Mark Hamblett

March 30, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has clarified the law on what constitutes an "initial communication" that triggers a debt collector's obligation to state the amount of the debt under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

By Mark Hamblett

8 minute read

March 29, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A man who claimed credit for exposing the CityTime automated payroll and timekeeping scandal has been denied a cut of a $500 million settlement between New York City and a contractor on the project.

By Mark Hamblett

8 minute read

March 28, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The quest of fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg and media mogul Barry Diller to build a park on the Hudson River has been dealt a setback in federal court.

By Mark Hamblett

8 minute read

March 27, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Second Circuit on Monday recognized that a man who claimed he was subjected to workplace discrimination because he didn't conform to gender stereotypes can sue under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

By Mark Hamblett

11 minute read

March 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A federal appeals panel on Monday recognized that a man who claimed he was subjected to workplace discrimination because he didn't conform…

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

March 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal

New York state and New York City have prevailed in their case against United Parcel Service for the shipment of contraband cigarettes from and between Native American reservations.

By Mark Hamblett

7 minute read

March 24, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The lawyer for David Ganek insisted March 24 that the government allowed a lie in a search warrant affidavit and then compounded the problem with a highly publicized raid that wrecked his hedge fund in an insider-trading case.

By Mark Hamblett

8 minute read

March 23, 2017 | Daily Business Review

The multibillion-dollar fight between the bankruptcy administrator for MF Global and PricewaterhouseCoopers has been settled midtrial.

By Mark Hamblett

13 minute read

March 22, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The decision to favor board-certified psychiatrists is a legitimate, nondiscriminatory answer to claims of age discrimination and retaliation against the Department of Veterans Affairs, a federal judge has ruled.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

March 22, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Stephen Robinson, a former Southern District judge who is partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, was named by Mayor Bill de Blasio to be the representative on the Handschu Committee, created to ensure the NYPD complies with guidelines for investigations into political activity and terrorism.

By Mark Hamblett

11 minute read