NEW YORK FRAUD CLAIMS

A new decision of the Appellate Division, First Department (Burden v Pamplona Capital Mgt. LLP, 2025 NY Slip Op 02716 (1st Dep’t Decided May 6, 2025) affirmed the dismissal of an amended complaint, agreeing with the New York County Commercial …

As I have explained in prior posts (“Void or Voidable” in Fraud, Visited Again; More on the Void/Voidable Dichotomy in Fraud and First Department Explains Distinction Between Void and Voidable Documents and Corresponding Fraud), there are different categories of “fraud” …

New York State is one of those jurisdictions with virtually no restrictions on intermediate interlocutory appeals from the lower courts.  As a result, the New York Appellate Divisions are understaffed and overworked.  And as a consequence of that, the Appellate …

Readers of this Blog know that when the New York Court of Appeals weighs in on fraud-related issues, I listen (and write). The latest installment is the Court’s decision in the case of Golobe v Mielnicki, 2025 NY Slip Op …

Claims of fraud raise many issues and permutations relating to the statute of limitations—the time by which a claim can be brought.  These rules require careful analysis, as they are often confused or misapplied by counsel.  For example, while many …