On February 8, 2022, the First Department issued a decision in Board of Mgrs. of the Alfred Condominium v. Miller, 2022 NY Slip Op. 00808, holding that corporate directors and officers can be held liable for a tort committed by the corporation . . . Continue reading Corporate Officer or Director Can Be Liable for The Corporation’s Tort
On December 14, 2021, Justice Platkin of the Albany County Commercial Division issued a decision in Galasso v. Cobleskill Stone Prods., Inc., 2021 NY Slip Op. 51190(U), holding that the common law right of inspection cannot be used to circumvent limitations on the scope or timing of disclosure in pending litigation . . . Continue reading Common Law Right to Inspect Books and Records Cannot be Used to Supplement Discovery in Litigation
On December 3, 2021, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in J.G. Jewelry Pte. Ltd. v. TJC Jewelry, Inc., 2021 NY Slip Op. 32549(U), holding that a corporation can be part of a joint venture . . . Continue reading Corporation Can be Part of a Joint Venture
On November 19, 2021, Justice Platkin of the Albany County Commercial Division issued a decision in State of New York v. Spectra Eng’g, Architecture & Surveying P.C., 2021 NY Slip Op. 51119(U), holding that shareholders of a dissolved corporation can be held liable for the corporation’s debts . . . Continue reading Shareholders of a Dissolved Corporation Can be Held Liable for its Debts
