October 04, 2017 | New York Law Journal
New York's Top Court's Big Test: Law Shielding Police Personnel RecordsNew York's Court of Appeals is set to review the first in a potential steady stream of suits challenging the broad application of a law shielding certain documents in the personnel files of police officers and other public employees from public exposure.
By Josefa Velasquez and B. Colby Hamilton
11 minute read
October 02, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Airbnb Defeats Real Estate Broker's Class Action ClaimsA New York real estate broker's attempt to bring a class action against Airbnb was derailed Friday when U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick of the Southern District of New York granted the home-sharing platform's motion to dismiss the case after finding plaintiff Parker Madison Partners lacked Article III standing.
By B. Colby Hamilton
3 minute read
September 29, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Federal, State False Advertising Charges Over Memory Supplement Prevagen DismissedAllegations of fraud and false advertising by the Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman against the makers of a dietary supplement that claimed to improve memory function were dismissed in federal court Thursday.
By B. Colby Hamilton
3 minute read
September 29, 2017 | New York Law Journal
SEC Alleges Brokers Ran Up Fees on Bogus TradesThree brokers with the financial firm Alexander Capital are accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of making bad recommendations to clients that led to losses for customers but large commissions for the brokers.
By B. Colby Hamilton
2 minute read
September 29, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Deutsche Bank Agrees to $190M Preliminary Settlement in Foreign Exchange SuitDeutsche Bank has agreed to a preliminary settlement of $190 million in a class action suit over foreign exchange rate price fixing allegations against some of the world's biggest financial institutions.
By B. Colby Hamilton
2 minute read
September 28, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Second Circuit Affirms Judgment in Fed Suit Over Housing Crisis-Era SecuritiesIn a 151-page decision issued Thursday, the Second Circuit upheld a nearly $1 billion judgment against issuers of housing crisis-era securities sold to federal mortgage entities Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
By B. Colby Hamilton
3 minute read
September 28, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Pauley Slims Down Commerzbank RMBS Trustee Suit Against BoA, US BankU.S. District Judge William Pauley III of the Southern District of New York winnowed down claims Wednesday against U.S. Bank and Bank of America in a housing crisis legacy suit brought by the German bank Commerzbank.
By B. Colby Hamilton
3 minute read
September 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Swatch Suit Offers Teachable Moment in Steering Clear of Ethics PitfallA key plaintiff witness' affidavit was found to be untrue. The attorney who became aware of that discovery unilaterally decided the factual discrepancies were immaterial and didn't require alerting the court. The affidavit, its credibility gap and the choices made by Collen IP partner Joshua Paul have done more than simply jeopardize his trademark infringement suit.
By B. Colby Hamilton
5 minute read
September 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Motion to Quash 'Paranoia'-Driven Subpoena Filed by Expert Witness in Spinrilla CaseA subpoena being driven by attorney "paranoia" in a Georgia-based copyright violations case should be quashed, according to a motion filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
By B. Colby Hamilton
3 minute read
September 26, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Second Circuit Vacates Skelos' Corruption ConvictionThe Second Circuit, again finding that jury instructions in public corruption trials after the U.S. Supreme Court's holding in 'McDonnell v. U.S.' require greater clarity to sustain convictions, vacated the convictions of former New York state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos in a summary order issued Tuesday.
By B. Colby Hamilton
3 minute read
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