by Gary Nissenbaum | Feb 10, 2012 | Business Lawsuit Blog
Recently, the Appellate Division of New York, revived a lawsuit over the fiduciary duty owed by members of a limited liability company (“LLC”) to one another in a real estate deal. Fiduciary duty means the duty of trust that one person owes another. In that case,...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Feb 10, 2012 | Internet Law Blog
With the advent of technology and massive use of social networking forums, it is only a matter of time before electronic service of process starts replacing the traditional methods of service of process.Recently, a Judge in Minnesota was faced with the challenge of...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Nov 23, 2011 | Internet Law Blog
With the increasing use of digital books and online services to browse, read and buy books, it has become essential to have state laws that safeguard readers. Digital books now outsell paperbacks, and the popularity of e-readers in constantly growing.The digital book...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Nov 23, 2011 | Construction & Commercial Real Estate Law Blog
In 2003, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) drafted and approved the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (UECA). UECA was enacted to develop a system of recording environmental covenants for contaminated real properties known as...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Nov 23, 2011 | Business Lawsuit Blog
In a recent case, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey held that an oral settlement agreement reached during a mediation session could be enforced. However, the party seeking to enforce the mediator’s decision would need to waive his right to...