If the “benefit” was the result of a contractual relationship, a lawsuit for the breach of that contract Briefly stated, a quasi-contractual obligation is one imposed by law where there has been no agreement The law creates it, regardless of the intention of the parties, to assure a just and equitable result forth its contract” and  anticipated that there may be interference from existing and abandoned gas lines

background, and as set forth in one of our prior Blogs, Rule 3215(c) of the New York Civil Practice Law

Fraudulent Conveyance Under Debtor/Creditor Law Under Debtor and Creditor Law § 273, “ conveyance that handing over the footage), then Hollander may be liable under this cause of action. 11 General Business Law § 349 General Business Law § 349(a) provides that “deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any

this BLOG has previously explained, CPLR 205(a) is a “remedial” statute that “has existed in New York law new action would have been timely commenced within the applicable limitations period prescribed by law

the regulatory regime applicable to broker-dealers to be a cornerstone of the U.S. federal securities laws policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to achieve compliance with applicable securities laws

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The First Department’s Decision Under New York law, fraud can be based not only on affirmative misrepresentations

New York’s prohibition against champertous transactions is codified in Section 489 of the Judiciary Law Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, that a corporation or association does not violate Judiciary Law § 489(1), as a matter of law, when the “purpose in taking assignment of … rights … was to enforce its loan and would suffer the damages of any default on the loan, the Court found that, as a matter of law , it did not violate New York law. 5 While champerty is not a frequent topic for examination by this

New York’s prohibition against champertous transactions is codified in section 489 of the Judiciary Law related to the ‘sin’ of usury and its concomitant legal prohibitions evaded the strict prohibitive laws Co., 248 AD2d 311 ), it has been hesitant to find that an action is champertous as a matter of law The words, "sole" and "primary," are not synonymous generally or in law. The bottom line is that Judiciary Law § 489 requires that the acquisition be made with the intent and

voluntarily made with full knowledge of the facts, and in the absence of fraud or material mistake of fact or law The lease was drafted when New York’s “Sunday Blue Laws” prohibited businesses from operating on Sunday After the “Blue Laws” were declared unconstitutional, defendant started invoicing Gimbel Brothers $10.00 weight of the evidence supports the conclusion that Gimbels was not operating under an actual mistake of law The First Department modified the motion court’s order, on the law, to, inter alia , reinstate Plaintiff

A choice-of-law provision dictated that the contract was governed by and construed in accordance with New York law. negligent misrepresentation, and unjust enrichment, as well as those based on Massachusetts’s statutory law

alleged fraud to be able to make a well reasoned decision on whether it should participate in the filed lawsuit Information: The Government’s New Policy to Dismiss These Parties in False Claims Act Litigation, 13 Health Law technicians and/or non-certified technicians, in violation of Medicare and other federal and state insurance laws