New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Adam Leitman Bailey and Josh Filsoof | April 20, 2021
Even the most prudent lay person or attorney in private practice cannot inspect and discover each and every title defect that might affect the property. In order to protect against the risk of defects in ownership, title insurance is purchased, which is the most misunderstood, yet most valuable, forms of insurance in America.
By Scott E. Mollen | April 20, 2021
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses "Schwesinger v. Perlis," where the landlord failed to prove its tenants engaged in acts proscribed by COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act after the effective date, and " DeSuze v. Ammon," where a tenants' claims in a rent challenge were held time-barred and not saved by the continuing violation doctrine.
By Tom McParland | April 19, 2021
Attorneys for the state argued to the Second Circuit that a Brooklyn federal judge had properly dismissed the lawsuit, filed by landlord groups and their Mayer Brown attorneys, which targeted the changes as an illegal taking under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
By Jane Wester | April 14, 2021
U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert issued her ruling just two days after the case was reassigned to her court as a result of the death of her colleague, Judge Sandra Feuerstein, in a Florida hit-and-run crash April 9.
By Jane Wester | April 13, 2021
Randy Mastro of Gibson Dunn, in a letter to U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert, brought up comments by the late Judge Sandra Feuerstein that appeared to tilt in favor of New York landlords' position. Feuerstein made those remarks in a hearing, but died in a hit-and-run crash before she could render a decision.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Todd Soloway and Michael Levison | April 13, 2021
The raft of litigation arising out of pandemic-induced foreclosure actions and diligence-intensive distressed deals are causing lenders and borrowers alike to carefully scrutinize their loan documentation. Methods of enforcement and potential defenses are critical.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Scott E. Mollen | April 13, 2021
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses two commercial landlord-tenant cases: "Chip Fifth Ave. LLC v. Quality King Distrib." and "267 Dev. LLC v. Brooklyn Babies & Toddlers, LLC."
By Tom McParland | April 8, 2021
A gamble—to share the core of their client's defense with the U.S. Attorney's Office—resulted in a nolle pros letter in an accounting fraud case defended by a team of Wilmer and Cleary Gottlieb lawyers.
By Dan Packel | April 8, 2021
Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz has been at 270 Madison Ave. for nearly a century, but its landlord's alleged failure to meet promises outlined in a 2019 lease renewal has prompted it to turn to the courts.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Andrew B. Freedland and Deborah Koplovitz | April 8, 2021
Recent decisions have revived the discussion about rights of sponsors and holders of unsold shares in residential cooperative corporations.
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