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Arkin Solbakken LLP Prevails On Motion to Dismiss And For Sanctions In New York State Supreme Court
Arkin Solbakken LLP recently obtained dismissal of all causes of action against its client arising out of its purported failure to sell collateral at market value and produce various documents. At Arkin Solbkaken LLP's request, the Court further awarded sanctions on...
Arkin Solbakken LLP Obtains Summary Judgment On Over Forty Causes Of Action In A Shareholder Derivative Suit
In December, 2012, Arkin Solbakken LLP filed a motion for summary judgment seeking dismissal of over forty causes of action against its clients, including causes of action for alleged tortious interference, breach of contract, fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and...
Solbakken Comments In Wall Street Journal On Partnership Dispute Among Owners Of A Real Estate Brokerage
On October 1, 2012, Lisa C. Solbakken commented in the Wall Street Journal about a lawsuit involving a partnership dispute among owners of a real estate brokerage in which Arkin Solbakken LLP's client is a party. The full article can be viewed here.
The Settlement Privilege and the Threat of Legal Action
Is there a time when extortionate threats of meritless litigation become a criminal act that should be exempt from the settlement privilege? Some time ago, one of these authors observed that nearly all manner of communication is apt to contain the seedlings of a...
Should the United States Be Doing This?
A decision earlier this year on a motion to dismiss the complaint filed by the defendants in the case entitled Security and Exchange Commission v. Elek Straub et al. sustains the global reach of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), 15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1. (See Andrew...