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New York Law Journal

New Law Raises Monetary Cap for Disputes Brought in NYC Small Claims Court

The new law is intended to allow more litigants to avoid hiring an attorney to resolve minor disputes by placing more cases in Small Claims Court.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Giuliani-Linked Defendant Parnas to Remain Free on Bail as Judge Rejects Prosecutors' Bid to Revoke

Federal prosecutors asked Manhattan U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken to revoke Parnas' bail package after they discovered alleged misstatements and omissions he made after his arrest in October at Washington Dulles International Airport.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Dog Ate My Legal Bill: One Law Firm's Collection Nightmare

Most legal fee collection suits are pretty humdrum. Then there's Kent, Beatty & Gordon's suit against Ted Owen.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

'We Draw the Line at Gibberish': US Appeals Court Sanctions Lawyer for 'Incoherent' Brief

The lawyer apologized and accepted responsibility. But sanctions—fees and costs—were still ordered. "The defendants were put to the burden and expense of sorting through and defending against a patently frivolous appeal," a Seventh Circuit panel said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Comptroller Can Audit Medical Providers Without Patient Approval, NY High Court Rules

The Plastic Surgery Group had challenged a set of subpoenas from the Comptroller's Office for records related to an audit, arguing that each patient involved had to consent to the probe.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former Suffolk County DA, Top Aide Found Guilty of Obstruction of Justice in Cover-Up Case

Eastern District of New York U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue described Spota and McPartland's behavior as "an attack on the justice system itself."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY High Court Upholds $380K Fine Over Attorney's Ads on Corporate-Owned Buildings

Signs advertising Ciafone's law practice, the Law Offices of John J. Ciafone Esq., were posted on five buildings in Brooklyn and Queens without a permit from the city.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Disability Lawsuit Calling for Subway Platform Doors Dismissed in Brooklyn Federal Court

The barriers, which are used in parts of Europe and Asia, would also reduce the accumulation of litter and make subway stations more comfortable for passengers, the lawyers wrote.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Avenatti Expected to Ask Court to Limit Evidence at Nike Extortion Trial

Prosecutors believe that the evidence will help to establish Avenatti's motive in carrying out the alleged shakedown of Nike in March 2019, while he was working for a youth basketball coach who claimed to have damaging information about the company.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Manatt Hires Ex-Penn Health CEO to Join Growing Consulting Unit

Ralph Muller stepped down from leadership of Penn Health in June, and will join Manatt Health in January.
3 minute read

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