On September 24, 2025, the Second Department issued a decision in Blank v Acker, 2025 NY Slip Op. 05059, holding that the Statute of Frauds bars claims based on an alleged oral agreement to sell real property . . . Continue reading Statute of Frauds Bars Claim Under Alleged Oral Agreement to Sell Real Property
On September 24, 2025, the Second Department issued a decision in Wymara, Ltd. v. Gansevoort Hotel Group, LLC, 2025 NY Slip Op. 05124, holding that the covenant of good faith and fair dealing could not be used to imply a contract term that parties had agreed to omit from their agreement . . . Continue reading Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing Cannot Be Used to Imply Contract Term the Parties Agreed to Omit
On September 25, 2025, the First Department issued a decision in Gross v. Kikuchi, 2025 NY Slip Op. 05150, holding that breach of contract claim failed due to the failure adequately to allege consideration . . . Continue reading Contract Claim Fails Due to Failure Adequately to Allege Consideration
On September 3, 2025, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Jefferies LLC v. Blaize Holdings, Inc., 2025 NY Slip Op. 33272(U), holding that an action for summary judgment in lieu of complaint cannot be based on a mere breach of contract . . . Continue reading Summary Judgment in Lieu of Complaint Cannot be Based on Breach of Contract
On September 2, 2025, Justice Reed of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in CoPilot Travel, Inc. v. Magstar Capital, LLC, 2025 NY Slip Op. 51388(U), holding that an exchange of e-mails agreeing to settle did not create a binding settlement agreement because the parties did not agree on all the material terms of the agreement . . . Continue reading Exchange of E-Mails Agreeing to Settle Did Not Create Binding Agreement Because of Failure to Agree to Material Terms
On July 23, 2025, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Water Energy Servs. LLC v. SK Capital Partners LP, 2025 NY Slip Op. 33073(U), dismissing a claim for breach of an oral contract for failure adequately to allege the formation of a contract . . . Continue reading Contract Claim Dismissed for Failure Adequately to Allege the Formation of a Contract
On July 29, 2025, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Ader v. Ader, 2025 NY Slip Op. 33045(U), holding that a defendant’s lack of funds was an insufficient basis for a duress affirmative defense to a breach of contract claim . . . Continue reading Defendant’s Lack of Funds Insufficient Basis for Duress Defense
On July 24, 2025, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Prospect Capital Corp. v. Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, 2025 NY Slip Op. 32996(U), holding that when counsel for a party did not respond to an e-mail memorializing a stipulation, there was no binding stipulation, even though the parties might have reached an oral agreement . . . Continue reading Even if There is an Oral Agreement, When Counsel Did Not Respond to E-mail Memorializing a Stipulation, Stipulation is Not Binding
On July 25, 2025, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in BLDG 44 Developers LLC v. Pace Companies N.Y., LLC, 2025 NY Slip Op. 32881(U), holding that a plaintiff was not entitled to consequential damages of lost rent and revenue for breach of a construction contract . . . Continue reading Plaintiff Not Entitled to Lost Rent and Revenue for Breach of Construction Contract
On August 6, 2025, the Second Department issued a decision in ZFA Mgt., LLC v. Heng Chen, 2025 NY Slip Op. 04599, holding that defenses to enforceability of a note were no basis for delaying enforcement of an unconditional guaranty . . . Continue reading Defenses to Enforceability of a Note No Basis for Delaying Enforcement of an Unconditional Guaranty
