Jack Newsham

August 14, 2019 | New York Law Journal

More than 400 cases were filed under New York's new child-victims law, and plaintiffs lawyers say they have hundreds in the pipeline.

By Jack Newsham

5 minute read

August 14, 2019 | The American Lawyer

As lawyers depart for Clark Hill, Lewis Brisbois and elsewhere, LeClairRyan has said it doesn’t have to provide Cobra benefits for health insurance coverage. “A lot of people are not very happy about it," said one lawyer leaving the firm.

By Christine Simmons | Jack Newsham

4 minute read

August 13, 2019 | New York Law Journal

After the Southern District U.S. Attorney's office said it didn't have the resources to take up the case, a judge has appointed a Seward & Kissel team to prosecute Steven Donziger for criminal contempt.

By Jack Newsham

4 minute read

August 13, 2019 | New York Law Journal

The lawsuit provides an unusual look into the office politics and economics of the official record-keepers at some of the busiest courthouses in New York.

By Jack Newsham

4 minute read

August 12, 2019 | New York Law Journal

A partner's misconduct allegedly escalated to unwanted kisses and forced dinner dates, according to a new suit by a former Troutman secretary.

By Jack Newsham

3 minute read

August 12, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Radio Drama Network claims the Pryor Cashman partner Richard Kay misled its principal funder into entrusting most of his assets to an entity that Kay controls. A judge has disagreed with most of Kay’s arguments for dismissal.

By Jack Newsham

4 minute read

August 10, 2019 | The American Lawyer

In a rare bit of good news for the soon-to-be-defunct Am Law 200 firm, a judge dismissed claims by a former CEO alleging $603 million in damages. The firm, meanwhile, is close to settling another legal malpractice case.

By Jack Newsham | Christine Simmons

4 minute read

August 09, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Joel Sanders is pushing for his million-dollar fine to be vacated and for the case against him to be completely thrown out.

By Jack Newsham

4 minute read

August 08, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Heidi Leibowitz, a former fee disputes administrator, said she endured taunting and retaliation at work, had to pump breast milk in the bathroom, and was fired shortly after giving birth a second time.

By Jack Newsham

3 minute read

August 07, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Real estate investor Jacob Frydman claims the firm missed the chance to file critical experts' reports in a bitter dispute with his former business partner, Eli Verschleiser.

By Jack Newsham

3 minute read