17 Cited authorities

  1. Commonwealth of the N. Mariana Islands v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    2013 N.Y. Slip Op. 3018 (N.Y. 2013)   Cited 116 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the phrase “possession or custody” in § 5225(b) requires actual, and not merely constructive, possession
  2. Trust Certificate Holders v. Love Funding Corp.

    2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 7323 (N.Y. 2009)   Cited 73 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding the Plaintiff could not recover as it was assigned a right for the purpose of litigation
  3. Bluebird Partners, L.P. v. First Fidelity Bank, N.A.

    94 N.Y.2d 726 (N.Y. 2000)   Cited 85 times   2 Legal Analyses
    In Bluebird Partners, L.P. v. First Fidelity Bank, N.A., 94 N.Y.2d at 735-36, 709 N.Y.S.2d at 871, 731 N.E.2d 581, the New York Court of Appeals recognized the interpretive tension in these precedents.
  4. Elliott Associates, L.P. v. Banco de la Nacion

    194 F.3d 363 (2d Cir. 1999)   Cited 62 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that New York's champerty statute was not violated where the "accused party's primary goal [was] found to be the satisfaction of a valid debt and its intent is only to sue absent full performance"
  5. Moran Towing v. Tax Commn

    72 N.Y.2d 166 (N.Y. 1988)   Cited 80 times

    Argued May 25, 1988 Decided July 12, 1988 Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Third Judicial Department, Daniel H. Prior, Jr., J. Gwynne H. Wales, Emanuel G. Demos and Robert S. Herbst for appellants. Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Peter G. Crary, O. Peter Sherwood and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for respondent. William J. O'Brien and Ernesto V. Luzzatto for The Maritime Association of the Port of New York/New Jersey, amicus curiae. SIMONS, J. The issue presented is

  6. Osprey, Inc. v. Cabana Limited Partnership

    340 S.C. 367 (S.C. 2000)   Cited 42 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Abolishing the defense of champerty because "other well-developed principles of law can more effectively accomplish the goals of preventing speculation in groundless lawsuits and the filing of frivolous suits than dated notions of champerty."
  7. Del Webb Communities, Inc. v. Partington

    80 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 66 (9th Cir. 2011)   Cited 13 times
    Holding that a victim of consumer fraud need not be a consumer
  8. In re Int'l Oil Trading Co.

    548 B.R. 825 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2016)   Cited 8 times   4 Legal Analyses

    CASE NO.: 15–21596–EPK 04-28-2016 In re: International Oil Trading Company, LLC, Alleged Debtor. Ryan K. Higgins, Houston, TX, David L. Rosendorf, Esq, Coral Gables, FL, Charles W. Throckmorton, Esq, Miami, FL, for Alleged Debtor. Gregory S. Grossman, Esq., Miami, FL, for Petitioning Creditor Mohammad Anwar Farid Al-Saleh. Erik P. Kimball, Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court Ryan K. Higgins, Houston, TX, David L. Rosendorf, Esq, Coral Gables, FL, Charles W. Throckmorton, Esq, Miami, FL, for Alleged

  9. Saladini v. Righellis

    426 Mass. 231 (Mass. 1997)   Cited 27 times
    Holding that common-law doctrines of champerty, maintenance, and barratry are no longer recognized in Massachusetts
  10. Matter of Delmar Box Co.

    309 N.Y. 60 (N.Y. 1955)   Cited 94 times
    Noting that an appraisal extends to only resolving specific issues of actual cash value and the amount of loss and acknowledging that other issues may be reserved for later determination in a plenary action
  11. Section 489 - Purchase of claims by corporations or collection agencies

    N.Y. Jud. Law § 489   Cited 215 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Containing specific requirement of "with the intent and for the purpose" for champerty defense