Is a Loan Discharged When the Lender Releases the Liens on Collateral Prior to the Payoff Checks Clearing?

by Gary Nissenbaum | Apr 29, 2013 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog, Business Lawsuit Blog

In JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., v. Jeffco Cinnaminson Corporation, et. al., No. A-2601-10T3(N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. March 27, 2012), JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.  (“Plaintiff”) sued Jeffco Cinnaminson Corporation (“Jeffco”) and Paul T. Andrews (“Andrews”)...

Are New York Property Owners Entitled to Common Law Indemnification for a Third Party’s Injury by a General Contractor if That General Contractor Did Not Control or Supervise the Worksite?

by Gary Nissenbaum | Apr 29, 2013 | Construction & Commercial Real Estate Law Blog

In McCarthy v. Turner Construction, Inc., 17 N.Y. 3d. 369 (2011), Boston Properties, Inc. and Time Square Tower Associates, LLC (collectively “Property Owners”) leased a retail storefront to Ann Taylor, Inc. (“Ann Taylor”). Subsequently, by agreement...

May a Website That Provides a Link to an Article be Liable for Defamation Based on the Article’s Content?

by Gary Nissenbaum | Apr 23, 2013 | Internet Law Blog

Can you hyperlink yourself into a lawsuit? Do you need to fact check every article you reference in an Internet posting? In In re Philadelphia Newspapers v. Vahan H. Gureghian. 11-3257, 2012 WL 3038578 (3d Cir. July 26, 2012), the Philadelphia Inquirer (“Defendant”)...

Does the Omission of Drink Prices on a NJ Restaurant’s Menu Violate the NJ Truth in Consumer Contract Warranty and Notice Act?

by Gary Nissenbaum | Apr 11, 2013 | Business Lawsuit Blog

Does a restaurant menu constitute a notice or sign pursuant to New Jersey’s Truth in Consumer Contract Warranty and Notice Act (“Act”)? If so, would the omission of prices from a menu violate the Act? In Watkins v. DineEquity Inc., 11-7182 (D.N.J. August 28, 2012),...

May a Principal Officer be Held Liable for Corporate Actions?

by Gary Nissenbaum | Sep 19, 2012 | Internet Law Blog

Should a principal corporate officer be able to avail himself of the corporation’s liability shield which would protect his personal assets from suits arising from actions taken in his corporate capacity? When should a principal officer be held liable for the actions...