B Colby Hamilton

August 25, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The Second Circuit's split decision in an insider trading case 'United States v. Martoma' was a clear win for attorneys at the DOJ and SEC. But it may not put to rest uncertainty over the nature of relationships that may create liability under securities law.

By B. Colby Hamilton

23 minute read

August 25, 2017 | New York Law Journal

La Quinta successfully defeated a putative class action that claimed the hotel chain misled investors by failing to renovate in a timely fashion and to disclose the affect falling gas prices had on its bottom line, among other accusations.

By B. Colby Hamilton

3 minute read

August 24, 2017 | New York Law Journal

In vitro fertilization using a deceased father as the donor doesn't make the children born later eligible for Social Security benefits, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed Thursday.

By B. Colby Hamilton

9 minute read

August 23, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found Wednesday that its own prior interpretation of insider trading precedent was "no longer good law" after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last year in 'U.S. v. Salman'.

By B. Colby Hamilton

6 minute read

August 23, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Acknowledging the rarity of such a step, U.S. District Chief Judge Colleen McMahon of the Southern District of New York said she was compelled to break with a U.S. magistrate judge's recommendation to allow an expert to testify in a suit over Alzheimer's drugs.

By B. Colby Hamilton

12 minute read

August 23, 2017 | New York Law Journal

MasterCard's bill has come due, U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield ruled earlier this week. She dismissed the financial services provider's Rule 50 motion to reverse a jury's decision returning $2.78 million to a card processor based in the Kingdom of Jordan, ICC, finding that the jury was well within the reasonableness standard.

By B. Colby Hamilton

2 minute read

August 22, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The Second Circuit agreed a Long Island town's ordinance was overly broad and trampled on commercial free speech.

By B. Colby Hamilton

10 minute read

August 22, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The firm at the heart of federal allegations of insider trading on government information on changing Medicare rates has agreed to a $4.6 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

By B. Colby Hamilton

2 minute read

August 22, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Another set of allegations that an international benchmark interbank borrowing rate, based in Singapore, was manipulated by the biggest international firms stumbled on Aug. 18.

By B. Colby Hamilton

2 minute read

August 21, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Unlike the headline-grabbing news release that announced charges against Donald "Jay" Lathen Jr. and Eden Arc Capital Management for a "scheme involving terminally ill" patients, the dismissal of the charges a year later by an SEC administrative law judge occurred with little celebration. At least from federal prosecutors.

By B. Colby Hamilton

7 minute read