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NY's High Court Finds Insurer Required To Defend & Indemnify LandlordUnder what circumstances can someone be deemed an additional insured on an insurance contract?
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Think Altering Your Documents is No Biggie? Think Again.A few years back, a NY attorney learned - the hard way - some of the really bad stuff that happens when you're caught altering documents, explains Jonathan Cooper
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When You Aren't Paid for the Work You've Done in New YorkSometimes, when your aren't paid for the goods provided or the services rendered, the right move is to cut your losses and move on
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When Cases Degenerate to Throw at the Wall & See What'll StickHaving just concluded a breach of contract trial on Long Island, I was struck by how my adversary reduced his argument to a shotgun approach
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Constructive Fraud: How to Recover Money When They Cut & RunA business owner's nightmare - that the other side to your agreement breaches and then tries to run away by divesting assets - may have a silver lining
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How Liquidated Damages Clauses Apply in the Noncompete RealmThere is an increasing trend towards liquidated damages clauses in employment agreements. But are they enforceable in New York? Jonathan Cooper explains
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Oral Contracts for Real Estate Can Be Enforceable - SometimesTrue, failing to reduce a real estate to writing is often fatal to a claim; but not always, explains NY breach of contract lawyer Jonathan Cooper
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Why Playing "Gotcha" on Stupid Details is a Terrible IdeaTrying to play "gotcha" with your adversary in litigation over every small detail is an awful idea, explains NY commercial litigation lawyer Jonathan Cooper
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No Closing, No Broker's Fee, Says Manhattan CourtWhen the buyer backed out of the purchase of a condominium unit, the broker had to refund the advance he took against his commission, said a NY trial court.
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Why Real Estate Developer Can Recover Reliance Damages in NYWhere a developer of land breaches a real estate development contract and doesn't close, the seller can recover his reliance damages, explains Jonathan Cooper
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How Exaggerating a Mechanic's Lien Can Come Back to Bite YouA decision from New York's Appellate Division sent a clear reminder how exaggerating a mechanic's lien can come back to bite you, explains Jonathan Cooper
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Email Alone Can Qualify as a Contract, Says NY Appeals CourtRecognizing how business has changed, NY's courts have allowed, in some cases, parties to prove a breach of contract claim that was only made via email
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