In October 2024, SCOTUS granted review of Cunningham v. Cornell University to provide guidance on certain pleading standards in ERISA litigation claims, with oral arguments scheduled for January 2025.
Are “consequential damages” available on contract claim against an insurer in an action brought by an insured for breach of a commercial liability policy? In D.K. Prop., Inc. v. National Union Fire ...
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In our last column, we wrote about a troubling pattern in Judiciary Law §487 decisions. Anita Bernstein & John Crain, Here’s a Good Judiciary Law §487 Question for the Second Circuit to Certify in ...
For nearly a decade, complaints in almost all civil suits have been examined under the “plausibility standard” introduced by the Supreme Court in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly and reiterated two ...
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Our April 18, 2019, column addressed the Commercial Division's assessments of the various elements of unjust enrichment claims. "Pleading and Proving Unjust Enrichment Claims," N.Y.L.J. Apr. 18, 2019.
The Justice Department recently reported obtaining more than $5.6 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in fiscal year 2021.
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