From time to time, this Blog has written about lawsuits involving corporations, including those brought as shareholder derivative actions (here). As this Blog explained, a derivative action is a lawsuit …
What could this legislation mean for New York businesses? New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman recently introduced legislation intended to reduce the use of non-compete agreements in the workplace. …
We live in a technologically advanced world. Our phones are smart, our tablets are mini-computers, and our laptops/notebooks are more powerful than ever. We can interact with each other through …
Let’s say you, the reader, are an entrepreneur who wants to open a business. Although you are willing to run the risks associated with a startup, you do not want …
Bryan Reichel, founder of PureChoice — deceptive or duped? Business lawsuits involving accusations of fraud can be complicated and confusing. It is sometimes difficult to decipher who is lying and …
What is behind the lawsuit accusing Hitachi of Stealing Trade Secrets from Purolite? At the end of August, Purolite, an American water treatment company based in Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit …
Practitioners involved in qui tam litigation often encounter questions concerning when the statute of limitations begins to run. Under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), the government (or relator) must file …
What anticompetitive business actions are considered unfair? Amidst the recent commotion surrounding the wildly elevated prices of certain products sold by Mylan Pharmaceuticals (“Mylan”), New York State Attorney General Eric …
On May 31, 2016, the Appellate Division, First Department, issued MP Cool Investments Ltd. v. Forkosh, 2016 NY Slip Op. 05944, a case involving allegations of fraud in connection with …
When parties negotiate the terms of a contract, they cannot account for every contingency or event that may affect performance. To be sure, they try. But, it is simply not …
