Jane Wester is a litigation reporter for the New York Law Journal. Email her at [email protected] or find her on Twitter @janewester.
July 16, 2024 | New York Law Journal
'Politics for Profit': Menendez Found Guilty on All Counts in Bribery TrialThe trial centered on the origin of valuables, including gold bars and cash, discovered by law enforcement officials around the New Jersey home of the senator and his wife.
By Emily Saul and Jane Wester
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July 09, 2024 | New York Law Journal
'Don't Fall Into the Trap': Lawyer for Menendez Urges Jurors to Remain SkepticalPaul Hastings partner Adam Fee argued that key witnesses in the case, including former New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and cooperating witness Jose Uribe, did not inculpate Menendez.
By Jane Wester
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July 08, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Menendez 'Put His Power Up for Sale,' Prosecutor Tells Jury in Closing Argument for Senator's Bribery and Extortion TrialThe government argued that the jurors have seen, through the course of the nearly two-month-long trial, "a clear pattern of corruption."
By Jane Wester
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July 03, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Menendez Declines to Testify, Rests Defense Case in Bribery and Extortion TrialMenendez told U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein of the Southern District of New York that he discussed the issue "at length" with his attorneys, Paul Hastings partners Adam Fee and Avi Weitzman, before making his decision.
By Jane Wester
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July 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal
'It's a Cuban Thing': Menendez's Sister Connects Stacks of Cash Found in Senator's Home to Flight From CubaAfter stacks of cash were discovered in the senator's New Jersey home, Menendez's sister, 80-year-old Caridad Gonzalez, testified that she knew many Cubans who stored cash in their homes after moving to the United States.
By Jane Wester
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June 28, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Publishers Urge 2nd Circuit to Uphold District Court's Ruling in Copyright Case Against Internet ArchiveA Davis Wright Tremaine partner argued that Internet Archive is seeking "a radical change in the law which, if accepted, would destabilize the digital economy."
By Jane Wester
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June 25, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Record Labels: Generative AI Has Wrought 'Infringement on an Almost Unimaginable Scale'The lawsuits are believed to be the first in which music companies have sued AI companies for actual songs, as opposed to written lyrics.
By Jane Wester
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June 24, 2024 | New York Law Journal
2nd Circuit: Competitor's Ads May Not Have Run Afoul of Internet Service Provider's Bankruptcy StayChief Circuit Judge Debra Ann Livingston and Circuit Judges José Cabranes and Maria Araújo Kahn ruled that doubt existed as to whether Charter's actions violated the automatic stay attached to Windstream's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding.
By Jane Wester
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June 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal
2nd Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Real Estate Developer's Claims in Lender-Liability CaseThe plaintiffs—entities connected to the real estate development known as Wade Park—sued Gamma in Georgia federal court in 2020, claiming breach of contract, fraud and other allegations; the case was later transferred to New York.
By Jane Wester
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June 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Not Asking for Anything: NJ US Attorney, on Cross, Recounts Dealings With Menendez"I did not believe he was asking me to do anything other than my official duty," U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. "In fact, I didn't believe he was asking me to do anything."
By Jane Wester
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