April 09, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Ex-Columbia Teachers' Grad School Financial Aid Director Gets 40 Months in Aid Kickback SchemeMelanie Williams-Bethea pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery in October 2018 after prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York charged her and a number of co-defendants in January 2018 with a $2 million bribe and kickback scheme.
By Colby Hamilton
2 minute read
April 09, 2019 | New York Law Journal
DHS Ordered to Reopen Petitions From Young Immigrants Seeking ProtectionsU.S. District Judge John Koeltl finalized his March 15 summary judgment order, laying out how federal immigration authorities were to remediate the improper denials of petitions filed by young, at-risk immigrants.
By Colby Hamilton
4 minute read
April 08, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Age Bias Suit Against Retailer Anthropologie Revived by Second CircuitThe appellate panel found the district court erred in both applying outdated precedent to justify granting summary judgment, as well as conducting a 'piecemeal' assessment of the record.
By Colby Hamilton
5 minute read
April 08, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Age Bias Suit Against Retailer Anthropologie Revived by Second CircuitThe appellate panel found the district court erred in both applying outdated precedent to justify granting summary judgment, as well as conducting a 'piecemeal' assessment of the record.
By Colby Hamilton
5 minute read
April 08, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Fiat Chrysler Agrees to $110M Settlement in Investors' Class Action Over Cars' Emissions and SafetyThe international automaker faced litigation from investors over costly settlements with regulators over safety and emissions problems, despite public assurance to the contrary from company executives.
By Colby Hamilton
3 minute read
April 08, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Fiat Chrysler to Pay $110M to Settle Investors' Class Action Over Cars' Emissions and SafetyThe international automaker faced litigation from investors over costly settlements with regulators over safety and emissions problems, despite public assurance to the contrary from company executives.
By Colby Hamilton
3 minute read
April 05, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Ex-Radio Host Craig Carton Sentenced to 42 Months for Fraudulent Ticket SellingThe former WFAN host was convicted in November of perpetuating a Ponzi-like ticket selling scheme that defrauded investors of millions.
By Colby Hamilton
3 minute read
April 05, 2019 | New York Law Journal
United Airlines Defeats Online Booker Expedia's Injunction Motion in Contract RowU.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel said that despite the online travel booking company's ability to show a probability of success, it failed to show it faced irreparable harm absent the injunction.
By Colby Hamilton
3 minute read
April 04, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Sentence That Tripled Length of Plea Range Broke Deal, Second Circuit RulesThe appellate panel found the 30-year sentence requested by and granted to federal prosecutors against a drug crew enforcer violated the plea agreement he made six years prior.
By Colby Hamilton
4 minute read
April 03, 2019 | New York Law Journal
New Wage-and-Hour Lawsuit Seeks Back Pay for Bloomberg Data AnalystsThe Jane Doe plaintiff's claims are just the latest overtime litigation the company faces, even as it finalizes settlement talks in a separate but similar suit in the Southern District of New York.
By Colby Hamilton
3 minute read
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