The Bronx, where I came of age and grew into young adulthood, is well-known for the scrap of its residents. That can also be said of its judiciary. On December 20, 2022, in Wu v. Uber Techs., Inc.,[i] the New York State...more
Two recent rulings from the Second Department of the New York Appellate Division upheld local land-use decisions under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and the State Eminent Domain Procedure Law (EDPL)....more
In Chufen Chen v. Dunkin’ Brands, Inc., No. 18-CV-3087, 2020 WL 1522826 (2d Cir. Mar. 31, 2020), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the act of registering as a foreign corporation under...more
The outbreak of COVID-19 presents the New York court system with unprecedented challenges. New York’s appellate courts have responded by taking swift, decisive action. Attorneys litigating in New York’s appellate courts...more
In an overlooked aspect of the recent New York Court of Appeals decision in Cortlandt St. Recovery Corp. v. Bonderman1, New York’s high court has allowed direct claims to move forward against two private equity firms for the...more
On June 21, 2017, a New York appellate court curtailed on constitutional grounds an investigative subpoena issued by the New York Attorney General. In the Matter of Evergreen Assoc., Inc., 54 N.Y.S.2d. 135 (App. Div. 2017)....more
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument in October on whether class and collective action waivers are enforceable. While employers await the Supreme Court’s decision, other courts continue to weigh in on the matter....more
Sergey Aleynikov, a former computer programmer at Goldman, Sachs & Co., has been on a legal roller coaster for the past few years. In the span of few days, that roller coaster plummeted steeply—twice. First, on January...more