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February 07, 2025
NYU Law Professor On His AI-Powered Tenants' Rights Bot
New York City tenants routinely face uphill battles when prodding their landlords to make repairs in their rented homes. A recently launched AI chatbot designed by an NYU law professor could help turn things around.
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February 07, 2025
Ex-Aide To Eric Adams To Admit Campaign Fraud Scheme
A former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams intends to plead guilty to a charge that he took part in a scheme to collect illegal straw campaign contributions, prosecutors said Friday.
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February 07, 2025
Off The Bench: Trump Bans Trans Athletes, NCAA Falls In Line
In this week's Off The Bench, the NCAA changes course to accommodate a presidential ban on transgender women athletes, Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter is sentenced for his gambling-driven embezzlement, and women's soccer players get restitution for abuse at the hands of their coaches and teams.
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February 07, 2025
Trump Birthright Citizenship Order Faces Scrutiny In 3rd Court
A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday appeared to question the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's executive order aiming to limit birthright citizenship, considering whether to follow district courts in Washington state and Maryland in blocking the move.
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February 07, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Latham, Skadden
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Triumph Group goes private via Berkshire Partners and Warburg Pincus affiliates, alternative asset manager TPG buys Altus Power, Globus Medical buys Nevro Corp., and Honeywell separates its automation and aerospace technology businesses, resulting in the formation of three distinct companies.
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February 07, 2025
2 RE Execs, Brother Assaulted 60 Women, Feds Say
Three brothers from Florida, including two prominent real estate executives, denied sex-trafficking charges in Manhattan federal court Friday alleging they conspired to drug and rape women, as a prosecutor said the authorities have interviewed over 60 victims.
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February 06, 2025
State AGs To Sue Over DOGE Access To Payment Systems
Over a dozen state attorneys general are set to file suit challenging Elon Musk and Department of Government Efficiency staffers' access to people's sensitive personal information through government payment systems, New York Attorney General Letitia James' office announced Thursday.
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February 06, 2025
States Say NY Climate Act 'Wrings Funds' From Energy Cos.
A coalition of 22 states sued New York state Thursday over its recently signed Climate Superfund Act, saying it constitutes an attack on U.S. energy producers that will be felt by consumers.
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February 06, 2025
Tom's 'Natural' Kids Toothpaste Has Lead, Arsenic, Dad Says
Tom's of Maine and its parent company Colgate-Palmolive have "egregiously" failed to disclose that its "Silly Strawberry" children's toothpaste has dangerous levels of lead and arsenic, a New York dad alleged in a proposed false advertising class action filed Thursday in New York federal court.
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February 06, 2025
Will NFL Let Kendrick Call Drake A Pedophile At Super Bowl?
As Kendrick Lamar prepares to take the stage for this Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, lawyers for the National Football League and Fox Sports must decide whether to censor the lyrics of his viral hit "Not Like Us" while rival rapper Drake wages a defamation war over the song's suggestion that he's a "certified pedophile."
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February 06, 2025
Travelers' $6M Data Breach Settlement Nabs Final OK
A New York federal judge gave a final stamp of approval to a $6 million deal ending a proposed class action alleging Travelers failed to protect people's personally identifiable information prior to a 2021 data breach.
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February 06, 2025
UnitedHealth Drops Bid To Toss Home Health Deal Challenge
UnitedHealth Group and home health and hospice giant Amedisys Inc. dropped their bid to toss a case challenging their $3.3 billion merger after enforcers detailed the home health and hospice markets they allege will be hurt by the deal.
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February 06, 2025
Warner Music Nabs Top Stake In Owner Of Adele Song Rights
Warner Music Group Corp. said Thursday it has acquired a controlling stake in Tempo Music Investments from Providence Equity Partners, in a reported $450 million deal that gives Warner Music the rights to songs recorded by Adele, Bruno Mars and other popular artists.
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February 06, 2025
SL Green, RXR To Appeal NYC Office Renovation Funds Fight
A joint venture between SL Green Realty Corp. and RXR Realty plans to appeal a New York state court finding that an affiliate of the mostly defunct New York REIT can do what it wants with a $90.7 million pot set aside for major renovations of the jointly owned Worldwide Plaza.
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February 06, 2025
NY Court Puts A Limit On Child Welfare Agency Surveillance
A New York appellate court ruled that child welfare agencies lack the authority to surveil a parent just because their child's other parent was charged with abuse or neglect, banning a statewide practice that lasted for decades, an attorney told Law360 on Thursday.
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February 06, 2025
NY Judge Who Broke Barriers On The Bench Dies At 78
The first Asian American female judge in New York's state court system has died, according to a press release from a New York state senator.
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February 06, 2025
Weil Hires PE, Sports Ace Away From Hogan Lovells
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's U.S. private equity group has brought on a former Hogan Lovells partner who advised buyers of the National Women's Soccer League's Washington Spirit and the NFL's Washington Commanders and Denver Broncos, among other major deals in the sports world, the firm has announced.
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February 06, 2025
Jay-Z Gets Nod To Withdraw Sanctions Bid Against Buzbee
Rapper Jay-Z has dropped his sanctions bid against Texas attorney Tony Buzbee for filing a lawsuit that claims Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs raped a 13-year-old more than 20 years ago, accusations he has called "knowingly false."
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February 06, 2025
Family Says Tax Shelter Creator To Blame In $81M IRS Case
Counsel for members of a wealthy extended family accused of shorting the IRS nearly $81 million by knowingly participating in an unlawful tax shelter told a Manhattan federal judge Thursday that the creator of the so-called Son-of-Boss scheme is to blame.
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February 06, 2025
2nd Circ. Clears Up 'Blurry' Trade Dress Standard
The Second Circuit on Thursday revived a dispute between motorcycle helmet designers as it clarified a key legal standard in trade dress infringement cases.
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February 05, 2025
Cuomo Faces Skeptical Panel In AG Document Lawsuit
Counsel for former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced a doubtful appellate panel Wednesday, who questioned whether the disgraced executive had jumped the gun in suing Attorney General Letitia James for records from the state's sexual harassment investigation against him that are still being reviewed and produced.
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February 05, 2025
Jay-Z Sex Assault Suit Invalid Under Law, Rapper Says
A suit accusing Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old with Sean "Diddy" Combs more than 20 years ago is invalid because it was filed under a New York City civil rights statute that didn't exist at the time of the alleged incident, the rapper said in a dismissal bid Tuesday.
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February 05, 2025
Blue Ridge Bankshares, Investors Reach $2.5M Deal
Blue Ridge Bankshares Inc. and a proposed class of investors have reached a $2.5 million settlement to resolve claims that the multi-state bank holding company engaged in improper loan accounting practices.
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February 05, 2025
FCC Seeks Input On CBS Station 'News Distortion' Complaint
Under its new Republican leadership, the Federal Communications Commission has officially opened a public inquiry in response to accusations that a New York CBS station distorted the truth by selectively editing a 60 Minutes interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.
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February 05, 2025
Nixon Peabody Taps Ex-Faegre Drinker Environmental Atty
Nixon Peabody LLP hired a former Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP environmental attorney for the firm's New York City office.
Expert Analysis
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2nd Circ. Provides NY Pathway For Fighting Foreign Infringers
A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit provides a road map for expeditiously obtaining personal jurisdiction in New York against foreign trademark infringers based on a single purchase of counterfeit goods, meaning the Second Circuit could now be the preferred venue for combating foreign infringement, says Jeffrey Ratinoff at Spencer Fane.
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Sublimit And Policy Interpretation Lessons From Amtrak Case
The recently settled dispute between Amtrak and its insurers over sublimit coverage illustrates that parties with unclear manuscript policies may wish to avoid litigation in favor of settlement — as the New York federal court declined to decide the case by applying prior term interpretations, says Laura Maletta at Chartwell Law.
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3rd Circ. Hertz Ruling Highlights Flawed Bankruptcy Theory
The Third Circuit, in its recent Hertz bankruptcy decision, became the latest appeals court to hold that noteholders were entitled to interest before shareholders under the absolute priority rule, but risked going astray by invoking the flawed theory of code impairment, say Matthew McGill and David Casazza at Gibson Dunn.
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Opinion
Barrett Is Right: Immunity Is Wrong Framework In Trump Case
Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s concurrence in Trump v. U.S., where the majority opinion immunized former presidents almost entirely from criminal prosecution for official actions, rests on a firmer constitutional foundation than the majority’s immunity framework, says Matthew Brogdon at Utah Valley University.
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Opinion
This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process
In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has markedly transformed judicial processes — from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings — which has, in turn, affected individuals’ substantive rights, and we need to consider how the upcoming presidential election may continue this pattern, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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The Complex Challenges Facing Sustainable Food Packaging
More and more states are requiring recycled content to be used in product packaging, creating complex technological and regulatory considerations for manufacturers who must also comply with federal food safety requirements, say Peter Coneski and Natalie Rainer at K&L Gates.
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Consider Best Legal Practices For Commissioning Public Art
Commissioning public art for real estate projects can provide many benefits to real estate developers and the public, but it's important to understand the unique legal and contracting aspects of the process to ensure that projects are completed on time and on budget, says Sarah Conley Odenkirk at ArtConverge.
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Series
Playing Diplomacy Makes Us Better Lawyers
Similar to the practice of law, the rules of Diplomacy — a strategic board game set in pre-World War I Europe — are neither concise nor without ambiguity, and weekly gameplay with our colleagues has revealed the game's practical applications to our work as attorneys, say Jason Osborn and Ben Bevilacqua at Winston & Strawn.
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Applying High Court's Domestic Corruption Rulings To FCPA
After the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the domestic corruption statutes in three decisions over the past year and a half, it’s worth evaluating whether these rulings may have an impact on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement, and if attorneys can use the court’s reasoning in international bribery cases, says James Koukios at MoFo.
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Mental Health First Aid: A Brief Primer For Attorneys
Amid a growing body of research finding that attorneys face higher rates of mental illness than the general population, firms should consider setting up mental health first aid training programs to help lawyers assess mental health challenges in their colleagues and intervene with compassion, say psychologists Shawn Healy and Tracey Meyers.
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What 2 Key Rulings Mean For Solicitation Under TCPA
Two recent rulings from federal district courts in New York and California — each of which came to a different conclusion — bring to light courts' continued focus on and analysis of when an alleged communication constitutes a solicitation under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, say Felix Shipkevich and Jessica Livingston at Shipkevich.
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Series
NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3
In a relatively light few months for banking legal updates in New York, the state Department of Financial Services previewed its views on banking sector artificial intelligence use via insurer guidance, and an anti-money laundering enforcement action underscored the importance of international monitoring processes, say Eric McLaughlin and Dana Bayersdorfer at Davis Polk.
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Series
Collecting Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The therapeutic aspects of appreciating and collecting art improve my legal practice by enhancing my observation skills, empathy, creativity and cultural awareness, says attorney Michael McCready.
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A Look At Recent Case Law On Expedited Judgment In NY
A number of recent New York state court decisions clarify and refine the contours surrounding Civil Practice Law and Rule 3213, providing landlords, lenders and other payees guidance on how to seek accelerated judgment in certain litigation, says Alexander Lycoyannis at Holland & Knight.
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Unpacking Nazi-Era Art Restitution Cases Under HEAR Act
Since the enactment of the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act in 2016, courts, commentators and litigants have struggled to delineate the extent to which time-based arguments remain relevant to resolving Nazi-era restitution claims, but a decision in Bennigson v. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation provides valuable clarity on this issue, say attorneys at Patterson Belknap.