Carley Meiners

September 25, 2017 | The Recorder

C.A. 4th; D071715 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that an electronics search condition, imposed as a condition of a…

By Carley Meiners | The Recorder

2 minute read

September 25, 2017 | The Recorder

C.A. 4th; G052640 The Fourth Appellate District reversed in part a judgment and remanded. The court held that a crime lab fee and a drug program fee…

By Carley Meiners | The Recorder

3 minute read

September 25, 2017 | The Recorder

C.A. 1st; A144987 The First Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that a labor union failed to show bad faith bargaining by a municipal…

By Carley Meiners | The Recorder

4 minute read

September 25, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Three retired New York City police detectives filed a class action lawsuit against the department and two high-ranking police officials Monday, claiming systemic racial discrimination blocked them from rightful promotions in an elite intelligence unit.

By B. Colby Hamilton

4 minute read

September 25, 2017 | New York Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein of the Southern District of New York granted Monday motions to dismiss claims that some of the world's biggest banks manipulated the London Interbank Offered Rate pegged to the Swiss Franc over a 10-year period ending in 2011.

By B. Colby Hamilton

3 minute read

September 25, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, affirming a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, has ruled that a payment made by an insurer to comply with an appraisal award after the 60-day period provided in the state's Prompt Payment of Claims Act was not a late payment subject to the penalty provided in that law.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

September 22, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

On the final day of the last Supreme Court term, the court listed two cases for reargument. Both had been argued prior to the nomination and confirmation of Justice Neil Gorsuch, and both were presumably tied, 4-4, as the term came to a close.

By Rebecca Hufstader

14 minute read

September 20, 2017 | Daily Business Review

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania rejecting an insurer's negligent misrepresentation, fraud, and civil conspiracy claims against lawyers who had filed two coverage actions against the insurer.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

12 minute read

September 20, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

When clients reach a career ­crossroad, I often suggest informational interviewing to scope out a prospective new role, firm, ­industry or career path. That suggestion is almost always met with resistance. The most ­frequently voiced objection is not wanting to bother a busy person. When that is overcome, a trove of information, insight and inspiration can be uncovered.

By Dena Lefkowitz

7 minute read

September 20, 2017 | Delaware Business Court Insider

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mary Walrath of the District of Delaware followed a growing line of precedent in ordering Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB, as successor collateral and administrative agent under a term loan facility with TSA Stores Inc. and certain of its affiliates (the debtors), to produce documents in the possession of its predecessor agent.

By R. Stephen McNeill

12 minute read