Commercial Division Blog: Current Developments in the Commercial Divisions of the New York State Courts

On December 19, 2024, Justice Joel M. Cohen denied a motion for an order entering default against a crossclaim-defendant and allowed that party an extension of time to answer despite a ten-month delay in responding to the pleading. In Mehrnaz Nancy Homapour, et al., v. 3M Properties, LLC, et al., Index No. 653795/2015, three defendants filed crossclaims against a fellow defendant, Jacob Harounian, as part of an amended answer. Harounian’s attorney did not notice the addition of this crossclaim because the remainder of the answer was nearly identical to prior answers filed by the three parties. After ten months had elapsed, the crossclaim-plaintiffs moved for default. Read More