On July 30, 2026, the Third Department issued a decision in Crane v. WP Strategic Holdings, LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op. 04806, holding that parties who voluntarily sold their rights in a company could not later void the sale . . . Continue reading Parties Who Voluntarily Sold Their Rights in a Company Cannot Later Void the Sale
On June 18, 2026, the First Department issued a decision in Leinhardt v. Socure, Inc., 2026 NY Slip Op. 03881, holding that a fraud claim failed because the plaintiff was not reasonable in relying on incomplete information . . . Continue reading Fraud Claim Fails Because Plaintiff Was Not Reasonable In Relying on Incomplete Information
On June 2, 2026, the First Department entered a decision in Eastern Effects, Inc. v. 3911 Lemmon Ave. Assoc., LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op. 03386, holding that a fraud counterclaim was barred by an agreement’s no representation clause . . . Continue reading Fraud Counterclaim Barred by Agreement’s No Representation Clause
On April 10, 2026, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision inWH Nagog GP LLC v. Weiss, 2026 NY Slip Op. 31602(U), dismissing a fraud claim for failure to allege due diligence . . . Continue reading Fraud Claim Fails for Lack of Due Diligence
On April 16, 2026, the First Department issued a decision in Metropolitan Partners Group Admin., LLC v. Nerney, 2026 NY Slip Op. 02340, holding that a fraud claim was not duplicative of a breach of contract claim because the alleged misrepresentations were collateral to the contract . . . Continue reading Fraud Claim Not Duplicative of Contract Claim Because Alleged Misrepresentations Were Collateral to the Contract
On April 6, 2026, Justice Patel of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in JLJ Capital LLC v. Churchill Real Estate Holdings LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op. 31389(U), holding that a fraud claim can be based on a false representation of the ability to perform a contract . . . Continue reading Fraud Claim Can be Based on False Representation of Ability to Perform a Contract
On March 21, 2026, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Enterprise v. Shvo, 2026 NY Slip Op. 31129(U), holding that a fraud claim cannot be based on a statement of intention to act in the future . . . Continue reading Fraud Claim Cannot be Based on Intentions to Act in the Future
On February 24, 2026, Justice Crane of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in A Participations Ltd. v. Velissaris, 2026 NY Slip Op. 30684(U), dismissing fraud claim because of impermissible group pleading . . . Continue reading Fraud Claim Dismissed Because of Impermissible Group Pleading
On March 4, 2026, the Second Department issued a decision in Michael Gangi Plumbing & Heating Contrs., Inc. v. World Bus. Lenders, 2026 NY Slip Op. 01194, holding that a fraud claim cannot be based on a misrepresentation that the plaintiff could with due diligence have determined was false . . . Continue reading Fraud Claim Cannot be Based on Misrepresentation That The Plaintiff Could With Due Diligence Have Determined Was False
On January 25, 2026, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Psalms Creative, LLC v. Beacon Inv. Holdings LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op. 30295(U), holding that a fraud claim based on an alleged misrepresentation of contractual compliance failed because it was duplicative of a breach of contract claim, but that a fraud claim alleging misrepresentations made to induce a party to enter into a contract survived . . . Continue reading Alleged Misrepresentation of Contractual Compliance Fails, But Claim Alleging Misrepresentations to Induce Party to Enter Into Contract Survive
