In March of this year, this Blog wrote about the voluntary payment doctrine (here) and how it is alive and well in New York. On November 15, 2018, the Appellate …
In business divorce cases, it is often necessary for the parties’ experts to prepare valuation reports – that is, reports that value an owner’s interest in a business or venture. …
If there is one thing people like less than attorneys, it is paying attorneys’ fees. Accordingly, great effort is made in contracts to shift to another party, the obligation for …
Dismissal of Securities Fraud Claim in Federal Court Has No Preclusive Effect on Common Law Fraud Claims Brought in State Court Securities fraud and common law fraud have much in …
[Editor’s Note: This article has been edited.] As discussed in previous Blog posts (here and here), business owners and entrepreneurs wishing to insulate themselves from personal liability for the acts …
Practitioners and their clients involved in bond offerings or other credit instruments are no strangers to trust indentures. These agreements typically contain a no-action clause, the primary purpose of which …
It is a good idea for homeowners to make sure that hired home improvement contractors are licensed. Licensure, however, is just as important from the perspective of the home improvement …
In the prior Blog article GET RID OF A STALE MORTGAGE BY BRINGING AN ACTION UNDER RPAPL 1501(4), we discussed provisions of New York’s Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law …
In March, this Blog wrote (here) about Hyuncheol Hwang v. Mirae Asset Sec. (USA) Inc., 2018 N.Y. Slip Op. 30368(U) (here). Hwang involved an employment dispute in which Hyuncheol Hwang …
Sir Walter Scott’s[1] original line is infinitely better (“O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!”) than this Blog title, which, nonetheless helps to illustrate …
