In Salesmark Ventures, LLC v. Jay Singh, JJHM Trading Corp., Justice Joel M. Cohen dismissed, inter alia, the plaintiff’s claim to pierce the corporate veil of the defendant and impose personal liability on the defendant’s...more
Earlier this year, in In re New York State Dept. of Health (Rusi Tech. Co., Ltd.), Albany County Commercial Division Justice Richard Platkin issued a decision to permanently stay the arbitration before the China International...more
The arrival of the new year is a bittersweet time for the Commercial Division as it bids farewell to two of its most senior judges: Justice Charles E. Ramos and Justice Eileen Bransten. Notably, both will be staying on to...more
The New York Court of Appeals, in Congel v. Malfitano, recently ruled that the “Poughkeepsie Galleria Company” (the “Partnership”) was not an at-will partnership and that therefore Defendant Marc Malfitano’s (the “Defendant”)...more
In Advanced 23, LLC v. Chambers House Partners, LLC, No. 650025/2016, 2017 BL 462831 (NY. Sup. Ct. Dec. 15, 2017), Justice Saliann Scarpulla of the Commercial Division ruled that Advanced 23, LLC (“Advanced”) and David...more