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People in New York need to be able to trust their medical providers. That's doubly true when they're facing a serious surgery that requires anesthesia. Patients must be able to trust that people are giving them the proper medications during an operation. When mix-ups...
Everyone doing business in New York understands the importance of contracts. This crucial document outlines the rights and responsibilities of each party in a business relationship. When one side doesn't live up to his or her end of the agreement, that can cause big...
Arbitration is a private dispute resolution process in which parties agree to resolve their claims before an arbitrator as part of a more informal process than litigating a matter in court. Parties in New York and other states should be aware of several important...
In your life, you'll most likely become a party to a contract. Thus, you need to understand your role and the other party's role in the contract. Additionally, you'll need to comprehend the basics of the laws that cover contract breaches. In New York, there are...
Partnerships are one of the most common business structures in the U.S., and entrepreneurs in New York are well aware of the benefits of partnerships. Often, working with someone whose skills complement one’s own is a wonderful way to get a business off the ground....
In its recent decision in Dombrowski v. Bulson, 19 N.Y.3d 347 (2012), the New York Court of Appeals recently reiterated the long-established New York court-made rule barring the recovery of damages for emotional distress injuries and other “non-pecuniary” (i.e.,...
The New York Constitution and Statutes governing which New York State courts have authority (i.e., jurisdiction) to grant permission to appeal to the Court of Appeals can be confusing and in many cases seemingly illogical. Like the United States Supreme Court, the New...
Unlike some jurisdictions, the state courts in New York and New Jersey, as well as the federal courts, do not require a losing party who has a monetary judgment entered against them, to satisfy (pay) the judgment or post an appellate bond to secure the payment of the...
Virtually all judgments awarding a plaintiff (or counter-claiming defendant) a monetary judgment accrues interest until the judgment is satisfied (paid off). Hence, if the judgment debtor takes an appeal and posts an appellate bond guarantying payment if the judgment...
The recent demise of the famous New York City art gallery, M. Knoedler & Company, amid accusations of selling forged and fake artworks comes as no surprise to us, but for the fact that it is many years in the coming. In perhaps one of the early landmark art fraud...