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Brown Rudnick Faces $300M Malpractice Suit Over Botched Bankruptcy Claim

A litigation trust established in the bankruptcy of chemical giant LyondellBasell had sought to arbitrate its claim against the firm, which instead pushed it into open court.
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New York Law Journal

Key Witness in Ex-Suffolk DA Corruption Trial Testifies to 'Culture of Paranoia,' Retaliation

Suffolk County Police Lt. James Hickey takes the stand in the trial of ex-DA Tom Spota and the county prosecutors' former anti-corruption chief Christopher McPartland, who are accused of helping cover up police misconduct.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York State Appeals Decision Upholding Cap on State and Local Tax Exemption

"The Trump Administration's SALT policy is retribution politics—plain and simple," Cuomo said.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY High Court Rules Doctors Can Face Homicide Charges Over Drug Overdose Deaths

The decision, which was nearly unanimous, means the manslaughter conviction of Dr. Stan XuHui Li of Queens over the deaths of two of his patients will be allowed to stand.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Lawyer Hit With $280K Verdict by Ex-Client He Called 'A-Hole'

A Manhattan jury has awarded $280,000 to a criminal-defendant-turned-lawyer after finding that one of his attorneys had defamed him online, calling him an emotionally unstable "a-hole" and a "dangerous jerk" who mistreated women.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Chinese Professor's IP Fraud Case Reassigned as Judge Donnelly Finds No 'Presumptive' Link With Huawei Probe

A new judge in the Eastern District of New York is now handling the case of a Chinese citizen accused of stealing an American company's intellectual property on behalf of the Chinese telecom giant Huawei, according to orders filed Monday.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Freshfields Names M&A Co-Chairman Herman to Lead Growing US Practice

Matthew Herman is following Peter Lyons' trajectory from global M&A co-chairman to U.S. managing partner.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Second Circuit Revives Lawsuit Against Ohio Drugmaker, Saying Judge Mishandled Jurisdictional Query

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday in a decision by Judge Michael Park, revived a lawsuit to recover $1.7 million in unpaid debt from Ohio-based drugmaker Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc., saying a district court judge had improperly dismissed the case without first determining a key jurisdictional issue.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Court of Appeals Judges Spar Over How to Define the Word 'Act' in Disability Benefits Case

"If the legislature intended to exclude the injuries at issue here, it could have easily drafted the statutory language more restrictively," Associate Justice Paul Feinman wrote for the majority.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein Guards Wary of Their Clients Being Singled Out for System Failure

Prosecutors said they do not expect voluminous discovery in the case but do plan to produce hundreds of hours of video recordings from MCC, as well as some papers and bank records
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