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_
November 23, 2022 | New York Law Journal
'Unfair and Illogical': Defense Lawyers Say Queens DA's Office Is Dragging Its Feet on Discovery ReformThe Legal Aid Society said Queens is behind the city's other boroughs in implementing discovery reforms. But spokesperson for the Queens DA's office said they are using electronic processing to get materials into the hands of defense lawyers expeditiously.
By Emily Saul
2 minute read
November 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal
As Attorneys Prepare to File Claims Under Adult Survivors Act, Courts Brace for Influx"The hardest issue is making sure people are aware they can file," attorney Jordan Rutsky said Tuesday as he prepared to file a case once the Adult Survivor's Act goes into effect on Thursday.
By Emily Saul
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November 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Trump Could Testify at Trial in $250 Million NY AG Lawsuit, His Lawyer Tells Court"For my clients, they will be here. All of them," Alina Habba told Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron during a preliminary conference to set the civil case's motion schedule.
By Emily Saul
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November 18, 2022 | New York Law Journal
'Did a Terrible Thing One Night': Ex-Lawyer Sentenced to 15 Months in PrisonUrooj Rahman tossed a lit gasoline-filled bottle through a police vehicle's window, which had been previously broken.
By Emily Saul
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November 17, 2022 | New York Law Journal
US Judge Declines to Immediately Appoint Receiver to Manage Rikers IslandLawyers for Legal Aid expressed fear for their clients and exasperation at what they considered a lack of progress. But city lawyers said a receiver would inject further delay into the process.
By Emily Saul
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November 17, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Attorneys Lichtman, Fernich Agree To Represent Conservative Media CriticThe attorneys are set to back efforts to claw back electronics seized from him last November as part of a federal investigation into how the conservative group acquired Ashley Biden's diary.
By Emily Saul
2 minute read
November 17, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Manhattan Prosecutors Move to Vacate 188 Misdemeanor Convictions Due to Police MisconductThe motions were approved Thursday by Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Kevin McGrath.
By Emily Saul
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November 16, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Pharmacy Shielded From Liability for Filling Opioid Prescriptions as Ordered, Long Island Judge RulesThe court ruled that the pharmacist may not be held responsible for negligence when following a doctor's directions to fill a prescription as ordered.
By Emily Saul
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November 16, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Ex-Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Is Disbarred After Conviction for Obstructing Federal ProbeThe decision to disbar ex-Justice Sylvia Ash came on the same day her conviction on conspiracy and other charges connected to a credit union CEO's embezzlement scheme was upheld by the Second Circuit.
By Emily Saul
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