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High Court Tosses Sanctions Against Developer, Attorney
Finding an abuse of discretion by a First Department panel, the state Court of Appeals Thursday threw out sanctions imposed on a developer and its attorney for a Manhattan court filing made eight years ago.Schweitzer Retires From Commercial Division but Still Serves as Referee
Acting Supreme Court Justice Melvin Schweitzer was required to retire from the Manhattan Commercial Division after turning 70 last year. But he will still be a presence in commercial litigation for another four months. As long as all parties consent, Schweitzer said in an interview he will continue to handle all of his current inventory of 350-plus cases until April 30 as a special referee.Hunton's Sheffey Goes From Big Law to Emory Law
Hunton & Williams' local pro bono partner Rita Sheffey will become Emory University School of Law's first-ever public service dean on Jan. 20—a new position that the law school created to coordinate and broaden public interest opportunities for students.View more book results for the query "*"
Federal Judge Strikes Down California's Foie Gras Ban
A federal judge has struck down California's ban on the sale of foie gras after finding it was preempted by a federal law regulating poultry and poultry products.Eighth Circuit Tosses Cy Pres Award in Bank of America Case
In the latest appellate victory for Theodore Frank of the Center for Class Action Fairness, a panel overturned a judge's decision to award funds left over from a $490 million securities class action to a Missouri legal charity.Circuit Upholds Vaccination Mandate for School Children
The Second Circuit agreed that New York state's requirement that all public school children be vaccinated, which allows for certain medical and religious exemptions, does not violate the rights of parents under the First and Ninth Amendments, nor violates the guarantees of equal protection and due process.Panel Clarifies 'Harm' Needed to Disqualify an Attorney
The First Department held that even though the attorney whose disqualification was sought had imparted confidential information gained from a prospective client that was "likely to be detrimental" to the client, "disqualification is not warranted because the conveyed information did not have the potential to be significantly harmful."Supreme Court Won't Let Conn. Teen Stop Chemotherapy
A Windsor Locks teen who was taken from her mother's custody and forced to undergo chemotherapy for her cancer will not be permitted to refuse further medical treatments.Trending Stories
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