Benjamin Wisher

Rivkin Radler LLP

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Foreign Corporations Set to Be Subject to General Jurisdiction in NY

Foreign corporations, open your rolodexes. You will need New York counsel more than ever. Days ago, New York Senate Bill S7476 was delivered to Governor Hochul for signature. If signed, the bill would make all foreign...more

12/18/2023 / Foreign Corporations , General Jurisdiction , Jurisdiction , New York

First, Second and Third Departments All Hold That COVID Executive Orders Tolled NY’s Statutes of Limitations

Only weeks ago, the Appellate Division, Second Department issued its McLaughlin decision reaffirming Brash– another Second Department decision which we wrote about on August 4, 2021. As we discussed in our blurb, Brash was...more

4/10/2023 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Executive Orders , New York , State and Local Government , Statute of Limitations , Tolling

New York’s Highest Court Again Declines to Erode the “Special Duty” Doctrine

Municipal litigation counsel can continue to sleep soundly. Before the New Year, the New York Court of Appeals, once again, reaffirmed the “special duty” doctrine in Maldovan v. County of Erie. As any first-year law...more

3/23/2023 / Appellate Courts , Breach of Duty , Child Protective Services , Disabilities , Negligence , New York , Vulnerable Victims

Out-of-Staters Beware: An In-Person Contract Discussion May Subject You to Suit in New York

Think before you book your next business trip to the Empire State. Perhaps that important contract discussion with your counterpart can be accomplished remotely. Although you may miss out on Long Island’s Gatsbyesque...more

3/23/2023 / Breach of Contract , Contract Modification , Corporate Counsel , New York , Out-of-State Companies , Personal Jurisdiction , Virtual Meetings

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