29 Cited authorities

  1. Greenfield v. Philles Records

    98 N.Y.2d 562 (N.Y. 2002)   Cited 1,899 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. R/S Associates v. New York Job Development Authority

    98 N.Y.2d 29 (N.Y. 2002)   Cited 322 times
    Holding that unless the court finds ambiguity, evidence outside the four corners of the contract is generally inadmissible
  3. Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.

    248 N.Y. 339 (N.Y. 1928)   Cited 2,020 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that foreseeability is a factor in determining duty and stating that "the orbit of the danger as disclosed to the eye of reasonable vigilance would be the orbit of the duty"
  4. 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
  5. In the Matter of Khatibi v. Weill

    8 A.D.3d 485 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004)   Cited 124 times

    2003-01083. Decided June 14, 2004. In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to compel disclosure of records pertaining to a criminal investigation conducted by the respondent Westchester County District Attorney, the petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Adler, J.), entered December 20, 2002, which denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding. Kian Khatibi, Fishkill, N.Y., appellant pro se. Jeanine Pirro, District Attorney, White Plains, N.Y. (John J

  6. Oden v. Chemung County Industrial Development Agency

    87 N.Y.2d 81 (N.Y. 1995)   Cited 124 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, to apply an offset pursuant to section 4545, a correspondence must be shown between the collateral source payment and the item of pecuniary loss to be replaced
  7. Aspro Mechanical Contracting, Inc. v. Fleet Bank

    1 N.Y.3d 324 (N.Y. 2004)   Cited 91 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Filing a notice of lending promotes “the legislative intent to assure ‘public notice of any transaction of the owner, contractor or subcontractor that may lead to depletion of funds available for future trust claims, even where the depletion merely repays advances that were in fact used to pay trust claims accruing at an earlier [d]ate.’ ”
  8. RLI Insurance v. New York State Department of Labor

    97 N.Y.2d 256 (N.Y. 2002)   Cited 80 times
    Holding that surety's right to funds that were still in possession of school district was superior to claim filed by Department of Labor for underpayment of wages by contractor in connection with an unrelated public improvement project
  9. Hanil Bank v. Pt. Bank Negara Indonesia

    148 F.3d 127 (2d Cir. 1998)   Cited 66 times
    Finding jurisdiction where funds were to be paid to a New York bank account
  10. Canron Corp. v. City of New York

    89 N.Y.2d 147 (N.Y. 1996)   Cited 67 times
    Holding that the plaintiff established its entitlement to summary judgment on its claim for trust asset diversion as it was undisputed that plaintiff was due sums upon completion of the repairs, that the amount due was outstanding and that assets were diverted from the trust fund