Mark Hamblett
March 08, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Jury Awards Nearly $30M to Victim of Fire Escape FallA New York University student who was rendered a paraplegic after falling from a faulty East Village fire escape in 2008 was awarded $29.3 million Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court.
By Mark Hamblett
7 minute read
March 07, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal
PwC Defends Against Malpractice Claims as MF Global Trial Kicks OffIt wasn't Jon Corzine's major gambles on European sovereign debt that sank MF Global Ltd., an attorney charged Tuesday, it was accounting malpractice by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
By Mark Hamblett
12 minute read
March 06, 2017 | New York Law Journal
NYPD Agrees to Stronger Oversight of Investigations Into Religious, Political GroupsA civilian compliance monitor will have more authority under a revised settlement sought by Southern District Judge Charles Haight.
By Mark Hamblett
10 minute read
March 03, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Moody's Whistleblower Won't See Cut of $864M SettlementLawyers for Ilya Eric Kolchinsky are considering an appeal to the Thursday decision from Southern District Judge Wiliam Pauley.
By Mark Hamblett
8 minute read
March 02, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Second Circuit Weighs Limits on FCPA ReachA prosecutor and a defense lawyer on Thursday gave a federal appeals court starkly different views on just how far Congress intended the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to reach in pursuing bribery abroad.
By Mark Hamblett
8 minute read
March 02, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Judge Allows Case Against Sports Gambler to ProceedLeaks by an FBI agent about an insider trading grand jury investigation were not enough to persuade a federal judge to toss an indictment against professional sports gambler William "Billy" Walters.
By Mark Hamblett
5 minute read
March 02, 2017 | Legaltech News
Judge Peck Is Fed Up With Lazy Discovery Responses“It is time, once again, to issue a discovery wake-up call to the bar in this district,” Peck wrote in Fischer v. Forrest.
By Mark Hamblett
6 minute read
March 01, 2017 | New York Law Journal
This Magistrate Judge Is Fed Up With Lazy Discovery ResponsesMore than a year after federal rule changes took effect, Southern District Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck says lawyers aren't adhering to the new requirements.
By Mark Hamblett
6 minute read
February 28, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Judge Blasts Serial Objector and Orders Him to Share Rebuke With Local CounselIt's the latest in a series of judicial rebukes for attorney Christopher Bandas, well known for his objections to class action settlements.
By Mark Hamblett
7 minute read
February 28, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Court Upholds $142M Award in 'Bitter' Business DisputeOne of the former partners in the international diamond business, Julius Klein Diamonds, alleged in part that one arbitrator was biased because he had undisclosed connections to LGC Holdings and its owner, and that the arbitrator was not forthcoming about his relationship with a second arbitrator on the panel.
By Mark Hamblett
7 minute read
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