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June 19, 2024 Court Holds That Plaintiff Has Standing Because Note And Guaranty Were Properly Assigned
On April 29, 2024, Justice Andrew Borrok granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. The plaintiff in Lapis Advisers, LP et al. v. Coal Capital Ephrata, LLC, Index No. 650128/2021 sought summary judgment for failure to repay amounts on a note assigned to plaintiff. The Court concluded that plaintiff had standing, explaining: Read More
March 29, 2023 Assignment Was Not Champertous
In a Decision and Order, dated March 1, 2023, in IKB Int’l S.A. v. Morgan Stanley, Index No. 653964/2012, Justice Melissa Crane granted in part and denied in part Morgan Stanley’s motion for summary judgment.  Schlam Stone & Dolan LLP represents Plaintiffs in this action.  Morgan Stanley argued, inter alia, that the assignment of claims to IKB AG was champertous.  The Court rejected this argument, explaining:  Read More
March 27, 2023 Recently Completed Assignment Sufficient For Standing At Pleading Stage
In a Decision and Order on Motion, dated March 7, 2023, in Finitive LLC v. Pattelli, Index No. 155024/2022, Justice Barry R. Ostrager granted in part and denied in part Defendants’ motion to dismiss. In denying that portion of Defendants’ motion to dismiss which argued that Plaintiffs, including Private Brokers LLC (“PB”), lacked standing, the Court explained: Read More