Statute of Limitations for Theft of Trade Secrets Accrues When Plaintiff is Damaged, Not When Theft Occurs

Statute of Limitations for Theft of Trade Secrets Accrues When Plaintiff is Damaged, Not When Theft Occurs

On December 22, 2022, the First Department issued a decision in Continental Indus. Group, Inc. v. Ustuntas, 2022 NY Slip Op. 07294, holding that a theft of trade secrets claim accrues when a plaintiff is damaged, not when the theft occurs . . . Continue reading Statute of Limitations for Theft of Trade Secrets Accrues When Plaintiff is Damaged, Not When Theft Occurs

Making Mortgage Payments is an Acknowledgement of a Debt That Restarts the Running of the Statute of Limitations

Making Mortgage Payments is an Acknowledgement of a Debt That Restarts the Running of the Statute of Limitations

On November 17, 2022, the Court of Appeals issued a decision in Federal Natl. Mtge. Assn. v. Jeanty, 2022 NY Slip Op. 06539, holding that making mortgage payments is an acknowledgement of a debt that restarts the running of the statute of limitations . . . Continue reading Making Mortgage Payments is an Acknowledgement of a Debt That Restarts the Running of the Statute of Limitations

Breach of Contract Action Duplicative of Malpractice Action

Breach of Contract Action Duplicative of Malpractice Action

On September 6, 2022, Justice Knipel of the Kings County Commercial Division issued a decision in Trump Vil. Section 4, Inc. v. Lawless & Mangione Architects Engrs. LLP, 2022 NY Slip Op. 33159(U), holding that a breach of contract action was duplicative to a time-barred malpractice action . . . Continue reading Breach of Contract Action Duplicative of Malpractice Action

Court Applies Six Year Statute of Limitations to Claim for Aiding and Abetting Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Court Applies Six Year Statute of Limitations to Claim for Aiding and Abetting Breach of Fiduciary Duty

On July 8, 2022, Justice Borrok of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Apollo Global Mgt., Inc v. Cernich, 2022 NY Slip Op. 32187(U), applying a six-year statute of limitations to a claim for aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty because the aiding and abetting involved fraud . . . Continue reading Court Applies Six Year Statute of Limitations to Claim for Aiding and Abetting Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Third-Party Claims Time-Barred Because of Failure Timely to File the Third-Party Summons and Complaint

Third-Party Claims Time-Barred Because of Failure Timely to File the Third-Party Summons and Complaint

On July 1, 2022, Justice Crane of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Worldview Entertainment Holdings Inc. v. Woodrow, 2022 NY Slip Op. 32080(U), dismissing third-party claims as time-barred because of the failure to file the third-party summons and complaint . . . Continue reading Third-Party Claims Time-Barred Because of Failure Timely to File the Third-Party Summons and Complaint