NEW YORK FRAUD CLAIMS

Some causes of action do not require allegations that the wrong resulted in actual damages.  For example, the tort of defamation per se does not require the plaintiff to allege or prove specific monetary loss resulted from the defamatory statements.  …

This is my first post since the explosive effects of COVID-19 have engulfed our way of life.  I wish everyone the very best in this extremely difficult time.  With everything going on around us, I am trying to find some …

A new decision of the New York Appellate Division, First Department, covers some interesting topics of fraud claims:  (1) misrepresentations inducing the payment of construction bills, (2) the relaxed standard for alleging intent to defraud and (3) allegations of conspiracy …

As noted in my previous posts, one of the elements of an action seeking damages for fraud is pecuniary loss resulting from the fraud.  In the new decision of the Appellate Division, First Department, in Sabby Healthcare Master Fund Ltd. …

A new decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Panos v. Universal Forest Products Inc., No. 18-CV-2066 (KMK), Jan. 27, 2020 (Karas, J.) addresses interesting issues involving when a fraud claim accrues …