By: Jeffrey M. Haber As readers of this Blog know, a “cause of action to recover damages for fraudulent misrepresentation requires a misrepresentation or a material omission of fact which was …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In Skyview Capital, LLC v. Conduent Business Servs., LLC, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 03291 (1st Dept. June 03, 2025) (here), the Appellate Division, First Department addressed various …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber A claim for fraud requires “a material misrepresentation of a fact, knowledge of its falsity, an intent to induce reliance, justifiable reliance by the plaintiff and damages.”[1] …
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 …
In Benjamin v. Yeroushalmi, 2019 N.Y. Slip Op. 08647 (2d Dept. Dec. 4, 2019) (here), the Appellate Division, Second Department considered an appeal involving an action to recover damages for …
There are five elements to a fraud claim: “(1) a material misrepresentation of a fact, (2) knowledge of its falsity, (3) an intent to induce reliance, (4) justifiable reliance by …
To plead a fraud or fraudulent inducement claim, a plaintiff must allege the following: “a misrepresentation or a material omission of fact which was false and known to be false …
Statutes of limitations are an important part of litigation. A plaintiff who sits on his/her rights can be denied access to the courthouse for failing to timely assert his/her claim(s). …
As readers of this Blog know, one of the elements of a fraud claim is “justifiable reliance.” In Ambac Assurance Corp. v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 31 N.Y.3d 569 (2018), …
Plaintiffs claiming that they have been the victims of fraud must satisfy heightened pleading standards to enter the courthouse. Under the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules, CPLR 3016(b), …
