By Scott Mollen | March 5, 2024
Scott Mollen discusses "Mason v. Pembroke NY," where a purchaser breached contract by failing to comply with mortgage contingency clause in applying for a larger mortgage than permitted by the clause, and the riparian rights case "Talmidov Inc. v. Marina Holding Corp" involving an action for quiet title, ejectment, trespass and a declaration of easement by necessity relating to land submerged by a body of water near the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn.
By Alan Feigenbaum | March 5, 2024
A look at how prenuptial agreements are being interpreted and enforced by the courts in an effort to see why divorce lawyers often see these agreements as "uniquely complex legal instruments that are fraught with the potential for peril."
By Brian Lee | February 23, 2024
The panel of circuit judges Jose Cabranes, Robert Sack and Myrna Perez, meanwhile, dismissed a parallel action, on grounds that it is not reviewable on appeal. The remanded surrogate's court portion of the matter was directed to Ulster County, where a music manager resided in Woodstock, New York.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Monica Delgado and Jonathan Harris | February 23, 2024
Recent coverage of Elon Musk's public compensation negotiations with the Tesla board of directors has put the spotlight on the art of negotiating executive pay. Lawyers advising clients in similar negotiations must bring both an understanding of the law and awareness of the behavioral factors in play to negotiate a legal deal that satisfies all parties.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michael H. Masri and Katarina Thallner | February 23, 2024
This article, written by litigators, is intended to inform drafters of the need for clearly delineated rights to indemnification, on one hand, and fee advancement on the other. It surveys New York's interpretation of Limited Liability Company Law §420 and identifies considerations for both indemnification and fee advancement.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joel R. Brandes | February 22, 2024
New York courts have reluctantly passed upon the enforcement of religious marriage contracts. The restrictions of the First Amendment constrain state courts from limiting the free exercise of religion or the use of civil law to support or further its establishment. The reported decisions dealing with the enforcement of religious marriage contracts involve Jewish and Islamic marriage contracts that are discussed in this article.
By Michael Liptrot | January 31, 2024
As it turns out, there are ways to invalidate prenups.
By Emily Saul | January 25, 2024
Cookies Retail, which sued Cookies SF, which bills itself as the first $1 billion cannabis brand, is represented lawyers from Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, and also attorneys from Buchalter.
By Ellen Bardash | January 18, 2024
The Jan. 17 decision, as a summary order, doesn't set an official precedent, but it signals to attorneys what level of evidence may be needed for a case claiming transaction-related NDAs were breached to have a chance at going to trial. Judges John M. Walker Jr., Denny Chin and Beth Robinson considered the appeal.
By Robert J. Fryman | January 18, 2024
On Nov. 17, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation amending New York's General Business Law Sections 756-a and 756-c, known as the Prompt Payment Act, to limit the withholding of retainage on private improvement construction projects. As a result of these amendments, close attention must be paid to contract terms and conditions during contract preparation, review or negotiation.
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