Jane Wester

August 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal

VLGS decided to stop displaying the mural in 2020 because of the way it depicts Black people. The artist objected to it being covered, and filed suit, citing his rights under the Visual Artist Rights Act.

By Jane Wester

5 minute read

August 18, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Trump's attorney, Alina Habba of Habba Madaio & Associates, said Trump will now seek a stay from the Second Circuit.

By Jane Wester

4 minute read

August 17, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Second Circuit ruled that New York State's Child Victims Act did not revive or toll the limitations period in all cases.

By Jane Wester

6 minute read

August 16, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain found that the conflict disclosure provision required Sullivan & Cromwell to act when it "actually concludes that a conflict exists," not when it should have perceived a conflict.

By Jane Wester

5 minute read

August 15, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Accompanied by his attorneys Seth DuCharme and Meagan Maloney, McGonigal told U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rearden of the Southern District of New York that in 2021, he agreed to provide services for Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, even though he knew Deripaska was a "specially designated national" and therefore performing such work was illegal.

By Jane Wester

3 minute read

August 14, 2023 | New York Law Journal

With the latest settlement, the DOJ collected more than $36 billion in civil penalties from 18 institutions, including Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo.

By Jane Wester

3 minute read

August 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York noted that the defense has raised concerns about Sam Bankman-Fried's First Amendment rights while he is under an interim gag order, but ruled that the concerns about witness intimidation outweigh that issue.

By Jane Wester

4 minute read

August 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The ruling comes after the district court certified the class on three separate occasions in the long-running procedural history of the suit, which was originally filed in 2010 and involves shareholders' claims that they lost more than $13 billion.

By Jane Wester

4 minute read

August 10, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston described the loss of Pooler, the second female judge appointed to serve on the Second Circuit, as "heartrending."

By Jane Wester

5 minute read

August 10, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Grant & Eisenhofer team representing the plaintiffs, which include the Operating Engineers Construction Industry and Miscellaneous Pension Fund, wrote that they intended to hold the bank's directors and officers accountable "for their longstanding governance failures."

By Jane Wester

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