Patricia Kane

February 01, 2019 | New York Law Journal

While cannabis remains an illegal substance under federal law, there is legislation pending before Congress that could resolve much of the current uncertainty that surrounds the industry in America. The green wave of legalizing adult-use cannabis may be reaching east coast states sooner than expected.

By Nikolas Komyati, Tamar Gongadze and Consuelo Mejer

6 minute read

January 30, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Copyright Law columnists Robert Clarida and Robert Bernstein discuss the Second Circuit's long-awaited ruling in 'Capitol Records v. ReDigi,' a case that raised issues of first impression concerning first sale and fair use in the age of digital music distribution.

By Robert W. Clarida and Robert J. Bernstein

7 minute read

January 30, 2019 | New York Law Journal

And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.

By Patricia Kane

3 minute read

January 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In their Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss how Second Circuit has generally taken the position that the use of handcuffs during 'Terry' stops converts the stop into an arrest, thereby triggering Miranda rights. That is, until its recent decision in 'U.S. v. Fiseku.'

By Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp

8 minute read

January 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses the land use case “Matter of Peyton v. NYC Bd. of Standards and Appeals,” where the court held that an apartment tower's roof garden could not be included in the open space ratio mandate embodied in the NYC zoning resolution.

By Scott E. Mollen

19 minute read

January 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In their Rent Regulation column, Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman discuss how recent changes to the New York City Administrative Code along with a recent decision in the Appellate Term, First Department, have made landowners who seek to buy out the rights of tenants in occupancy face a minefield of requirements and restrictions.

By Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman

14 minute read

January 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal

On Wednesday Jan. 23, members of the Brandeis Association, Macon B. Allen Black Bar Association and the Queens County Women's Bar Association gathered at Queens Civil Court to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

By Patricia Kane

1 minute read

January 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal

St. John's School of Law celebrated their Annual Alumni Luncheon on Jan. 25 at the Manhattan Center.

By Patricia Kane

1 minute read

January 28, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In their Corporate Insurance Law column, Howard B. Epstein and Theodore A. Keyes discuss how climate change-related events such as hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires can lead to related securities litigation, creating additional risk for corporations, directors and officers and their D&O insurers. 

By Howard B. Epstein and Theodore A. Keyes

6 minute read

January 24, 2019 | New York Law Journal

And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.

By Patricia Kane

2 minute read