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November 19, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Why Kramer Levin Decided to Merge

If the firm waited any longer for a merger, it may have been vulnerable to the same fate that other New York-founded firms outside the Am Law 50 have seen.
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November 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-61

(1) A judge who previously served as bureau chief in a district attorney’s office is disqualified from all matters pending in the bureau during the judge’s tenure as chief. (2) If the judge is unsure whether a case was pending in the judge’s bureau during his/her tenure as bureau chief, the judge should make a limited inquiry of the parties.
4 minute read
November 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: School District's Probe Was a 'Sham'; Title IX Administrator Showed Sex-Based Bias

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
2 minute read
November 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Steve Bannon 'We Build The Wall' Fraud Trial Pushed to February 2025

The former White House strategist was originally scheduled to face trial in December in Manhattan Supreme Court on charges he defrauded donors attempting to privately finance a wall on the United States' southern border.
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November 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Questions About Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act Remain Unanswered

“Just when you think you’re out, the New York Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) pulls you back in. Since the question at hand is whether or not FAPA can be applied retroactively, a brief trip down memory lane seems fitting.”
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November 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Are Federal and State Superfund Laws the Best Way to Address Microplastics?

Litigation related to plastics and microplastic pollution is on the rise. Plaintiffs have brought claims under numerous theories of liability. The state of New York’s common law nuisance claims against PepsiCo were recently met with disdain. The court summarily dismissed New York’s case calling it a “predatory lawsuit” that without a statutory claim was “simply policy idealism.” Some parties have raised the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) as a statute to regulate microplastics. But is CERCLA really applicable to microplastics?
10 minute read
November 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

US Judge Told Archegos Founder Can't Afford What Defense Says Is 'Unjustified' $10 Billion Restitution

Prosecutors have asked U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein to sentence Archegos Capital Management founder Sung Kook "Bill" Hwang to 21 years behind bars and forfeit $10 billion. But his lawyers say he's only worth $55 million now.
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November 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Fate of Ethics Panel—and Cuomo Book Deal Probe—Is in Top Court's Hands as January Arguments Approach

New York’s highest court will have an opportunity to get its say on whether the state's revamped, 11-member ethics watchdog is a constitutional body.
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November 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Sentencing Commission Addresses Inconsistent Definitions of “Loss”

This article discusses the inconsistent definition of loss as defined by the Sentencing Commission.
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November 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Not All Secrets Are Trade Secrets: SDNY Examines the Limits of NDA Protection

This article discusses the restrictions of an NDA. "Although an NDA can and should be one piece of the protection architecture around a company’s trade secrets, it is not enough: placing information under an NDA does not automatically create trade secret protection."
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