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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 07, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Pleads Guilty, Admits to 'Tens of Millions' in Illegal Political Donations

Ryan Salame, 30, told U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan that he worked with others to make illegal campaign contributions and defraud the Federal Election Commission,

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September 05, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Brooklyn Federal Judge Grants Injunction Against Sale of Machine Gun Converter in First-of-Its-Kind Suit

U.S. District Judge Nina Morrison converted a January temporary restraining order against the company to a preliminary injunction, ordering the defendants not to sell the devices and to preserve documents related to their manufacture and sale.

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September 01, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Insurance Carrier Asks Court for Relief From Coverage for NY 'Ghost Gun' Lawsuits

The insurer says that sellers of untraceable guns are not entitled to copverage or a defense under their policies.

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August 30, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Counsel for Sam Bankman-Fried Decline to Ask for Trial Delay

Bankman-Fried's attorneys argued that the discovery is still arriving in the final weeks before trial because prosecutors rushed to indict their client.

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August 30, 2023 | New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Rejects Michael Avenatti's Appeal in Nike Extortion, Fraud Case

Circuit Judges Reena Raggi, John M. Walker, Jr. and Michael Park ruled that his arguments were unpersuasive.

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August 29, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Judge Grants Ex-CIA Employee's Motion for Acquittal on Obstruction Count

U.S. District Judge Jesse In contrast, Furman found "no evidence that Schulte understood the workings of a grand jury" or that he was aware of the existence of the grand jury investigation when he first made false statements to an FBI agent.

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August 28, 2023 | New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Panel Upholds Convictions of Suffolk County DA Tom Spota, Unit Chief McPartland

The panel ruled that U.S. District Judge Joan Azrack of the Eastern District of New York did err by admitting certain evidence related to former Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke's prior bad acts, but that the error was "ultimately harmless."

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August 25, 2023 | New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Upholds $17.78M Judgment Against City in Paramedics' Labor Violations Action

The panel found that the ambulance workers should have been paid for the time they spent checking equipment before their shifts began and handing off equipment and information to colleagues at the end of their shifts.

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August 24, 2023 | New York Law Journal

$499 Million: Big Banks, EquiLend Reach Settlement in Antitrust Class Action

Litigation is expected to continue against Bank of America, which is not a party to the settlement. Credit Suisse, another defendant in the case, reached an $81 million settlement in 2022.

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August 22, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Former NFT Exchange Employee Sentenced to Three Months in Prison in First-of-Its-Kind Case

U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman said he saw a need for a sentence that amounted to "more than a slap on the wrist" in the case.

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