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1166 EJM LLC v. Marsh & McLennan Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 15, 2008
50 A.D.3d 424 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)

Opinion

Nos. 3391, 3391A.

April 15, 2008.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Louis B. York, J.), entered December 6, 2007, dismissing the action, and bringing up for review an order, same court and Justice, entered November 28, 2007, which granted defendant's motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, with costs. Appeal from the aforesaid order unanimously dismissed, without costs, as subsumed in the appeal from the judgment.

Stempel Bennett Claman Hochberg, P.C., New York (Richard L. Claman of counsel), for appellant.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York (Leslie D. Corwin of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Lippman, P.J., Tom, Williams and Acosta, JJ.


This action for reformation sought a $5 million reduction in the selling price of several floors of a commercial condominium building based on the seller's alleged failure to disclose certain utility charges. The court correctly interpreted the unambiguous provisions ( see White v Continental Cas. Co., 9 NY3d 264, 267) in the contract between these sophisticated parties in finding Plaintiff's claims barred by, inter alia, the specific disclaimer regarding expenses and income ( see generally Danann Realty Corp. v Harris, 5 NY2d 317), th e disclaimer of reliance, and the acknowledgment that plaintiff had been afforded the opportunity to conduct its own investigation. The evidence did not support Plaintiff's contention that the disclaimers should be circumvented by any alleged disparity of knowledge between the parties.

We have considered Plaintiff's other contentions and find them unavailing.


Summaries of

1166 EJM LLC v. Marsh & McLennan Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 15, 2008
50 A.D.3d 424 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
Case details for

1166 EJM LLC v. Marsh & McLennan Co.

Case Details

Full title:1166 EJM LLC, Appellant, v. MARSH MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC., Respondent

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Apr 15, 2008

Citations

50 A.D.3d 424 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 3298
855 N.Y.S.2d 479

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