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The Legal Intelligencer

Unsealed Docs Show Perjury Recommendation Against Kane

Documents unsealed Wednesday show that a statewide grand jury has recommended that criminal charges be filed against state Attorney General Kathleen Kane in connection with a breach of grand-jury confidentiality.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Transgender Woman Challenges Constitutionality of ADA Exclusion

In the summer of 1989, U.S. senators debating the Americans with Disabilities Act excluded behavior they deemed immoral from the ADA's protections, including "transvestism, transsexualism, pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments, or other sexual behavior disorders," according to the text of the law.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Approves $35.5M Babies R Us Antitrust Accord, Again

A $35.5 million class-action settlement in an antitrust case against Babies R Us has received final approval—for the second time.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Why 4th DCA Slapped Down Senior Circuit Judge Over 17-Year-Old Abused Runaway

The Fourth District Court of Appeal slaps down Judge Roger Colton for his flip handling of a 17-year-old runaway's case.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Husband's Bid to Disqualify Wife's Divorce Counsel Rejected

A divorcing husband, who is an attorney and town justice, failed to convince a judge that his wife's attorney was conflicted after the judge found the husband had contacted a number of divorce lawyers in order to disqualify them from representing his wife.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

And the New Miami Managing Partner for Morgan Lewis is...Robert Brochin

Robert Brochin, co-leader of the firm's commercial litigation department, is the new Miami managing partner for Morgan Lewis & Brockius, replacing Mark Zelek.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Car Buyers Lose Argument Over Seizure of 48 Cars

Car buyers accused by the U.S. government of violating a sale-in-the-United-States-only rule have lost their argument against the seizure for forfeiture of dozens of cars and money used to fund the operation.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

How This West Palm Attorney Helped Secure $26.7M Vaginal Mesh Award

Babbitt Johnson's Joseph Osborne represented the lead plaintiff as four women pursued their claims against Boston Scientific in a bellwether transvaginal mesh trial.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ruling Bolsters Law Firm's Suit Against Landlord

In a 3-2 ruling, the First Department found there were triable issues of fact as to whether a landlord "improperly interfered" with a law firm's efforts to find a replacement tenant and avoid $716,000 in rent when it moved out of the Helmsley Building 16 months before its lease expired.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

A Commonsense Approach to Appellate Sanctions

Reznek's analysis gives readers a view into the judge's thought process and the judge's mind.
4 minute read

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