Another Firm Victory for Broadway Metro

The Firm won another victory on behalf of our client, Broadway Metro Associates, LP (“Broadway Metro”), the owner of the historic Metro Theater located on upper Broadway in Manhattan, successfully obtaining the dismissal of a complaint brought by a former tenant arising out of Broadway Metro’s refusal to consent to the tenant’s purported sublease. Justice Bransten of the New York State Supreme Court found that the lease required advance consent by the landlord for any sublease, which the tenant had failed to obtain, and that the landlord’s refusal to consent was proper in light of the former tenant’s own defaults under the lease. The Court also found that the former tenant’s claims for tortious interference with contract and tortious interference with business relations, as well as its claims against individuals affiliated with Broadway Metro, failed as a matter of law. Alice K. Jump of the Firm’s litigation group, assisted by Sander Lehrer, briefed the motion and Ms. Jump argued the motion before the Court. The decision can be viewed here: Results.