On April 29, 2025, Justice Jamieson of the Westchester County Commercial Division issued a decision in Allyn v. Wings Air Helicopters, LLC, 2025 NY Slip Op. 50707(U), allowing LLCs to assign their claims to a disbarred lawyer and then allowing the lawyer to pursue the claims pro se . . . Continue reading LLCs Allowed to Assign Claims to Disbarred Attorney Who Could Then Litigate Them Pro Se
On April 29, 2025, Justice Reed of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Halden v. Parker, 2025 NY Slip Op. 31544(U), granting a motion to relieve counsel based on a client’s failure to communicate with counsel even though the client communicated with the opposing party . . . Continue reading Court Relieves Counsel Based on Client’s Failure to Communicate Despite Evidence That Client Communicated with Opposing Party
On April 25, 2025, the Fourth Department issued a decision in McGuire v. The McGuire Group, Inc., 2025 NY Slip Op. 02468, holding that a party that has not been represented by a law firm lacks standing to move to dismiss the firm as conflicted . . . Continue reading Party That Has Never Been Represented by a Law Firm Lacks Standing to Move to Dismiss the Firm as Conflicted
On February 27, 2025, Justice Reed of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Concordance Healthcare Solutions LLC v. Kori Capital Inc., 2025 NY Slip Op. 50257(U), denying a motion to withdraw because the application lacked sufficient detail . . . Continue reading Court Denies Attorney’s Motion to Withdraw Because Application Lack Sufficient Detail
On January 2, 2025, Justice Crane of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in White v. Vaccaro, 2025 NY Slip Op. 30013(U), distributing the value of a Continue reading Court Orders the Distribution of the Value of a Law Firm’s Contingency Cases
On January 6, 2025, Justice Reed of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Miller v. 22 Ericsson Owner LLC, 2025 NY Slip Op. 50004(U), allowing counsel Continue reading Counsel May Withdraw from Representation Because it Was Not Paid
On January 7, 2025, the First Department issued a decision in Seibel v. Scarola Zubatov Schaffin PLLC, 2025 NY Slip Op. 00067, enforcing an engagement letter provision allowing counsel to Continue reading Court Enforces Engagement Letter Provision Allowing Counsel to Withdraw if Client Failed to Cooperate
On September 27, 2024, Justice Reed of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Subify LLC v. Ace Hat Collection Inc., 2024 NY Slip Op. 51336(U), refusing counsel to withdraw without consent or adequate justification . . . Continue reading Court Declines to Allow Counsel To Withdraw Without Consent or Adequate Justification
On August 23, 2024, Justice Borrok of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Altium Growth Fund, L.P. v. Tingo Group, Inc., 2024 NY Slip Op. 32993(U), refusing to allow counsel withdraw from a representation despite unpaid fees because of the disruption it would cause . . . Continue reading Court Refuses to Allow Counsel to Withdraw Despite Unpaid Bills
On August 1, 2024, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Downtown Special Situations Holdings, LLC v. Mills Dental-Downtown Brooklyn, PLLC, 2024 NY Slip Op. 32698(U), holding that the failure of a limited liability company to appear by counsel lead to entry of default judgment against it . . . Continue reading LLC’s Failure to Appear By Counsel Leads to its Default
