On April 5, 2021, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in J.G. Jewelry PTE. LTD. v. TJC Jewelry, Inc., 2021 NY Slip Op. 31095(U), holding that just because a defendant’s claims arise out of the same factual circumstances as the complaint is an insufficient basis for a third-party claim... Read more »
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Good Faith and Fair Dealing Claim Rejected Because It Was Not Raised Until Summary Judgment
On April 13, 2021, the First Department issued a decision in Darabont v. AMC Network Entertainment LLC, 2021 NY Slip Op. 02240, rejecting a good faith and fair dealing claim because it was not raised until summary judgment, explaining: Plaintiffs’ claim that AMC breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing by crafting... Read more »
Court Rejects Overbroad Motion to Seal Records
On March 25, 2021, Justice Reed of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Cortlandt St. Recovery Corp. v. Bonderman, 2021 NY Slip Op. 21074, rejecting an over-broad motion to seal court records, explaining: Pursuant to 22 NYCRR § 216.1(a), a court is empowered to seal court records upon a written finding... Read more »
Single Motion Rule Bars Reassertion of Arguments in Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint that were Made and Lost in Earlier Motion to Dismiss
On March 23, 2021, the First Department issued a decision in Simon v. FrancInvest, S.A., 2021 NY Slip Op. 01733, holding that the single motion rule bars reassertion of arguments in a motion to dismiss an amended complaint that were made and lost in an earlier motion to dismiss, explaining: Preliminarily, plaintiff argues that both... Read more »
Court Dismisses Affirmative Defense That Merely Seeks to Preserve the Right Later to Assert Additional Defenses
On March 19, 2021, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in CF 125 Holdings LLC v. VS 125 LLC, 2021 NY Slip Op. 30924(U), dismissing an affirmative defense that sought to preserve the right later to assert additional defenses, explaining: The ninth affirmative defense, which asserts the right to... Read more »
One Motion Rule Bars Parties’ Second Motions for Summary Judgment
On March 19, 2021, the Fourth Department issued a decision in Magic Circle Films Intl., LLC v. Breon, 2021 NY Slip Op. 01673, holding that the one motion rule barred successive summary judgment motions, explaining: Generally, successive summary judgment motions are disfavored absent newly discovered evidence or other sufficient cause. Here, we conclude that the... Read more »
New York City Bar Live Webcast:Practice Update: Application of Select Commercial Division Rules to all Supreme and County Courts
Party’s Claims, Which Were Inconsistent With Claims it Successfully Advanced in Different Action, Barred by Judicial Estoppel
On March 4, 2021, the First Department issued a decision in Great Ajax Operating Partnership L.P. v. PCG REO Holdings, LLC, 2021 NY Slip Op. 01324, holding that a party’s claims, which were inconsistent with claims it successfully advanced in a different action, were barred by the doctrine of judicial estoppel, explaining: Plaintiff’s claims arising... Read more »
Referee Erred in Deciding a Contested Application Without Holding a Hearing
On February 10, 2021, Justice Knipel of the Kings County Commercial Division issued a decision in 52 Monitor St. Lender LLC v. 52 Monitor St. Realty, LLC, 2021 NY Slip Op. 30581(U), holding that a referee erred in deciding a contested application without holding a hearing, explaining: The report of a referee should be confirmed... Read more »
Leave to Amend Should be Denied if Proposed Complaint Could Not Survive Motion to Dismiss
On February 5, 2021, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Olam Corp. v. Thayer, 2021 NY Slip Op 30345(U), holding that leave to amend a complaint should be denied if the proposed complaint could not survive a motion to dismiss, explaining: The Court supplements its oral decision to... Read more »