On August 23, 2023, Justice Ruchelsman of the Kings County Commercial Division issued a decision in Desanges v. All Taxi, Inc., 2023 NY Slip Op. 33123(U), dismissing a breach of contract claim for failure to identify which terms of the contract had been breached . . . Continue reading Breach of Contract Claim Dismissed for Failure to Identify Which Provision of the Contract Was Breached
On August 25, 2023, Justice Ruchelsman of the Kings County Commercial Division issued a decision in Manda Intl. Corp. v. Red Hook 160 LLC, 2023 NY Slip Op. 33126(U), holding that an assignee does not automatically assume the obligations of the assignor . . . Continue reading Assignee Does Not Automatically Assume Obligations of Assignor
On September 6, 2023, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Daiwa Corporate Advisory LLC v. Katapult Group, Inc., 2023 NY Slip Op. 33079(U), holding that a defendant could not use the doctrine of definiteness to defeat a breach of contract claim . . . Continue reading Defendant Cannot Use Doctrine of Definiteness to Defeat Contract Claim
On September 1, 2023, Justice Reed of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Lakeland Bank v. Beach, 2023 NY Slip Op. 50931(U), rejecting a challenge to a stipulation of settlement . . . Continue reading Court Rejects Challenge to Stipulation of Settlement
On August 21, 2023, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. v. MedMen NY, Inc., 2023 NY Slip Op. 32872(U), Continue reading Anti-SLAPP Statute Does Not Apply to Private Contract Dispute Despite Connection to Public Interest
On August 10, 2023, Justice Ruchelsman of the Kings County Commercial Division issued a decision in Shakur v. Fullerton, 2023 NY Slip Op. 32795(U), holding that when the interest rate on a note is described differently in words and numerals, the words control . . . Continue reading When the Interest Rate on Note is Described Differently in Words and Numerals, the Words Control
On August 11, 2023, the Fourth Department issued a decision in Hausrath Landscape Maintenance, Inc. v. Caravan Facilities Mgt., LLC, 2023 NY Slip Op. 04289, holding that a defendant was liable for providing an untimely notice of contract termination . . . Continue reading Defendant Liable for Untimely Notice of Termination of Contract
On July 28, 2023, the Fourth Department issued a decision in Milherst Constr., Inc. v. Natale Bldg. Corp., 2023 NY Slip Op. 04051, holding that a question of fact regarding whether extra work was covered by a contract precluded dismissal of an unjust enrichment claim . . . Continue reading Question of Fact Regarding Whether Work Was Covered by Contract Precluded Dismissal of Unjust Enrichment Claim
On July 14, 2023, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Newage Garden Grove, LLC v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 2023 NY Slip Op. Continue reading Court Rejects Economic Duress Claim
On July 19, 2023, the Second Department issued a decision in FPG CH 94 Amity, LLC v. Pizzarotti, LLC, 2023 NY Slip Op. 03852, holding that a plaintiff was not entitled to summary judgment on a breach of contract claim because there were questions of fact regarding damages . . . Continue reading Plaintiff Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Contract Claim When There Was a Question of Fact Regarding Damages
