Ben Bedell

March 14, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Acting Justice Barry Ostrager has been designated to sit in Manhattan's Commercial Division, where many high-stakes corporate cases are litigated.

By Ben Bedell

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March 11, 2016 | New York Law Journal

John Sampson, a former New York state senator convicted of federal felony obstruction of justice charges, was suspended from the practice of law Thursday by the First Department.

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March 10, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A television station's report that two stores in the D'Lites chain of dietary ice cream franchises were mislabeling their "small" portions as low calorie and low carb was "substantially true," and a defamation claim by a franchise owner was properly dismissed, a Manhattan appeals court said Tuesday.

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2 minute read

March 09, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A man can go forward with a multimillion-dollar claim against his sister, alleging she reneged on an oral promise to equally divide their mother's estate that had been left entirely to her, a Manhattan appeals court said Tuesday.

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March 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The widow of famed baseball player Gil Hodges was granted the exclusive right to park a car in a single-lane driveway that abuts an adjacent property, notwithstanding an easement in favor of the neighbor.

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March 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A First Department panel unanimously reinstated a $37 million contract claim, and the majority also found that because the project was "so affected with the public interest that the failure to perform competently can have catastrophic consequences," the architectural firm may be subject to tort liability as well.

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March 04, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A unanimous panel found that the exemption to the statute barring employers from rejecting job seekers solely on the basis of a prior criminal conviction for applicants seeking "membership in any law enforcement agency" included not only police officers, but also civilian employees of law enforcement agencies.

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March 04, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Ruling for the third time in a divorce case that began in 2003, the First Department on Tuesday confirmed a $1,500 per month lifetime maintenance award to the wife.

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March 02, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The First Department ruled that the applicable statute of limitations for claims that Donald Trump misled students into paying as much as $35,000 each to participate in live real estate investment seminars and mentoring programs was six years, not three, thus exposing Trump to larger damages.

By Ben Bedell

4 minute read

March 01, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A Commercial Division judge has rejected most of the summary judgment arguments made by owners of Palm, a famed Manhattan steakhouse, and ruled the dispute between descendants of the restaurant's two founders can go to trial.

By Ben Bedell

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