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Morpheus Capital Advisors LLC, Respondent,v.UBS AG, Defendant, UBS Real Estate Securities, Inc., Appellant.

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44 Cited authorities

  1. Greenfield v. Philles Records

    98 N.Y.2d 562 (N.Y. 2002)   Cited 1,913 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding a "written agreement that is complete, clear and unambiguous on its face must be enforced according to the plain meaning of its terms"

  2. W.W.W. Assocs v. Giancontieri

    77 N.Y.2d 157 (N.Y. 1990)   Cited 2,203 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that extrinsic evidence was immaterial, in part because the contract plainly manifested intent that all prior understandings were merged into the contract, which expressed the parties' full agreement

  3. Chimart Assoc. v. Paul

    66 N.Y.2d 570 (N.Y. 1986)   Cited 852 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the decisions by "sophisticated, counseled parties dealing at arm's length" in a "multimillion dollar transaction" to not contract for such rights must be given effect

  4. Kass v. Kass

    91 N.Y.2d 554 (N.Y. 1998)   Cited 552 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the parties’ agreement controlled

  5. Backer Mgt. v. Acme Quilting

    46 N.Y.2d 211 (N.Y. 1978)   Cited 434 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Affirming grant of summary judgment dismissing reformation where “[a]s a matter of law, no showing free of contradiction or equivocation comes through from the affidavits submitted [in opposition to the motion].”

  6. Northeast General Corp. v. Wellington Advertising, Inc.

    82 N.Y.2d 158 (N.Y. 1993)   Cited 244 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that unless an agreement establishes a relationship of trust, "one will not spring from a finder's contract in and of itself for without some agreed-to nexus, there is no relationship of trust and, thus, no duty of highest loyalty."

  7. Two Guys v. S.F.R. Realty Associates

    63 N.Y.2d 396 (N.Y. 1984)   Cited 288 times
    Recognizing that New York courts interpreting contracts should "avoid an interpretation that would leave contractual clauses meaningless"

  8. Cruz v. TD Bank, N.A.

    2013 N.Y. Slip Op. 7762 (N.Y. 2013)   Cited 114 times
    Stating that New York courts have "declined to recognize a private right of action in instances where ‘the Legislature specifically considered and expressly provided for enforcement mechanisms’ in the statute itself" (quoting Mark G. v. Sabol , 93 N.Y.2d 710, 720, 695 N.Y.S.2d 730, 717 N.E.2d 1067 (1999) )

  9. Innophos v. Rhodia

    2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 1253 (N.Y. 2008)   Cited 116 times
    Rejecting the defendants' argument that the water fees were not indemnifiable because they were not in the nature of taxes

  10. Warner v. Kaplan

    71 A.D.3d 1 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)   Cited 83 times   6 Legal Analyses

    No. 1470. December 10, 2009. APPEAL from an order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Barbara R. Kapnick, J.), entered November 6, 2008. The order granted defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. Warner v Kaplan, 22 Misc 3d 518, affirmed. Richard A. Kraslow, P.C., Melville ( Richard A. Kraslow of counsel), for appellants. Victor Bernstein, P.C., New York City ( Donald M. Bernstein of counsel), for respondents. Before: GONZALEZ, P.J., McGUIRE, ACOSTA and ROMAN, JJ., concur