On April 17, 2023, Justice Ruchelsman of the Kings County Commercial Division issued a decision in Joseph v. Rassi, 2023 NY Slip Op. 31261(U), holding that in-house counsel that has not appeared in an action cannot be the subject of a motion for disqualification . . . Continue reading In-House Counsel That Has Not Appeared in an Action Cannot be the Subject of a Motion for Disqualification
On April 5, 2023, the Second Department issued a decision in Philip S. Schwartzman, Inc. v. Pliskin, Rubano, Baum & Vitulli, 2023 NY Slip Op. 01812, affirming the dismissal of a Judiciary Law Section 487 claim for lack of loss causation . . . Continue reading Judiciary Law 487 Claim Fails for Lack of Loss Causation
On January 5, 2023, Justice Reed of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Ankura Trust Co., LLC v. A & L 444 LLC, 2023 NY Slip Op. 50014(U), granting a motion to withdraw as counsel based on non-payment of fees . . . Continue reading Court Grants Motion to Withdraw Based on Failure to Pay Fees
On December 7, 2022, Justice Ruchelsman of the Kings County Commercial Division issued a decision in Joseph v. Rassi, 2022 NY Slip Op. 34129(U), refusing to prevent former counsel from cooperating with former clients . . . Continue reading Former Counsel Cooperating with Former Clients Does Not Constitute Disqualifying Conflict
On September 29, 2022, Justice Ruchelsman of the Kings County Commercial Division issued a decision in ZW Acquisition LLC v. Volkov, 2022 NY Slip Op. 33295(U), refusing to disqualify a company’s former transactional counsel from representing a shareholder in an inter-shareholder dispute . . . Continue reading Court Refuses to Disqualify Company’s Transactional Counsel from Representing a Shareholder in an Inter-Shareholder Dispute
On September 14, 2022, the Second Department issued a decision in JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Simonsen, 2022 NY Slip Op. 05156, holding that a defendant whose lawyer had been suspended from practice could not be defaulted unless served with a notice to appoint new counsel had been served . . . Continue reading Party Whose Counsel Had Been Suspended From Practice Cannot be Defaulted if Notice to Appoint New Counsel Not Served
On July 30, 2022, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Hindlin v. Prescription Songs LLC, 2022 NY Slip Op. 32601(U), sanctioning lawyers for their uncivil deposition behavior . . . Continue reading Court Sanctions Lawyers for Uncivil Deposition Behavior
On June 30, 2022, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Cassaforte Ltd. v. Pourtavoosi, 2022 NY Slip Op. 32063(U), dismissing a cause of action for breach of the rules of professional conduct . . . Continue reading No Cause of Action for Breach of the Rules of Professional Conduct
On April 13, 2022, the Second Department issued a decision in Joseph v. Fensterman, 2022 NY Slip Op. 02398, holding that allegations that counsel made false representations to disrupt settlement discussions was sufficient to state a Judiciary Law 487 claim . . . Continue reading Allegations That Counsel Made False Representations to Disrupt Settlement Sufficient to State Judiciary Law 487 Claim
On March 2, 2022, the Second Department issued a decision in Ripa v. Petrosyants, 2022 NY Slip Op. 01336, holding that a written engagement letter is not required to create an attorney-client relationship . . . Continue reading Written Engagement Letter Not Required to Create Attorney-Client Relationship
