On December 19, 2023, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Millennium Consolidated Holdings, LLC v. Bluefin Capital Mgt., LLC, 2023 NY Slip Op. 34466(U), rejecting a subpoena as a fishing expedition . . . Continue reading Court Rejects Subpoena as Fishing Expedition
On December 3, 2023, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in CWCapital Invs. LLC v. CWCapital Cobalt Vr Ltd., 2023 NY Slip Op. 34245(U), refusing to enforce a subpoena that was not served in conformance with the Uniform Interstate Deposition and Discovery Act . . . Continue reading Subpoena Unenforceable for Failure to Comply with the Uniform Interstate Deposition and Discovery Act
On October 3, 2023, Justice Knipel of the Kings County Commercial Division issued a decision in Bruce v. Solny, 2023 NY Slip Op. 34070(U), holding that discovery demands that are overbroad should be stricken, not rewritten by the court . . . Continue reading Discovery Demands That Are Overbroad Should be Stricken, Not Rewritten by the Court
On November 14, 2023, the First Department issued a decision in National Convention Servs., LLC v. FB Intl., Inc., 2023 NY Slip Op. 05692, holding that a spoliation claim failed for lack of a culpable state of mind . . . Continue reading Spoliation Claim Fails for Lack of Culpable State of Mind
On October 31, 2023, the First Department issued a decision in Children’s Magical Garden, Inc. v. Marom, 2023 NY Slip Op. 05464, holding that a jury instruction that required, rather than allowed, jury to make an adverse inference was improper . . . Continue reading Instructions That Required Jury to Make Adverse Inference Improper
On November 2, 2023, the First Department issued a decision in Small v. DMRJ Group LLC, 2023 NY Slip Op. 05551, holding that a complaint could be dismissed because of the plaintiff’s refusal to testify after invoking his Fifth Amendment rights . . . Continue reading Complaint Dismissed Because of Plaintiff’s Refusal to Testify After Invoking Fifth Amendment Rights
On October 4, 2023, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Pursuit Credit Special Opportunity Fund, L.P. v. Krunchcash, LLC, 2023 NY Slip Op 33448(U), sanctioning a litigant for accessing an inadvertently produced Dropbox link . . . Continue reading Court Sanctions Litigant for Accessing Inadvertently Produced Dropbox Link
On August 21, 2023, Justice Ruchelsman of the Kings County Commercial Division issued a decision in Musso v. OTR Media Group, Inc., 2023 NY Slip Op. 32896(U), striking an answer for failure to provide discovery . . . Continue reading Court Strikes Answer for Failure to Provide Discovery
On July 21, 2023, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Barons Media, LLC v. Shapiro Legal Group, PLLC, 2023 NY Slip Op. 32469(U), awarding a non-party costs, including attorney review time, of responding to a non-party subpoena . . . Continue reading Non-Party May Recover Costs, Including Attorney Review Time, of Responding to Non-Party Subpoenas
On July 7, 2023, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in White Oak Commercial Fin., LLC v. EIA Inc., 2023 NY Slip Op. 32342(U), holding that an account holder does not have standing to object to a subpoena to its bank for bank records . . . Continue reading Account Holder Lacks Standing to Object to Subpoena to Bank for Bank Records
