On December 30, 2024, Justice Platkin of the Albany County Commercial Division issued a decision in Darwish Auto Group, LLC v. TD Bank, N.A., 2024 NY Slip Op. 51779(U), holding Continue reading Failure to Read Contract No Defense to its Validity
On December 19, 2024, Justice Ruchelsman of the Kings County Commercial Division issued a decision in Lingang Li v. Howe, 2024 NY Slip Op. 34490(U), holding that a claim based Continue reading Claim Based on Oral Agreement to Sell Shares of Business That Only Owned Real Property Barred by the Statute of Frauds
On December 19, 2024, the First Department issued a decision in Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. v. ObvioHealth Pte Ltd., 2024 NY Slip Op. 06421, holding that an agreement was not sufficiently specific to create an exclusive right to sell . . . Continue reading Agreement Was Not Sufficiently Specific to Create an Exclusive Right to Sell
On December 19, 2024, the First Department issued a decision in International Business Machs. Corp. v. GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc., 2024 NY Slip Op. 06425, holding that a fraudulent inducement claim seeking contract-based damages does not defeat a contract’s jury waiver . . . Continue reading Fraudulent Inducement Claim Seeking Contract-Based Damages Does Not Defeat Contract’s Jury Waiver
On December 4, 2024, the Second Department issued a decision in Fink v. 218 Hamilton, LLC, 2024 NY Slip Op. 06026, holding that whether a closing date set in a “time is of the essence” letter was reasonable was a question of fact . . . Continue reading Whether Closing Date Set in “Time is of the Essence” Letter Reasonable is a Question of Fact
On November 25, 2024, the Court of Appeals issued a decision in Knight v. New York & Presbyt. Hosp., 2024 NY Slip Op. 05870, holding that the authenticity of a contract may be established by circumstantial evidence . . . Continue reading Authenticity of Contract May be Established by Circumstantial Evidence
On November 14, 2024, Justice Ruchelsman of the Kings County Commercial Division issued a decision in Joseph v. Joseph, 2024 NY Slip Op. 34030(U), holding that a fraud claim cannot be based on the failure to keep promises of future performance . . . Continue reading Fraud Claim Cannot be Based on Failure to Keep Promises of Future Performance
On November 19, 2024, the First Department issued a decision in Starr Indem. & Liab. Co. v. Monte Carlo, LLC, 2024 NY Slip Op. 05779, holding that a counterclaim for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing was not duplicative of a breach of contract counterclaim because it sought different damages . . . Continue reading Implied Covenant Claim Seeking Different Damages not Duplicative of Contract Claim
On October 30, 2024, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Aptos, LLC v. Forman Mills Inc., 2024 NY Slip Op. 33896(U), upholding a claim for anticipatory repudiation . . . Continue reading Anticipatory Repudiation Claim Upheld
On October 29, 2024, Justice Ruchelsman of the Kings County Commercial Division issued a decision in Roytman v. Gluzman, 2024 NY Slip Op. 33870(U), declining to dismiss a breach of contract claim even though no damages were alleged . . . Continue reading Court Declines to Dismiss Contract Claim Even Though No Damages Were Alleged
