A Primer on the Law Unfair Competition The essence of an unfair competition cause of action based upon

A claim to recover property is generally governed by the law of the jurisdiction in which the property possess personal property, but only one has a superior right to that property, or where the property was lawfully a clause prohibiting oral modifications, and regardless of the applicability of General Obligations Law collateral that was secured by the notes and security agreements – that is, plaintiff demonstrated that it lawfully A promissory note is enforceable under traditional principles of contract law.

egregiousness of the delay by Defendant coupled with a lack of a reasonable excuse for the asserted law

clearly and unmistakably provide as such. 10 This approach reflects the “overarching principle of law

The SEC charged Horwitz and 1inMM with violating the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws

As a general principle, insurance brokers “have a common-law duty to obtain requested coverage for their contract with customers and clients, may assume or acquire duties in addition to those fixed at common law duties; in particular, whether an insurance agent acquires duties in addition to those fixed at common law

District of New York, charged Hu with violating the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws here) on consent that enjoined IIG from violating the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws

On appeal, the Appellate Division, First Department “unanimously reversed, on the law”. material undisclosed liabilities, and that it conducted its business in compliance with applicable law

Because of the tight-knit structure of the group, it can be difficult for regulators or law enforcement Silicon Sage Builders and Acharya with violating the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws

Court in which the doctrine was articulated) – that is, when the corporation is accused of violating laws The doctrine permits the imposition of liability against corporate officers for the violations of law In New York, the doctrine has been applied to violations of, inter alia , state environmental laws. without showing intent, negligence, knowledge of the violation or participation in the violation of law C & J Enterprises shows that the doctrine can be, and has been, applied in the state law context.

afforded to arbitration awards, vacatur will not be obtained when the bases for such relief are errors of law Footnotes Wien & Malkin LLP v. Wien , 6 N.Y.3d at 479. Jeffrey M. Haber is a partner and co-founder of Freiberger Haber LLP.

See generally , Business Corporation Law (“BCL”) §§ 1301-1320 (corporations), Limited Liability Company Law (“LLCL”) §§ 801-809 (limited liability companies), Not-for-Profit Corporation Law §§ 1301-1321 ( not-for-profit corporations), and Partnership Law §§ 121-901 – 121-908 (limited partnerships).  to do business in this state and it has paid to the state all fees and taxes imposed under the tax law Such an argument, held the Court was “supported by neither fact nor law.” Id.