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New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

In his Realty Law Digest this week, Scott Mollen discusses "323-325 Bleecker Realty v. Maxluxe," and "Cutone & Co. Consultants v. Riverbay Corp."
13 minute read

Daily Business Review

Preparing for the Sale of a Business: Legal Due Diligence

Prior to taking a company to market, there are things can business owners do to make the process of responding to legal due diligence requests less painful.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

$600K in Attorney Fees Affirmed for Gunster's Client

"Claims an arbitrator exceeded the powers circumscribed by the parties' agreement is one of the most exceptional and difficult grounds to seek vacatur of the award," said Glenn J. Waldman, of counsel at Gunster.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Divided Appellate Court Considers If Trial Court's Timeliness Error Led to Other Mistakes in Lease Action

In a dissenting opinion, Judge Eliot D. Prescott said the trial court's error in finding the defendants' motion to open was untimely likely "tainted the court's decision whether to exercise its discretion, at the very least, to grant the defendants a short continuance in order for them to present evidence in support of their motion to open."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Time To Amend Your Law Firm Partnership Agreement

This article addresses amending the law firm partnership agreement and the significance of such amendments, particularly in two-partner law firms.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Not Every Breach of Contract Claim Is a Violation of the Consumer Fraud Act

While the motivation behind the CFA was, in part, protecting consumers, over time the path has deviated to such an extent that even garden-variety breach of contract claims against home improvement contractors almost always include CFA claims, causing unnecessarily complicated litigation.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Man Sues WesTech Engineering for Breach of Contract

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Supreme Court Says Condo Association May Pursue Insurer in Construction Defect Case, But Must Arbitrate

"Were we to concur with the Appellate Division that ... the arbitration clause is somehow unenforceable in Crystal Point's action, we would contravene the Direct Action Statute's plain terms," Justice Anne M. Patterson wrote.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Twitter Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Is Set for October Trial in Delaware Chancery Court

Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick reasoned that the further out a resolution is pushed, the more Twitter could be harmed. Musk's team wanted a trial in early 2023.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Should Specific Performance Be Awarded to Hostile Parties?

This article discusses the fact-driven question of whether and when specific performance is an appropriate remedy for mutually hostile parties. In the long run, "the more complex and lengthy the relationship between the parties is, the less appropriate an order of specific performance will be."
9 minute read

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