Mark Hamblett

January 11, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Southern District U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Monday there was "insufficient evidence to prove a federal crime" for interference with the Moreland Commission on political corruption or its "premature closing" by Gov. Andrew Cuomo less than a year after it was formed.

By Mark Hamblett

2 minute read

January 11, 2016 | Law.com

There will be a lot on the line for General Motors Monday when lawyers for plaintiff Robert Scheuer try to prove the car crash that sent him to surgery was caused by a defective ignition switch that prevented air bags from deploying.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

January 09, 2016 | New York Law Journal

There will be a lot on the line for General Motors Monday when lawyers for plaintiff Robert Scheuer try to prove the car crash that sent him to surgery was caused by a defective ignition switch that prevented air bags from deploying.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

January 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal

New York City has been sanctioned for not preserving documents in a civil rights class action alleging police improperly set quotas for the number of summonses each officer must issue.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

January 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal

New York City has been sanctioned for not preserving documents in a civil rights class action alleging police improperly set quotas for the number of summonses each officer must issue.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

January 06, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Trademark rights assigned by the Russian government to Stolichnaya vodka must be respected by courts in the United States, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

January 06, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Trademark rights assigned by the Russian government to Stolichnaya vodka must be respected by courts in the United States, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

January 05, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A debtor can bring suit in federal court to challenge collection practices under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act for a debt that has been discharged in bankruptcy, the Second Circuit ruled Monday.

By Mark Hamblett

3 minute read

January 05, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A debtor can bring suit in federal court to challenge collection practices under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act for a debt that has been discharged in bankruptcy, the Second Circuit ruled Monday.

By Mark Hamblett

3 minute read

January 04, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The law allowing employer-sponsored workers to maintain the status quo on their immigration applications when they change jobs requires the government to give pre-revocation notice to either the immigrant applicants or their new employer, a federal appeals court has ruled.

By Mark Hamblett

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