On July 08, 2021, the First Department issued a decision in Matter of Philadelphia Ins. Indem. Co. v. Kendall, 2021 NY Slip Op. 04284, holding that an attorney’s standard e-mail signature block is sufficient to create a binding agreement . . .
On July 7, 2021, the Second Department issued a decision in US Bank N..A. v. Davis, 2021 NY Slip Op. 04251, holding that a case must be dismissed if a plaintiff fails to take action to seek a default judgment within one year of the default . . .
On June 28, 2021, Justice Livote of the Queens County Commercial Division issued a decision in Matter of Mattone Group Spripgnex LLC v. CFM Dev. LLC, 2021 NY Slip Op. 31958(U), holding that tax returns were not documentary evidence under CPLR 3211(a)(1) . . .
On July 1, 2021, the First Department issued a decision in Wagner v. Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P., 2021 NY Slip Op. 04198, holding that an agreement to set-off future payments by the amount of an unpaid debt was not an improper agreement to extend the statute of limitation prior to the accrual of a claim . . .
On July 1, 2021, Justice Platkin of the Albany County Commercial Division issued a decision in Berkshire Bank v. Pioneer Bank, 2021 NY Slip Op. 50619(U), holding that a negligent misrepresentation claim failed because it did not adequately allege a special relationship between the plaintiff and defendant . . .
On June 28, 2021, Justice Reed of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in In the matter of U.S. Bank N.A., 2021 NY Slip Op. 50617(U), holding that an offering circular cannot be used to help interpret an unambiguous indenture . . .
On June 24, 2021, the First Department issued a decision in Besen v. Farhadian, 2021 NY Slip Op. 04080, dismissing a breach of fiduciary duty claim for lack of damages . . .
On June 17, 2021, the First Department issued a decision in Lewis v. Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price Hecht LLP, 2021 NY Slip Op. 03911, holding that a defamation claim was barred by the absolute litigation privilege . . .
On June 17, 2021, the First Department issued a decision in Strongbow Consulting Group LLC v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 2021 NY Slip Op. 03929, holding that where an arbitration provision is broad, it is for the arbitrator, not the court, to determine arbitrability . . .
On June 11, 2021, Justice Platkin of the Albany County Commercial Division issued a decision in Matter of Papakonstadinou v. Sparakis, 2021 NY Slip Op. 50543(U), vacating an arbitral award because is was issued after the deadline set by the parties . . .