Legal Opinion
Serbin v. Rodman Principal Investments, LLC
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 8, 2011PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The parties’ separation agreement bars the very claims that plaintiff asserts in this action arising from his withdrawal from defendant Aceras Partners, LLC (see Centro Empresarial Cempresa S.A. v América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V., 76 AD3d 310 [2010], affd 17 NY3d 269 [2011]; see also Global Mins. & Metals Corp. v Holme, 35 AD3d 93 [2006], lv denied 8 NY3d 804 [2007]). Because the release is clear and unambiguous, plaintiff may not endeavor to vary its terms or to create an ambiguity by resorting to extrinsic evidence (see W.W.W. Assoc. v Giancontieri, 77 NY2d 157, 163 [1990]). Nor is the release…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- W.W.W. Associates, Inc. v. GiancontieriNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Centro Empresarial Cempresa S.A. v. América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V.New York Court of Appeals · 2011
- Reiss v. Financial Performance Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 2001
- Global Minerals & Metals Corp. v. HolmeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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