Mark Hamblett

February 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Southern District Judge Cathy Seibel applied New York law in the case, which invoked the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and accused Midland Funding of charging usurious interest.

By Mark Hamblett

14 minute read

February 24, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Mediation talks have failed in the lawsuit alleging PricewaterhouseCoopers committed accounting advice malpractice that contributed to the 2011 collapse of MF Global from bad bets on sovereign debt.

By Mark Hamblett

10 minute read

February 23, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Ten years on the run in Namibia to avoid charges for his role in a stock options backdating scheme will cost Jacob "Kobi" Alexander 30 months in prison.

By Mark Hamblett

7 minute read

February 23, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The case by private investors alleging fraud against Lynn Tilton and Patriarch Partners to the tune of tens of millions of dollars can go forward following a decision Thursday by the Appellate Division, First Department.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

February 21, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Leading litigators will tackle the topic of arbitration on March 7 at a panel discussion hosted by the Southern District and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

By Mark Hamblett

9 minute read

February 17, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The lawyer for accused stock scammer Benjamin Wey argued a hot issue Friday, saying the case should be dismissed because agents held onto seized computer files for over three years—and then launched a second search without a warrant.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

February 16, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A lawsuit in the Northern District over a tractor-trailer crash that left a man permanently disabled has ended in a recovery of $2.55 million.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

February 15, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Jason Galanis was ordered to serve 11 years and three months in prison Wednesday for a stock manipulation scheme—and his troubles are far from over.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

February 15, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Judge Dennis Jacobs wrote in dissent that the panel had "weighed in on the wrong side of a circuit split" by affirming a conviction "based on the most vague of residual clauses, and in doing so has cleared a garden path for prosecutorial abuse."

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

February 10, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Former Moody's executive and whistleblower Ilya Eric Kolchinsky is pressing for compensation, saying the U.S. government is not crediting him with helping it obtain an $864 million settlement over inflated credit ratings on subprime mortgage securities.

By Mark Hamblett

7 minute read