom the agent interacted, often seek to hold the …
Readers of this Blog know that to state a cause of action for fraudulent inducement, the complaint must allege “that the defendant intentionally made a material misrepresentation of fact in …
This Blog frequently highlights cases analyzing the viability of fraud claims when contract claims are also made. See, e.g., [here], [here], [here], [here], [here], [here]. In Michael Davis Construction, Inc. …
