Carruthers v. Flaum

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that because the Unkechaug are not federally recognized, IGRA provides no exception to New York’s general prohibition on gambling
• explaining that “it is well settled that on a motion to dismiss, where the validity of contracts is challenged, the court may review and properly consider the terms of the contracts that were referenced in the pleadings”
• “No legal damages flow from the inability to engage in an unlawful activity.”
• “[W]here the main objective of an agreement is illegal—here, providing a loan at an unlawful interest rate— courts will not sever and enforce incidental legal clauses.”
• “It is well settled that on a motion to dismiss, where the validity of contracts is challenged, the court may review and consider the terms of the contracts that were referenced in the pleadings.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

9 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Alphamed Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. Arriva Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  S.D. Florida· 2006-05-26· cited 48×
• Carruthers v. Flaum
  S.D. New York· 2005-09-21· cited 19×
• Carruthers v. Flaum
  S.D. New York· 2006-09-06· cited 17×
• New York v. Shinnecock Indian Nation
  E.D. New York· 2007-10-30· cited 15×
• Lanza v. Carbone
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2015-07-08· cited 11×
• Franks Landing Indian Cmty. v. National Indian Gaming Comm'r.
  Ninth Circuit· 2019-03-12· cited 8×
• Starkey v. Capstone Enterprises of Portchester, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2006-06-09· cited 1×
• JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Law Office of Robert Jay Gumenick, P.C.
  S.D. New York· 2010-05-27
• Samson Lending LLC v. Greenfield Mgt. LLC
  New York Supreme Court· 2023-09-05

Cites

70 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 135,235×
• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 119,442×
• Conley v. Gibson
  Supreme Court· 1957-11-18· cited 30,380×
• Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A.
  Supreme Court· 2002-02-26· cited 8,748×
• Morris v. New York State Department of Taxation & Finance
  New York Court of Appeals· 1993-10-19· cited 862×
• Sharp v. Kosmalski
  New York Court of Appeals· 1976-06-15· cited 800×
• Goldman v. Belden
  Second Circuit· 1985-02-12· cited 788×
• California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
  Supreme Court· 1987-02-25· cited 645×
• Harsco Corp. v. Segui
  Second Circuit· 1996-08-01· cited 509×
• Fletcher v. Atex, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1995-10-05· cited 492×
• Guard-Life Corp. v. S. Parker Hardware Manufacturing Corp.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1980-05-01· cited 445×
• Villager Pond, Inc. v. Town of Darien
  Second Circuit· 1995-05-17· cited 327×
• Eugene T. King, Jr. v. John R. Simpson, Eastern Regional Commissioner, United States Parole Commission
  Second Circuit· 1999-08-20· cited 311×
• Israel v. Wood Dolson Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1956-04-19· cited 281×
• Susan A. Desiderio v. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1999-09-22· cited 279×
• Rice v. Rehner
  Supreme Court· 1983-07-01· cited 224×
• Gaming Corporation of America Golden Nickel Casinos, Inc. v. Dorsey & Whitney, a Partnership, in Re Dorsey & Whitney, a Partnership
  Eighth Circuit· 1996-06-27· cited 217×
• S.Q.K.F.C., Inc. v. Bell Atlantic Tricon Leasing Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1996-05-28· cited 156×
• Cortec Industries, Inc. v. Sum Holding L.P.
  Second Circuit· 1991-11-08· cited 130×
• Wiener v. Lazard Freres & Co.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1998-04-16· cited 116×