At page 161 proof statements were mailed necessary to support “presumption of receipt” and finding a failure to protest5 citing cases
- Hertz, Cherson & Rosenthal, P.C. v. 388 Broadway Owners LLC, 2025 NY Slip Op 32255(U) (N.Y. Sup. Ct., New York Cty. 2025).unpublishedNO. 13 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 06/25/2025 19 AD3d 161, 161-162 [1st Dept 2005]; LD Exch., Inc. v Orion Telcoms.
- 23rd St. Berk, LLC v. Journey Flatiron L.L.C., 2024 NY Slip Op 51276(U) (N.Y. Sup. Ct., New York Cty. 2024).unpublished With respect to plaintiff's account-stated claim, a party suing on an account stated must establish that it sent invoices to defendant and that those invoices were received and retained by defendant without objection made in a reasonable p…
- Hess 938 St. Nicholas Judgment LLC v. 936-938 Cliffcrest Hous. Dev. Fund Corp., 2022 NY Slip Op 03989 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dep't 2022).published Club LLC , 187 AD3d 410 , 411 [1st Dept 2020], lv dismissed 36 NY3d 1115 [2021]; Morrison Cohen Singer & Weinstein, LLP v Brophy, 19 AD3d 161, 161-162 [1st Dept 2005]).
- Penthouse Global Media, Inc. v. The Exec. Club LLC, 2020 NY Slip Op 05290 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dep't 2020).publishedA factual issue exists as to whether the March 17, 2016 invoice was actually mailed to defendant ( see Morrison Cohen Singer & Weinstein, LLP v Brophy, 19 AD3d 161, 161-162 [1st Dept 2005]) or that defendant retained it without objection f…
- Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. v. Martin, 11 Misc. 3d 219 (N.Y. City Civ. Ct. 2005).published(proof statements were mailed necessary to support “presumption of receipt” and finding a failure to protest)
At page 162 mailed, so plaintiff should not have been afforded the presumption of receipt (see Nassau Ins. Co. v Murray, 46 NY2d 828 [1978]). Plaintiff failed to submit…3 citing cases
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA v. Selka, 2024 NY Slip Op 50211(U) (N.Y. Sup. Kings 2024).unpublishedAbsent evidence that the billing statements were mailed to the defendant, the plaintiff failed to establish its prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law on the cause of action to recover on an account stated ( see Morrison Co…
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Selka, 2024 NY Slip Op 30613(U) (N.Y. Sup. Kings 2024).unpublishedNO. 50 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 02/27/2024 Absent evidence that the billing statements were mailed to the defendant, the plaintiff failed to establish its prima facie entitlementto judgment as a matter of law on the cause of action tu recover on a…
- Am. Express Natl. Bank v. Saadati, 77 Misc. 3d 126(A) (N.Y. App. Term. 2022).unpublishedPlaintiff thus failed to establish its prima facie entitlement to judgment against defendant Masoud Saadati as a matter of law on its cause of action to recover on an account stated ( see Bank of Am., N.A. v Ball , 188 AD3d 974, 975 [2020]…
798 N.Y.S.2d at 380 cited at this page1 citing case
- Evolution Markets, Inc. v. Alpental Energy Partners, LLC, 221 F. Supp. 3d 361 (S.D.N.Y. 2016).publishedMorrison Cohen Singer & Weinstein, LLP v. Brophy, 19 A.D.3d 161 , 798 N.Y.S.2d 379, 380 (1st Dept. 2005).
Other citing cases
- Tam-Zegarra v. Pleroma Mgmt, LLC, 2025 NY Slip Op 32285(U) (N.Y. Sup. Ct., New York Cty. 2025).unpublished
v.
B. Giles Brophy
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Walter B. Tolub, J.), entered on or about September 3, 2003, which granted plaintiff law firm’s motion for summary judgment on its cause of action for an account stated for legal fees and disbursements in the amount of $128,939.78, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion denied.
Defendant retained plaintiff law firm by a retainer agreement dated May 2, 1994 in connection with a matrimonial matter. That agreement set forth hourly rates, a retainer fee, and when billings would be sent to defendant, and stated that any hourly fee rate increase would require prior notification and consent. That agreement also provided that any additional matters would be billed in a similar fashion. Plaintiff subsequently provided representation to defendant in a matter involving a different family law dispute as well as in an action brought by a bank. In 2003 plaintiff commenced this action for legal fees based on breach of contract, account stated, quantum meruit and unjust enrichment. After issue joinder, plaintiff moved for summary judgment on its claim for an account stated based on a summary statement which included all invoices from July 1995 to October 2002. The IAS court granted plaintiffs motion on the basis of the submitted invoices and the failure of defendant to object in a timely manner. Plaintiffs evidence did not, however, establish that any of the invoices were properly addressed and[*162] mailed, so plaintiff should not have been afforded the presumption of receipt (see Nassau Ins. Co. v Murray, 46 NY2d 828 [1978]). Plaintiff failed to submit any evidence of a regular office mailing procedure, the dates when any of the disputed invoices were mailed, or whether any of the mailings included cover or transmittal letters (compare Lankler Siffert & Wohl, LLP v Rossi, 287 F Supp 2d 398, 409 [SD NY 2003]). It is of particular note that several of the invoices appear to have been dated years after services were rendered, a clear violation of the billing procedure described in the retainer agreement given as evidence of notification and consent. Several of the invoices reflect increased billing rates, yet there is no proof that defendant was notified or consented to the rate hikes, again in apparent violation of the retainer agreement. In light of these billing flaws, defendant’s claimed silence cannot be interpreted as an unequivocal assent to the balance stated (see Epstein Reiss & Goodman v Greenfield, 102 AD2d 749 [1984]).
Finally, it is troubling that, while plaintiff claims to have provided services to defendant in connection with two separate family law matters, there is only one retainer agreement, an apparent violation of 22 NYCRR 1400.3, which may serve as a complete bar to fee recovery (see Mulcahy v Mulcahy, 285 AD2d 587 [2001], Iv denied 97 NY2d 605 [2001]). Concur—Buckley, EJ., Marlow, Ellerin, Gonzalez and Sweeny, JJ.