Falcon Rappaport & Berkman (FRB) is pleased to announce its merger with the estate planning and commercial litigation law firm Laidlaw & Simon P.C. (formerly known as Hollis Laidlaw & Simon P.C.), effective April...
By: Moish E. Peltz, Esq. and Rachael A. Harding, Esq., with contributions from Matthew H. Feinberg, Esq. Recent headlines that Donald J. Trump has launched an NFT (or “rare digital collectible trading cards”), and that...
We are pleased to invite you to the first FRB Blockchain & Digital Asset Summit! Join FRB attorneys October 19-20 for this live virtual event as we explore the institutional adoption of digital assets as well as address...
Last month, we published an article on the rise of NFT lawsuits including cases with issues of trademark infringement such as Hermès v. Rothschild. A recent Order further exemplifies how NFT litigation will be reviewed by...
As of January 2022, New York will adopt a new provision to the Civil Practice Law and Rules, CPLR §4549, which expands the admissibility of statements made by a party’s agent or employee....
On December 31, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law New York State Senate Bill S7052. Senate Bill S7052 amends New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules (“CPLR”) as it relates to insurance disclosures....
In New York, an income execution is another manner of enforcing a money judgment. This article is an overview of N.Y. CPLR 5231....
Pursuant to the UPHPA, under any action to partition real property, a court is now required to determine whether the property is “heirs property,” as defined by the UPHPA. If the court determines that the property is...
The law concerning partitioning a property in New York changed as of December 2019 when New York enacted the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (“UPHPA”). The UPHPA seeks to protect owners who have recently inherited...
One of the most important aspects of the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (the “The UPHPA”) is the determination of the value of the property at issue. Often, issues arise between the parties to the action because...