Jane Wester

March 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York found that Cohen's attorney David M. Schwartz did not act in bad faith when he submitted the fake citations, which Cohen acquired from the generative AI program Google Bard.

By Jane Wester

5 minute read

March 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The three-judge panel of Circuit Judges John M. Walker Jr., William Nardini and Steven Menashi affirmed Liman's judgment in a 12-page summary order issued just two weeks after oral arguments.

By Jane Wester

3 minute read

March 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York asked for a 48-month sentence, but Judge Daniels said he considered the defendant's lack of a criminal history, past good works, age and health in imposing a lower sentence.

By Jane Wester

4 minute read

March 14, 2024 | New York Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein ruled that the charges faced by the senior senator from New Jersey do not violate the Speech or Debate Clause nor the separation of powers doctrine.

By Jane Wester

5 minute read

March 13, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The SEC and CFTC cases against Bankman-Fried have been stayed since February 2023 pending the conclusion of his criminal case. U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel is presiding over both cases.

By Jane Wester

2 minute read

March 12, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Diana Fabi Samson of Aidala Bertuna & Kamins argued that Maxwell qualifies as a third-party beneficiary to Jeffery Epstein's non-prosecution agreement with the Southern District of Florida.

By Jane Wester

3 minute read

March 11, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Despite the new indictment, which expanded the number of counts in the case from four to 18, U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein said the May 6 trial date remains on the calendar.

By Jane Wester

3 minute read

March 07, 2024 | New York Law Journal

New York's Southern District continued to be the leading destination for cases, with Delaware second. The Brooklyn-based Eastern District was third and the Northern District of California fourth, the study said.

By Jane Wester

4 minute read

March 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Trump's lawyers say his testimony about his state of mind should not have been excluded, because it was relevant to the issue of common-law malice.

By Jane Wester

3 minute read

March 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Menendez called the indictment—filed after a co-defendant pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors—a "flagrant abuse of power."

By Jane Wester

4 minute read