Jason Grant

May 09, 2023 | New York Law Journal

"The allegations ... which employed rhetoric or detailed defendant's misconduct toward other women and his relationships with notorious third parties, were scandalous and prejudicial, and not necessary to establish any element of plaintiff's causes of action," the Appellate Division, First Department court states in its opinion.

By Jason Grant

8 minute read

May 09, 2023 | New York Law Journal

"Although the proposed amended pleadings were verified only by counsel, the existence of the relevant contracts was within counsel's knowledge," said an Appellate Division, First Department panel in its decision.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

May 04, 2023 | Law.com

The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

By Jason Grant

6 minute read

May 03, 2023 | Law.com

West Virginia's highest court has tossed out defamation and related claims lodged by a former Democratic state senator against a Republican senator who ran an ad featuring parts of the Democrat's Facebook video in which he criticized law enforcement authorities and said to a prosecutor, "I wish cancer upon you!"

By Jason Grant

6 minute read

May 02, 2023 | New York Law Journal

"Each of the alleged acquired benefits [of the ultimate agreement regarding how the election would proceed] were provided to the members of Local 372 without the need for filing a lawsuit since the constitutions and election code provided plaintiffs with internal administrative remedies," said the Manhattan-based appellate court.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

April 28, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement should first decide a gambler's claim that his craps-table dice had been "tampered" with, before a court rules on the Golden Nugget casino's lawsuit against the gambler, ruled the Appellate Division, First Department.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

April 26, 2023 | New York Law Journal

"After the motion court dismissed this action without prejudice, to be restored with an affidavit of merit, plaintiff immediately hired and paid an expert to opine on the merits of the case," but that "plaintiff lost contact with that expert, and then the COVID-19 pandemic occurred," said the Appellate Division, First Department court in its opinion.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

April 21, 2023 | Law.com

"In keeping with the Court's directive to the judicial branch to boost efficiency by harnessing technology, the Court is delighted that the MCLE Board has instituted this innovation to benefit attorneys," Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis said in a news release about the new tracking system.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

April 17, 2023 | Law.com

The decision reversed a state trial court that had allowed the lawyer to ultimately request and waive the man's in-person appearance in 2021, even as he said repeatedly that day over video feed that he wanted to be present in person.

By Jason Grant

6 minute read

April 17, 2023 | Law.com

"The agreement places the most stringent restrictions on JUUL's marketing, sales, and distribution practices in order to protect and prevent minors from underage smoking," said New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez's office.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read