” Relying upon the doctrine of in pari delicto, which “bars a party that has been injured as a result of its own intentional wrongdoing from recovering for those injuries from another party whose equal or lesser fault contributed to the loss” (Rosenbach v Diversified Group, Inc., 85 AD3d 569 [1st Dept 2011]), Justice Crane ruled: Here, the evidence at trial demonstrated extensive wrongdoing on the part of Seibel. [read post]