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Texas Business Court Could Make Litigation Faster, More Efficient

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Texas’ new business court, which the state hopes will make complex litigation more efficient, opens in less than four months. And while there’s still uncertainty about how the court will operate, its structure and the Texas...more

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BVI Commercial Court Dismisses Judgment Debtors’ Attempt to Set Aside US$97 Million Judgment

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In a recent decision of the BVI Commercial Court, the Honourable Mr Justice Wallbank dismissed an application by the Defendants in King Bun Limited & Ors v Lau Man Sang James & Ors to set aside a previous order granting...more

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Commercial Division Dismisses Breach-of-Fiduciary-Duty Case on Summary Judgment in Long-Running Familial Dispute

The Albany County Commercial Division has finally taken a years-long, intra-family dispute over the sale of several upstate Dunkin’ Donuts coffee shops off the boil. On February 9, 2023, Justice Richard Platkin granted...more

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Commercial Division Reiterates Broad Scope of ERISA Preemption and Difficulty of Pleading Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Conversion...

The Commercial Division’s decision in Rockmore v. Plastic Surgery Associates, LLP demonstrates the broad scope of ERISA preemption and the difficulty of pleading breach of fiduciary duty and conversion claims alongside breach...more

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All You Need Is Love… And An Articulable Nexus Of Fraud

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What can you do when the parties you are suing are effectively judgment-proof? Oftentimes, plaintiffs will try to go after a defendant’s family member or related entity. ...more

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Defenses and Counterclaims In a CPLR 3213 Action Are Only Successful If They’re “Inseparable”

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In one of my previous posts, I discussed the basic requirements for bringing a CPLR 3213 motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint.  One such requirement (and the one that generates the largest body of case law), is...more

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Winter Case Notes: Dissolution of Not-For-Profit Corporation and Other Decisions of Interest

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Here in the New York metro area, for the first time in years winter is living up to its name. The snow-plowed streets and sub-freezing temperatures are a natural setting for this sixth annual edition of Winter Case Notes in...more

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Death of Limited Partner Disarms Derivative Action

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I’ve yet to see him make a court appearance, and hope I never do, but the Grim Reaper sure has a knack for disrupting business divorce litigation involving LLCs and limited partnerships....more

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Another Door Closes to Federal Court in Judicial Dissolution Cases

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Not for the first time, I find myself intrigued by the federal courts’ resistance to hearing state law claims for judicial dissolution of business entities where subject matter jurisdiction otherwise exists based on diversity...more

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Summer Day Camp Derivative Headed to Trial

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A recent decision in Greenhaus v. Gersh out of the Commercial Division, Suffolk County, is yet another example.  This time, the business is a summer day camp located on the north shore of Long Island in Huntington, New York....more

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Summary Judgment 101: Movants, Make Sure Your Evidence Is In "Admissible Form"

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Most litigators are familiar with the requirement that a summary motion be supported with “evidentiary proof in admissible form” establishing the merits of a cause of action or defense....more

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Shareholder Oppression Requires More Than Denial of Access to Company Information

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The family-owned business at the center of Vaccari v Vaccari, 2018 NY Slip Op 30546(U) [Sup Ct NY County Mar. 28, 2018], decided last month by veteran Manhattan Commercial Division Justice Eileen Bransten, is a classic...more

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Blue Man Group Member’s Fiduciary Duty Claim Drummed Out of Court

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Ian Pai was an early participant in the Blue Man Group (“BMG”). Between 1989 and 1991, he met and began collaborating with the founders of BMG, namely, Chris Wink, Phillip Stanton and Matt Goldman. ...more

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