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RPAPL 1501(4) and the Mortgagee in Possession Doctrine

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Today’s article addresses a property owner’s right to cancel a recorded mortgage pursuant to RPAPL 1501(4)[1] and whether a mortgagee is “is entitled to recover sums expended to preserve and maintain an allegedly abandoned...more

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New York Appellate Court: Rental Companies Not Statutorily Required to Provide Primary Coverage to Customers

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New York’s state appellate court recently declared rental car companies are not required to provide primary insurance coverage to their rental customers. Instead, the court concluded that New York law requiring the companies...more

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Uptiers in 2025: Impact of the Serta and Mitel Decisions on Liability Management Exercises

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Late last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York issued important rulings regarding the validity of uptier “liability management...more

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Giving Two Contract Provisions Their Intended Meaning

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Under New York law, written agreements are construed in accordance with the parties’ intent. “The best evidence of what parties to a written agreement intend is what they say in their writing.” As such, “a written agreement...more

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NY Court of Appeals Addresses Labor Law § 200 “Means and Methods” Cases

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For participants in New York’s construction industry, the distinction between possession of supervisory authority, on the one hand, and the exercise of that authority, on the other, may have significant implications for their...more

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Uber’s Process for Obtaining Consent to Arbitration Upheld in NY Court

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Addressing for the first time the validity of an arbitration agreement entered via an e-commerce application, the New York Court of Appeals recently held in Wu v Uber Technologies, Inc. that the email notification and...more

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New York Court of Appeals Examines the Enforceability of a Contract’s Two-Year Suit Limitation Period

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In Farage v. Associated Ins. Mgt. Corp., 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 05875 (Nov. 26, 2024) (here), the New York Court of Appeals examined the enforceability of an insurance contract’s two-year suit limitation period. In a 4-3...more

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