NEW YORK FRAUD CLAIMS

The interplay between claims of fraudulent inducement to enter into a contract and the breach of that contract is a topic that gets great attention in the law of fraud.  As I have put it before:  “Courts frequently dismiss claims …

Fraud claims attempted to be asserted against attorneys face special challenges.  The issues are especially pronounced when the timing of the claims comes in to play and the applicable statute of limitations period must be determined.  The three-year statute of …

Ponzi schemes involving investor funds are, unfortunately, all too common.  The underlying fraud of those who orchestrate the Ponzi scheme fits squarely within the elements of a fraud cause of action.  Often, however, the fraudsters have squandered the investor funds …

When corporate entities act, they do so only through individuals – namely the employees, officers and directors.  So when a corporate entity is involved in fraudulent conduct, it is the individuals who perpetrate that fraud on behalf of the corporate …

The civil cause of action for fraud is a species of tort.  See North Shore Architectural Stone, Inc. v American Artisan Constr., Inc., 2017 NY Slip Op 06655 (2d Dep’t 2017).  One of the elements of the cause of action …