Mark Hamblett

December 22, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The writer and producers of a Broadway play that references the legendary "Who's on First" baseball sketch by Abbott and Costello are safe at home on accusations of copyright infringement.

By Mark Hamblett

3 minute read

December 21, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A defendant's failure to take a direct appeal renders him ineligible for New York's one-year appeals grace period and dooms his chance to erase a guilty plea that guaranteed his deportation, the New York Court of Appeals held Thursday.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

December 21, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A defendant's failure to take a direct appeal renders him ineligible for New York's one-year appeals grace period and dooms his chance to erase a guilty plea that guaranteed his deportation, the New York Court of Appeals held Thursday.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

December 18, 2015 | New York Law Journal

New York City will pay $2.75 million to settle the case of a man who tested a rule that people can't sue for civil rights violations if the suit would call into question the legitimacy of a criminal conviction.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

December 18, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A former lawyer was arrested by federal authorities Thursday for allegedly stealing millions from clients by keeping their money due them for personal injury settlements.

By Mark Hamblett

1 minute read

December 18, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A former lawyer was arrested by federal authorities Thursday for allegedly stealing millions from clients by keeping their money due them for personal injury settlements.

By Mark Hamblett

1 minute read

December 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal

New York City will pay $2.75 million to settle the case of a man who tested a rule that people can't sue for civil rights violations if the suit would call into question the legitimacy of a criminal conviction.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

December 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Capping almost two years of negotiations, the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and plaintiffs' lawyers have asked a federal judge to approve a settlement that will reduce the number of prisoners in solitary confinement and to make that confinement more humane.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

December 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Capping almost two years of negotiations, the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and plaintiffs' lawyers have asked a federal judge to approve a settlement that will reduce the number of prisoners in solitary confinement and to make that confinement more humane.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

December 16, 2015 | New York Law Journal

"Litigation is not a sport, litigation is not a lottery," Southern District Judge Shira Scheindlin said in an opinion ordering a plaintiff and his lawyer to pay some of New York City's costs for defending a meritless civil rights lawsuit.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read