Tom Hays

January 14, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Tom Hays | The Associated Press

3 minute read

August 18, 2006 | Law.com

Two former executives of DHB Industries Inc., a major supplier of body armor to the U.S. military and police forces, were arrested on Thursday on insider trading charges, authorities said. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn accused former CFO Dawn Schlegel and former COO Sandra Hatfield of inflating the company's earnings and profit margins by millions of dollars between 2003 and 2005, then selling their own stock for an $8 million profit. The SEC has filed related civil charges against the pair.

By Tom Hays

3 minute read

June 07, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Jennifer Peltz and Tom Hays

6 minute read

November 19, 2010 | Law.com

The near-acquittal of the first Guantanamo detainee tried in federal court is reigniting the debate over whether to bring terrorism suspects to justice in the civilian legal system.

By Tom Hays

5 minute read

October 03, 2007 | Law.com

A jury has ordered the owners of the New York Knicks to pay $11.6 million to a former team executive after finding that coach Isiah Thomas and Madison Square Garden sexually harassed her. The jury ordered MSG to pay $8.6 million, and chairman James Dolan to pay $3 million, in punitive damages to Anucha Browne Sanders. The jury did not find Thomas liable for punitive damages. In the coming weeks, the presiding judge will determine and award compensatory damages. Thomas and MSG have said they will appeal.

By Tom Hays

5 minute read

September 26, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a blow to Big Tobacco, a federal judge yesterday granted class action status to tens of millions of light cigarette smokers for a potential $200 billion lawsuit against cigarette makers.

By Tom Hays The Associated Press

4 minute read

July 05, 2011 | Law.com

By Jennifer Peltz and Tom Hays

6 minute read