- Posted: January 9, 2026 / NYLJ Eastern District Roundup
Written by: Ian Weiss'Morpheus' and the Clear Language Rule: NY Court Limits Broker Fees
When a brokerage contract states the broker is owed fees for its client’s transactions, does that include transactions its client procures entirely on its own, without any help from any broker? Should the court enforce the plain meaning of the contract’s broad language and award the broker a windfall fee for nothing? Read More
- Posted: January 9, 2026 / NYLJ Eastern District Roundup
Written by: Samuel L. Butt, John MooreCase Dismissed for Frivolous Allegations and Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction
This column reports on several significant representative decisions from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. In Emrit v. Burnett, 25 CV 2873 (EDNY, Nov. 27, 2025), Judge Pamela K. Chen dismissed pro se plaintiff’s complaint against, among others, Erin Burnett and Volodymyr Zelensky, sua sponte, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and because it was frivolous. Read More
- Posted: December 12, 2025 / NYLJ Eastern District Roundup
Written by: Samuel L. Butt, Thomas A. KissaneCourt Rejects Plaintiff’s Suit Over NYCTA Discipline and Union Representation
This column reports on several significant representative decisions from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. In Wilson v. Transportation Workers Union, Local 100, 24 CV 7362 (EDNY, Oct. 27, 2025), Judge Ramón E. Reyes, Jr., granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint because the federal statutes upon which plaintiff relied did not apply to him and the analogous state-law claim was time-barred. Read More
- Posted: November 18, 2025 / NYLJ Eastern District Roundup
Written by: Thomas A. Kissane, John MooreKey Court Decisions: Dismissals and Rights Restrictions
This column reports on several significant representative decisions from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. In Freeman v. HSBC Holdings PLC, 14 CV 6601 (EDNY, Sept. 30, 2025), Judge Chen denied plaintiffs’ motion to vacate the court’s dismissal and attendant judgment for the purposes of filing a third amended complaint. Read More
- Posted: October 15, 2025 / NYLJ Eastern District Roundup
Written by: Samuel L. Butt, John MooreJudicial Discretion in Awarding Counsel Fees in Divorce Cases
This column reports on several significant representative decisions from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. In Schenker of Canada Ltd. v. Am Trans Expedite LLC, 24 CV 6440 (EDNY, Sept. 4, 2025), Judge Cogan held that plaintiff’s claims are not implausible, so as to support a motion to dismiss, merely because it is possible to draw other plausible conclusions from the complaint’s allegations that would not support liability. Read More
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