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  • Access Your Exempt Bank Funds: The Essential Guide to Using the Exemption Claim Form Kit
    Access Your Exempt Bank Funds: The Essential Guide to Using the Exemption Claim Form Kit

    The Exemption Claim Form Kit An Attorney-Crafted Solution for Unfreezing Exempt Funds from Frozen Bank Accounts in New York Under New York CPLR §§ 5205, specific funds are protected from bank freezes. ...

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  • Bank Account Frozen From a New York Judgment (but you live outside NY)? Big Win for Consumers where "Separate Entity Rule" Voided Such a Bank Restraint
    Bank Account Frozen From a New York Judgment (but you live outside NY)? Big Win for Consumers where "Separate Entity Rule" Voided Such a Bank Restraint

    Many out-of-state clients panic upon discovering their bank accounts frozen due to a New York default judgment. Is this legal? The cases below, including those of New York's highest court, affirm the ...

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  • New York Civil Courts Raise Monetary Threshold to $50,000
    New York Civil Courts Raise Monetary Threshold to $50,000

    The New York Civil Courts have updated their monetary limits for the first time since 1983. This change affects filing costs and the courts' efficiency. This overview will examine the reasons for this ...

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  • Revisiting Amex v. Badalamenti: A Decade Later, Electronic Evidence Under the Microscope
    Revisiting Amex v. Badalamenti: A Decade Later, Electronic Evidence Under the Microscope

    Upholding Evidentiary Standards in Electronic Debt Claims In the case of American Express Centurion Bank v. Badalamenti, the court scrutinized the evidentiary standards required for electronic records ...

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  • New York's Separate Entity Rule: Limitations on Foreign Account Seizures by U.S. Creditors
    New York's Separate Entity Rule: Limitations on Foreign Account Seizures by U.S. Creditors

    Upholding the Separate Entity Rule: Implications for Global Banking and Judgment Recovery The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the state's "separate entity rule," a century-old law that prevents the ...

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  • Can New York Judgments Freeze International Bank Accounts?
    Can New York Judgments Freeze International Bank Accounts?

    A long-standing question around New York enforcement judgments is - can they reach bank accounts abroad by serving the restraining order on local branch offices? The separate entity rule for banks ...

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