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New York Law Journal

Engoron Refuses to Step Away from Trump Civil Fraud Case Over 'Unsolicited' Communication

Engoron said that a lawyer's "diatribe" would have no impact on his ability to serve on the case.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Get Outta My House! Property Owners vs. Squatters

Lawmakers at the state and city level have responded to the increase in squatting with new legislation and regulations designed to address this issue. Real Estate attorneys Scott Smiler and Michelle Quinn, partners at Gallet Dreyer & Berkey, explain these new changes and why they're happening now after decades of squatter-friendly laws.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Big Law Firms Aren't Downsizing Their Office Space in New York

From the start of 2023 to May 2024, 23 Am Law 200 law firms signed leases totaling 2.83 million square feet in New York City.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Approves Referendum Sought by Slave Descendants to Challenge Rezoning of Sapelo Island Community

The McIntosh County Probate Court judge said in his written order that local election officials verified that referendum organizers had collected more than 1,800 petition signatures from the registered county voters
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Finds Independent Contractor's Counterclaims Not Barred by Jury Waiver Provision

"Absent clear language and considering the presumption against waiver, we are reluctant to extend a jury waiver provision to a separate document that could have easily included its own waiver provision," said U.S. District Judge John F. Murphy of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Pryor Cashman Lures Warshaw Burstein Management Committee Lawyer

Maxwell Breed said he left 60-lawyer Warshaw Burstein because he "felt like his practice could benefit from a broader platform and a deeper bench."
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Draconian': Trump Counsel Appeals $454 Million Civil Fraud Judgment

If upheld, defense counsel argues the judgment would grant the New York attorney general "limitless power to target anyone she desires, including her self-described political opponents."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Alleged Racial Discrimination; Succession Defense: This Week in Scott Mollen's Realty Law Digest

Scott Mollen discusses "Elango Medical PLLC v. Trump Palace Condo," where the court dismissed claims by a doctor alleging she was barred from renting in Trump building because of her race, and "Owl Creek Properties, LLC v. Timmons," where the respondent established a succession defense and the court dismissed the holdover proceeding.
18 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Judge Enters Defense Ruling in $3M Land Dispute

"This case involved two years of litigation against well-resourced plaintiffs from a large firm," said Eduardo A. Maura, the managing partner at Ayala Law.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Cracked Sidewalk? Supreme Court Rules Abutting Property Owner Is Liable

"When the Legislature ... fails to provide guidance to property owners and innocent injured parties, it is the responsibility of the courts to do so," writes former Superior Court Judge Louis F. Locascio.
7 minute read

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