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New York Fiduciary Duty Appeals

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

A Tardy Plaintiff’s Best Friend: The Open Repudiation Doctrine

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Pre-answer motions to dismiss for untimeliness are exceptionally common in business divorce litigation. Statute of limitations analysis can be deceptively simple in theory, but elusively difficult in practice, even for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York Court of Appeals Reaffirms the Internal Affairs Doctrine for Foreign Corporations

In Ezrasons, Inc. v. Rudd, 2025 NY Slip Op. 03008, 2025 N.Y. LEXIS 717 (N.Y. May 20, 2025), the New York Court of Appeals reaffirmed the fundamental and controlling nature of the internal affairs doctrine as it relates to the...more

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New York Court Of Appeals Affirms Dismissal Of Derivative Action Brought By Shareholder Of Foreign Corporation, Holding That New...

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On May 20, 2025, the New York Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a derivative action asserting claims for breach of fiduciary duty against officers and directors of a corporation incorporated under the laws of England...more

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Demand Futility, Dissolution, and Transfer Restrictions: Spring Blooms Fresh Developments in LLC Litigation

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In addition to blooming trees and longer days, spring in New York has ushered in a fresh crop of noteworthy decisions on intra-LLC disputes.  Headliners include a boost to members’ rights to compel an accounting courtesy of...more

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Fraud Notes: Two Cases and The Examination of Scienter

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To state a cause of action for fraud, a plaintiff must allege “a material misrepresentation of a fact, knowledge of its falsity, an intent to induce reliance, justifiable reliance by the plaintiff and damages.” The...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York Courts Continue to Enforce Broad General Releases, Even When Claims are Unforeseeable at the Time of Contract Execution

In Chadha v. Wahedna, 2021 NY Slip Op. 50509(U) (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty. 2021), Justice Ostrager of the New York County Commercial Division, dismissed Plaintiff Nilsa Chadha’s (“Plaintiff”) claims in their entirety due to...more

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