By: Jeffrey M. Haber In today’s article, we explore New York’s heightened pleading standard for defamation per se and defamation by implication. In Armbruster Capital Mgt., Inc. v. Barrett, 2025 N.Y. …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In Sire Spirits, LLC v. Beam Suntory, Inc., 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 06297 (1st Dept. Nov. 18, 2025), the Appellate Division, First Department affirmed the denial of …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In today’s article, we examine Hofman v. Braun, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 34102(U) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County Oct. 24, 2025) (here), a case addressing the statute of …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Today, we examine familiar principles of contract interpretation, as well as the requirements for judicial dissolution of a partnership. The Rules of Contract Interpretation It is …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In 2019, New York enacted the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act, which repealed and replaced certain provisions of the Debtor and Creditor Law (“DCL”) relating to fraudulent conveyances,[1] …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In New York, when interpreting a contract, the words of the writing must be accorded their fair and reasonable meaning, aiming for a practical interpretation that realizes …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In Kellinger v. Fox Media LLC, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 33835(U) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County Oct. 8, 2025) (here), the New York Supreme Court granted a motion …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber On numerous occasions, this Blog has examined the attorney-client privilege, the common interest doctrine, and the attorney work product doctrine.[1] Today, we take another opportunity to …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Today, we consider Tahari v. 860 Fifth Ave. Corp., 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 05584 (1st Dept. Oct. 9, 2025) (here), an apparent case of first impression in …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In today’s Fraud Notes, we examine two cases involving principles familiar to readers of this Blog: the duplication doctrine and the requirement that plaintiffs plead sufficient facts …
