NEW YORK FRAUD CLAIMS

Releases are contracts that are treated as such by the courts.  That means, among other things, that the parties to the release are the masters of the agreement and can choose whatever language they wish to describe the intended deal.  …

I have explained the many benefits of alleging fraud claims, including how the period of time in which to bring a claim can be extended on other causes of action besides fraud when fraudulent conduct is alleged as part of …

Worthy of reading is a new, thorough and instructive decision addressing a number of aspects on the law of civil fraud rendered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Meyer v. Seidel, Docket No. 21-221, …

I have devoted a good amount of commentary on cases in which signed releases are challenged based upon claims of fraud and other alleged questionable circumstances.  See Challenging Releases and Settlements Based on Fraudulent Inducement is a Challenge; Alleged Inability …

As I have chronicled, attempted civil fraud claims are particularly vulnerable to getting dismissed in the early stages of cases if the court finds that the party seeking to claim fraud did not justifiably or reasonably rely on the alleged …