Brendan J Derr

June 06, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Litigators who overzealously move for summary judgment in lieu of complaint to enforce guaranties of both the payment of money and the performance of other obligations may have their motions denied by the court—wasting the client's time and money and undermining the purpose of moving under CPLR 3213.

By Gary M. Rosenberg, Alexander Lycoyannis and Brendan J. Derr

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March 25, 2022 | New York Law Journal

On February 15th, the First Department issued a decision in 'In the Matter of Panasia Estate v. 29 West 19 Condominium', which confirmed that, although not expressly stated, RPAPL §881 authorizes courts to award license fees, attorney fees, or engineering or other design professional fees.

By Jason R. Davidson and Brendan J. Derr

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