Defendants’ Defenses Dismissed

In Easyship v. Tea Culture Inc., Zhi E. Zeng, Sau Yeung, Ming Li, and V Express PA, Inc., we represent logistics platform Easyship, Inc. in an action seeking to recover nearly $800,000 from defendants for underreporting the weight of more than 200 shipments originating from Hong Kong and traveling to the US. By underreporting the true weight of the shipments, Defendants paid $40,000 for nearly $800,000 in shipping costs. 

After tracing various IP addresses, piecing together disparate email addresses and dummy accounts, I uncovered a deed transfer and pending contract of sale, including 25 different litigations in where Defendant Zeng is a named defendant. Moving quickly to secure the Brooklyn property from being sold, the discovery of the deed waas timely given the property was about to close and transfer title. I quickly filed a notice of pendency to preserve Easyship’s rights and block the sale. Zeng moved to dismiss the case against him and after full briefing and oral argument, the Court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss in its entirety, struck all affirmative defenses, and preserved the lis pendens — locking down the Brooklyn property as a collection asset and giving Easyship maximum leverage heading into discovery and settlement negotiations.