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Emily Saul

Emily Saul

Emily Saul is a Litigation Reporter for the New York Law Journal, covering white collar crime and business courts in New York City. She can be reached via email at [email protected] or on Twitter @emily_saul_

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December 14, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Brooklyn Real Estate Lawyer Indicted for Alleged Theft of Nearly $1.5 Million in Client Funds

Lawyer Salvatore Strazzullo allegedly pocketed client funds from at least three separate cases, prosecutors said.

By Emily Saul

2 minute read

December 14, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Trump Lawyers Lose Bid To Take Gag Order Litigation to NY High Court

In the Thursday decision, the appellate court stated that the issue did not rise to the "extraordinary remedy" requested.

By Emily Saul

4 minute read

December 14, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Suspect Charged With Attempted Arson for Incident at Manhattan Civil Court

It was not immediately clear why Paul Nesbitt set the fire, but he then discharged at least one fire extinguisher—tripping the building's fire alarm and leading to the evacuation of employees.

By Emily Saul

3 minute read

December 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal

'I'm Ready': Newly Retired Judge Susan Cacace Announces Bid for Westchester County District Attorney

Cacace, who spent the last 19 years as a judge, retired from the bench last week to pursue the run. The current DA, Miriam Rocah, announced in October that she would not be seeking reelection.

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5 minute read

December 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Pryor Cashman Repping Fashion House Kenneth Cole in $1.5M Royalty Dispute

CBD company hemp2lab has allegedly defaulted on their licensing agreement to use the fashion house's names on various products, like hand lotion, containing cannabidiol.

By Emily Saul

2 minute read

December 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Madison Square Garden 'Lawyer Ban' Remains Intact as Lawsuits Dwindle

"I was like Moses; I carried them to the promised land even if I didn't go in," said Larry Hutcher, whose firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron was the first to sue over the ban. They have since dropped the suit.

By Emily Saul

5 minute read

December 08, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Proposed Amendment Would Assign Technology-Related Disputes to Commercial Division

"New York City is now a technological hub for some of the largest technology companies in the world," Seyfarth Shaw partner Tracee Davis told the New York Law Journal. "By amending the rules, it's carrying forward what the commercial division has always been; it's a place for businesses to come and utilize the expertise of the commercial division judges."

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3 minute read

December 07, 2023 | New York Law Journal

First Department Vacates Sanction Against City Attorneys for Stalling Dismissal of Wounded NYPD Officer's Suit

A New York State appeals court said attorneys with the city's Law Department employed a "less than prudent litigation tactic" by delaying resolution of a lawsuit brought by an NYPD officer who says his partner shot him in the foot during a 911 call, but that the attorneys' "conduct was not so egregious as to be frivolous,"

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2 minute read

December 07, 2023 | New York Law Journal

New York State Unified Court System Seeks Support Magistrates for NYC Family Court

The position—which serves a three-year term with possible reappointment to a five-year term—pays more than $122,000 annually. The deadline to apply is Jan. 1.

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2 minute read

December 06, 2023 | New York Law Journal

One Year in, Litigation Persists Over $10 Million Civil Rape Judgment Against Paul Haggis

A team of lawyers from Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel and Proman Law continue attempts to collect the judgment in favor of plaintiff Haleigh Breest.

By Emily Saul

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