Author Archives: Scott Lanin

Even though a binding and valid contract may have the duties and expectations written out in black and white, courts are willing to allow a party to assert a claim for promissory estoppel. Check out the excerpt below for a … Continue reading →

If you are currently feeling the withdrawals from the NFL off-season, don’t fret. Interference is more than just the most frustrating call in football It can also be a claim in court. The standard for Tortious Interference is excerpted below … Continue reading →

What does the plaintiff have to plead to state a claim for fraud or misrepresentation? The basic elements of a claim for fraud are a representation of fact, the falsity of that representation, knowledge by the party who made it … Continue reading →

In continuing my review of breach of fiduciary duty claims, (If you haven’t read my previous post click here), there may also be a possible claim for aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty against each of the participants. … Continue reading →

In real estate disputes, the relationship between the bank and the borrower is typically considered that of debtor and creditor. However, in some cases it can be a fiduciary relationship. In a recent case I handled, the bank interfered with … Continue reading →

A plaintiff may sometimes make a motion for Summary Judgment or Dismissal before there is any chance to begin discovery and really explore the facts of a case. One of the most glaring examples is when there is key knowledge … Continue reading →

n collection cases involving secured debt, a court may preclude judgment if the plaintiff did not properly notify or dispose of the collateral in a commercially reasonable manner. In one of my recent cases where I opposed a lender’s motion for summary … Continue reading →

A Plaintiff may be estopped from seeking to recover an alleged debt because of its own actions. Here is a quick excerpt from a case where equitable estoppel was raised.

Here is a case that sums up the risk a lender faces when its notice of default is defective. The guarantor might be “off the hook.”

It is common sense that you don’t expect the person you are entering into an agreement with you purposefully try to dupe you. The doctrine of the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing states that just that. Here … Continue reading →