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December 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-83

(1) Once the justices of a town court have reported an assistant public defender to the attorney grievance committee, they must disqualify in all cases where the reported attorney personally appears. (2) With respect to pending cases where the reported attorney had previously appeared on behalf of a defendant in the town court, the judges must also disqualify, even if such cases may be reassigned to another assistant public defender.
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December 19, 2024 | Law.com

Insurance Company Sues Over 180 Health Care Providers for Fraud Under RICO

The case is purportedly one of the largest insurance fraud actions under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act filed in New York.
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December 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

California Petitioner Vies for Federal Injunction on New York's Cannabis Licensing Process

Advocates sparred over whether the Constitution's dormant Commerce Clause applied to the cannabis industry, even though the federal government has not recognized an interstate market.
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December 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

‘Hawk Tuah Girl’ $440 Million Meme Coin Collapse Sparks Legal Battle

A crypto coin inspired by the viral social media meme suffered a near-total collapse in less than a day, leading a group of investors to file suit against founders of the cryptocurrency.
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December 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Cuomo Intends to File Defamation Claim Against Sexual Harassment Accuser

A former health policy aide who accused the ex-governor of sexual harassment has ended her federal case. But lawyers for Andrew Cuomo have filed notice of a defamation claim. Charlotte Bennett's lawyer, however, said such a case would have no merit.
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December 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Ernst & Young Hid Client's Inflated Revenues, Investors Claim

The investors say that with Ernst & Young's "critical" support, Brooge Petroleum and Gas Investment Company FZE was able to inflate its revenue by tens of millions of dollars between 2018 and 2020.
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December 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Former Top Aide to NYC Mayor Is Charged With Bribery Conspiracy

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, represented by Arthur Aidala, entered a plea of "not guilty." At a press conference earlier this week she said she'd been "falsely accused."
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December 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Luigi Mangione Charged in Federal Court for Stalking, Murder and Firearms Offenses

There is a general understanding between jurisdictions that the feds proceed with their case first, said a former veteran prosecutor. “But,” he clarified, “There is no formula." Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg said his office was in conversation with the Southern District of New York.
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December 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

NY Civil Liberties Legal Director Stepping Down After Lengthy Tenure

Christopher Dunn oversaw litigation that confronted the Giuliani administration’s crackdown on dissent, and improved due process in the immigration system in New York, among other achievements.
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December 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Construing Separate Contractual Instruments As One

The authors write "It is common in complex commercial transactions, and even in some less complex ones, for the parties to enter into a series of contracts setting forth their various agreements. Such agreements executed at the same time can address different aspects of the transaction, different rights and obligations, or involve different parties. Contracts related to a common matter can also be executed at different times as a transaction matures or as circumstances change."
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