Jason Grant

April 30, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The Appellate Division, First Department court handed down a key ruling on the central tortious interference claim first lodged in 2018 by plaintiff law firm Ginarte Gallardo Gonzalez & Winograd against leading members of the Manhattan-based law firm of William Schwitzer & Associates and other defendants.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

April 27, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The Appellate Division, First Department's opinion Tuesday, while laying out stipulated facts, said that "during a romantic encounter in August 2016, [Schneiderman] slapped an unidentified attorney twice."

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

April 27, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald "has appeared in articles in mainstream media for his contributions to pop music. ... However, he has not injected himself into the debate about sexual assault or abuse of artists in the entertainment industry, which is the subject of the defamation," wrote a majority Appellate Division, First Department panel in a split decision.

By Jason Grant

6 minute read

April 20, 2021 | New York Law Journal

"This young man, like many young men in Family Court, is beset with a series of personal issues. So for her to hurl epithets at him is almost like piling on to his problems," said Holden Thornhill, a Black man who's been practicing law in Family Court for 25 years, of his teenage client. Thornhill also reflected on the racism he's faced as a Black attorney.

By Jason Grant

7 minute read

April 16, 2021 | New York Law Journal

"In line with the chief judge's zero-tolerance policy for any form of bias or discriminatory speech or actions, the New York City Family Court clerk overheard making racially demeaning comments at the conclusion of a proceeding, has been suspended," said Lucian Chalfen, OCA spokesman, in an email sent to the Law Journal late on Friday.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

April 15, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The man's lawyer, Benedict Morelli, a veteran plaintiffs-side personal injury attorney, said he believes the $20 million award from the Appellate Division, First Department brings New York state into a new, more "modern era" for pain-and-suffering compensation.

By Jason Grant

8 minute read

April 14, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Throughout the bulk of the pandemic, the court has continued to hold arguments three to four days a week, mostly virtually.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

April 13, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The Appellate Division, First Department also turned back the plaintiff's argument that it can't be forced to arbitrate its malpractice case against Foley & Lardner "because it did not explicitly agree to do so," where the malpractice claim is inextricably intertwined with the arbitrable claim for fees.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

April 12, 2021 | New York Law Journal

"This case illustrates the wisdom of the founding fathers in having 'checks and balances' in our government," said Richard Friedman, one of Steven Donziger's numerous lawyers. "I join Amnesty International and other human-rights [organizations] in requesting that the U.S. Department of Justice intervene in this very irregular prosecution."

By Jason Grant

12 minute read

April 07, 2021 | New York Law Journal

"While the penalty of suspension is very harsh, it is not shockingly disproportionate to the offense," wrote the Appellate Division, First Department.

By Jason Grant

7 minute read