First Department Rejects Fraud Claim Predicated on Allegations from Another Action

In Delgado v. 27-51 Jackson Ave. LLC, 2026 N.Y. Slip Op. 05593 (1st Dept. Oct. 1, 2026), the Appellate Division, First Department reaffirmed that fraud claims must be based on particularized facts, not suspicion, guilt by association, or allegations from other lawsuits. The Court held that unproven accusations against a plaintiff’s medical providers in separate actions were insufficient to establish that the plaintiff made any misrepresentation, particularly where the plaintiff was neither a…
By: Freiberger Haber LLP