GOL 17-105, Not GOL 17-101, Applies to the Question of When an Obligation Under a Mortgage is Revived
Commercial Case Notes / Contracts / Statute of Limitation/Laches

GOL 17-105, Not GOL 17-101, Applies to the Question of When an Obligation Under a Mortgage is Revived

On May 24, 2022, the Court of Appeals issued a decision in Batavia Townhouses, Ltd. v. Council of Churches Hous. Dev. Fund Co., Inc., 2022 NY Slip Op 03361, holding that GOL 17-105, not GOL 17-101, governs whether the statute of limitations has been tolled or revived in an action to foreclose a mortgage . . . Continue reading GOL 17-105, Not GOL 17-101, Applies to the Question of When an Obligation Under a Mortgage is Revived

Client’s Claim Against its Lawyers for Failing Timely to File a Patent Application Accrues When the Client’s Application Becomes Untimely
Commercial Case Notes / Statute of Limitation/Laches

Client’s Claim Against its Lawyers for Failing Timely to File a Patent Application Accrues When the Client’s Application Becomes Untimely

On January 6, 2022, the First Department issued a decision in Morgan & Mendel Genomics, Inc. v. Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein, LLP, 2022 NY Slip Op. 00048, holding that a client’s claim against its lawyers for failing timely to file a patent application accrues when the client’s application becomes untimely . . . Continue reading Client’s Claim Against its Lawyers for Failing Timely to File a Patent Application Accrues When the Client’s Application Becomes Untimely