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Of Whiskey and Martha’s Vineyard Realty:  Federal Receivership Ordered for Fast Growing Uncle Nearest Brand

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Companies facing financial difficulties often utilize Chapter 11 to help effectuate a restructuring or sale as part of a case filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court. In other instances, a company’s lender – impatient...more

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The Economic Loss Doctrine: A Valuable Shield for Lenders

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Sometimes, they may even accuse you of causing them harm through negligence, breach of contract, or even breach of fiduciary duty. While the typical borrower-lender relationship doesn't create a fiduciary duty, certain...more

King & Spalding

Southern District of New York Allows Fraudulent Transfer Claims Accusing JPMorgan and Others of Scheme, Dismisses Claims for...

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On March 27, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York largely denied a motion to dismiss fraudulent transfer and tortious interference claims arising out of a dispute over the financing and...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Fair Value Decision Caps Decade-Long Dispute Over Family-Owned Real Estate Holding Companies

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About 40 years ago, a son and his mother first teamed up to invest in purchasing and managing over a dozen buildings in New York through 4 co-owned entities, each owned on a 50/50 basis. Fast forward several decades and the...more

Freiberger Haber LLP

Settlement Agreement Found To Be an Instrument for The Payment of Money Only Sufficient to Grant Summary Judgment In Lieu of...

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In past articles, we have examined a motion under CPLR § 3213... CPLR § 3213 is a procedural mechanism that allows a party to make a motion for summary judgment before filing a complaint in actions based upon “an instrument...more

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Guaranty Provision Requiring Some Additional Performance Obligations Held Insufficient to Defeat Motion for Summary Judgment In...

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In past articles, we have examined a motion for summary judgment in lieu of a complaint under CPLR § 3213. Today, we take another look at this statute by examining BBM3, LLC v. Vosotas, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 02279 (1st Dept. ...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Time for a Term Loan? March 2023: FFF Sovereign Immunity Series – Part VII

Today we return with our seventh installment in the FFF Sovereign Immunity Series, in which we break down sovereign immunity in New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota and Ohio....more

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Magic Words Still Matter, and Equitable Defenses Can’t Save a “Void” Transfer

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New York’s default rules regarding LLC members’ rights to transfer their interests appear in sections 603 and 604 of the LLC Law. Section 603 provides that a membership interest is fully assignable, but the assignee does not...more

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A Loan Is a Loan Is a Loan, Except When It’s Equity

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Disputes over capital accounts and equity percentages are frequent fodder for business divorce litigation — especially in LLCs without operating agreements. Exemplars previously treated on this blog include Chiu v Chiu, an...more

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Defenses and Counterclaims In a CPLR 3213 Action Are Only Successful If They’re “Inseparable”

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In one of my previous posts, I discussed the basic requirements for bringing a CPLR 3213 motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint.  One such requirement (and the one that generates the largest body of case law), is...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

[Webinar] Wine Industry Roundtable - November 5th, 10:00 am - 11:30 am PT

COVID, fires, shut downs, smoke taint: 2020 has brought one challenge after another to the wine industry. With our roots in the industry we ourselves are dealing, and are seeing our clients and friends deal, with many novel...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Collateralized Loan Obligations: Emerging Litigation Risks

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I. Introduction - Financial experts are forecasting significant increases in borrower defaults on leveraged loans held in collateral loan obligations (“CLOs”). From the ashes of these defaults will arise litigation similar...more

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