Jason Grant

May 24, 2023 | New York Law Journal

It was unclear when Hochul will appoint one of the recommended candidates to the key state appellate position, according to a source who said that three candidates had been interviewed by the First Department Judicial Screening Committee.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

May 23, 2023 | Law.com

Cleo Elaine Powell, a Virginia Supreme Court justice who in 2011 became the first and only African American woman to serve on the state's high court in its 244-year history, has been named the 2023 recipient of the state bar's Clarence M. Dunnaville Jr. Achievement Award.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

May 23, 2023 | Law.com

Within weeks, though, the defendant lost virtually all of the startup company's $35 million in the alleged cryptocurrency-venture scheme, and only then did he tell the executives of the company what he'd done, the indictment alleges.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

May 22, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Appellate Division, First Department court indicated the defamation bar was high under state law for "matters of legitimate public concern." It explained that the former high-ranking Gawker editor hadn't cleared the bar in a complaint that contends The Daily Beast's article about her "destroyed" her career and made her "essentially unemployable."

By Jason Grant

6 minute read

May 18, 2023 | Law.com

The basis of the charge appears to center on Jacob, who also is a former Olympic snowboarder and an experienced skydiver, telling investigators that he didn't know the location of the plane's wreckage when, in fact, he and a friend flew a helicopter to the site, loaded up the wreckage using straps, and then airlifted it to a cattle ranch winery, where they stuck it in a trailer, according to prosecutors.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

May 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

"Workers who observe a coworker in peril may feel a heightened obligation to assist that coworker, with whom the rescuer may have a bond of shared experience and endeavor," said the Appellate Division, First Department court in a detailed, signed opinion.

By Jason Grant

6 minute read

May 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal

"The Board of Elections properly construed 'member of the council who . . . is removed from office' (NY City Charter § 25 [a]) to include a council member who is expelled by vote of the council (see NY City Charter § 45)," wrote the Appellate Division, First Department panel. "This interpretation is consistent with the common meaning of 'remove,'" it added.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

May 10, 2023 | Law.com

A 24-year veteran jurist, Ashley has "led efforts to boost diversity in Wisconsin's legal community," according to a state bar newsletter that announced the award.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

May 10, 2023 | Law.com

In recent years, national and global law firms, including Seyfarth Shaw and Clifford Chance, along with corporate law departments searching for ways to "control legal costs," have established internal systems using the LEAN process to increase efficient, according to a website that cultivates information about LEAN for use by lawyers.

By Jason Grant

2 minute read

May 10, 2023 | Law.com

One set of awards will honor lawyers and judges who've made "outstanding contributions" to the legal community and profession, including for merit, judicial excellence, diversity and inclusion, and public service, the state bar said.

By Jason Grant

2 minute read