New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan | November 8, 2018
In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan discuss three recent decisions: in the first, failure to seek accommodations at trial for a hearing-impaired client amounted to ineffective assistance of counsel; in another, an indictment charging securities fraud relating to virtual currency was upheld; and in the last, a bank was found to have immunity under the Anti-Money Laundering Act.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Alfred O'Connor | November 8, 2018
Enactment into law of Assemblywoman Cook's bill would raise the overall level of appellate practice in the state.
By Michael Booth | November 7, 2018
A three-judge Appellate Division panel in an unpublished decision brushed aside a slew of objections raised by the ex-lawyer, Eugene Lavergne, to how his 2014 trial was handled.
By John Council | November 7, 2018
While Democrats failed to elect a single candidate to statewide office in Texas in yesterday's 2018 general election, a blue wave did manage to hit the state hard in crucial down-ballot races, as Democrats won every single seat up for grabs on four of its most influential intermediate appellate courts.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Philip M. Berkowitz | November 7, 2018
In his Employment Issues column, Philip M. Berkowitz writes: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is often associated with payoffs between shadowy figures for contracts made in remote parts of the world. But a spate of recent prosecutions and civil settlements makes clear that the financial services industry is in fact a significant target for potential violations of this centerpiece compliance legislation.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Wade Weems and Beau Barnes | November 7, 2018
Even inadvertent sanctions violations that are voluntarily disclosed to the U.S. government can be considered “egregious” and subject violators to significant fines. In this climate, counsel for companies that do business with, and in close proximity to, sanctioned individuals, corporate entities, and countries should be aware of the global reach of U.S. sanctions.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas R. Newman and Steven J. Ahmuty Jr. | November 6, 2018
Appellate Practice columnists Thomas R. Newman and Steven J. Ahmuty Jr. examine several major provisions of the new uniform rules, including electronic filing requirements, filing deadlines for appellate submissions, and motion practice.
By Ian Lopez | November 2, 2018
The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Andrew Crocker says that a controversial warrant employed in an FBI child pornography sting also recently waived on by other circuits is “really inconsistent with the idea of the Fourth Amendment.”
By Justin J. Santolli | November 2, 2018
The Third Circuit's recent decision serves to underscore that the law regarding the domestic injury requirement is still evolving and needs to be carefully monitored by those involved with or considering bringing RICO claims.
By Jim Saunders | November 2, 2018
The justices, in a 6-1 decision, rejected an appeal by Adam Shepard, who was convicted on a charge of manslaughter with a weapon after fatally striking Spencer Schott with a car in January 2011 following the altercation.
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