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- The Appellate Division, Third Department, Holds that Retroactive Application of the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (“FAPA”) Does Not Violate Due Process
which it determined that the retroactive application of FAPA does not violate a lender’s due process rights Conversely, the lender argued that retroactive application of FAPA would violate its due process rights In rejecting the lender’s position that its due process rights would be violated if FAPA was applied turn to plaintiff's contention that a retroactive application of FAPA would violate its due process right foreclosure actions where a final judgment has not been enforced does not violate plaintiff's due process rights
- Second Department Holds Foreclosure Sale Still Valid Despite Reversal of Related Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale
of foreclosure and sale, subsequently reversed, vacated, or otherwise set aside, may have had on the rights permits an “appellate court reversing or modifying a final judgment [to] order restitution of property or rights Further, the Court noted that the entry of a judgment of foreclosure and sale: transforms the lender’s rights good faith and for value” whose title would be affected by restitution of [the borrower]'s property rights notice of pendency is to put defendants and the world on constructive notice of the full scope of the rights
- Issues of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment In lieu of Complaint
6] In other words, summary judgment in lieu of complaint is not available to a plaintiff where “the right The “Transaction Documents” referenced in the Note included the Note itself and a registration rights agreement (“Registration Rights Agreement”), among others. The Registration Rights Agreement imposed a filing deadline as “the [earlier] of (i) the 15th calendar The motion court held that summary judgment under CPLR 3213 was not appropriate because the “right to
- REVIVE A TIME-BARRED CLAIM USING § 17-101 OF NEW YORK’S GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW
83, 84–85), as follows: “First, the primary purpose of the statute is to compel the exercise of a right Otherwise, the belated institution of an action might prejudice defendant’s preparation of evidence. For example, creditors may more accurately determine a person’s financial status if his former outstanding The fact that in 1991 the defendant believed he might owe the plaintiff some unagreed-upon amount of
- Enforcement News: Artificial Intelligence and The Risk of Investment Fraud
These bad actors might use catchy AI-related buzzwords and make claims that their companies or business AI technology might be used to impersonate a family member or friend, with the intent to convince an Scammers might use deepfake videos to imitate the CEO of a company announcing false news in an attempt to manipulate the price of a stock, or might use AI technology to produce realistic looking websites civil penalty, and to be subject to an investment company prohibition and associational bar with the right
- When Fraud Isn’t Duplicative of Breach of Contract
claims sufficient because defendants allegedly acted in bad faith to interfere with Metropolitan’s rights provided Metropolitan with full recourse if the guarantors acted in bad faith to impair Metropolitan’s rights It also exercised its contractual right to appoint a receiver over Schweizer. for breach of contract against the individual defendants, alleging bad-faith interference with its rights provisions, particularly the full‑recourse clauses barring bad‑faith interference with enforcement rights
- Sometimes a Contract is Ambiguous, and Sometimes it is Not
Pursuant to the agreement, plaintiff had “the exclusive right and option to purchase the” 50% interests The agreement further provided that, at the termination of the option, plaintiff “shall have the right already expired inasmuch as the December 31, 2020 deadline had passed, plaintiff never exercised his right agreement was ambiguous and may be interpreted as giving him, in addition to the option, the ‘exclusive right sought to convert an option agreement with clear temporal limits into an open‑ended exclusive purchase right
- Contribution and Indemnity: Court Rejects Claims for Both
establishes a quid pro quo arrangement: the settlor limits its liability but in exchange forfeits any right contribution was not barred where settlement was subject to stipulation that settling defendant preserved the right Foremost claimed unjust enrichment, breach of trust and creditor fraud against the Developer Defendants defendants argued that Foremost pleaded tort causes of action against them for breach of trust, defrauding creditors
- Second Department, Once Again, Dismisses Payment Claim of Unlicensed Electrical Contractor Despite Close Relationship with Licensed Electrical Contractor that Obtained the Permits and Performed the...
that licensing statutes are to be strictly construed and that an unlicensed contractor forfeits the right to regulate the business of installing, altering or repairing wiring and appliances for electrical light GC hired plaintiff Mikoma Technology of Power and Lights Wiring and Control Limited Liability Partnership recover against the defendants under a breach of contract or quantum meruit theory and has forfeited the right
- New York Supreme Court Addresses Pleading Requirements For Fraudulent Conveyance Actions
In very general terms, fraudulent conveyance statutes are designed to protect creditors from situations where a debtor transfers its assets to a creditor’s detriment. Presently, Article 10 of New York’s Debtor and Creditor Law (the “DCL”) governs fraudulent transfers. , is fraudulent as to both present and future creditors.” Because actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud creditors is difficult to prove, the Court recognized
- Fraud Notes: Alleging a Misrepresentation and Duplicative Damages
not accomplished within one year, to enter into a long-term ground lease granting the church the same rights Following the 2015 closing, Thor Livingston allegedly waived its rights to perform shoring and footing Simultaneously, the parties executed a separate agreement defining Thor Livingston’s development rights reconvey the church unit to the church, (2) that Thor Livingston falsely represented that it waived its rights Credit Suisse Sec. (USA) LLC, 165 A.D.3d 108, 114–15 (1st Dept. 2018) (citing Chowaiki & Co.
- First Department Holds Mortgagor That Sold Property During Foreclosure Has Standing to Raise RPAPL 1304 Defense Because He May Be Liable For Deficiency
Indeed, the Court in Nationstar was moved by the following facts: the lender did not waive its right 90 days from the sale of the property to make a motion for a deficiency judgment before losing that right the mortgaged property to a third party during the foreclosure action and the plaintiff waives its right notwithstanding that he transferred the mortgaged property to [the Transferee] and as a result, no longer has the right See, e.g., [here]. [3] This BLOG has previously addressed redemption rights. See, e.g., [here].

