Falcon Rappaport & Berkman (FRB) is pleased to announce that Bart J. Eagle has joined the firm as a Partner in the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Bart brings more than 25 years of significant...

By: Michele K. Jaspan, Esq. In a recent decision, the Supreme Court in Queens County denied lender’s motion for summary judgment and appointment of a referee to compute in a foreclosure action, finding triable issues of...

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: Michael L. Moskowitz, Esq. & Melissa A. Guseynov, Esq. We previously reported on the Third Circuit’s decision to dismiss the New Jersey bankruptcy case filed by a Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) subsidiary,...

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....

New York County Supreme Court Determines a Sale of Pledged Assets Under the UCC is not Barred by Executive Order Suspending Foreclosure Proceedings...

Force Majeure in the Wake of Coronavirus (COVID-19) By: Kenneth J. Falcon, Esq. The global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on the everyday lives of millions of people. One result of the...