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Commercial Division Holds Oral Modification to Written Agreement Unenforceable Under New York’s Statute of Frauds

A recent ruling in the Suffolk County Commercial Division highlights the risk a party faces when agreeing to, and later attempting to, enforce an oral modification to a written contract.  In Castle Restoration LLC v. Castle...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Oral Modifications to Written Agreements? Better Get Them in Writing Says the Commercial Division

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In Castle Restoration & Constr., Inc. v Castle Restoration, LLC, Suffolk County Commercial Division Justice Elizabeth H. Emerson refused to enforce an oral agreement that allegedly modified a prior written agreement between...more

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