/newyork?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: New York Copyright 2025 Â鶹´«Ã½. en-US Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:58:13 +0000 /newyork/articles/2351137?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2351137 A Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner and his wife are pursuing a federal lawsuit based on speculative allegations and trying to "chill" the First Amendment rights of a Connecticut attorney who represented their ex-landlord and leaked a story about them to the New York Post, the defendant said in seeking judgment in his favor. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:53:23 +0000 /newyork/articles/2350861?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2350861 The recent revelation that a handful of questions from the controversial California bar exam administered in February were drafted using generative artificial intelligence demonstrate the continued importance of disclosure for attorneys who use AI tools, say attorneys at Troutman. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:47:34 +0000 /newyork/articles/2343553?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2343553 Sweeping new amendments to the U.S. sentencing guidelines — including the elimination of departure provisions — intended to promote transparency and individualized justice while still guarding against unwarranted disparities will have profound consequences for all stakeholders, say attorneys at Blank Rome. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:30:38 +0000 /newyork/articles/2351440?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2351440 A Florida attorney who was disbarred in the Sunshine State last year and later charged with wire fraud and money laundering amid his handling of an estate matter has been disbarred in New York and now faces reciprocal discipline in Connecticut. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:24:56 +0000 /newyork/articles/2349793?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2349793 Destroying self-incriminating evidence to avoid a large judgment may seem like an attractive option to some defendants, but it is a shortsighted strategy that affords the nonspoiliating party potentially case-terminating remedies, and support for a direct assault on the spoliator’s credibility, say attorneys at Mandelbaum Barrett. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:12:14 +0000 /newyork/articles/2351508?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2351508 A Manhattan federal judge has delayed the sentencing date for an associate of former Sen. Bob Menendez who had pled guilty to bribery charges and testified against the former lawmaker, who himself was convicted by a jury in July and sentenced to 11 years in prison. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:35:22 +0000 /newyork/articles/2351531?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2351531 The U.S. Supreme Court declined to weigh in on a case that would have had an impact on a former Amazon employee's request for class status in her military leave suit, the worker told a New York federal court, saying it should reopen her suit and approve class treatment. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:46:14 +0000 /newyork/articles/2349982?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2349982 Despite changes in administration, both federal antitrust agencies and state attorneys general have shown a trending interest in prosecuting monopolization cases involving single-firm conduct, with federal and state legislative initiatives encouraging and assisting states’ aggressive posture, says Steve Vieux at Bartko Pavia. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:12:25 +0000 /newyork/articles/2351219?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2351219 A coalition of 20 states and the District of Columbia filed a brief supporting Harvard University's bid for a pretrial win in its challenge to the Trump administration's move to freeze $2.2 billion in funds, telling a Massachusetts federal judge that the president's attacks on universities are "an attack on the states themselves." Mon, 09 Jun 2025 23:42:25 +0000 /newyork/articles/2351077?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2351077 The Second Circuit on Monday refused to revive a North Carolina trade executive's lawsuit alleging hacking by a private investigator on Dechert LLP's behalf, ruling in a nonprecedential opinion that a district judge's failure to review disputed portions of a magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss the suit was ultimately harmless. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 22:55:38 +0000 /newyork/articles/2351110?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2351110 A New York federal judge on Monday threw out Justin Baldoni's defamation claims against his "It Ends With Us" costar Blake Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and The New York Times, among others, ruling that Baldoni hasn't plausibly alleged any statements were made or reported maliciously. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 22:47:21 +0000 /newyork/articles/2351208?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2351208 A New York federal judge on Monday granted a preliminary injunction bid against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in a lawsuit accusing it of unlawfully disclosing employees' personal information to the Department of Government Efficiency, saying OPM granted broad access to the information despite there being no "credible need." Mon, 09 Jun 2025 22:19:26 +0000 /newyork/articles/2351217?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2351217 The Russian CEO of Miami-based cryptocurrency firm Evita was arrested and charged Monday with 22 criminal counts for allegedly orchestrating a $530 million scheme to dodge U.S. sanctions and export controls and launder funds, prompting a New York federal judge to deny him bail given his incentive to flee. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 21:09:15 +0000 /newyork/articles/2351051?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2351051 A group of Emirates ex-employees who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic asked a New York federal judge to certify their lawsuit against the airline as a class action, saying their discrimination, benefits and WARN Act claims apply to many ex-workers and should be processed collectively. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 20:31:13 +0000 /newyork/articles/2350894?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2350894 The Second Circuit questioned Monday whether providing excluded evidence to the jury in former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial is the type of error that can justify bail pending appeal. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 20:29:10 +0000 /newyork/articles/2350926?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2350926 A private equity trade group is seeking to back KKR's bid to dismiss a Justice Department lawsuit seeking fines that could top $650 million for allegedly hiding key documentation and entire transactions from merger notification, arguing that enforcers are trying to create a brand new requirement for "perfect" filings. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 20:13:19 +0000 /newyork/articles/2350944?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2350944 Bitcoin-focused investment startup Parataxis Holdings LLC plans to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company SilverBox Corp IV, both parties announced Monday, marking the latest crypto-related foray into public markets. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:57:17 +0000 /newyork/articles/2350904?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2350904 Trading card company Panini told a New York federal court Fanatics Inc. is trying to distract from allegations it monopolized the sports trading card market by rehashing previously rejected claims that Panini interfered with licensing negotiations. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:11:01 +0000 /newyork/articles/2351083?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2351083 Three Democratic senators called on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of Justice on Monday to provide legal justification for the arrest of the president of a Service Employees International Union affiliate in California during an immigration enforcement raid last week. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:54:00 +0000 /newyork/articles/2351221?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2351221 A retired New York Yankees third baseman wants a Connecticut landlord to pay damages for a moldy Greenwich mansion he rented for $55,000 per month in 2022, saying he was justified in severing the lease when remediation efforts failed and his then-pregnant fiancée and 17-month-old daughter fell ill.