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The Majority Upholds Retroactive Application of Clickwrap Arbitration Agreement
The authors write "The New York Court of Appeals’ recent decision in Wu v. Uber Technologies, Inc. underscores the growing tension between traditional contract law principles and the realities of digital consumer agreements. The case revolved around Uber’s enforcement of a 'clickwrap' arbitration agreement, embedded in its updated terms of use, against a plaintiff who had filed a personal injury lawsuit before allegedly agreeing to the new terms."
Susman Godfrey Raises the Bar High With Associate Bonuses
Susman Godfrey, the Am Law 100 firm founded in Houston, is paying bonuses on a scale that reaches a median of $220,000 for its most senior associates, a level well above the Big Law market rate.
Treasury Issues New Regulations on Allocation of Partnership Liabilities
On Dec. 2, 2024, the Treasury Department issued final regulations providing more detail on how a partnership’s recourse liabilities must be allocated and in some cases changing the result under existing regulations.The new regulations provide more clarity in situations regarding partnership recourse liabilities than prior law.
The Effect of a Second Trump Presidency on Environmental Justice
The Biden Administration made environmental justice a priority of its environmental programs, even creating new councils focused specifically on environmental justice. It issued new initiatives and guidance for agencies on how to consider environmental justice in existing environmental statutory schemes, and made significant funding available. What will happen to all of these initiatives when Donald Trump takes office in 2025? What does this mean for environmental justice efforts in New York and New Jersey?
Trump Mulls Big Changes to Banking Regulation, Unsettling the Industry
“The FDIC is the glue that holds the whole banking industry together. Getting rid of it is a very bad idea," said Bill Isaac, who was FDIC chair from 1981 and 1985.
Lisa Zornberg, Former Adams Chief Counsel, Moves to Morvillo Abramowitz
The former Debevoise partner said Morvillo Abramowitz offered her flexibility in her practice, given her experience on both civil and criminal matters.
President Biden: Use Your Pardon Power to Protect the Innocent
If President Biden pardoned his clearly guilty son because, as he suggested, Hunter got a raw deal from prosecutors, then he ought to pardon a whole slew of innocent folks who are about to get a raw deal from the incoming administration.
Decision of the Day: Second Amendment Does Not Offer Right to Obtain Firearms 'On Demand'
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
Presidential Immunity Doesn't Block Trump's NY Criminal Prosecution, Judge Rules
Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan declined to dismiss Trump's New York case based on presidential immunity, but still he was still considering a final motion to set aside in the interests of justice.Trending Stories
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