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Tom McParland

Tom McParland

Tom McParland of New York Law Journal can be contacted at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @TMcParlandALM.

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March 30, 2022 | New York Law Journal

US Judge Slashes Gibson Dunn's Fee Request in Seinfeld Copyright Lawsuit

U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan awarded Seinfeld's Gibson Dunn attorneys a total of approximately $29,000, a small fraction of what they had sought for the case.

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March 25, 2022 | New York Law Journal

NY AG Letitia James, Brooklyn Feds Announce $7M Settlement in Wage, Medicaid Probe

James said that Crown of Life Care NY and All American Homecare Agency Inc. had agreed to settle claims resulting from a joint investigation by the AG and the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney's office.

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March 25, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Ex-Giuliani Ally Lev Parnas Pleads Guilty in 'Fraud Guarantee' Insurance Scheme

Parnas admitted to providing "false information" to investors in the firm Fraud Guarantee. He was not offered a deal from prosecutors in connection with the guilty plea.

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March 24, 2022 | New York Law Journal

CNN Anchor Don Lemon Awarded $77,000 in Fees for Plaintiff's Destruction of Evidence

The ruling, which spelled out the reasonable efforts of Lemon's Armstrong Teasdale defense counsel, approved less than the more than $106,000 Lemon had sought against the plaintiff, Dustin Hice.

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March 23, 2022 | New York Law Journal

No-Knock Warrants Trigger State's Special Duty Rule, Court of Appeals Holds

That duty, which makes government entities liable for injury to individuals, is owed to persons named in warrants and also extended to other individuals who may be present at a targeted premises when a raid is carried out.

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March 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal

NFL, Fanatics Face New Antitrust Claims Over Licensed Merchandise Sales

The class action complaint said that the NFL and its 32 teams had boxed out retailers that posed a threat to Fanatics after the league invested $95 million in the company in 2017, causing consumers to pay a higher price for NFL- and team-branded goods.

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March 21, 2022 | New York Law Journal

SCJC Censures Westchester Judge for Failing to Disclose $50,000 Loan for 13 Years

In voting to call for Jamieson's censure, the commission noted that she had no prior disciplinary history, as a judge or as an attorney.

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March 21, 2022 | New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Fantasy Gamers' Lawsuit Over MLB Teams' Sign Stealing

The panel upheld U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff's ruling that while the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox had "shamelessly" violated MLB's prohibition against using electronic equipment to lift opposing teams' signals, it was not actionable by the plaintiffs.

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March 17, 2022 | New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Clarifies Abstention Doctrine's Narrow Scope in Connecticut Probate Case

The ruling, from a unanimous panel of the Manhattan-based appeals court, enforced a narrow jurisdiction over probate decisions from state courts in a case out of Connecticut.

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March 11, 2022 | New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Securities Suit Targeting Bristol-Myers Squibb Over Failed Trial

The panel upheld a lower court's dismissal of a proposed securities class action, which claimed that Bristol-Myers Squibb made material misstatements or omissions around a clinical trial to determine the drug's efficacy for treating certain kinds of lung cancers.

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