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  • October 23, 2025

    BREAKING: NBA Coach Billups, Guard Rozier Arrested In Gambling Bust

    Chauncey Billups, the head coach of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, and Terry Rozier, a point guard with the Miami Heat, have been arrested on federal gambling charges pending in Brooklyn, New York, according to a law enforcement source.

  • October 22, 2025

    EDGAR Filer Worker Cops To Insider Trading Conspiracy

    A former employee of a company that handles U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings for public companies has pled guilty to insider trading in connection with federal prosecutors' charges he used nonpublic information to buy up shares of issuers poised to announce positive news.

  • October 22, 2025

    Blake Lively Seeks Sanctions Over 'Untraceable' Messages

    Blake Lively told a New York federal judge Wednesday her "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni, his production company and other defendants in her defamation case should be sanctioned for using Signal's auto-delete function in an attempt to erase evidence of their alleged retaliatory smear campaign against the actress.

  • October 22, 2025

    Colgate-Palmolive Can't Yet Ditch Soap Contamination Suit

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday refused to throw out a Texas woman's suit alleging she developed a wound infection from contaminated multi-purpose cleaner made by Colgate-Palmotive Co., finding that the allegations are adequate for this stage in the litigation.

  • October 22, 2025

    Author Michael Wolff Sues Melania Trump After Epstein Threat

    Author and journalist Michael Wolff has sued Melania Trump after the first lady demanded that Wolff retract statements he made about her alleged relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, saying that he'd "like nothing better" than to force the Trumps to discuss any Epstein ties under oath before a court reporter.

  • October 22, 2025

    State AGs Push Back In First Amendment Subpoena Fight

    A coalition of state attorneys general is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to safeguard their fundamental investigative authority, warning in an amicus brief filed Tuesday that a New Jersey anti-abortion center's challenge could allow subpoenaed entities to routinely bypass state courts and tie up enforcement actions in federal litigation.

  • October 22, 2025

    Nixed $475M Wind Farm Vessel Deal Prompts Arbitration

    Singapore-based shipbuilding and engineering company Seatrium said Wednesday it has been hit with an arbitration claim by an affiliate of Maersk Offshore Wind in connection with a terminated $475 million deal to provide a wind turbine installation vessel for an ongoing wind farm project off the coast of New York.

  • October 22, 2025

    Appeals Court Nixes Jewish Family's Picasso Painting Claim

    A New York appeals court has unanimously affirmed a ruling granting the Guggenheim Foundation's bid to dismiss a Jewish family's claim to a famous Pablo Picasso painting they sold in 1930s Germany under duress, saying they waited too long to file their claim.

  • October 22, 2025

    StubHub Says Swift Fan Must Arbitrate Eras Tour Tickets Suit

    StubHub Holdings Inc. urged a Washington federal judge on Wednesday to force arbitration in a customer's proposed class action, contending the plaintiff launched the lawsuit after the company began arbitrating her claims that it failed to deliver on $14,000 worth of tickets she purchased for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour.

  • October 22, 2025

    Ed Dept. Must Face States' Case Over Mental Health Grants

    A Seattle federal judge declined to throw out a lawsuit accusing the U.S. Department of Education of illegally discontinuing grants for student mental health programming, recognizing that Washington and other states have valid claims that the move will cut them off from money meant for reducing violence in schools.

  • October 22, 2025

    UBS Urges Justices Not To Revive Retaliation Case Again

    UBS Securities is urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to revive, for a second time, a fired worker's whistleblower retaliation lawsuit, arguing that lower courts should be allowed to consider questions about jury instructions regarding the meaning of "contributing factor" in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act before the high court weighs in.

  • October 22, 2025

    Paul Weiss, Sullivan & Cromwell Assist Koch Deal With Giants

    Billionaire philanthropist Julia Koch and her family, advised by Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, have become minority shareholders in the National Football League's New York Giants, advised by Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, in a deal approved by NFL owners Wednesday at their fall meeting in New York.

  • October 22, 2025

    FINRA Hits Barclays With $150K Fine For IPO Work

    Barclays Capital Inc. has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle accusations that it violated the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's conflict of interest rules when serving as an underwriter on a $700 million initial public offering.

  • October 22, 2025

    States Back Boston Hospital In Fight Over Trans Care Records

    A group of states backed a Boston hospital in its bid to block the Trump administration from accessing transgender care records, warning a federal judge that allowing the government's request could expose a wide variety of doctors to criminal charges.

  • October 22, 2025

    NY AG James Seeks Canal Street ICE Raid Photos, Videos

    New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday opened a new online portal for pictures and videos of federal immigration enforcement actions following a massive raid on street vendors on Canal Street in Lower Manhattan.

  • October 22, 2025

    Trump Seeks To Dismiss NY Law Claims In Ex-Aide's Suit

    President Donald Trump urged a New York federal court to toss allegations of human rights violations in a discrimination lawsuit brought by a former aide claiming she was banished from his first incoming administration after she became pregnant. 

  • October 22, 2025

    Purdue Fights Baltimore Objection Ahead Of Ch. 11 Plan Trial

    Purdue Pharma LP told a New York bankruptcy judge on Wednesday it is concerned a recent objection to its Chapter 11 plan brought by the city of Baltimore could disrupt its case just weeks before the drugmaker is set to begin trial on a deal that creditors overwhelmingly support.

  • October 22, 2025

    NY Atty Shouldn't Bring FCA Suit Against Ex-Client, Bar Says

    A New York attorney has been cautioned that, in most cases, it is unethical to act as a relator in a qui tam False Claims Act suit against his former client, with new guidance warning against using information gained during representation to later bring such claims against former clients.

  • October 22, 2025

    Ex-NY AGs Say James Case Will Rally Office: 'Fuel To The Fire'

    New York Attorney General Letitia James' criminal prosecution is unlikely to have any significant effect on the day-to-day operations of her office, including its suits against the federal government and an appeal in President Donald Trump's nearly $500 million civil fraud case, but former leaders of the office say it could strengthen the resolve of her staff.

  • October 22, 2025

    Wilson Sonsini Hires Energy Transactions Pro From Katten

    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC announced Wednesday that it has hired a former Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP attorney who advises clients in the energy, oil and gas, and metals sectors on the full lifecycle of financial transactions.

  • October 22, 2025

    Amazon Gets Military Leave Suit Thrown Out, For Now

    A New York federal judge walked back an August ruling that certified a thousands-strong class of Amazon workers who alleged they were shorted on pay for stints of military leave, agreeing with the retail giant that the suit should be dismissed.  

  • October 22, 2025

    Hall Benefits Law Expands To NYC With Partner Hire

    National benefits boutique Hall Benefits Law announced Wednesday that it is expanding to New York City with the hire of a former Greenberg & Kaplan LLP of counsel, calling the move a response to rising demand for counsel on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, employee benefits and executive compensation.

  • October 22, 2025

    NY Bill Seeks Clean Energy Payment Exemption For Tax Caps

    New York would exempt payments in lieu of taxes for renewable energy projects from local governments' property tax cap calculations under a bill introduced in the state Assembly.

  • October 21, 2025

    Kratom Drink Co. Wants 'Internally Inconsistent' Suit Tossed

    It can't both be true that beverage maker Mitra-9 concealed from consumers the "addictive nature" of its kratom products and that, for decades, "Western Civilization" has known the substance is "highly addictive," the company told a New York federal court when urging for the dismissal of a proposed class action suit.

  • October 21, 2025

    Anesthesia Giant Cuts Deals To End Hospital Antitrust Cases

    North America's largest anesthesia provider has reached settlements ending antitrust claims from hospitals in New York and Florida as well as counterclaims accusing the hospitals of illegally recruiting away clinicians, according to court filings.

Expert Analysis

  • Personnel File Access Laws Pose New Risks For Employers

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    The state law trend toward expanding employee access to personnel files can have extensive consequences for employers, but companies can take proactive steps to avoid disputes and potential litigation based on such records, says Randi May at Tannenbaum Helpern.

  • SDNY OpenAI Order Clarifies Preservation Standards For AI

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    The Southern District of New York’s recent order in the OpenAI copyright infringement litigation, denying discovery of The New York Times' artificial intelligence technology use, clarifies that traditional preservation benchmarks apply to AI content, relieving organizations from using a “keep everything” approach, says Philip Favro at Favro Law.

  • Dropped Case Shows SEC Focus On Independent Directors

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent liquidity rule case against Pinnacle Advisors, despite its dismissal by the commission, serves as a reminder that the SEC expects directors to embrace their role as active, probing fiduciaries, says Dianne Descoteaux at MFDF.

  • 4 Strategies To Ensure Courts Calculate Restitution Correctly

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    Recent reversals of restitution orders across the federal appeals courts indicate that some lower courts are misapplying fundamental restitution principles, so defense attorneys should consider a few ways to vigilantly press these issues with the sentencing judge, says Wesley Gorman at Comber Miller.

  • State Paid Leave Laws Are Changing Employer Obligations

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    A wave of new and expanded state laws covering paid family, medical and sick leave will test multistate compliance systems, marking a fundamental operational shift for employers that requires proactive planning, system modernization and policy alignment to manage simultaneous state and federal obligations, says Madjeen Garcon-Bonneau at PrestigePEO.

  • In NY, Long COVID (Tolling) Still Applies

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    A series of pandemic-era executive orders in New York tolling state statutes of limitations for 228 days mean that many causes of action that appear time-barred on their face may continue to apply, including in federal practice, for the foreseeable future, say attorneys at Sher Tremonte.

  • Opinion

    Expert Reports Can't Replace Facts In Securities Fraud Cases

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    The Ninth Circuit's 2023 decision in Nvidia v. Ohman Fonder — and the U.S. Supreme Court's punt on the case in 2024 — could invite the meritless securities litigation the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act was designed to prevent by substituting expert opinions for facts to substantiate complaint assertions, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.

  • Opinion

    High Court, Not A Single Justice, Should Decide On Recusal

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    As public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court continues to decline, the court should adopt a collegial framework in which all justices decide questions of recusal together — a reform that respects both judicial independence and due process for litigants, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

  • Series

    Traveling Solo Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Traveling by myself has taught me to assess risk, understand tone and stay calm in high-pressure situations, which are not only useful life skills, but the foundation of how I support my clients, says Lacey Gutierrez at Group Five Legal.

  • NY Zelle Suit Highlights Fraud Risks Of Electronic Payments

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    The New York attorney general's recent action against Zelle's parent company, filed several months after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau abandoned a similar suit, demonstrates the fraud risks that electronic payment platforms can present and the need for providers to carefully balance accessibility and consumer protection, say attorneys at Weiner Brodsky.

  • Opinion

    Courts Must Continue Protecting Plaintiffs In Mass Arbitration

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    In recent years, many companies have imposed onerous protocols that function to frustrate plaintiffs' ability to seek justice through mass arbitration, but a series of welcome court decisions in recent months indicate that the pendulum might be swinging back toward plaintiffs, say Raphael Janove and Sasha Jones at Janove Law.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Client Service

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    Law school teaches you how to interpret the law, but it doesn't teach you some of the key ways to keeping clients satisfied, lessons that I've learned in the most unexpected of places: a book on how to be a butler, says Gregory Ramos at Armstrong Teasdale.

  • Bid Protest Spotlight: Documentation, Overrides, Eligibility

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    Recent decisions by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Government Accountability Office illustrate the importance of contemporaneous documentation in proposal evaluations, the standards for an agency’s override of a Competition in Contracting Act stay, and the regulatory requirements for small business joint ventures, says Cody Fisher at MoFo.

  • A Primer For Lenders On NY's New Mortgage Disclosure Regs

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    A recent New York regulation requiring licensed lenders and mortgage bankers to distribute a significant new disclosure pamphlet, essentially a borrower bill of rights, to applicants serves as a reminder to the industry to follow existing best practices, says Scott Samlin at Blank Rome.

  • Enter The Wu-Tang Ruling That May Change Trade Secret Law

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    A New York federal court's recent holding that a Wu-Tang Clan album qualifies as a trade secret provides the first federal framework for analyzing trade secret claims involving assets valued primarily for exclusivity, potentially reshaping Defend Trade Secrets Act jurisprudence for the digital economy, says Jason Bradford at Jenner & Block.

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