Jocelyn E. Lupetin Successfully Obtained an Appellate Win in a Contract Case

Jocelyn E. Lupetin, Of Counsel to Cullen and Dykman LLP, recently obtained a favorable decision from the Appellate Division, First Department. The decision affirmed the lower court’s denial of the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. The plaintiff attempted to steamroll its way to an early determination on the issue of liability by attempting to discount the existence of issues of fact and convince the court that the defendant had breached the contract at issue by failing to comply with a notice to cure provision.

Jocelyn was able to convince the court that an issue of fact remains with regard to whether her client had complied with the terms of the contract. The court agreed with Ms. Lupetin’s contention that the wording in question is vague and the parties’ actions failed to clarify the ambiguity. Additionally, Jocelyn was able to further weaken the plaintiff’s position by highlighting the fact that the plaintiff may have abandoned performance - calling into question whether it was the plaintiff, and not her client, who had actually breached the contract.

Based on Jocelyn’s arguments and submissions to the Appellate Court, she secured another win for her client.

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