By Tom McParland | January 28, 2022
A colorful line of questioning that focused at times on a "haunted doll" aimed to reinforce Avenatti's narrative that he was "entitled" to money he stands accused of stealing from Daniels' book deal with a New York publisher.
By Tom McParland | January 27, 2022
The testimony came on Day 4 of Avenatti's Manhattan trial on charges of fraud and aggravated identity theft for allegedly stealing two payments Daniels was owed for her autobiography in 2018.
By Tom McParland | January 26, 2022
The testimony came on Day 3 of Avenatti's trial on charges that he stole two payments from Daniels totaling $300,000.
By Jane Wester | January 25, 2022
Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks told lawmakers that state court leaders have not yet opined on New York City Mayor Eric Adams' proposal that judges be allowed to consider dangerousness as they weigh whether to detain a defendant.
By The Associated Press | January 25, 2022
Avenatti became well known nationally in 2018 as he represented Daniels in lawsuits against then-President Donald Trump, who in 2016 allegedly paid Daniels to keep quiet about a sexual tryst with Trump a decade earlier.
By Tom McParland | January 24, 2022
Prosecutors from the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office have charged Michael Avenatti with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The flamboyant and formerly high-flying lawyer has pleaded not guilty. The trial promises to take weeks.
By Jane Wester | January 21, 2022
Fruman pleaded guilty weeks before he and Lev Parnas were set to stand trial together in Manhattan, where jurors found Parnas guilty of his role in the scheme in October.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Alexander R. Klein | January 21, 2022
'Hamilton' changed New York's criminal law in 2014, yet eight years later "actual innocence"-dismissals are not bases for "actual innocence" claims in civil court. The solution is thus straightforward: Make the Court of Claims Act modern again.
By Jane Wester | January 20, 2022
The bill is urgently needed, the letter argued, because "prosecutors are increasingly introducing rap lyrics as evidence in criminal proceedings" in a way that disadvantages the artists, overwhelmingly Black men and Latinos.
By Tom McParland | January 20, 2022
The filing by Maxwell's lawyers was made entirely under seal but is expected to center on one juror's nondisclosure of his history as a victim of childhood sexual abuse.
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