Colby Hamilton

June 13, 2019 | New York Law Journal

New York State court officials expressed no concern about Paynter's participation, pointing to advisory opinions on the subject, but some legal and judicial ethics observers said the judge's presence demonstrated a disregard for maintaining the appearance of impartiality

By Colby Hamilton

8 minute read

June 12, 2019 | New York Law Journal

The panel found the district court was right to dismiss the suit for the failure to state a claim, as state law provided the exclusive route for the tax claims made by the plaintiff.

By Colby Hamilton

4 minute read

June 11, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In a complaint, two former students at Jay's College of Criminal Justice claim they were cultivated by a faculty clique to be part of the so-called "Swamp," where drugs and sexual harassment were the norm.

By Colby Hamilton

5 minute read

June 11, 2019 | New York Law Journal

New York Attorney General Letitia James called the proposed merger between the two companies a "consumer-harming, job-killing megamerger our antitrust laws were designed to prevent."

By Colby Hamilton | Dan M. Clark

4 minute read

June 06, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Association of Legal Aid Attorneys said an "overwhelming majority" of the 200 employees at the legal services provider were in favor of joining the union.

By Colby Hamilton

3 minute read

June 05, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Despite Goldman's publicly stated commitments to diversity, Littleton says the culture at the investment bank remains inhospitable to LGBTQ employees.

By Colby Hamilton

4 minute read

May 31, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In its second amended complaint the city claims the North Carolina wholesale distributor was fully aware cigarettes he was shipping were headed to NYC, making a profit off dodging New York taxes.

By Colby Hamilton

4 minute read

May 30, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Comptroller Scott Stringer lent their voices in support of a call by public defenders in the city for $50 million in funding to bring legal service advocate pay closer to what prosecutors and city attorneys currently make.

By Colby Hamilton

3 minute read

May 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Manhattan prosecutors say Noah Bank CEO Edward Shin used his position to have federally backed small business loans issued to businesses he secretly had interests in, through a broker he received kickbacks from.

By Colby Hamilton

4 minute read

May 28, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Managers at the international drug company allegedly fired the seven-year veteran a month after learning she was pregnant, for reasons the plaintiff claims were pretextual.

By Colby Hamilton

3 minute read