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- Second Department Shorts: Two Cases, One Element of Fraud
because the rent under each amendment was below market: “The fact that plaintiff’s new general partner might “To establish the right to rescind an insurance policy, an insurer must show that its insured made a
- Want to Hold a Corporate Officer Personally Liable for an Alleged Wrong? Try Piercing the Corporate Veil … if You Can
Recovery Credit Servs., Inc. , 98 F.3d 13, 18 (2d Cir. 1996) (quoting Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. v. Town-Line reserved the right to prepay the note at any time without penalty. On December 20, 2007, more than three years after the closing, Town-Line exercised its right to prepay would be left with no source of revenue going forward – thereby presenting a very real risk that DKM might To manage the risk that DKM might not be able to pay on indemnification claims, Town-line “retain part
- Improperly “Serving” a Notice to Appoint a New Attorney on Borrower Pursuant to CPLR 321(c), Did Not Serve the Lender Well in a Mortgage Foreclosure Action
opportunity to obtain new counsel before further proceedings are taken and thereby avoid prejudice that might
- COVID-19 and the Doctrines of Frustration of Purpose and Impossibility
Bronx County Mar. 29, 2021), a case involving a commercial lease for space that was to be used as a night pandemic and the Governor’s executive orders prevented it from exclusively operating the space as a night
- Using Real Property Law §329 To Cancel Certain Recorded Instruments
The complaint in Newpar alleged that a contract containing a “right of first refusal” on the sale of The Newpar Court found that, by recording the contract, defendant “converted his ‘personal right’ against “Since the defendant would be entitled to specific performance of his right of first refusal as against the plaintiff, a purchaser with notice of the defendant’s rights would likewise be subject to the same
- The Pitfalls of the Informal Appearances and the Benefit of the Corporate Veil
was ever retained to represent [Corporation] in this action, the Affidavit advanced contentions that might
- Breach of Contract and Broken Cookies with Fraud and Fiduciary Duty Sprinkles
clear but is susceptible to different meanings; or although the language is clear, taken literally, it might “Insomnia”), a company engaged in the business of baking and delivering cookies, especially late at night contractual obligation to pay Barnett in the event of a Liquidation Event, Barnett did not retain any other right potentially unnecessary injustice to dismiss a case at an early stage where any pleading deficiency might
- Court Holds Investment Banking Services Engagement Letter is Not "an Instrument for The Payment of Money Only"
Wright Mach. Corp., 31 A.D.2d 136, 137 (1st Dept. 1968); Weissman v.
- First Department Holds Compliance with No-Action Clause in Indenture Was Excused on Futility Grounds
Practitioners and their clients involved in bond offerings or other credit instruments are no strangers through a trustee, who is given the sole authority to initiate and prosecute lawsuits to enforce the rights The claims arose from, among other things, the issuer’s exposure to credit default swap obligations incurred Takeaway A no-action clause typically channels the right to initiate lawsuits to the indenture trustee In Quadrant , the language used made the difference between allowing or barring securityholders the right
- Oral Assurances That Conflict with Written Policies and Statutory Requirements Held Insufficient to Support Injunctive Relief
Id ., citing Kight v. Wyandanch Union Free Sch. statutory proscription, or an express limitation in the individual contract of employment, an employer’s right
- Follow-up: Freedom Mortgage Corp. v. Engel
In light of the reversal, and because the Second Department decided Freedom on statute of limitations In light of these evidentiary shortcomings, the Court found that lender failed to “meet its prima facie
- Court of Appeals Held that “Good Guy Guarantor” Finished First
Accordingly, particular words should be considered, not as if isolated from the context, but in the light

