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Jane Wester

Jane Wester

Jane Wester is a litigation reporter for the New York Law Journal. Email her at [email protected] or find her on Twitter @janewester.

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September 20, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Bestselling Authors Challenge ChatGPT Developer OpenAI's Use of Their Work

"Game of Thrones" author George R.R. Martin and legal thriller writer John Grisham are among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court.

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September 19, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Former Indiana Congressman Sentenced to 22 Months for Insider Trading

Defense counsel said ex-U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer plans to appeal the sentence imposed by federal District Judge Richard Berman.

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September 19, 2023 | New York Law Journal

'He Makes His Own Bed': Sam Bankman-Fried Meets Skeptical Appellate Panel in Bid for Pretrial Release

Mark S. Cohen, representing the former cryptocurrency entrepreneur, said the trial judge failed to "give sufficient weight to the First Amendment issues."

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September 18, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Former NYC Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charges Related to Healthcare Fraud and Ponzi Scheme

Robert Wisnicki was a founding attorney of two small law firms before he resigned from the New York bar in 2022 amid investigations into the improper use of his IOLA accounts.

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September 15, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Former Federal Prosecutor, Author Gary Stein Named Magistrate Judge for SDNY

Stein comes to the bench from Schulte Roth & Zabel, where he was a partner. His swearing in was announced by Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain.

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September 14, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Ex-MoviePass Executives Win Dismissal of Some SEC Claims in Material Misstatements Suit

MoviePass enjoyed a spike in popularity among movie fans around 2017, when it was acquired by the publicly traded consumer technology-focused company Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. and lowered its price for its subscription to $9.95 per month.

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September 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Former Big Law Partner Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements in His Personal Bankruptcy Case

U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres took the guilty plea from ex-lawyer John Roesser, who was a partner at a series of major firms.

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September 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Lawyers for Cuomo, Accusers Set to Meet in Court Amid Discovery 'Quagmire'

Cuomo has subpoenaed several of women and associated entities. But several of them have filed motions to quash the subpoenas.

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September 08, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Panel Takes Up Free-Speech Challenge to Connecticut Anti-Bias Rule of Professional Conduct

New Civil Liberties Alliance attorney Richard Samp, who represents attorneys Mario Cerame and Timothy Moynahan, said the Connecticut rule is "more terrifying" than the Pennsylvania rule.

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September 08, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Trump's Motion for Summary Judgment Is 'Unmoored' From Record, NY AG Argues

Each side urged Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron to hand them summary judgment.

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