Mark Hamblett

April 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A lawyer who charges she was denied a judgeship in New York City as retaliation by Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration for her lawsuit against the Civilian Complaint Review Board is seeking to add a former judge of the state Court of Appeals to the lawsuit.

By Mark Hamblett

11 minute read

April 21, 2016 | Law.com

The U.S. Supreme Court, affirming a ruling by the Second Circuit, said Congress did not violate the separation-of-powers doctrine when it passed legislation to enable enforcement of a $1.75 billion judgment against assets held by Bank Markazi, the Central Bank of Iran.

By Mark Hamblett

11 minute read

April 21, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Prosecutors asked a federal judge to sentence convicted former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to more prison time than the 10-year term suggested by the Probation Department "in light of the egregiousness of Silver's conduct" and to deter corruption by other public officials.

By Mark Hamblett

15 minute read

April 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Despite a probable "miscarriage of justice" in a child assault case, Eastern District Judge Jack Weinstein said the law requires him to dismiss a habeas corpus petition he granted last year.

By Mark Hamblett

9 minute read

April 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In a deal announced Tuesday between the U.S. Department of Commerce and lawyers for a class of some 450,000 black and Hispanic job seekers, the Census Bureau has vowed to improve procedures for conducting criminal history checks for temporary employees.

By Mark Hamblett

3 minute read

April 19, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The complete exclusion of plaintiffs' expert testimony on damages and loss causation has led a federal appeals court to reinstate a securities class action alleging Pfizer made misrepresentations concealing cardiovascular risks associated with two of its drugs.

By Mark Hamblett

10 minute read

April 18, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A prosecution document unsealed this morning alleges that former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had two extramarital affairs, one with a lobbyist who frequently did business with the now-convicted Democratic leader and a second he helped get a job with the state.

By Mark Hamblett

14 minute read

April 15, 2016 | New York Law Journal

"The public has the right to know the facts and the factors the court is considering" in sentencing Sheldon Silver, Southern District Judge Valerie Caproni said Thursday when she ordered the unsealing of materials that involve Silver, the use of his public office, and a woman who until now has remained anonymous.

By Mark Hamblett

7 minute read

April 14, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The Second Circuit has asked the New York Court of Appeals to determine whether there is a right of public performance for creators of sound recordings under New York state law and "if so, what is the nature and scope of that right?"

By Mark Hamblett

10 minute read

April 13, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A student who claims he was wrongly disciplined by Columbia University for a nonconsensual sexual encounter that he says was consensual should be allowed to sue school officials under federal anti-discrimination laws, his lawyer told the Second Circuit Tuesday.

By Mark Hamblett

10 minute read