Judge Richard Platkin of Albany County recently handed down a stark reminder to Defendant Walid Darwish: everyone has to follow the rules of the road, even the person who writes the rules and owns all the cars. On April 26,...more
In Haart v. Scaglia, Justice Borrok of the New York County Commercial Division partially granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss based on the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel. The Court found that the...more
The Albany County Commercial Division has finally taken a years-long, intra-family dispute over the sale of several upstate Dunkin’ Donuts coffee shops off the boil. On February 9, 2023, Justice Richard Platkin granted...more
The Commercial Division’s decision in Five Star Elec. Corp. v. Silverite Constr. Co. Inc. demonstrates the narrow scope, and strict interpretation, of no-damages for delay provisions in a contract. In Five Star, New York...more
The Commercial Division’s decision in Magnetic Parts Trading Limited v. National Air Cargo Group, Inc[1] demonstrates the flexibility and leniency courts embody when adjudicating motions to amend pleadings. In Magnetic Parts,...more
The Commercial Division’s decision in Rockmore v. Plastic Surgery Associates, LLP demonstrates the broad scope of ERISA preemption and the difficulty of pleading breach of fiduciary duty and conversion claims alongside breach...more
In December 2020, the Suffolk County Supreme Court decided a novel question of personal jurisdiction law in Black Diamond Aviation Group LLC v. Spirit Avionics, Ltd. Justice James Hudson determined that personal jurisdiction...more
On November 10, 2021, a Commercial Division Court issued a decision on a motion to dismiss the claims brought by Wilmington Trust Company (“WTC”) against a wide range of parties that WTC alleged to be alter egos of an...more
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Update: As an update to our earlier post on the amendment of Commercial Division Rule 30 to expand the scope of mandatory settlement conferences—the new amendment is now in effect. As of February 1, 2022, absent an...more
Litigants arguing that their adversary should be judicially estopped from pursing a particular position in litigation face a relatively high burden to invoke the doctrine successfully. Two recent decisions from Justice...more