Employment Law This Week: Sexual Orientation Discrimination Suits, Tip Pooling, Successor Liability, Trade Secrets, Workplace Solicitation
On April 18, 2024, the New York Court of Appeals (New York’s highest appellate court) issued a decision in Lelchook v. Société Générale de Banque au Liban SAL, --- N.E.3d ---, 2024 WL 1661460 (Apr. 18, 2024) in which it held...more
How Do I Hold You Liable? Let Me Count The Ways . . . When the owner(s) incorporate an existing business, the corporation is not necessarily a tabula rasa with respect to the creditors of the business being...more
“Successor liability”, is it a theory or distinct claim or cause of action? In a recent decision, Justice Sherwood analyzed the applicability of successor liability as a distinct cause of action, rather than merely a theory...more
When buying a business, purchasers must take into consideration the possibility of “successor liability” – that is, the buyer’s assumption of the seller’s liabilities and prior conduct upon purchasing a corporation....more