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Constructive Fraud: A Lesser-Known, But Powerful Tool in New York To Recover Money That You’re Owed

Many small businesses’ recurring nightmare, particularly in this economy, looks something like this:
Debtor D (we’ll call him “D,” for short) owes you tens of thousands of dollars for product that you delivered months ago. When you inquire as to what the delay is in receiving payment, you get a run-around, and ultimately find out that [...]

When A Company Can Enforce A Contract’s Terms – Even If They Weren’t A Party To The Original Contract – Under New York Law

Strange as it may sound, there are times that you can reap the benefit of a contract’s provisions even if you had nothing to do with the contract at the time it was signed. And this is exactly what happened in Corbett v. Firstline Security, Inc., et al.
In this case, the plaintiff sued to recover [...]