Larry Neumeister

November 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Long before Michael Greco became the U.S. marshal in the judicial district that includes Manhattan, he dreamed of becoming a police officer, a cowboy, an astronaut and the pope. Pope and astronaut may not have worked out, but cowboy and cop? "Think about it," he says, "You combine the two and you have something called the U.S. marshal."

By Larry Neumeister

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November 03, 2015 | New York Law Journal

An author's irreverent stage tribute to the 1991 Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves action movie "Point Break" is entitled to copyright protection even though she did not seek permission from the filmmakers to create the parody, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

By Larry Neumeister

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November 03, 2015 | New York Law Journal

An author's irreverent stage tribute to the 1991 Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves action movie "Point Break" is entitled to copyright protection even though she did not seek permission from the filmmakers to create the parody, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

By Larry Neumeister

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October 13, 2015 | New York Law Journal

You'd better watch out: "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is comin' back into the hands of the daughter and grandchildren of John Frederick Coots, who co-wrote the song in 1933 with James Lamont "Haven" Gillespie.

By Larry Neumeister

4 minute read

October 13, 2015 | New York Law Journal

You'd better watch out: "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is comin' back into the hands of the daughter and grandchildren of John Frederick Coots, who co-wrote the song in 1933 with James Lamont "Haven" Gillespie.

By Larry Neumeister

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October 07, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A former president of the United Nations General Assembly accepted over $1 million in bribes and a trip to New Orleans from a billionaire Chinese real estate mogul and other businesspeople to pave the way for lucrative investments, Southern District U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara charged Tuesday.

By Larry Neumeister and Tom Hays

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October 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A former president of the United Nations General Assembly accepted over $1 million in bribes and a trip to New Orleans from a billionaire Chinese real estate mogul and other businesspeople to pave the way for lucrative investments, Southern District U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara charged Tuesday.

By Larry Neumeister and Tom Hays

4 minute read

September 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A federal appeals court handed Argentina a victory Wednesday in its quest to relieve itself of the pressures of debt owed to American hedge funds and others, saying a judge went too far by letting some bondholders demand payment without proving how much they are entitled to be paid.

By Larry Neumeister

3 minute read

September 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A federal appeals court handed Argentina a victory Wednesday in its quest to relieve itself of the pressures of debt owed to American hedge funds and others, saying a judge went too far by letting some bondholders demand payment without proving how much they are entitled to be paid.

By Larry Neumeister

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September 11, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A judge who lifted New England quarterback Tom Brady's four-game "Deflategate" suspension last week got plenty of advice from the public before he ruled, including from a Nevada teacher who said her sixth graders thought Brady would be "plain stupid" if he couldn't tell balls were deflated after touching a football "a million times."

By Larry Neumeister

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