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Causes of Action in New York

Contracts

Account Stated

Anticipatory Breach

Breach of Contract

Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing

Enforcement of an Unconditional Guarantee

Goods Sold and Delivered

Promissory Estoppel

Implied & Quasi-Contract Claims

Quantum Meruit

Consumer Protection

Consumer Fraud under GBL § 349(h)

Usury

Employment

Pay Discrimination on the Basis of Sex Under the New York Equal Pay Act — Statute

Hostile Work Environment Due to Sexual Harassment 

Retaliation Under False Claims Statutes

Breach of Employment Contract

Intellectual Property

Misappropriation of an Idea

Misappropriation of a Trade Secret

Municipal Liability

Liability Against Municipalities Under Section 1983

Professional Misconduct

Attorney Deceit under Judiciary Law § 487

Legal Malpractice in a Criminal Proceeding

Property

Adverse Possession

Breach of the Warranty of Habitability

Constructive Eviction

Easement by Implication

Easement by Necessity

Easement by Prescription

Inverse Condemnation

Torts

Battery

Injurious Falsehood

Interference with the Right of Sepulcher

Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress

Malicious Prosecution

Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress

Negligent Misrepresentation

Prima Facie Tort

Private Nuisance

Wrongful Death

Property Based Torts

Aiding and Abetting Conversion

Conversion

Replevin

Trespass

Trespass to Chattels

Defamation

Defamation

Product Disparagement

Libel

Slander of Title

Fiduciary Duties

Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Aiding and Abetting a Breach of Fiduciary Duty

False Imprisonment

Fraud

Fraud

Aiding and Abetting Fraud

Fraudulent Concealment

Fraudulent Inducement

Fraudulent Misrepresentation

Group Liability

Aiding and Abetting the Commission of a Tort

Concerted Action

Conspiracy

Negligence

Negligence

Negligent Entrustment

Negligent Hiring

Tortious Interference with a Contract

Tortious Interference with a Prospective Business Relationship

Unfair Competition

Privacy

Invasion of Privacy under the Civil Rights Law — Statute

Product Liability

Failure to Warn

Design Defects

Manufacturing Defects

Professional Malpractice

Dental Malpractice

Legal Malpractice

Medical Malpractice

Unjust Enrichment

Money Had and Received

Unjust Enrichment

Defenses

Equitable Estoppel

Remedies

Equitable Accounting

Specific Performance

Sanctions

Civil Contempt

Spoliation of Evidence