A retired senior justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court and former Commercial Division Justice, Judge Crane has confronted complex and sophisticated litigations and appeals as a judge. Since joining JAMS, Judge Crane has had numerous assignments as an arbitrator in a variety of disputes
Representative Arbitrations
- Employment discrimination claim on basis of race and hostile work environment
- Various claims to unpaid bonuses by employees of investment banks
- Claim of creditor in bankruptcy for damages for defect in electrical product manufactured by bankrupt
- Claim to insurance proceeds of policy insuring against adverse consequences of tax audit of employer's deductions for its contributions of premiums to a life insurance plan covering key employees
- Claim to damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident
- Claim to damages for breach of an agreement employing the claimant as a placement agent to raise capital for the respondent, an investment fund
- Claim for damages for breach of oral commitments to continue the claimant's employment and for unpaid compensation
- Claim for damages for breach of an employment contract and for unpaid incentive compensation
- Claim of breach of agreement to pay for buyout of minority interest with counterclaims for breach of non-competition obligations
- Claim to lost profits from breach of a distributorship agreement involving a medical product
- Claims for breaches of agreements to develop parcels for high-rise residential buildings
- Claim for breach of agreement to supply back-end services for merchandise sold on a website
- Claim of breach of contract to provide investment capital for a start-up hedge fund
- Claims stemming from Hurricane Katrina under time element coverage of policy of property damage insurance
- Claims and counterclaims between former law partners stemming from expiration of the partnership agreement, entitlement to fees on certain cases and right to continued tenancy
- Claims to compensation of a placement agent against a private equity firm for services in marketing limited partnership interests in an investment fund
- Claims of employees of an asset securitization group of an investment bank to payment of profit participation awards due to an alleged payout event involving the bank's alleged decision to discontinue this line of business
- Infant’s claim to damages for personal injury referred to arbitration by court pursuant to CPLR 1209
- Claim by investor against investment advisor for fraud, unsuitability, breach of fiduciary duty under Federal and common law
- Claim for real estate brokerage commission on sale of hotel property
- Claims and counterclaims for damages for a defect in lenses supplied for inclusion in optical instruments for military use Claims and counterclaims for damages for a defect in lenses supplied for inclusion in optical instruments for military use
- Claim to return of deposit on contract to purchase real property dependent on interpretation of clause regulating purchaser’s limited right to terminate
- Claim to damages and forfeiture of his membership against managing member of an LLC created to invest in real estate for failing to make his capital contribution and repay a loan
