Christine Simmons

February 22, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Lindsay Lohan's lawsuit against rapper Armando Perez, known as "Pitbull," has been dismissed, and the actress' attorney in Long Island has been fined $1,500 after the judge found evidence of plagiarism in her court papers.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

May 29, 2012 | New York Law Journal

As Dewey & LeBoeuf husbanded its remaining cash in the first stages of bankruptcy yesterday, creditors and lawyers representing parties in the bankruptcy mulled over how much of their unpaid bills would be covered. Not much was the conclusion of many.

By Sara Randazzo and Christine Simmons

11 minute read

March 16, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Attorney Gary Greenwald has swooped into the case of an accused madam of a New York brothel, while two other attorneys have withdrawn, including one who is still offering to put up his Tribeca loft to secure a $2 million bond for Anna Gristina's bail.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

July 08, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Four years after the Legislature eliminated the last vestiges of the Rockefeller Drug Laws and opted for a less punitive and more rehabilitative approach to addiction, the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor reports a steady decrease in the percentage of defendants ending up in treatment.

By John Caher and Christine Simmons

9 minute read

March 05, 2012 | New York Law Journal

A Brooklyn hospital can directly sue an insurance company for delinquent patient charges, a state judge has ruled in what appears to be the first time a private right of action has been explicitly recognized under the statute.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

August 02, 2012 | New York Law Journal

An April 2012 report on alternative fee arrangements sponsored by LexisNexis and conducted by ALM Legal Intelligence found that one-fifth of approximately 140 law departments surveyed said they had instituted reverse auction or competitive bidding on high-volume and repetitive work.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

May 17, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Doris Ling-Cohan has reassigned a case to a different special referee after finding that judicial hearing officer Ira Gammerman modified her ruling and veered from court procedures.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

June 08, 2012 | Daily Report Online

A dispute among the three leaders of 19-lawyer Bryant Burgher Jaffe over an alleged conflict of interest has resulted in two partners suing the third, claiming he breached their partnership agreement by removing them from their positions in the firm without their votes.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

August 16, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Since the June announcement of a federal program that will allow qualified immigrants to apply for work permits for up to two years without fear of deportation, New York legal services groups and volunteer lawyers have been gearing up to work with applicants, as they did at a legal clinic yesterday.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

October 01, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Faced with having to report the number of hours they devote to pro bono, many solo practitioners and attorneys at small firms argue that they should get credit for the free consultations and reduced rates they offer low-income clients on a routine basis.

By Christine Simmons

8 minute read