On April 29, 2025, Justice Jamieson of the Westchester County Commercial Division issued a decision in Allyn v. Wings Air Helicopters, LLC, 2025 NY Slip Op. 50707(U), allowing LLCs to assign their claims to a disbarred lawyer and then allowing the lawyer to pursue the claims pro se . . . Continue reading LLCs Allowed to Assign Claims to Disbarred Attorney Who Could Then Litigate Them Pro Se
On May 7, 2025, the Second Department issued a decision in Yorktown Funeral Home, LLC v. Kamitis, Inc., 2025 NY Slip Op. 02812, holding that a tenant may make non-structural modifications to a commercial property that are necessary to carry on the tenant’s business . . . Continue reading Tenant May Make Non-Structural Modifications Necessary to Carry on Business
On May 6, 2025, the Chief Administrative Judge issued a new Commercial Division Rule 11-h requiring automatic initial disclosures in new Commercial Division Cases effective July 7, 2025. The rule Continue reading New Commercial Division Rule Regarding Initial Disclosures
On May 6, 2025, the First Department issued a decision in Burden v. Pamplona Capital Mgt. LLP, 2025 NY Slip Op. 02716, holding that fraud damages cannot include lost profits . . . Continue reading Fraud Damages Cannot Include Lost Profits
On April 11, 2025, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Beach v. Touradji Capital Mgt., LP, 2025 NY Slip Op. 31321(U), denying a motion for directed verdict because questions of fact remained unresolved . . . Continue reading Court Denies Motion for Directed Verdict Because of Unresolved Questions of Fact
On April 16, 2025, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Fitterer v. Carone, 2025 NY Slip Op. 31347(U), holding that only the manager of a member-managed LLC owes fiduciary duties to the other members . . . Continue reading Only the Manager of a Member-Managed LLC Owes Fiduciary Duties
On April 17, 2025, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Homapour v. 3M Props., LLC, 2025 NY Slip Op. 31354(U), holding that experts may rely on the work of associates they supervise . . . Continue reading Experts May Rely on Work of Associates They Supervise
On March 28, 2025, Justice Patel of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in ACM Zoomcar Convert LLC v. Zoomcar Holdings Inc., 2025 NY Slip Op. 31374(U), holding that the need for proof of the failure to pay does not bar a motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint . . . Continue reading Need for Proof of Failure to Pay No Bar to Motion for Summary Judgment in Lieu of Complaint
On April 21, 2025, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP v Desktop Metal, Inc., 2025 NY Slip Op 31402(U), holding that the anticipatory repudiation doctrine only applies in in limited circumstances . . . Continue reading Anticipatory Repudiation Doctrine Only Applies in Limited Circumstances
On April 21, 2025, Justice Jamieson of the Westchester County Commercial Division issued a decision in Sleepyheadsyo, LLC v. Ilias Inc., 2025 NY Slip Op. 50600(U), holding that a plaintiff may alleged contract and quasi-contract claims in the alternative . . . Continue reading Plaintiff May Allege Contract and Quasi-Contract Claims in the Alternative
