On April 9, 2018, Justice Shirley Werner Kornreich of the Supreme Court, New York County, Commercial Division granted a motion for summary judgment involving claims that the defendant owed the …
There is an old idiom that says: “the devil is in the details.” It generally means that although something may seem simple, the details are complicated and likely to cause …
It’s an unfortunate fact of life that victims of natural disasters, such as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and those who try to help them, often become the targets of fraud. …
Ponzi schemes seem to be in vogue lately. Last week the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and the Department of Justice, announced the filing of two enforcement and criminal proceedings …
Prejudgment attachment is a provisional remedy that provides a plaintiff with a statutory mechanism by which he/she can secure a defendant’s assets during the pendency of a lawsuit. In effect, …
Although courts will pierce the corporate veil “to prevent fraud or achieve equity,” Morris v. N.Y. State Department of Taxation & Finance, 82 N.Y.2d 135, 140 (1993) (quoting Int’l Aircraft …
