75 Cited authorities

  1. Espinal v. Melville Snow Contractors

    98 N.Y.2d 136 (N.Y. 2002)   Cited 1,908 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that contract requiring snow removal service to plow when snow accumulation reached three inches was "not the type of 'comprehensive and exclusive' property maintenance obligation contemplated" by previous case law
  2. Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. California

    509 U.S. 764 (1993)   Cited 569 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that allegation that defendant insurers and reinsurers told "groups of insurance brokers and agents . . . that a reinsurance boycott, and thus loss of income to the agents and brokers who would be unable to find available markets for their customers, would ensue" if the terms desired by defendants in commercial general liability insurance were not approved, was a boycott under the McCarran-Ferguson Act
  3. Lerner v. Fleet Bank, N.A.

    459 F.3d 273 (2d Cir. 2006)   Cited 1,188 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an aiding and abetting claim under New York law requires "an allegation that such defendant had actual knowledge of the breach of duty"
  4. Licci ex rel. Licci v. Lebanese Canadian Bank SAL

    673 F.3d 50 (2d Cir. 2012)   Cited 667 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Finding New York law applied to tort claim where all of the challenged conduct occurred in New York even though the plaintiffs' injuries occurred in Israel, where they were domiciled
  5. Licci v. Lebanese Canadian Bank SAL

    732 F.3d 161 (2d Cir. 2013)   Cited 506 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, while the "mere maintenance" of a bank account in the United States is insufficient, the use of a bank account "as an instrument to achieve the very wrong alleged" is sufficient to establish minimum contacts
  6. McLean v. City of New York

    2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 2449 (N.Y. 2009)   Cited 553 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing shortcomings in conduct of municipal employees that could have prevented harm incurred by plaintiffs, but noting that "this is not the test" for municipal liability
  7. Palka v. Servicemaster Mgt.

    83 N.Y.2d 579 (N.Y. 1994)   Cited 686 times
    Holding third party liable where third party's all-inclusive maintenance contract rendered it the only guarantor of "a safe and clean . . . premises."
  8. Matter Allstate

    81 N.Y.2d 219 (N.Y. 1993)   Cited 684 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "there is no conflict between New York and New Jersey law," and that even if there were a conflict, "New Jersey law [would] govern"
  9. P.V. ex Rel. T.V. v. Camp Jaycee

    197 N.J. 132 (N.J. 2008)   Cited 349 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the law of the state where the alleged tortfeasor acted and repeatedly performs its tasks must apply if that law is to have any deterrent impact and protect others from harm, "regardless of the home state of the [plaintiffs]."
  10. Nallan v. Helmsley-Spear Inc.

    50 N.Y.2d 507 (N.Y. 1980)   Cited 850 times
    Holding that a commercial landlord has a duty to take reasonable precautionary measures to minimize the risk of foreseeable criminal activity and to make the premises safe for the visiting public
  11. Section 1714 - Responsibility injury occasioned by want of ordinary care or skill in management of property or person; firearms and ammunition not exempted

    Cal. Civ. Code § 1714   Cited 1,300 times   15 Legal Analyses
    Requiring all persons to use ordinary care to prevent injuries as the result of their conduct
  12. Section 5318 - Compliance, exemptions, and summons authority

    31 U.S.C. § 5318   Cited 246 times   110 Legal Analyses
    Setting forth legal mechanisms to ensure compliance with federal reporting requirements