On December 11, 2024, the Second Department issued a decision in R & G Brenner Income Tax Consultants v. Gilmartin, 2024 NY Slip Op. 06229, holding that counterclaims that relate to the plaintiff’s claims are not time-barred . . . Continue reading Counterclaims the Relate to Claims Not Time-Barred
On November 19, 2024, Justice Ruchelsman of the Kings County Commercial Division issued a decision in OTR Media Group, Inc. v. Vizible Media Group, LLC, 2024 NY Slip Op. 34117(U), rejecting the application of the continuing wrong doctrine and dismissing claims as untimely . . . Continue reading Continuing Wrong Doctrine Did Not Apply to Make Claims Timely
On November 26, 2024, the Court of Appeals issued a decision in Farage v. Associated Ins. Mgt. Corp., 2024 NY Slip Op. 05875, holding that a claim should be dismissed as untimely because the plaintiff failed adequately to allege that a contractual limitations period was unreasonable . . . Continue reading Claim Dismissed for Failure Adequately to Allege that Contractual Limitations Period was Unreasonable
On October 13, 2024, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in UBS Ams. Inc. v. Impac Funding Corp., 2024 NY Slip Op. 33827(U), holding that allegations in a complaint related back to the date the Summons with Notice was filed because the Summons with Notice gave adequate notice of the claims . . . Continue reading Allegations in Complaint Relate Back to Summons with Notice When It Gives Adequate Notice of Those Claims
On September 4, 2024, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in BT Supplies W., Inc. v. Brookline, LLC, 2024 NY Slip Op 33101(U), holding that a plaintiff cannot use a tortious interference claim to avoid the one-year statute of limitations for defamation . . . Continue reading Plaintiff Cannot Use Tortious Interference Claim to Avoid Defamation Statute of Limitations
On August 15, 2024, the First Department issued a decision in Hai-2, LLC v. Blackrock Fin. Mgt., Inc., 2024 NY Slip Op. 04226, holding that under the continuing wrong doctrine, a new claim accrued each time the defendant failed to make a quarterly payment . . . Continue reading Under Continuing Wrong Doctrine, New Claim Accrued Each Time Defendant Failed to Make a Quarterly Payment
On August 7, 2024, the Second Department issued a decision in Comito v. Z & N Enters. Corp., 2024 NY Slip Op. 04124, holding that by making a mortgage payment, a borrower revived the statute of limitations on a claim for failure to pay the mortgage . . . Continue reading Mortgage Payment Revived Statute of Limitations on Defaulted Mortgage
On June 2, 2024, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Grosso v. Cy Twombly Found., 2024 NY Slip Op. 31905(U), holding that a fraud claim was untimely because of the plaintiff’s failure to sue within two years of being on inquiry notice of the possible fraud . . . Continue reading Fraud Claim Time-Barred Because of Plaintiff’s Failure to Sue Within Two Years of Being on Inquiry Notice of Possible Fraud
On June 6, 2024, Justice Borrok of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Bennigson v. Solomon R. Guggenheim Found., 2024 NY Slip Op. 24164, holding that claims relating to stolen artwork were barred by laches even though they were not barred by the statute of limitations under the federal Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act . . . Continue reading Claim Related to Stolen Artwork Barred by Laches Even Though Timely Under Statute of Limitations
On May 10, 2024, Justice Borrok of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Idi v. Sela, 2024 NY Slip Op. 31679(U), holding that an accounting claim based on a breach of fiduciary duty has a three-year limitations period . . . Continue reading Accounting Claim Based on Breach of Fiduciary Duty Has Three-Year Limitations Period
