Many years ago, when I was a young court attorney to a criminal court judge, there was, within the omnibus applications available to a criminal defendant, an application known as a “Clayton motion,” ...

State of U.P. (1978) 118 ITR 326 (SC) has held that taxation is a sovereign or governmental function but where the statute confers power on the Government to grant exemption, no distinction can be ...

I have a question regarding the money claims of my brother against the company where he worked for almost 20 years. He ...

A lawsuit filed by the purported owner of multiple Bronx properties—who had contended that he should be awarded the properties’ titles because he and the current owner verbally agreed to their ...

They’re sorta like contracts, but not quite. “Consideration” in turn, means that one thing of value is exchanged for another thing of value. I give you money and you give me your car. “Capacity” means ...

Almost everyone has broken a promise from time to time. Very few broken promises result in lawsuits. This raises the question—can you sue over a broken promise? The general rule is that broken ...

Based upon recent case pronouncements by both New York's highest court and federal courts, the doctrine of promissory estoppel should be invoked with selectivity, particularly when used to undermine ...

I served as vice president of a prominent company that ceased operations during the Covid-19 pandemic due to severe financial losses. As a result, the management opted to cease operation and pay the ...

Based upon recent case pronouncements by both New York's highest court and federal courts, the doctrine of promissory estoppel should be invoked with selectivity, particularly when used to undermine ...

Under Article 291 of the Labor Code, all money claims arising from employer-employee relationship like recovery of unpaid wages, separation pay and 13th month pay must be filed within three years from ...