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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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March 29, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Judge Dismisses Solar Power Startup from Lawsuit Alleging Fraud By Ex-CEO

Origis USA's attorneys at Latham & Watkins, in a motion to dismiss, argued that their client "is not, and has never been, a proper party to this lawsuit."

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March 28, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'Came Back to Haunt Him': White-Collar Lawyers Address Bankman-Fried's 25-Year Sentence

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan noted the ex-crypto entrepreneur's "exceptonally privileged background" in meting out his sentence.

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March 28, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'He's Not Going to Admit a Thing:' Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in FTX Collapse

Bankman-Fried, 32, was also ordered to forfeit more than $11 billion. His attorneys at Mukasey Young, led by Marc Mukasey, have said he will appeal.

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March 27, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Say No: E. Jean Carroll Wants Judge to Deny Donald Trump a New Trial

Carroll's attorneys at Kaplan Hecker & Fink argued that Trump's post-trial motions show that he regrets his decision to skip the first defamation trial involving E. Jean Carroll.

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March 26, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'Too Speculative': US Judge Throws Out Data Breach Suit Against Ally Financial

Ally, through its attorneys at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, moved to dismiss the original complaint, saying its response was successful.

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March 25, 2024 | New York Law Journal

SEC Says Terraform Labs and Its Founder Built 'House of Cards' as Civil Fraud Trial Opens

Terraform's attorneys at Denton and founder Do Kwon's attorneys at Kaplan Hecker & Fink maintained, during their own opening statements, that their clients did not lie.

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March 22, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Former Employees Accuse X of Stalling, Noncompliance With Arbitration Agreements

According to the petition, the social-media company has delayed hundreds of arbitrations involving ex-employees.

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March 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

E. Jean Carroll Lawyers Urge 2nd Circuit to Reject Trump Appeal in Defamation, Sexual Abuse Case

Carroll's attorneys at Kaplan Hecker & Fink emphasized that Trump chose not to testify, not to attend the trial and not to call any witnesses.

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4 minute read

March 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Menendez Still Deciding Whether to Appeal Speech or Debate Ruling, Lawyer Tells Judge

U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein also conducted a Curcio hearing for Nadine Menendez, the senator's spouse, who is also a defendant.

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March 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal

US Judge Says No Sanction for Michael Cohen, Counsel for AI-Generated Fake Case Citation

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.

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