By: Jonathan H. Freiberger In today’s BLOG we will discuss Tri-Rail Designers & Builders, Inc. v. Concrete Superstructures, Inc., a case decided on November 12, 2025, by the Appellate Division, …
By: Jonathan H. Freiberger William Cowper, in his Eighteenth-Century poem “The Task,” coined the phrase “Variety’s the very spice of life.” Today, this phrase is used in many contexts; albeit …
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: Jonathan H. Freiberger Obtaining personal jurisdiction[1] over a defendant is a critical aspect of litigation. There are two components of personal jurisdiction, which the New York Court of Appeals …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Forum non conveniens is a common law doctrine in which a court may dismiss an action where another forum would be better suited to adjudicate the …
By: Jonathan H. Freiberger Appearing in an action may give rise to a waiver of a litigant’s right to challenge the court’s jurisdiction over the litigant. As explained in prior …
By: Jonathan H. Freiberger Today’s article relates to summary judgment in lieu of complaint pursuant to CPLR 3213,[1] which provides, in relevant part: When an action is based upon an …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Under New York law, an action based upon fraud must be commenced within six years of the date the cause of action accrued, or within two …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber New York “favors and encourages arbitration as a means of conserving the time and resources of the courts and the contracting parties”.[1] Under the Federal Arbitration …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber This Blog has written about the process known as “summary judgment in lieu of a complaint” on several occasions.[1] The process, codified in CPLR 3213, is a …
