Emily Saul

December 28, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The Adult Survivors Act took effect on November 24, and since then at least 47 individuals have filed lawsuits across the state under the new lookback window.

By Emily Saul

2 minute read

December 28, 2022 | New York Law Journal

As part of the suit, lead-plaintiff and partner Larry Hutcher alleged MSGE was in violation of New York Arts and Cultural Affairs Law when it declined to honor his two season passes to the New York Knicks. The action also alleged that the company policy violated the firm's lawyers' civil rights.

By Emily Saul

3 minute read

December 27, 2022 | New York Law Journal

"Mr. McWilliams is just the kindest man who did everything that was expected of him," his attorney Brittany Russell of Weitz & Luxenberg said in an interview. "He went to work every day for 36 years and provided for his wife and his children. Nobody should get cancer just from going to work. I'm really grateful that the jury decided to hold Jenkins accountable for what they did."

By Emily Saul

2 minute read

December 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal

He's facing up to 115 years behind bars if convicted on charges of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire, commodities and securities fraud and conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws.

By Jane Wester | Emily Saul

4 minute read

December 21, 2022 | New York Law Journal

A spokesperson with the New York State Liquor Authority confirmed that the SLA issued a Letter of Advice to MSGE on November 29, informing the organization that, if the facts laid out in Davis' complaint are found to be accurate, MSGE was failing to meet the standards under which their license was issued.

By Emily Saul

6 minute read

December 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Of the 44 awards granted by the Lawyer's Fund for the final quarter of 2022, 24% reimbursed funds pocketed by two now-disbarred lawyers. Those former attorneys were Yohan Choi of Bayside and the once-prominent Manhattan real estate attorney Mitchell Kossoff.

By Emily Saul

2 minute read

December 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Attorney Spencer Lee Schneider says he was first inducted into the group, known as The Odyssey Study Group, in 1989 when he was a 29-year-old litigation associate. He believed it to be a self-improvement course, but soon found that the late leader Sharon Gans Horn and her deputies controlled almost all aspects of his life.

By Emily Saul

4 minute read

December 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services, and Milbank are asking a judge to hold the Department of Corrections in contempt for failing to provide adequate medical care for incarcerated people. They're seeking $3 million in fines—$250 per missed medical appointment in a 9-month period this year.

By Emily Saul

2 minute read

December 19, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Joseb "Joe" Gim, who was driven into a career in law enforcement after witnessing his father getting shot in Baltimore, has served in a number of leadership position in a prosecutors' offices in and around New York City.

By Emily Saul

3 minute read

December 19, 2022 | New York Law Journal

New York City Commissioner of International Affairs Edward Mermelstein is suing Am Law 200 firm Cole Schotz and one of its lawyers, claiming their bad lawyering lost him more than $6 million in a real estate deal.

By Emily Saul

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