The causes of action for unjust enrichment and quantum meruit are barred by the applicable statute of frauds, General Obligations Law § 5-701 (a) (10). In relevant part, this enactment renders void any oral agreement "to pay compensation for services rendered in . . . negotiating the purchase . . . of any. . . business opportunity." (Id.) As is evident, the statute broadly applies to "any" business opportunity. The statute expressly defines the term "negotiating...
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