By: Jeffrey M. Haber In Imperium Blue Acquisition Partners, LLC v. Marathon Asset Mgt., L.P., 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 01317 (1st Dept. Mar. 11, 2025) (here), the Appellate Division, First …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In today’s article, we revisit some familiar principles concerning claims of fraudulent inducement. We will also examine the impact of a contractual exculpatory clause on the viability …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Statutes of limitations limit the time within which a defendant can be held liable for any type of alleged wrongdoing. Plaintiffs who do not pursue their …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber To state a cause of action for fraud, a plaintiff must allege “a material misrepresentation of a fact, knowledge of its falsity, an intent to induce …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber As we have often explained in the articles in which we have examined fraud claims, to withstand a motion to dismiss, the plaintiff must plead fraud …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In Barlow v. Skroupa, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 05786 (1st Dept. Nov. 16, 2023) (here), the Appellate Division, First Department affirmed the dismissal of a fraud …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Negligent misrepresentation and fraudulent inducement are, to some extent, cut from the same cloth. Both causes of action involve false statements. Often, though not always, the …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber A partnership is an association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners of a business for profit.1 The formation of a partnership requires a …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In Yunjie Yang v. Knights Genesis Group, 2022 N.Y. Slip Op. 32126(U) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County July 6, 2022) (here), the court was asked to consider …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In today’s Fraud Notes, we examine three decisions issued by the Appellate Division, First Department in which themes familiar to readers of this Blog are at …
