By Avalon Zoppo | May 14, 2024
The appeals court said the settlement payments in the underlying case represented fair value for goods or services in a commercial relationship, thus justified under the Supreme Court's decision in "Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis."
By Scott Mollen | May 14, 2024
Scott Mollen discusses "JCMC W. 34 Mezz II LLC v. Penn Hotel Jr. LLC," and "214 Lafayette House LLC v. Akasa Holdings."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Kevin V. Small, Joseph J. Saltarelli and Charlotte Leszinske | May 14, 2024
This article is part two in a series explaining the fundamentals of Commercial Division practice. It addresses the first steps taken when litigating in the Commercial Division, including preparation and filing of pleadings, appearances and corporate disclosure statements.
By Ira Brad Matetsky | May 14, 2024
A discussion of two recent Court of Appeals decisions interpreting the COVID-19 executive orders that tolled statutes of limitations.
By Jeffrey B. Steiner and Megan Vallerie | May 14, 2024
A seemingly tidy and fair solution to a very complicated problem, a deed in escrow gives a borrower additional time to sell or refinance its property while still giving the lender an efficient means to obtain the property if the borrower defaults anew. This is hardly a gift in New York though, where the oft-called "deed in a box" is almost always held to be unenforceable.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Linton Mann III and William T. Russell Jr. | May 14, 2024
The Court of Appeals recently overturned the criminal conviction of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. The majority opinion reversed a decision of the Appellate Division, First Department that had affirmed Weinstein's conviction. There were two strongly worded dissents by Judges Singas and Cannataro.
By New York Law Journal | May 14, 2024
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By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 13, 2024
(1) A full-time judge may serve as the administrator of a not-for-profit religious organization's food pantry, and may prepare the pantry's funding applications, but may not personally sign them. The judge must instead designate someone else from within the organization to sign the applications.
By Emily Saul | May 13, 2024
Cohen was paid $420,000 across 12 months in 2017, he testified. The payments were falsely billed as for "legal services rendered" and would be concealed given his new role as personal attorney to the president.
By Brian Lee | May 13, 2024
The New York Solicitor General's office filed a motion to leave to appeal the Third Department's unanimous determination that an ethics watchdog was created unlawfully.
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