Tom McParland

March 10, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Attorney Joseph Bondy, who defended the Ukrainian-born businessman against criminal campaign-finance charges last year, requested a change-of-plea hearing ahead of a planned second trial in the Southern District of New York.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

March 09, 2022 | New York Law Journal

A former law clerk to U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon, Figueredo previously worked as a trial litigator with Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Shapiro, Arato & Isserles in New York.

By Tom McParland

2 minute read

March 09, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The panel on a 2-1 vote ruled that former District Attorney Tom Spota and his former insurance crime bureau chief could not be sued for bringing a criminal case, which was later shut down by a New York state appellate court. In their ruling the majority rejected plaintiffs' request to narrow the protections in cases where "prosecution is unconstitutional from the start."

By Tom McParland

4 minute read

March 08, 2022 | New York Law Journal

It was an "honest mistake," not to divulge that he had been the victim of sexual abuse as a child, the ex-juror said at a hearing in Manhattan federal court. There was no intent to deceive, he said.

By Tom McParland

4 minute read

March 07, 2022 | New York Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman rejected claims by a group of developers who said that the firm, Gamma Real Estate Capital, leveraged an $82 million bridge loan to seize control of the $550 million property.

By Tom McParland

4 minute read

March 07, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The panel concluded that the Police Benevolent Association had a "cognizable interest" in officer safety, which could be affected by the outcome of suits from more than two dozen plaintiffs accusing the NYPD of various abuses.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

March 04, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The 11-count lawsuit, filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court, claimed that Allianz SE and its subsidiary Allianz Global Investors U.S. in early 2020 abandoned a core hedging strategy meant to protect against market downturns and volatility.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

March 04, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The lawsuit said that Deadspin's coverage was part of a "years-long" and "unrelenting" campaign to "discredit, insult and defame" Bauer, and said the website's personnel acted with actual malice.

By Tom McParland

4 minute read

March 03, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The statewide ethics panel disclosed that it had secured the public resignations of 23 judges last year resigned under scrutiny over alleged wrongdoing on the bench.

By Tom McParland

4 minute read

March 02, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The bill would require LLCs to reveal their owners and would establish a public database. Personal information, however, would be protected.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read