It depends. From what I understand, in some states there are consent laws which prevent recording if both parties do not consent to it. It would appear that New

It depends. From what I understand, in some states there are consent laws which prevent recording if both parties do not consent to it. It would appear that New York is not one of these states, but if this happened in my home state it would certainly be grounds for a civil suit. http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/recording-phone-calls-and-conversations http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/recording-phone-calls-and-co...