Every so often a case comes along that reads less like a business dispute and more like a cautionary tale about the perils arising out of unwritten deals among friends. As we’ve written about before, these cases can be brutal to defend, particularly where the pleadings just robust enough to survive a motion to

The subject of this week’s post has it all: cinematic threats, emergency court orders, changed locks, an intentional foreclosure, a tactical bankruptcy filing, and a trip to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.  The resulting opinion is equally satisfying.
Continue Reading LLC Member States Direct Claims Arising from Machiavellian Manager’s Tactical Bankruptcy Petition

This week’s New York Business Divorce presents the 2025 Winter Case Notes, where we highlight a few recent decisions of interest featuring strict adherence to statutory language and the parties’ governing agreements.
Continue Reading Winter Case Notes: Nice Try, But the Agreements Say What They Say