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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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April 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'Bruce Was Not a Tipper': Trump SPAC Merger Bid at Center of Insider-Trading Trial

The defendant is accused of helping two Florida brothers to reap $22 million when news of an upcoming deal became public.

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3 minute read

April 25, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Magistrate Recommends Dismissal of Fire Insurance Maps Copyright Suit

U.S. Magistrate Judge Ona Wang made her findings in a report and recommendation unsealed Tuesday.

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4 minute read

April 25, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'Ignores Reality and Basic Logic': Judge Rejects Trump's Argument That $83 Million Carroll Verdict Was Excessive

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected Trump's argument that he gave an erroneous jury charge on the burden of proof with respect to punitive damages.

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April 24, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'You Have to Be Able to Talk to People': SDNY Magistrate Judge Tapped for District Judge Seat

The White House's choice has served as a magistrate judge for 12 years and began serving as the district's chief magistrate judge earlier this year.

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2 minute read

April 22, 2024 | New York Law Journal

New York Attorney General, Donald Trump Reach Agreement on $175 Million Bond in Civil Fraud Case

The accord involved five points, including that Donald Trump's collateral would remain in cash in a money market account.

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4 minute read

April 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Menendez Bribery Trial Delayed to May 13 as Defense Team Reviews Evidence

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York consented to the one-week adjournment.

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2 minute read

April 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

US Judge Rejects Jane Street's Motion for TRO Against Rival Trading Firm in IP Case

U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer—turning aside a motion filed by Quinn Emanuel lawyers—said he would order a "highly expedited schedule" for discovery ahead of a bench trial set for July.

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4 minute read

April 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Menendez Trial Back on Track After Deal That Obviates Attorney's Testimony

One co-defendant's waiver of their right to call another co-defendant's lawyer means that the embattled New Jersey Democrat still has a May 6 trial date.

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April 17, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Menendez Trial Date in Jeopardy as One Lawyer Wants to Call Another as a Witness

U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein of the Southern District of New York summoned all the parties' lawyers to a conference this week after the attorneys indicated they were struggling to reach agreement on a stipulation to be signed by Hana's lead attorney Lawrence Lustberg of Gibbons PC.

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5 minute read

April 12, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Former Amazon Security Engineer Sentenced to Three Years in Crypto Hacking Case

Prosecutors, who previously described the arrest as the first related to an attack on a smart contract, asked U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero to impose a sentence of four years in prison.

By Jane Wester

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