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  • Damages in a Holder Claim Found to Be Too Speculative For Recovery

    because of the defendant’s misrepresentations or omissions satisfies the reliance element of a common law supporting factual allegations concerning actual, out-of-pocket damages, are insufficient as a matter of law Court described Q’s claim as “a quintessential ‘holder’ claim that is not permitted under New York law Starr and its progeny (such as, Q Chiuna ) is that holder claims should be viewed as typical common law supporting factual allegations concerning actual, out-of-pocket damages, are insufficient as a matter of law

  • Despite Successful Enforcement Proceedings, Many Believe the SEC and CFTC Whistleblower Programs Need Improvement

    whistleblowers will remain encouraged to report fraud and other violations of the securities and commodities laws

  • U.S. SUPREME COURT TO HEAR ARGUMENT CONCERNING STATUS OF SEC ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES

    SEC, 17-130, a case involving the use of administrative law judges (“ALJ”) by the Securities and Exchange appointed, in accordance with that provision, “by the President, the head of a department, or a court of law Commission’s rules, “no initial decision becomes final simply on the lapse of time by operation of law officers under the Constitution because they do not exercise “significant authority pursuant to the laws court directed the parties to limit their briefs to two issues: (1) whether “the SEC administrative law

  • Want to Hold a Corporate Officer Personally Liable for an Alleged Wrong? Try Piercing the Corporate Veil … if You Can

    The Law in New York It is axiomatic that a corporation acts through its officers, directors and owners Waters , 890 F.2d 594, 601 (2d Cir. 1989) (applying New York law)). Town-Line Car Wash, Inc. v. Don’s Kleen Machine Kar Wash, Inc. of DKM, liable for DKM’s alleged obligation to Town-Line. Town-Line appealed.

  • The Duty to Another in the Context of Negligence, Negligent Misrepresentation and Fraud Causes of Actions

    accountant liability, it has applied equally in cases involving other professions,” such as architects, lawyers “On the other hand,” said the Court, the action differed “from the above line of cases in that Shavolian “To be sure,” noted the Court, “there is case law suggesting that appraisals ordinarily cannot support

  • Post Cyan, New York State Court Dismisses Action Under the Securities Act of 1933

    Supreme Court held that a statement of opinion is not actionable under the securities laws, even if the bespeaks caution doctrine, “‘alleged misrepresentations in a stock offering are immaterial as a matter of law Although bright-line numerical tests for materiality are inappropriate and have been rejected, courts

  • Be Helpful at Your Own Peril

    Certain provisions of New York’s Labor Law require that construction workers be provided with a safe involved with construction and, therefore, render inapplicable the exceptions inserted into the Labor Law 2017, in New York Supreme Court, Kings County, illustrates relevant issues concerning New York’s Labor Law Labor Law 241(6) – requires that “ ll contractors and owners and their agents … when constructing or <2> The Villafane court also discussed Labor Law §200 , which codified the common law duty of homeowners

  • So Many Fraud Issues. So Little Space to Write About Them

    Sometimes, the line between these types of statements is blurred or non-existent. Other times, the line is easy to discern.  Laub , 297 A.D.2d at 31 (“ oss causation is the fundamental core of the common-law concept of proximate readers of this Blog know, in this section of the article, we often try to tie together the principles of law

  • Why Corporate Governance Matters

    The law created a formal system of internal checks and balances designed to ensure the accuracy of corporate It is worth noting that the law imposes penalties for noncompliance, including fines and potential delisting

  • Second Department Resolves Contract, Fiduciary Duty and Fraud Claims Involving Joint Ventures that Develop Real Property

    Under New York law, a novation occurs “where the parties have clearly expressed or manifested their

  • Court Holds Text Message Inadmissible Evidence to Support Breach of Contract Claim

    “Whether or not a writing is ambiguous is a question of law to be resolved by the courts.”

  • SEC Enforcement Actions Against Public Companies Decrease Substantially In 2017

    According to a report issued jointly by the New York University Pollack Center for Law & Business and Created by the NYU Pollack Center for Law & Business in cooperation with Cornerstone Research, SEED facilitates leadership changes in the new administration,” said Stephen Choi, the Murray and Kathleen Bring Professor of Law at the NYU School of Law and director of the Pollack Center for Law & Business. President Trump has called the FCPA “ridiculous,” and a “horrible law” that makes it difficult for U.S

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