Jason Grant

October 15, 2021 | New York Law Journal

A panel of the Appellate Division, First Department court justices wrote that the jury "could not have reasonably disregarded the evidence that plaintiff suffered a herniated disc and two disc bulges as a result of the accident" in the vehicle collision personal-injury case.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

October 14, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The plaintiff in the Manhattan-based lawsuit, who is today in his early 50s and who immigrated to the U.S. when he was 25, alleges that several higher-ups in the state agency targeted him for unlawful discrimination because of his Nigerian origin.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

October 13, 2021 | New York Law Journal

"The shareholder derivative suit arises from a highly unusual series of interrelated transactions through which Renren's allegedly corrupt insiders took Renren's investment portfolio for themselves in 2018 to the detriment of minority shareholders," said a news release from Reid Collins, counsel to plaintiff stakeholders in Renren.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

October 13, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The award winners "have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to providing life-changing legal assistance to our clients as they continue navigating the effects of the pandemic—a crisis that has taken a serious toll on those already experiencing socioeconomic and systemic barriers," said Kurt Denk, the Justice Center's executive director.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

October 08, 2021 | New York Law Journal

"She is a proven leader whose expertise, creativity and resourceful nature, along with her deep commitment to child welfare issues, have been great assets to the New York State Court System and the children and families served by our family courts," said state Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

October 07, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The appeals court that handed down the suspension, however, appeared to give significant weight to exceptional mitigating circumstances surrounding her acts.

By Jason Grant

6 minute read

October 05, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The award recognizes career professionals for longstanding service in the areas of juvenile justice and child welfare, honoring "lawyers and non-lawyers who have done outstanding work to improve New York's child welfare and juvenile justice systems," according to the state bar association.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

October 01, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The six-month sentence was the maximum prison term that Donziger, 60 and a Harvard Law graduate, was allowed be given for the six misdemeanor counts he'd faced. It was handed down at the end of an extraordinary hearing that lasted through the morning on Friday.

By Jason Grant

8 minute read

October 01, 2021 | New York Law Journal

According to an Appellate Division, First Department opinion immediately suspending lawyer Justin A. Greenblum, he allegedly collected $73,000 in advance legal fees he had paid to him, rather than his law firm, by clients, and then he ignored repeated client requests that he refund the fees.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

September 29, 2021 | New York Law Journal

In a statement announcing his election, Sini, who was selected via a bipartisan vote of DAASANY members, emphasized that his "top priority" as the organization's president will be "to continue to push for much-needed changes to the recently enacted bail and discovery laws."

By Jason Grant

3 minute read