IF PLAINTIFFS IN A FRAUDULENT-CONVEYANCE AND ENFORCEMENT-OF-MONEY JUDGMENT PROCEEDING CAN BE FULLY COMPENSATED BY MONEY DAMAGES, IT IS ERROR TO ISSUE A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION (FIRST DEPT),
The Frist Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined plaintiffs in this fraudulent conveyance action can be fully compensated by money damages. Therefore the preliminary injunction was not available relief:
In this action to set aside alleged fraudulent conveyances and other relief in aid of enforcement of money judgments, plaintiffs can be fully compensated by a monetary award, and thus an injunction will not issue because no irreparable harm will be sustained in the absence of such relief … . Medallion Fin. Corp. v Tsitiridis, 2022 NY Slip Op 02090, First Dept 3-29-22
Practice Point: If a plaintiff can be fully compensated by money damages, an injunction is not an available remedy.