New York

  • December 04, 2024

    Rep. Raskin's Judiciary Hopes Rise After Nadler Drops Out

    Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland is one step closer to becoming the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, after New York Rep. Jerry Nadler dropped his bid for the job on Wednesday.

  • December 04, 2024

    Chase Will Settle Calif. Atty's Mortgage Rate-Lock Suit

    JPMorgan Chase Bank NA has reached a tentative, individual settlement with an attorney suing it for allegedly gouging him and other borrowers with sham mortgage rate-lock deals, heading off a potential class action.

  • December 04, 2024

    Columbia Univ., Publisher Face Suit Over Reading Program

    Columbia University Teachers College and the creators and publishers of two widely used reading instructional programs have ignored concerns about their effectiveness for years, leaving many children functionally illiterate, a proposed class action filed Wednesday in Massachusetts state court alleges.

  • December 04, 2024

    Fleetwood Mac Producer, Playwright Settle IP Dispute

    A producer of the 1977 Fleetwood Mac album "Rumours" and the author of the play "Stereophonic" have resolved claims that the Broadway show infringed copyrighted material from a memoir about making the record, according to a filing in New York federal court.

  • December 04, 2024

    Avon Cleared To Sell To Parent Co. For $125M In Ch. 11

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday said he would approve a settlement between Avon Products Inc. and Brazilian parent company Natura that clears the way for the beleaguered cosmetics giant to sell itself to Natura for $125 million.

  • December 04, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Backs NY Judge In Freeing Meta From Patent Suit

    The Federal Circuit on Wednesday wouldn't revive a software company's suit claiming Meta Platforms Inc. infringed patents on digital data storage and organization, agreeing with a decision that the evidence couldn't back a finding that the Meta features at issue covered all parts of the patent claims.

  • December 04, 2024

    Ex-Poker Pro Pleads Guilty In Sports Betting Scheme

    A former World Series of Poker champion pled guilty in New York federal court Wednesday to operating a yearslong scheme to bilk sports bettors by falsely claiming he could use insider knowledge to place bets for surefire payouts.

  • December 04, 2024

    Sterlington Adds Kenneth Starr Successor From Zeichner

    Sterlington PLLC announced Wednesday the addition of Robert W. Ray, a former Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP partner and independent counsel who succeeded Kenneth Starr, touting his connections to President-elect Donald Trump's prospective political appointees, including attorney general nominee Pam Bondi and deputy attorney general nominee Todd Blanche.

  • December 04, 2024

    Cozen O'Connor Adds Condo, Co-Op Board Expert In NYC

    Cozen O'Connor has added a real estate litigator from Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP as a New York City-based member of the firm's condominiums and cooperatives practice.

  • December 04, 2024

    NY Diocese Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan With Optional Releases

    A New York bankruptcy judge approved a Long Island-based Roman Catholic diocese's Chapter 11 plan on Wednesday after hearing it had resolved objections from the U.S. Trustee's Office with a two-tier claims release system for sexual abuse claimants.

  • December 04, 2024

    Legal Clouds Part For 2 Who Assisted In Cannabis Fraud Case

    A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday allowed a pair of New Jersey business partners to avoid prison for aiding in a scheme to siphon portions of $14 million raised for a cannabis-infused consumer products company, crediting their cooperation with prosecutors.

  • December 04, 2024

    Pot Co. Investors Get Another Shot At Securities Suit

    A New York federal judge has given a group of investors another chance to pursue claims that Cronos Group Inc. misled backers about its financial benchmarks, saying allegations stemming from a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settlement could be enough for the claims to survive.

  • December 04, 2024

    Simpson Thacher Leads Bruin's Launch Of New Soccer Agency

    Private equity firm Bruin Capital is launching a new international soccer representation business, As1, with more than 300 athlete clients under the guidance of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, the law firm said Wednesday.

  • December 04, 2024

    TPG Leads $2B Investment In PE-Backed Data Firm Veeam

    Insight Partners-owned Veeam Software said Wednesday it has sold off a $2 billion stake in the company through a secondary offering to a group led by TPG and including Temasek, Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions and other new investors, valuing the software company at $15 billion. 

  • December 03, 2024

    Mich. AG Deal, NIH 4th Circ. Win And X Corp Bid In HIPAA Row

    Michigan's attorney general has agreed not to hold a Christian healthcare provider accountable to certain antidiscrimination protections related to gender and sexuality while the provider challenges them in court. Meanwhile, a New York federal judge decided to keep the largest anesthesiology provider in the U.S. on the hook for antitrust claims over its noncompete agreements with clinicians.

  • December 03, 2024

    Top Ex-SEC Officials Warn Of Enforcement Upheaval

    Former top U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission officials on Tuesday predicted a sea change in the agency's enforcement approach in the coming second administration of President-elect Donald Trump, with a lighter touch for corporate wrongdoers and a whole new ballgame with respect to cryptocurrency.

  • December 03, 2024

    Investor Attys Seek $6.6M Cut Of $20M Metal Price-Fixing Deal

    Attorneys for investors settling platinum and palladium price-fixing claims against Goldman Sachs and others for $20 million have asked a New York federal judge to award them fees equivalent to a third of the settlement amount, or more than $6.6 million, a below-lodestar request that they said is, "clearly, not a windfall situation."

  • December 03, 2024

    Crypto Co. Hut 8 Wants Out Of Merger Disclosure Investor Suit

    Crypto mining company Hut 8 moved to dismiss a proposed shareholder class action that is based on the claims of a short-seller's report that Hut 8 overpaid for a company with severe operational issues, saying the suit does not show the alleged misrepresentations were false or misleading when made or that investors were actually harmed.

  • December 03, 2024

    Judge Won't Strike AECOM's 'New' Claims In Army Billing Suit

    A New York federal judge rejected a whistleblower's attempt to strike AECOM's purportedly new arguments in litigation accusing it of falsely billing the U.S. Army on a $1.9 billion support deal, writing "denied" in the margin of the whistleblower's request.

  • December 03, 2024

    Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action

    December's appellate forecast calls for a squall of showdowns in a tiny time period before the holidays, including arguments involving recent U.S. Supreme Court cases, Big Tech's patents and popular purveyors of health food. In addition, winds of change are swirling around the White House's litigation posture and judicial nominations, and we'll quiz you on the latter in this edition of Wheeling & Appealing.

  • December 03, 2024

    MTA, NY Officials Rip Bid To Block Revised Congestion Pricing

    New York officials have told a federal judge that residents, truckers and community groups cannot sideline Manhattan's recently resurrected congestion pricing, saying there's zero merit to the plaintiffs' claims that they'd be irreparably harmed by allegedly unconstitutional and discriminatory tolls.

  • December 03, 2024

    AIG Unit Seeks Payback For $2.9M BJ's Injury Payouts

    An AIG unit asked a New York federal court to force another insurer to cover at least part of the $2.9 million it spent settling two construction injury suits after ironworkers fell off ladders while building a Brooklyn, New York, BJ's Wholesale Club in 2014.

  • December 03, 2024

    OpenAI Must Disclose Execs' Messages To News Orgs.

    The New York Times, Daily News, other news organizations and writers can gain access to the social media messages of executives at OpenAI in their litigation accusing the company of using copyright-protected material to train ChatGPT after a New York judge rejected efforts to block the disclosure of the messages.

  • December 03, 2024

    Partner Of Ex-Abercrombie CEO Denies Guilt, Gets $10M Bail

    The romantic partner of former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries was released on $10 million bond Tuesday after pleading not guilty in New York federal court to charges he helped operate a prostitution and trafficking ring that preyed on male models.

  • December 03, 2024

    2nd Circ. Says It's Too Late To Fight Over Funkadelic Songs

    The Second Circuit has decided that it's a few decades too late for the courts to weigh in on a "genuine" copyright dispute between two feuding record labels that both claim to own some songs written by Funkadelic bandleader George Clinton in the late 1960s.

Expert Analysis

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    Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code

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    As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.

  • Series

    The Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan

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    Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.

  • Colorful Lessons From NYC's Emotional Support Parrot Suit

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    A recently settled lawsuit in New York federal court concerning housing discrimination claims from a resident who had emotional support parrots highlights the importance of housing providers treating accomodation questions seriously even if they may appear unusual or questionable, say attorneys at Seyfarth.

  • With Esmark Case, SEC Returns Focus To Tender Offer Rules

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent enforcement action against Esmark in connection with its failed bid to acquire U.S. Steel indicates the SEC's renewed attention under Rule 14e‑8 of the Exchange Act on offerors' financial resources as a measure of the veracity of their tender offer communications, say attorneys at MoFo.

  • 2nd Circ. American Girl Ruling Alters Test Purchase Norms

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    The Second Circuit's recent ruling in American Girl v. Zembrka overturns years of precedent that required completed test purchase shipments to establish jurisdiction in infringement cases, but litigators shouldn't abandon the strategy entirely, say Robert Wasnofski and Sara Gates at Dentons.

  • State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape

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    Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group.

  • Cos. Should Focus On State AI Laws Despite New DOL Site

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    Because a new U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored website about the disability discrimination risks of AI hiring tools mostly echoes old guidance, employers should focus on complying with the state and local AI workplace laws springing up where Congress and federal regulators have yet to act, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Review Shipping Terms In Light Of These 3 Global Challenges

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    Given tensions in the Middle East, labor unrest at U.S. ports and the ongoing consequences of climate change, parties involved in maritime shipping must understand the relevant contract provisions and laws that may be implicated during supply chain disruptions in order to mitigate risks, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • 8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney

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    A new school year is underway, marking a fitting time for attorneys to reflect on some fundamental life lessons from early childhood that offer a framework for problems that no legal textbook can solve, say Chris Gismondi and Chris Campbell at DLA Piper.

  • 2nd Circ. Provides NY Pathway For Fighting Foreign Infringers

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    A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit provides a road map for expeditiously obtaining personal jurisdiction in New York against foreign trademark infringers based on a single purchase of counterfeit goods, meaning the Second Circuit could now be the preferred venue for combating foreign infringement, says Jeffrey Ratinoff at Spencer Fane.

  • Sublimit And Policy Interpretation Lessons From Amtrak Case

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    The recently settled dispute between Amtrak and its insurers over sublimit coverage illustrates that parties with unclear manuscript policies may wish to avoid litigation in favor of settlement — as the New York federal court declined to decide the case by applying prior term interpretations, says Laura Maletta at Chartwell Law.

  • 3rd Circ. Hertz Ruling Highlights Flawed Bankruptcy Theory

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    The Third Circuit, in its recent Hertz bankruptcy decision, became the latest appeals court to hold that noteholders were entitled to interest before shareholders under the absolute priority rule, but risked going astray by invoking the flawed theory of code impairment, say Matthew McGill and David Casazza at Gibson Dunn.

  • Opinion

    Barrett Is Right: Immunity Is Wrong Framework In Trump Case

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    Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s concurrence in Trump v. U.S., where the majority opinion immunized former presidents almost entirely from criminal prosecution for official actions, rests on a firmer constitutional foundation than the majority’s immunity framework, says Matthew Brogdon at Utah Valley University.

  • Opinion

    This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process

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    In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has markedly transformed judicial processes — from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings — which has, in turn, affected individuals’ substantive rights, and we need to consider how the upcoming presidential election may continue this pattern, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • The Complex Challenges Facing Sustainable Food Packaging

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    More and more states are requiring recycled content to be used in product packaging, creating complex technological and regulatory considerations for manufacturers who must also comply with federal food safety requirements, say Peter Coneski and Natalie Rainer at K&L Gates.

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