Tom McParland

October 28, 2021 | New York Law Journal

A divided panel of the appeals court held that a Manhattan federal judge had improperly dismissed the lawsuit and remanded the case for a possible hearing on a landlord's request for a preliminary injunction to halt the so-called guaranty law.

By Tom McParland

4 minute read

October 28, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Attorneys said in a court filing that the settlement, which won preliminary approval on Tuesday, was an "excellent result" for a class of investors who accused Luckin Coffee Inc. of fabricating revenue in order to boost its share price.

By Tom McParland

5 minute read

October 27, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The panel expressed skepticism during oral arguments that the mandate had violated plaintiffs' rights under the Free Exercise Clause of the U.S. Constitution by not allowing them to opt out due to their religious beliefs.

By Tom McParland

4 minute read

October 26, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The first public forum hosted by the New York State Bar Association's Task Force on Racism, Social Equity and the Law, which has been examining the role of institutional racism in all aspects of daily life, focused on action toward systemic change.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

October 25, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The seven-year statute of limitations under NYC's Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law is a violation of due process rights, said Edward Sapone, who is representing the actor.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

October 22, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Prosecutors from the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office told the jury that Parnas and his former business partner, Igor Fruman, had flaunted their ties to the former NYC mayor and personal lawyer to then-President Donald Trump, in launching a cannabis business.

By Tom McParland | Jane Wester

4 minute read

October 21, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Lee, the first former federal defender ever to serve on the influential appeals court, peppered attorneys in three appeals, foreshadowing a potentially-outsized role in addressing unsettled areas of criminal law.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

October 20, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The plaintiff has claimed that the NYC Planning Commission's proposed citywide text amendment amounted to an "arbitrary" and unconstitutional ploy to get hotel developers to pay higher union wages.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

October 18, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Schedule changes affecting opportunities to worship created a burden, the unanimous panel said, but did not rise to the level of a "substantial burden" that would impact inmates' constitutional rights.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

October 15, 2021 | New York Law Journal

"I think it's incumbent on judges, when there's a broken piece of the system, to try to do something about it," said L. Felipe Restrepo, a judge on the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

By Tom McParland

6 minute read