Case Reviews
Recovery of Counsel Fees & Positive Expenses for Filing an Improper Lis Pendens
It has long been said that “with great power comes great responsibility.” The maxim is especially appropriate in connection with the effectuation of a CPLR Article 65 Notice of Pendency. Assuming...
Pursuant to Federal Law, the Attorney/Client Privilege Does Not Survive Corporate Dissolution
For individuals, the attorney-client privilege protects communications even after an death (see Swidler & Berlin v. United States, 524 U.S. 399 (1998)), thereby encouraging individuals to speak...
Prevailing At Trial For Breach of Aircraft Lease Agreement
After trial, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of B&B’s Client, determining that the lessee of an aircraft breached a lease, and awarded B&B’s client damages, counsel fees and interest....
Recovery of $1.5 Million After Breach of Real Estate Contract
Barnes & Barnes, P.C., represented the Seller of a commercial real estate complex and recovered a $1 million down payment, plus counsel fees and nearly $500,000 in pre-judgment interest, after...
Proportionate Liability for Diversion of a Corporate Opportunity
Whoever coined the phrase “partners are only good for square dancing” must have been a defendant in a breach of fiduciary duty claim. One can understand some of the cynicism, as the fiduciary duty...
PGA Capital LLC v. Toman – Defendants Do Not Have an Easement in Their Former Waterfront Lot
As seen in the New York Law Journal Upon the efiled documents numbered 37-50; 52-55; and 58, it is ORDERED that plaintiff PGA Capital LLC’s motion for an order pursuant to CPLR §3212 granting...
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