Jason Grant

March 27, 2023 | New York Law Journal

"White & Case LLP hereby affirms that the parties have amicably resolved their disputes and the above-entitled action, including all causes of actions, are hereby voluntarily discontinued with prejudice," said the firm's filing, in part.

By Jason Grant

6 minute read

March 24, 2023 | Law.com

After being canceled for the last three years due to COVID-19, the state bar's Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee will hold a "Brunch for Bars" event on April 30, bringing "legal professionals from diverse backgrounds together to network, collaborate, and enjoy some fellowship."

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

March 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Citing a "substantiated excuse" of law office failure, a state appeals court has reversed a lower court's dismissal of what is believed to be the first lawsuit lodged under New York City's "revenge porn" law, which was instituted in 2018.

By Jason Grant

7 minute read

March 22, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The law firm says the company suddenly argued that it was "not required to pay" White & Case anything in legal fees because it didn't have a successful merger.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

March 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Appellate Division, First Department court ruled in favor of Manhattan-based law firms Flomenhaft & Cannata and Flomenhaft Law Firm, reversing a lower court that refused to unseal a guardianship proceeding's court record after the firms had a legal malpractice case brought against them.

By Jason Grant

6 minute read

March 20, 2023 | Law.com

Citing a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit authorization for courts under its jurisdiction to "filter out" complaints filed by frivolous or vexatious litigants, the federal trial court for the Eastern District of Michigan has amended its local rules regarding "Enjoined Filers" and "Assignment and Reassignment of Civil Cases to Judges."

By Jason Grant

2 minute read

March 20, 2023 | Law.com

"Diviacchi concedes that the SJC [Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts] affirmed the denial of his reinstatement, and that he is still suspended in Massachusetts," a federal judge wrote of the lawyer, who the Supreme Court in December said has shown "open contempt for the legal system and the disciplinary system."

By Jason Grant

8 minute read

March 16, 2023 | New York Law Journal

"The Appellate Division seeks to advance the diversity of the bar by reducing the possible chilling effect the previous Question 26 had on law school applicants," the presiding justices said. But the state bar association, while supporting the changes, said they did not go far enough. "We have advocated for the complete removal of Question 26."

By Jason Grant

6 minute read

March 16, 2023 | New York Law Journal

"Under the lower court's decision, so long as the targeted entity has committed any technical infraction whatsoever, it would have no redress for the blatant violation of its First Amendment rights," the brief from Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors partner William Brewer III, who represents the NRA, contends.

By Jason Grant

7 minute read

March 15, 2023 | Law.com

In developing the two new "apprenticeship" and "experiential" options, Oregon's committee says it has "examined other jurisdictions that offer multiple licensure pathways, but is creating examinations that will best serve Oregon consumers."

By Jason Grant

3 minute read