NY Commercial Litigation Blog http://barnespc.com/blog Your Goals. Our Guidance. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:27:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Converting a Fifth Amendment Invocation Into a Negative Inference http://barnespc.com/blog/2011/10/converting-a-fifth-amendment-invocation-into-a-negative-inference/ http://barnespc.com/blog/2011/10/converting-a-fifth-amendment-invocation-into-a-negative-inference/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:20:21 +0000 PRMG http://barnespc.com/blog/?p=170 By Leo K. Barnes Jr.* *Mr. Barnes, a member of Barnes & Barnes, P.C., can be reached at lkb@barnespc.com

Last month we addressed the transformation of a criminal court plea or guilty verdict into civil court liability, relying upon collateral estoppel. This month we take a step back. Assume that [...]]]> http://barnespc.com/blog/2011/10/converting-a-fifth-amendment-invocation-into-a-negative-inference/feed/ 0 Maximizing Criminal Court Results, in the Civil Arena, Through Collateral Estoppel http://barnespc.com/blog/2011/09/maximizing-criminal-court-results-in-the-civil-arena-through-collateral-estoppel/ http://barnespc.com/blog/2011/09/maximizing-criminal-court-results-in-the-civil-arena-through-collateral-estoppel/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:30:50 +0000 admin http://nycommerciallitigationblog.com/?p=166 By Leo K. Barnes Jr.* *Mr. Barnes, a member of Barnes & Barnes, P.C., can be reached at lkb@barnespc.com

Introduction

For civil counsel engaged to right criminal wrongs committed by a Corporation’s former officer or employee, the frustration of the delays incident to a parallel criminal proceeding can nonetheless ultimately bear fruit [...]]]> http://barnespc.com/blog/2011/09/maximizing-criminal-court-results-in-the-civil-arena-through-collateral-estoppel/feed/ 2 Money Isn’t Everything – Undermining An Injunction Application by Quantifying Damages http://barnespc.com/blog/2011/04/money-isn%e2%80%99t-everything-%e2%80%93-undermining-an-injunction-application-by-quantifying-damages/ http://barnespc.com/blog/2011/04/money-isn%e2%80%99t-everything-%e2%80%93-undermining-an-injunction-application-by-quantifying-damages/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:39:08 +0000 admin http://nycommerciallitigationblog.com/?p=162 By Leo K. Barnes Jr.* *Mr. Barnes, a member of Barnes & Barnes, P.C., can be reached at lkb@barnespc.com

The adage “money isn’t everything” has particular significance for injunction applications. A January 2011 decision by Eastern District Judge Nicholas Garaufis reminds counsel that no matter how solid a liability and damages [...]]]> http://barnespc.com/blog/2011/04/money-isn%e2%80%99t-everything-%e2%80%93-undermining-an-injunction-application-by-quantifying-damages/feed/ 0 Leveling the Playing Field for Chronic Non-Compliance http://barnespc.com/blog/2011/03/leveling-the-playing-field-for-chronic-non-compliance/ http://barnespc.com/blog/2011/03/leveling-the-playing-field-for-chronic-non-compliance/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:31:15 +0000 admin http://nycommerciallitigationblog.com/?p=160 By: Leo K. Barnes Jr.

In a recent column, we addressed recent Appellate Division authority concerning the ultimate sanction for failure to disclose, a CPLR 3126 Order striking a pleading. In December, the Court of Appeals issued Gibbs v. St. Barnabas Hospital, 2010 N.Y. Slip. Op. 09198 (2010) [...]]]> http://barnespc.com/blog/2011/03/leveling-the-playing-field-for-chronic-non-compliance/feed/ 0 Divided Loyalty: Damages for Employee Disloyalty Claims http://barnespc.com/blog/2011/02/divided-loyalty-damages-for-employee-disloyalty-claims/ http://barnespc.com/blog/2011/02/divided-loyalty-damages-for-employee-disloyalty-claims/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:03:14 +0000 admin http://nycommerciallitigationblog.com/?p=157 By: Leo K. Barnes Jr.

At first blush, two principles regarding the loyalty due to a current employer from an employee seem irreconcilable: on the one hand, an employee owes his employer complete loyalty; on the other, an employee may incorporate a competitive business prior to departure from employment as [...]]]> http://barnespc.com/blog/2011/02/divided-loyalty-damages-for-employee-disloyalty-claims/feed/ 3 CPLR 3126(3) — The Ultimate Remedy for Willful Failure to Disclose http://barnespc.com/blog/2011/01/cplr-31263-the-ultimate-remedy-for-willful-failure-to-disclose/ http://barnespc.com/blog/2011/01/cplr-31263-the-ultimate-remedy-for-willful-failure-to-disclose/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:45:01 +0000 admin http://nycommerciallitigationblog.com/?p=155 By: Leo K. Barnes Jr.

In two opinions issued on the same day this spring, the First and Second Departments continued a trend of affirming trial court rulings striking pleadings pursuant to CPLR 3126 once a willful failure to disclose is documented. Although the result is severe, both the [...]]]> http://barnespc.com/blog/2011/01/cplr-31263-the-ultimate-remedy-for-willful-failure-to-disclose/feed/ 0 Attachment Premised Upon Intent to Defraud http://barnespc.com/blog/2010/10/attachment-premised-upon-intent-to-defraud/ http://barnespc.com/blog/2010/10/attachment-premised-upon-intent-to-defraud/#comments Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:32:38 +0000 admin http://nycommerciallitigationblog.com/?p=150 By: Leo K. Barnes Jr.

This Column has previous addressed the basis for an Article 62 attachmenti in the context of a foreign confession of judgment pursuant to CPLR 6201(5). In that scenario, by the time that New York counsel is engaged, the hard work has already been done by [...]]]> http://barnespc.com/blog/2010/10/attachment-premised-upon-intent-to-defraud/feed/ 1 Substantiating Malice for Tortious Interference Claim Getting Difficult http://barnespc.com/blog/2010/08/substantiating-malice-for-tortious-interference-claim-getting-difficult/ http://barnespc.com/blog/2010/08/substantiating-malice-for-tortious-interference-claim-getting-difficult/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:04:39 +0000 admin http://nycommerciallitigationblog.com/?p=145 By: Leo K. Barnes Jr.

Several weeks before then-President George W. Bush defeated presidential candidate John Kerry, CBS News correspondent Dan Rather narrated a “60 Minutes” piece assailing President Bush’s service in the Texas Air National Guard. According to Mr. Rather, subsequent to Mr. Bush’s re-election in November 2004, CBS [...]]]> http://barnespc.com/blog/2010/08/substantiating-malice-for-tortious-interference-claim-getting-difficult/feed/ 0 Easy to Allege, Difficult to Substantiate: Piercing the Corporate Veil http://barnespc.com/blog/2010/07/easy-to-allege-difficult-to-substantiate-piercing-the-corporate-veil/ http://barnespc.com/blog/2010/07/easy-to-allege-difficult-to-substantiate-piercing-the-corporate-veil/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:19:27 +0000 admin http://nycommerciallitigationblog.com/?p=142 By: Leo K. Barnes Jr.*

With Plaintiffs seeking to maximize a source of recovery and Defendants seeking to minimize the same, discovery in commercial matters may focus upon the liability of an individual shareholder for a claim asserted against a corporation. Plaintiffs are quick to name shareholders as defendants [...]]]> http://barnespc.com/blog/2010/07/easy-to-allege-difficult-to-substantiate-piercing-the-corporate-veil/feed/ 3 Death (or Dismissal) By Exhibits & Admissions http://barnespc.com/blog/2010/03/death-or-dismissal-by-exhibits-admissions/ http://barnespc.com/blog/2010/03/death-or-dismissal-by-exhibits-admissions/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:02:39 +0000 admin http://nycommerciallitigationblog.com/?p=114 By: Leo K. Barnes Jr.*

A recent mid-winter decision from Central Islip Eastern District Judge Sandra Feuerstein provides a stark reminder to counsel for Plaintiffs to scrutinize documentation annexed as exhibits to a Complaint as the same may later haunt the Plaintiff as a basis for dismissal.

In Levista Inc. v. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc., [...]]]> http://barnespc.com/blog/2010/03/death-or-dismissal-by-exhibits-admissions/feed/ 0