Finding Proof Insufficient to Pierce the Corporate Veil, Suffolk Court Dismisses Breach of Contract Claim

If the unsubstantiated claims of this plaintiff are actually true, then I feel bad for the plaintiff.
But, as noted by the Court, therein lies the problem: the allegations are unsubstantiated.
In Lecce Penn Co. SPA v. Adrenaline Marketing & Promotions, Inc., the plaintiff sued in breach of contract and fraud to recover over $300,000 that they [...]

One Way to Prove a Fraudulent Concealment Claim Under NY Law – Even in the Face of a Disclaimer

In my earlier blog post “Why Fraudulent Concealment Claims Are So Tough to Win in New York,” I pointed out that one of the challenges of these claims is posed by contractual language that the purchaser signs stating that they didn’t rely on any representations by the seller. As a New York trial court recently [...]

Why Fraudulent Concealment Claims Are So Tough to Win in New York

Under New York law, when a seller deliberately hides information that is critical to the buyer’s decision to invest or not to invest, this is generally referred to as “fraudulent concealment.” A word of caution is in order, however: this type of claim is particularly challenging because in addition to the traditional elements of proof [...]