Jasmine Grays

August 26, 2015 | New York Law Journal

With the prosecution refusing to offer a misdemeanor plea to a young man who has completed therapeutic programs, enrolled in college and gotten a full-time job since his arrest for selling drugs, Justice Thomas Farber said, "I cannot see any point in rewarding the defendant [for his success] with a felony conviction."

By Jasmine Grays

5 minute read

August 26, 2015 | New York Law Journal

With the prosecution refusing to offer a misdemeanor plea to a young man who has completed therapeutic programs, enrolled in college and gotten a full-time job since his arrest for selling drugs, Justice Thomas Farber said, "I cannot see any point in rewarding the defendant [for his success] with a felony conviction."

By Jasmine Grays

5 minute read

August 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is purchasing Dublin-based Allergan PLC's generic pharmaceuticals business for $40.5 billion, in what Israeli analysts called the largest-ever acquisition by an Israeli company.

By Jasmine Grays

4 minute read

August 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is purchasing Dublin-based Allergan PLC's generic pharmaceuticals business for $40.5 billion, in what Israeli analysts called the largest-ever acquisition by an Israeli company.

By Jasmine Grays

4 minute read

July 30, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Anthem Inc. is buying rival Cigna Corp. for $48 billion in a deal that would create the nation's largest health insurer by enrollment, covering about 53 million U.S. patients. Also, Lockheed Martin will acquire Blackhawk helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft for $9 billion as it seeks greater access to the military and commercial helicopter market.

By Jasmine Grays

5 minute read

July 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Anthem Inc. is buying rival Cigna Corp. for $48 billion in a deal that would create the nation's largest health insurer by enrollment, covering about 53 million U.S. patients. Also, Lockheed Martin will acquire Blackhawk helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft for $9 billion as it seeks greater access to the military and commercial helicopter market.

By Jasmine Grays

5 minute read

July 23, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Coty is buying 43 beauty brands from Procter & Gamble Co., including Miss Clairol, Covergirl and Max Factor. P&G puts the deal's value at about $15 billion. That amount includes stock valued at about $13.1 billion and $1.9 billion in debt, but the debt could range from $1.9 billion to $3.9 billion.

By Jasmine Grays

4 minute read

July 22, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Coty is buying 43 beauty brands from Procter & Gamble Co., including Miss Clairol, Covergirl and Max Factor. P&G puts the deal's value at about $15 billion. That amount includes stock valued at about $13.1 billion and $1.9 billion in debt, but the debt could range from $1.9 billion to $3.9 billion.

By Jasmine Grays

4 minute read

July 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Five years after he was improperly evicted, a 59-year-old recently released prison inmate apparently is about to be restored to the apartment where he lived for 50 years. But to make room for him, Manhattan Housing Court Judge Phyllis Saxe has ruled that the current tenant must be evicted.

By Jasmine Grays

6 minute read

July 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Five years after he was improperly evicted, a 59-year-old recently released prison inmate apparently is about to be restored to the apartment where he lived for 50 years. But to make room for him, Manhattan Housing Court Judge Phyllis Saxe has ruled that the current tenant must be evicted.

By Jasmine Grays

6 minute read