Mark Hamblett

March 17, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The credibility of the lead plaintiff in the second General Motors ignition switch litigation was on the line Wednesday as she tried to make the case that a defective switch, and not black ice, caused her Saturn Sky to lose control on a stormy night New Orleans in 2014.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

March 15, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A former Columbia student's claim that he was the victim of gender discrimination by the school because it allowed a female student who had accused him of rape to carry a mattress around campus have been thrown out by a federal judge.

By Mark Hamblett

2 minute read

March 15, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The attorney for plaintiffs in the General Motors ignition switch litigation told a Southern District jury Monday that the company failed to take real responsibility for a "debacle" that left people injured and dead. But "the car is not the villain in this case," an attorney for GM told the jury during his opening, saying unseasonably cold weather led to sheets of black ice.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

March 14, 2016 | New York Law Journal

After months of preparation, the first General Motors defective ignition switch trial had just collapsed because of possible perjury by the plaintiff. And Judge Jesse Furman had to deal with it.

By Mark Hamblett

7 minute read

March 11, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A judge has let move forward some claims by a former hedge fund manager that Southern District U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and other officials violated his civil rights in a 2010 insider trading raid.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

March 09, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Claims that New York City Police Department officials singled out Occupy Wall Street protestors through illegal policies on mass arrests have been dismissed by a federal judge.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

March 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Southern District Judge Shira Scheindlin said her decision to reduce a man's wrongful conviction jury award from $18 million to $12 million was based on comparable cases and her finding that the higher number "shocks the judicial conscience."

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

March 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A finding that Apple Inc. conspired with e-book publishers to fix prices as the tech giant broke into the e-book market in 2009 and 2010 was left in place by the U.S. Supreme Court Monday.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

March 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The claim by fired Civilian Complaint Review Board executive director Tracy Catapano-Fox that the de Blasio administration derailed her chance for a judgeship in New York City out of retaliation is headed for summary judgment arguments and possibly a trial.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

March 04, 2016 | Law.com

The lawyer fighting the National Football League's four-game suspension of Tom Brady for an alleged conspiracy to deflate footballs faced a barrage of skeptical questions Thursday from a federal appeals court.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read