News & Publications

In this issue:

• Federal Trade Commission Adopts Final Rule That Would Prohibit Most Noncompete Agreements
• New Jersey Appellate Division Finds Bank’s Breach of Contract Claim Pursuant to HELOC Agreement Was Timely Filed

In this issue:

• New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Dismissal of CFA Claim Against Mortgage Loan Servicer
• New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Dismissal of Claim Based on Dishonored Check and Award of Sanctions for Frivolous Litigation

In this issue:

• 2023 Gift Tax Return Filing Reminder
• To Give or Not to Give (Before the Estate Tax Exemption is Reduced at the End of 2025)?
• Sherman Atlas is Proud to Announce the Election of Allison Clayton to the Partnership
• Sherman Atlas Proudly Announces that Kathleen Clark has Joined the Firm's Tax and Trusts & Estates Group
• Sherman Atlas Proudly Welcomes Joanna Kessler to the Firm's Tax and Trusts & Estates Group

In this issue:

• New York Appellate Division Refuses to Toll Accrual of Interest in Foreclosure Action Due to Delays
• New York Appellate Division Finds That Foreclosure Action is Time-Barred After Voluntary Discontinuance of First Action

In this issue:

• New York Appellate Division Refuses to Vacate Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale
• New Jersey Appellate Division Finds Duplicate Copies of Checks Sufficient to Establish Defense to Dishonored Check Claim

2023 Year in Review:

• Commercial Mortgage Loans
• C&I Lending
• Participations and Syndications

In this issue:

• The Corporate Transparency Act
• New Jersey’s Entity Conversion Statute

In this issue:

• The New Corporate Transparency Act
• 2024 Inflation Adjustments for Tax Items
• New Attorneys at Sherman Atlas in our Tax and Trusts & Estates Group

In this issue:

• New Jersey Appellate Division Refuses to Vacate Sheriff’s Sale on Motion Unsupported by Client Certification
• New Jersey Appellate Division Finds That Joint Account Held by Husband and Wife is Subject to Levy

In this issue:

• New Jersey Appellate Division Reaffirms That Offer of Judgment Rule Does Not Apply To Involuntary Dismissal
• New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Dismissal of Claim Based on Dishonored Check

In this issue:

• New York Appellate Division Finds Insufficient Proof of Mailing Precludes Entry of Summary Judgment in Favor of Lender in Foreclosure Action
• New Jersey Appellate Division Enforces Arbitration Provision Against Consumer

In this issue:

• New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Dismissal of Action Arising From Dishonored Check After Trial
• New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Dismissal of Consumer Fraud Class Action Against Debt Collector

In this issue:

• New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Dismissal of Action Against Financial Institution Based on Ineffective Power of Attorney
• New Jersey Appellate Division Refuses to Vacate Foreclosure Sale Based on Allegedly Defective Notice of Sale

In this issue:

• New Jersey Appellate Division Enforces Online Arbitration Agreement 
• New Jersey Appellate Division Upholds Final Judgment of Foreclosure Against Borrower’s Challenge to Standing

In this issue:

• New York Appellate Division, Second Department, Refuses to Set Aside Foreclosure Sale
• New Jersey Appellate Division Holds That Lender Entitled to Interest Under Guaranty Mortgage

In this issue:

• Using Cost-Shifting in Responding to Overbroad and Burdensome Subpoenas
• New Jersey Appellate Division Strikes Down “Unconscionable” Arbitration Provision

In this issue:

• New Jersey Appellate Division Denies Appeal Seeking to Contest Foreclosure Action as Moot
• New Jersey Trial Court Rejects Borrower’s Unclean Hands Defense to Foreclosure Action

In this issue:

• New Jersey Appellate Division Reverses Trial Court and Dismisses Foreclosure Action With Prejudice as Untimely
• New Jersey Appellate Division Reverses Trial Court’s Denial of Motion to Vacate Final Judgment of Foreclosure

In this issue:

• Private Company Ownership Disclosure is Coming
• On Our Watchlist:  Non-Compete Clauses Under Scrutiny

In this issue:

• New Jersey Appellate Division Finds Parties Required to Arbitrate Despite Lack of Explicit Waiver
• New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Trial Court’s Order Vacating Final Judgment of Foreclosure

In this issue:

• Appellate Division Refuses to Bar Claims on Letter of Credit Under Entire Controversy Doctrine
• Appellate Division Affirms Final Judgment of Foreclosure and Dismissal of CFA Counterclaim

In this issue:

• Appellate Division Refuses to Bar Claims on Letter of Credit Under Entire Controversy Doctrine
• Appellate Division Affirms Final Judgment of Foreclosure and Dismissal of CFA Counterclaim

In this issue:

• Gifts to Charities
• 2023 Inflation Adjustments for Tax Items

In this issue:

• Federal Court Dismisses Breach of Contract Claim Against Credit Union
• Federal Court Dismisses Complaint Against Bank Relating to Embezzlement by Customer’s Employee

In this issue:

• Fifth Circuit Invalidates CFPB’s Regulations Governing Payday Lenders and Calls Into Question Constitutionality of CFPB’s Authority
  
• New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Plaintiff in Residential Foreclosure Action