4 Key Takeaways | Trade Secret Update 2024 Legal Developments and Trends
The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Manalapan Surgery Ctr., et al. v. 1199 SEIU National Benefit Fund, No. 23-CV-03525 (EDNY March 12, 2025), recently granted a motion to dismiss a complaint filed by...more
By Jonathan H. Freiberger The Courts of New York will not aid in the enforcement of a contract when the subject matter is illegal. Cases standing for this seemingly unremarkable proposition are varied. For example, in...more
In a 2021 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit revived nearly 100 lawsuits seeking to recover fraudulent transfers made as part of the Madoff Ponzi scheme. In one of the latest chapters in that resurrected...more
The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a September 13th Opinion issues arising out of a sewer contractor’s discovery of contaminated soil in the course of...more
On February 22, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York partially granted a cryptocurrency exchange’s motion to dismiss allegations that its inadequate security practices allowed unauthorized users to...more
Southern District Holds That Claim For Unjust Enrichment Not Covered Claim For “Property Damage”- The owners of a Manhattan apartment hired Zale Contracting to renovate their apart-ment. After the apartment’s sprinkler...more
Mac Parent LLC v. North American Elite Insurance Company, Index No. 906489/2020, Supreme Court, Albany County - On March 29, 2021, Justice Richard J. Platkin, of the Albany County Commercial Division, dismissed an...more
Financial institutions should work with outside counsel to ensure that their internal policies and external actions minimize conduct that may violate state and Federal laws and regulations, and incentivize employees to reward...more