On May 13, 2025, the First Department issued a decision in South32 Chile Copper Holdings Pty Ltd v. Sumitomo Metal Min. Co., Ltd., 2025 NY Slip Op. 02892, holding that questions of foreign law can be decided on a motion to dismiss . . . Continue reading Questions of Foreign Law Can Be Decided on a Motion to Dismiss
On April 17, 2025, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Homapour v. 3M Props., LLC, 2025 NY Slip Op. 31354(U), holding that experts may rely on the work of associates they supervise . . . Continue reading Experts May Rely on Work of Associates They Supervise
On June 25, 2023, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Seaport Mgmt. Dev. Co., LLC v. Shop Architects, P.C., 2023 NY Slip Op. 32105(U), holding that an expert was not required to prove a company’s damages . . . Continue reading Expert Not Required to Prove Company’s Damages
On May 9, 2023, the First Department issued a decision in PJSC Natl. Bank Trust v. Pirogova, 2023 NY Slip Op. 02469, holding that a trial court did not abuse its discretion in deciding an issue of foreign law without expert evidence . . . Continue reading Court Did Not Abuse Discretion in Deciding Issue of Foreign Law Without Expert Evidence
On March 14, 2023, the First Department issued a decision in Pope Invs. II LLC v. Belmont Partners, LLC, 2023 NY Slip Op. 01264, affirming the exclusion of expert testimony for failure to provide expert disclosures required by the Commercial Division Rules . . . Continue reading Expert Testimony Excluded for Failure to Provide Expert Disclosures Required by Commercial Division Rules
On February 9, 2023, the First Department issued a decision in Hua Jun “Coco” Han v. Chen, 2023 NY Slip Op. 00728, affirming the dismissal of claims for failure to offer expert testimony in support of them . . . Continue reading Claims Dismissed for Failure to Offer Expert Testimony
