Harvey M Stone

December 10, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan review Judge Jack Weinstein's declining to dismiss the main claims of a U.S. citizen unjustly detained as an alien for over two years, Judge Dora Irizarry's allowing the government to admit at a criminal trial certain Rule 404(b) evidence relating to defendant's recent prior conviction, and more.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

11 minute read

November 13, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan discuss Judge Dearie's call to change the law governing to expungement, Judge Block's rejection of copyright claims regarding after-the-fact transcriptions of certain unrecorded talks by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and more.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

13 minute read

November 12, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan discuss Judge Dearie's call to change the law governing to expungement, Judge Block's rejection of copyright claims regarding after-the-fact transcriptions of certain unrecorded talks by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and more.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

13 minute read

September 11, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan of Schlam Stone & Dolan report on several significant, representative decisions handed down recently in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

13 minute read

September 10, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan of Schlam Stone & Dolan report on several significant, representative decisions handed down recently in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

13 minute read

August 14, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan review holdings that a defendant with some dementia was exaggerating his symptoms for purposes of malingering, that a defendant's incriminating proffer statements made during a failed cooperation attempt would not be considered in sentencing, that a plaintiff was not required to submit to arbitration before a substitute forum after the agreed forum became unavailable, and more.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

11 minute read

August 13, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan review holdings that a defendant with some dementia was exaggerating his symptoms for purposes of malingering, that a defendant's incriminating proffer statements made during a failed cooperation attempt would not be considered in sentencing, that a plaintiff was not required to submit to arbitration before a substitute forum after the agreed forum became unavailable, and more.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

11 minute read

July 10, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan review recent decisions involving a summary judgment motion in a civil forfeiture case, fraudulent transfers under the New York Debtor Law, accommodations for nursing mothers under the FLSA, and mitigating circumstances in sentencing a defendant who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography and sexually exploiting a child.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

14 minute read

July 09, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan review recent decisions involving a summary judgment motion in a civil forfeiture case, fraudulent transfers under the New York Debtor Law, accommodations for nursing mothers under the FLSA, and mitigating circumstances in sentencing a defendant who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography and sexually exploiting a child.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

14 minute read

June 12, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan analyze recent decisions in which Judge Gleeson, pointing to extraordinary circumstances, granted petitioner's motion to expunge her conviction; Judge Cogan imposed sanctions on plaintiff's counsel for bad-faith comments at a conference, and denied plaintiff's motion for recusal based on the court's alleged "financial interests" and "bias"; and others.

By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan

9 minute read