Mark Hamblett

January 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Southern District Judge William Pauley has overruled the parties' choice of a special master to oversee compliance with an agreement to have the New York City Housing Authority remedy mold problems that are said to be causing health problems for thousands of tenants.

By Mark Hamblett

2 minute read

January 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The lawyers defending General Motors in the multi-district litigation over defective and dangerous car ignition switches were picking a jury when they received a litigator's gift from heaven: an unexpected witness whose account would debunk the plaintiff's claim.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

January 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal

With lawyers for General Motors poised to present evidence that the plaintiff in the first bellwether trial over defective ignition switches lied about his injuries, Southern District Judge Jesse Furman said he had to assume the couple had committed "a fraud on the court and on the jury."

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

January 21, 2016 | Law.com

Parents of a third-grade girl who was removed from public school because of severe bullying should be reimbursed for her placement in a private school, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

January 21, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Parents of a third-grade girl who was removed from public school because of severe bullying should be reimbursed for her placement in a private school, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

January 20, 2016 | Law.com

Southern District Judge William Pauley rejected the News Corporation's motions for summary judgment in a suit filed by non-retailer consumer packaged goods firms, which allege an illegal monopoly on in-store promotions such as shelf signage and coupon distribution at some 52,000 stores.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

January 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Southern District Judge William Pauley rejected the News Corporation's motions for summary judgment in a suit filed by non-retailer consumer packaged goods firms, which allege an illegal monopoly on in-store promotions such as shelf signage and coupon distribution at some 52,000 stores.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

January 19, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A plaintiff in a trademark infringement case has been sanctioned for withholding emails that could hurt its claim that it notified and instructed a defendant to cease and desist.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

January 19, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A group that wants to run anti-Hamas advertisements on New York City buses argued to a federal appellate court that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's decision to ban ads blasting Hamas for its stated desire to kill Jews should be undone as a violation of the First Amendment.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

January 19, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Christopher Prather will guide compliance with court orders to make sure that mold problems in New York City public housing—and the water leaks and buildup of excessive moisture that cause them—are fixed in a timely fashion.

By Mark Hamblett

2 minute read