On July 8, 2021, the First Department issued a decision in Sang Cheol Woo v. Spackman, 2021 NY Slip Op. 04287, holding that a contempt order was appropriate where a party was directed to comply with a subpoena issued before the COVID-19 Pandemic and much of the information and documents sought did not require collection... Read more »
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Court Holds Non-Party in Contempt for Failing to Produce Documents in Response to Subpoena
On March 26, 2021, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Impact Car Park, LLC v. Mutual Redevelopment Houses, Inc., 2021 NY Slip Op. 30950(U), holding a non-party in contempt for failing to produce documents in response to a subpoena, explaining: EELD’s conduct in failing to comply with the... Read more »
Liability for Aiding and Abetting Requires Affirmative Acts, Not Acquiescence
On November 20, 2019, the Second Department issued a decision in Land v. Forgione, 2019 NY Slip Op. 08396, holding that liability for aiding and abetting requires affirmative acts, not acquiescence to another’s misconduct, explaining: To recover damages for aiding and abetting tortious conduct, a plaintiff must allege knowledge of the alleged tortious conduct by... Read more »
Movant Need Not Prove Willful and Contumacious Conduct to Prevail on Civil Contempt Motion
On December 5, 2018, the Second Department issued a decision in Palmieri v. Town of Babylon, 2018 NY Slip Op. 08317, holding that a movant was not required to prove willful and contumacious conduct in order to prevail on a motion for civil contempt, explaining: As an initial matter, the Supreme Court should not have... Read more »
Court Threatens Contemnor With Arrest if He Does Not Purge the Contempt
On August 14, 2018, Justice Schecter of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Kadosh v. Kadosh, 2018 NY Slip Op. 31976(U), threatening a contemnor with arrest if he does not purge his contempt, explaining: A litigant who knowingly causes a court order to be violated may be held in contempt. David... Read more »
Non-Party Properly Held in Contempt for Violating Stipulation and Order of Which He Had Knowledge
On February 6, 2018, the First Department issued a decision in Tishman Constr. Corp. v. United Hispanic Constr. Workers, Inc., 2018 NY Slip Op. 00795, holding a non-party in contempt for violating a stipulation and order, explaining: The court properly found that appellants disobeyed the stipulation and order, which was negotiated by the parties and... Read more »
Party Cannot Be Held in Contempt for Failing to Pay a Fee Award
On November 29, 2017, the Second Department issued a decision in Liang v. Yi Jing Tan, 2017 NY Slip Op. 08364, holding that a party cannot be held in contempt for failing to pay a fee award, explaining: The Supreme Court erred in granting, after a hearing, the plaintiff’s motion to hold the defendants’ attorney... Read more »
Non-Party With Knowledge of Order Held in Contempt for Violating It
On November 14, 2017, the First Department issued a decision in Tishman Construction Corp. v. United Hispanic Construction Workers, Inc., 2017 NY Slip Op. 07967, holding a non-party in contempt for violating an order of which he had knowledge, explaining: The court properly found that appellants disobeyed the stipulation and order, which was negotiated by... Read more »
New York Forum Selection Clause Gave Court Jurisdiction to Hold Party in Contempt
On June 23, 2016, the First Department issued a decision in Gliklad v. Cherney, 2016 NY Slip Op. 05054, rejecting an argument that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to hold a litigant in contempt, explaining: [Defendant] contends that the trial court lacked personal jurisdiction to issue the contempt order. By decision entered January 21, 2014,... Read more »
Commercial Division Remands Party To Jail For Civil Contempt
On June 3, 2016, Justice Kornreich of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Gem Holdco, LLC v. Changing World Technologies, L.P., 2016 NY Slip Op. 31028(U), holding defendants and cross-claim defendants Dennis M. Danzik and RDX Technologies, Inc. (“RDX”) in civil contempt for violating Justice Kornreich’s prior: (a) March 18, 2015... Read more »
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