Lucas A Ferrara

July 27, 2020 | New York Law Journal

A recent article purports to analyze the Court of Appeals' holding in 'Regina Metro Co. LLC v. New York State Div. of Housing & Community Renewal', and concludes that the "default formula" is only available when a tenant successfully establishes that the base date rent is the result of a "complete fabricated event." The article is both misleading and errant.

By Lucas A. Ferrara and Roger A. Sachar

7 minute read

February 07, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A recent column on the dismissal of 'Maddicks v. Big City Realty', for failure to establish the CPLR 901(a) prerequisites of commonality and superiority is misleading in several respects.

By Lucas A. Ferrara

3 minute read