On December 20, 2023, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Tasinari v. DeMatteo, 2023 NY Slip Op 34477(U), sanctioning a plaintiff for bringing a frivolous lawsuit . . . Continue reading Party Sanctioned for Bringing a Frivolous Lawsuit
On December 22, 2023, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in SH575 Holdings LLC v. Richmond Stuyvesant Holdings, LLC, 2023 NY Slip Op. 34525(U), holding that despite the dismissal of claims against then, defendants should nonetheless be sanctioned for discovery misconduct . . . Continue reading Despite Winning Dismissal of the Claims Against Them, Parties Still Are Sanctioned for Discovery Misconduct
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 May 25, 2023, the First Department issued a decision in Citizen Watch Co. of Am., Inc. v. Zapco 1500 Inv., L.P., 2023 NY Slip Op. 02823, holding that a conditional discovery sanction order was triggered by the mere failure to produce evidence . . . Continue reading Conditional Discovery Sanction Order Triggered on Failure to Produce
On October 6, 2021, the Second Department issued a decision in Glaubach v. Slifkin, 2021 NY Slip Op. 05323, holding that a plaintiff should be sanctioned for sending harassing letters to defendants and others . . . Continue reading Plaintiff Sanctioned For Sending Harassing Letters to Defendants and Others
