Tag: Tort

Law & Legislation Applying the Business Judgment Rule
2013 February Applying the Business Judgment Rule

 Recently, the Appellate Division First Department, in Fletcher v. Dakota, Inc.,  involving a shareholder in The Dakota, a historic luxury co-op on the Upper  West Side, held that the business judgment rule does not protect individual  con…

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Insurance A Look at Workers' Compensation
2008 Aug A Look at Workers' Compensation

Workers’ compensation, according to the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, is insurance that provides cash benefits and/or medical care for workers who are injured or become ill as a direct result of their job. Employers—an…

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Law & Legislation No Control Equals No Liability
2005 Dec No Control Equals No Liability

Recently, the Appellate Division, First Department—the state’s second highest court located in Manhattan—announced a decision with far-reaching implications for the state’s condominium owners. In the case Pekelnaya v. Allyn, the court …

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