B Colby Hamilton

October 04, 2017 | New York Law Journal

New York's Court of Appeals is set to review the first in a potential steady stream of suits challenging the broad application of a law shielding certain documents in the personnel files of police officers and other public employees from public exposure.

By Josefa Velasquez and B. Colby Hamilton

11 minute read

October 02, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A New York real estate broker's attempt to bring a class action against Airbnb was derailed Friday when U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick of the Southern District of New York granted the home-sharing platform's motion to dismiss the case after finding plaintiff Parker Madison Partners lacked Article III standing.

By B. Colby Hamilton

3 minute read

September 29, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Allegations of fraud and false advertising by the Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman against the makers of a dietary supplement that claimed to improve memory function were dismissed in federal court Thursday.

By B. Colby Hamilton

3 minute read

September 29, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Three brokers with the financial firm Alexander Capital are accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of making bad recommendations to clients that led to losses for customers but large commissions for the brokers.

By B. Colby Hamilton

2 minute read

September 29, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Deutsche Bank has agreed to a preliminary settlement of $190 million in a class action suit over foreign exchange rate price fixing allegations against some of the world's biggest financial institutions.

By B. Colby Hamilton

2 minute read

September 28, 2017 | New York Law Journal

In a 151-page decision issued Thursday, the Second Circuit upheld a nearly $1 billion judgment against issuers of housing crisis-era securities sold to federal mortgage entities Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

By B. Colby Hamilton

3 minute read

September 28, 2017 | New York Law Journal

U.S. District Judge William Pauley III of the Southern District of New York winnowed down claims Wednesday against U.S. Bank and Bank of America in a housing crisis legacy suit brought by the German bank Commerzbank.

By B. Colby Hamilton

3 minute read

September 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A key plaintiff witness' affidavit was found to be untrue. The attorney who became aware of that discovery unilaterally decided the factual discrepancies were immaterial and didn't require alerting the court. The affidavit, its credibility gap and the choices made by Collen IP partner Joshua Paul have done more than simply jeopardize his trademark infringement suit.

By B. Colby Hamilton

5 minute read

September 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A subpoena being driven by attorney "paranoia" in a Georgia-based copyright violations case should be quashed, according to a motion filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

By B. Colby Hamilton

3 minute read

September 26, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The Second Circuit, again finding that jury instructions in public corruption trials after the U.S. Supreme Court's holding in 'McDonnell v. U.S.' require greater clarity to sustain convictions, vacated the convictions of former New York state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos in a summary order issued Tuesday.

By B. Colby Hamilton

3 minute read