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  • February 28, 2025

    GOP Rep. Reintroduces The JUDGES Act

    The chair of the House Judiciary Committee's courts panel has reintroduced a bill to create 66 new and temporary federal judgeships, which former President Joe Biden vetoed at the end of last year.

  • February 28, 2025

    Why Pro Bono Work Is Essential To Any Attorney's Practice

    Fordham University School of Law’s Dora Galacatos discusses the importance of civil justice work to an attorney’s practice and how law firms can design and implement successful pro bono programs.

  • February 27, 2025

    Judge Rejects Bid To Halt Sale Of NBA Star's Viral Jersey

    A New York state justice on Thursday allowed the sale and delivery of a Victor Wembanyama jersey acquired in a well-publicized swap with a young NBA fan to proceed, according to both sides of the dispute over the jersey's possession.

  • February 27, 2025

    States Say DOD Transgender Ban Puts Public Safety At Risk

    Twenty-one states on Wednesday threw their support behind transgender service members and human rights organizations challenging the Trump administration's executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military, arguing that it will harm their efforts to protect their communities.

  • February 27, 2025

    Norfolk Southern Escapes Investors' Derailment Fraud Suit

    A New York federal judge on Thursday dumped a proposed securities fraud class action alleging Norfolk Southern misled investors by falsely touting its commitments to safety while embarking on risky cost-cutting operational and staffing changes that ultimately led to 2023's fiery derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

  • February 27, 2025

    SEC Revives Suit Alleging $4.1M Bogus Mutual Fund Scheme

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday revived a lawsuit accusing a Lithuanian citizen living in the U.S. of using a series of nonexistent mutual funds to bilk dozens of investors out of roughly $4.1 million.

  • February 27, 2025

    US Trustee, Creditors Blast GOL Linhas' Plan Disclosure

    GOL Linhas noteholders and the U.S. Trustee's Office are asking a New York bankruptcy judge to reject the Brazilian airline's Chapter 11 plan disclosures, saying they lack information on items ranging from claims releases to the company's post-bankruptcy equity value.

  • February 27, 2025

    Judge Axes NYC Loan Row, Sanctions Firm For Depositions

    A New York federal judge has dismissed a commercial real estate lender's claims against two guarantors for a 2022 loan it made, ripping the lender and its ex-counsel, Fox Rothschild LLP, for deposition no-shows.

  • February 27, 2025

    Lottery.com Investor Suit Over IPO Disclosures Trimmed

    A New York federal judge trimmed a consolidated securities suit against third-party lottery website Lottery.com, tossing a handful of alleged misstatements made before its merger with a special purpose acquisition company and claims several of the individual defendants pushed through the merger for their financial gain, among other things.

  • February 27, 2025

    High Court Asked To Weigh Investors' Eminent Domain Case

    A pair of real estate investors want the U.S. Supreme Court to review their loss in New York state appellate court regarding a suit seeking additional compensation for a residential property that the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority took from them through eminent domain.

  • February 27, 2025

    SEC Ends Coinbase Case As Uyeda Pledges To 'Rectify' Policy

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission confirmed Thursday that it will walk away from its suit against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to clear the way for its newly created Crypto Task Force to develop digital asset policy "in a more transparent manner."

  • February 27, 2025

    Family Denies Role In $81M Son-Of-Boss Tax Scheme

    The government failed to prove that former shareholders of a family holding company knew the buyer of their company stock was shorting the IRS nearly $81 million and that they should be on the hook for the taxes, family members told a New York federal court Thursday.

  • February 27, 2025

    Trump Admin Asks 1st Circ. To Let It Enforce Birthright Ban

    President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday asked the First Circuit to let it begin enforcing its executive order restricting birthright citizenship while it appeals a Massachusetts federal judge's preliminary injunction.

  • February 27, 2025

    Convicted COVID Aid Fraudster Gets 11 Years For $7.6M Plot

    A man convicted of conspiring to bilk about $7.6 million from the U.S. Small Business Administration through COVID-19 relief applications submitted in other people's names has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, New York federal prosecutors said Thursday.

  • February 27, 2025

    Consensys Says SEC Will Drop Its Crypto Case, Too

    The founder of blockchain firm Consensys said on Thursday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to drop its enforcement suit over the firm's MetaMask software, marking the second cryptocurrency firm this month to announce a coming dismissal from the agency as it overhauls its approach to the industry.

  • February 27, 2025

    Davis Polk, Kirkland Steer Rithm Capital SPAC's $200M IPO

    Special purpose acquisition company Rithm Acquisition Corp., which plans to merge with a company in the financial services or real estate sector, began trading on Thursday after pricing a $200 million initial public offering.

  • February 27, 2025

    Energy Co. Sued Over Rent, Radioactive Waste Disclosures

    A Brooklyn property owner and two companies accused National Grid of owing rent on the site of a former industrial facility and impeding their businesses by not telling them quickly enough that there were radioactive materials there.

  • February 27, 2025

    Judge Won't Force Victim's Atty's Reports In Sex Assault Case

    A Florida state judge on Thursday denied a request by three men, including a real estate broker, facing sexual assault charges to force discovery of reports by the victim's attorney at Morgan & Morgan PA.

  • February 27, 2025

    How Adams' Latest Move Might Checkmate The DOJ

    New York City Mayor Eric Adams' push to permanently dismiss his federal corruption case is a clever legal strategy that appears to have backed the government into a corner, experts say.

  • February 27, 2025

    Michelman & Robinson Adds Corporate, Real Estate Trio In NY

    Michelman & Robinson LLP hired a trio of attorneys from Goulston & Storrs PC, Seyfarth Shaw LLP and Graubard Miller to bolster the firm's transactional and real estate offerings in New York, according to an announcement.

  • February 27, 2025

    Relator Fights Discovery Ruling In FCA Suit Against AECOM

    A whistleblower accusing AECOM of falsely billing the U.S. Army on a $1.9 billion contract urged a New York federal judge to rethink a decision to deny discovery requests, arguing the company improperly withheld information it's now asserting in a summary judgment bid.

  • February 27, 2025

    IBM Closes $6.4B HashiCorp Deal After UK Nod

    IBM said Thursday that it had completed its $6.4 billion acquisition of infrastructure automation company HashiCorp, just two days after U.K. regulators disclosed that the deal had their green light.

  • February 27, 2025

    Underdog Sports Runs Disguised Betting Platform, Suit Says

    Four users of Underdog Sports, which does business as Underdog Fantasy, have sued the company in New York federal court, alleging it is running an unlicensed sports betting site disguised as a platform for fantasy sports.

  • February 26, 2025

    SEC Wants To Pause Fraud Suit Against Tron Founder

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday asked a New York federal court to pause its fraud suit against the founder of blockchain network Tron Foundation, joining the growing list of cryptocurrency cases being abandoned or sidelined under the new Trump administration.

  • February 26, 2025

    USDA Unlawfully Purged Climate Info, Advocacy Groups Say

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture has illegally erased scores of data-rich webpages focused on climate change from its websites in a sudden action that denies farmers access to essential information as the country faces extreme weather patterns, according to a lawsuit filed in New York federal court.

Expert Analysis

  • ERISA Ruling Is A Win For DOL Regulatory Authority

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    In Rappaport v. Guardian Life Insurance, a New York federal court recently issued a notable disability benefits ruling in finding that the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright opinion does not affect how existing U.S. Department of Labor regulations apply in Employee Retirement Income Security Act litigation, says Mark DeBofsky at DeBofsky Law.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review

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    For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • A Legal Perspective On NYC's Retail Real Estate Evolution

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    As New York City's retail market begins to show signs of resilience after the challenges of recent years, landlords must be cognizant of legal implications from shifting trends toward shorter-term leases and pop-up stores, says Andrea Gendel at Pryor Cashman.

  • A View Into NY's New Business Interruption Insurance Law

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    In response to businesses' economic challenges during the pandemic, New York recently allowed the issuance of stand-alone business interruption insurance coverage, and while pricing and insurer participation questions remain, the product stands to benefit business owners and the state economy, say attorneys at Saxe Doernberger.

  • The Fashion Industry Should Prep Now For State PFAS Bans

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    New York and California have each passed legislation regulating PFAS in apparel and other textiles, so retailers should consult with manufacturers and suppliers and obtain the requisite certification documents as soon as possible to avoid disruptions in supply chains, say attorneys at Venable.

  • Rank-And-File DOJ Attorneys Will Keep Calm And Carry On

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    Career prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice often pride themselves on their ability to remain apolitical in order to ensure consistency and keep the department’s mission afloat, and the incoming Trump administration is unlikely to upend this tradition, says Michael Landman at Bird Marella.

  • Service Providers Must Mitigate 'Secondary Target' Risks

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    A lawsuit recently filed in an Illinois federal court against marketing agency Publicis over its work for opioid manufacturers highlights an uptick in litigation against professional service providers hired by clients that engaged in alleged misconduct — so potential targets of such suits should be sure to conduct proper risk analysis and mitigation, say attorneys at Dechert.

  • 2nd Circ. AmTrust Decision Shows Audit Reports Still Matter

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    Though the Second Circuit eventually found on reconsidering a case over the high-profile accounting meltdown at AmTrust that audit reports are material to investors, its previous contrary holding highlights the seriousness of the ongoing crisis of confidence in the audit report, say attorneys at Bernstein Litowitz.

  • Series

    Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Achieving my childhood dream of flying airplanes made me a better lawyer — and a better person — because it taught me I can conquer difficult goals when I leave my comfort zone, focus on the demands of the moment and commit to honing my skills, says Ivy Cadle at Baker Donelson.

  • 9th Circ.'s High Bar May Limit Keyword Confusion TM Claims

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    A recent Ninth Circuit ruling that a law firm did not infringe upon a competitor’s trademarks by paying Google to promote its website when users searched for the rival’s name signals that plaintiffs likely can no longer win infringement suits by claiming competitive keyword advertising confuses internet-savvy consumers, say attorneys at Mitchell Silberberg.

  • Post-Election Implications For The EPA's Methane Rules

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    Amid the U.S. Supreme Court's recent denial of requests to halt implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's methane rule in two suits, and given the outcome of the election, a complete reversal of the methane rule is expected, but state-level policymaking and enforcement will continue, says John Watson at Spencer Fane.

  • Mitigating Defamation Liability Risks Of AI-Generated Content

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    Until Congress and the courts provide clear guidance about defamation liability stemming from generative artificial intelligence tools, companies should begin building controls to prevent the creation of defamatory content, says Michael Gerrity at Accenture.

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    Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has enhanced my legal practice and allowed me to serve clients in a more meaningful way, says Bailey McGowan at Stinson.

  • How D&O Coverage Can Aid Against Increased AI Scrutiny

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    The recent increase in regulatory enforcement and securities class actions stemming from corporate use of artificial intelligence should prompt companies to ensure that their directors and officers liability insurance coverage is appropriately tailored to AI-related risks, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • Recent Listeria Outbreaks Hold Key Compliance Lessons

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    Listeria outbreaks in ready-to-eat foods from Boar's Head and other companies, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Food and Drug Administration responses to these outbreaks, should be closely evaluated from an overall compliance and risk management perspective by food manufacturers, retailers and industry investors, say attorneys at Kirkland.

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