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The Next Opioid Trial Could Be in New York, but Others Lined Up

On Wednesday, a state court judge set a Jan. 20 trial date for an opioid case brought by the state of New York. Yet several other cities, counties and Native American tribes are preparing for trials in 2020, possibly in California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
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New York Law Journal

Dershowitz Files Counterclaims Against Epstein Accuser for Defamation, Emotional Distress

The counterclaim was filed late Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in litigation begun by Virginia Giuffre when she sued Dershowitz for defamation in April. Giuffre claimed Dershowitz aimed to damage her credibility with the media by calling her, among other things, a "serial liar" and "prostitute."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Bail Reform Would Be Curbed Under GOP Proposals in State Legislature

The pair of bills was a response by Republicans in the state Senate to the state's new laws on cash bail, which will allow most defendants to be released before trial starting next year.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Lawyer Says 'Frivolous' Claims Against Giuliani Amount to Election Interference

Amid multiple investigations touching on Rudy Giuliani's work in Ukraine, one of his new lawyers, Robert Costello, said the scope of his representation is wide-ranging but that Giuliani is facing no real legal threats — just frivolous allegations.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Cravath Leans on Litigators in New Partner Class

The dealmaking powerhouse promoted five litigators and just one new corporate partner.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Milbank Becomes First Mover With Early Associate Bonus Announcement

The firm's announcement kicks off Big Law associate bonus season, coming even a week before Cravath's uncharacteristically early announcement last year.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY AG, in Climate Change Trial Against Exxon, Concedes Fraud Charges but Presses Securities Law Violation

Exxon attorney Ted Wells, a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, was quick to criticize the late concession on fraud charges, and described the remaining contested issue under the Martin Act as trivial.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Gordon Caplan Gets Hearing in Bid to Avoid Disbarment Stemming From College-Admissions Scandal

The Appellate Division, First Department held that Caplan's offense qualified as a "serious crime" that warranted immediate suspension, but also granted his request for a hearing as to "why a final order of censure, suspension or disbarment should not be made."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Brooklyn Judge Admonished for Settlement Ultimatum to Attorney Over Offensive Remarks in Court

While Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Genine Edwards may have been offended by an attorney's comments, she violated the rules of judicial conduct when she told him she would report him to the Attorney Grievance Committee if his client didn't settle the case, the commission said.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Menashi Advances Closer to 2nd Circuit Despite Bipartisan Rebuke Over Obstinance

Steven Menashi exasperated Democrats and Republicans on the Judiciary Committee during his nomination hearing after he repeatedly refused to answer questions about what topics he offered legal guidance for while at the White House.
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