The justifiable reliance element has been described as a “fundamental precept” and a “venerable rule”. The requirement is one of the five elements of a fraud cause of action: (1) a misrepresentation or a material omission of...more
1/6/2025
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Cause of Action Accrual ,
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Due Diligence ,
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Joint Tenancy with Right of Survivorship ,
Justifiable Reliance ,
Marital Assets ,
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Ownership Interest ,
Scienter ,
Summary Judgment
In Singh v. T-Mobile, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 05554 (2d Dept. Nov. 13, 2024) (here), the Appellate Division, Second Department affirmed the dismissal of an action for, among other things, breach of contract, breach of the covenant...more
11/18/2024
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Cause of Action Accrual ,
Compensation ,
Conspiracies ,
Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing ,
Dismissals ,
Fraud ,
Management Agreements ,
Sprint ,
T-Mobile ,
Unjust Enrichment
In Seitz v. Marcum LLP, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 51141(U) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County Aug. 30, 2024) (here), Justice Robert R. Reed of the New York County Commercial Division addressed the doctrine of in pari delicto, which “bars a...more
9/17/2024
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Affirmative Defenses ,
Audits ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Cause of Action Accrual ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
DEA ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
In Pari Delicto ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Negligence ,
Popular ,
Professional Liability ,
Purchase Agreement ,
Unjust Enrichment
“A third-party beneficiary … is a person or entity that receives benefits from a contract between two other parties, even though they are not a party to the contract.” The concept of a third-party beneficiary stems from the...more
As readers of this Blog know, we often write about the pleading requirements under the Civil Practice Law and Rules (“CPLR”). In that regard, many of our articles involve cases in which CPLR 3016(b) is at issue – the...more
12/18/2023
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Business Disparagement ,
Cause of Action Accrual ,
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) ,
CPLR ,
Defamation ,
False Statements ,
Fraud ,
Insubordination Policy ,
Libel ,
Reasonable Particularity Requirement ,
Slander
As we have often explained in the articles in which we have examined fraud claims, to withstand a motion to dismiss, the plaintiff must plead fraud with particularity as required under CPLR § 3106(b), cannot lump all the...more
A couple of months ago, we examined NW Media Holdings Corp. v. IBT Media Inc., 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 30875(U) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County Mar. 22, 2023) (here), a case in which a lower court addressed the question whether the...more
10/31/2023
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Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Cause of Action Accrual ,
Constructive Trusts ,
Conversion ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Data Deletion ,
Declaratory Relief ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fraudulent Inducement ,
Google ,
Merger Clause ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Promissory Estoppel ,
Purchase Agreement ,
Shareholder Votes ,
Trespass to Chattel ,
Written Agreements
“A” brings an action against “B”. The causes of action asserted against “B” are all timely for statute of limitations purposes.
Following discovery, “A” learns that “C” played a material role in the facts and...more