Today's Top Stories
• Insider Trading Defendant 'Betrayed' by Dad, Lawyer Says
• Suit Against Delaware Chancellor Said to Stand Little Chance
• Noting Human Rights Concerns, Surrogate Denies Guardianship of Disabled Adult
• Judge Grants Release of Hinckley 35 Years After Reagan Shooting
• Murder Conviction Reinstated as Conflict Claim Is Reversed
• Skelos Disbarred Following Corruption Conviction
• Perkins Coie's Myriad Roles Raise DNC Conflict Questions
• Faulting Parole Board, Judge Orders Inmate's Release
• Injury Suits Grow Over Hoosick Falls Pollution
• Landlord, Others Charged With Harassing Tenants
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• Online Bankruptcy Service Tool Launched for Low-Income Clients
• Derek Jeter to Face Fraud Allegations
• Businesses Criticize Sustainability Disclosures to SEC
• U.S. Judge Signs Off on $14B Settlement With Volkswagen
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A defense lawyer for Sean Stewart told jurors in opening statements Wednesday that his client's father traded on information shared in personal conversations. Read More »
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Corporate governance experts say a Transperfect employee's free speech suit against Chancellor Andre Bouchard over the company's forced sale isn't likely to... Read More »
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A Brooklyn surrogate court refused to name a guardian for a 34-year-old woman with Down syndrome at her parents' request, suggesting that guardianship appointments... Read More »
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The order culminates a decade of efforts by Hinckley, his lawyers at Blank Rome, and his treatment team at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C. to reintegrate... Read More »
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An appeals court has reinstated a man's 1992 murder conviction, reversing a lower court's decision to vacate the sentence after finding that a conflict of interest... Read More »
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Dean Skelos, the former state Senate majority leader who was found guilty in federal court of extortion and bribery for helping to enrich his son through no-show... Read More »
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Perkins Coie's domination of the Democratic federal election scene has long been a point of pride for the firm. But now, with the uproar triggered by the release... Read More »
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Criticizing a parole board's ruling to keep an inmate behind bars as a mere "regurgitation" of oft-used jargon by parole panels, a judge has ordered a man released... Read More »
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Residents of Hoosick Falls, where groundwater supplies were recently found to contain perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, have begun to file suits alleging injuries... Read More »
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A landlord, property manager and contractor are facing criminal charges for allegedly driving a rent-stabilized family out of their Manhattan apartment by demolishing... Read More »
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The decision as to the use of a single arbitrator or a tri-panel depends on, to a great extent, the type of case being presented. Having served as a Presiding Justice of the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court, it is my belief that the majority of commercial cases are ill- suited for disposition by a jury due to the complexities involved. Read More » |
The startup, which launched for New York clients, is another legal aid platform connected to legal tech innovation programs at major law schools. Read More »
Former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter will have to defend against allegations that he defrauded RevolutionWear Inc., which alleges he fraudulently induced... Read More »
In a batch of letters to the SEC, businesses have pushed back against efforts to make them disclose their environmental impact and stances on public policy... Read More »
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer of the Northern District of California expressed satisfaction with elements of the settlement that will allow owners of VW... Read More »
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