• December 14, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    L.A. Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

    The strange story of Matthew Krane took another turn late Thursday as the former partner of renowned entertainment lawyer Jacob Bloom pled guilty to a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co

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  • June 8, 2007 |

    Accolades

    During a reception for Family Court judges Monday evening at the New York City Bar Association, the Kathryn A. McDonald Awards for excellence in service to the court will be give

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  • August 4, 2003 | National Law Journal

    Two Setbacks for Lawsuit Financing

    The business of litigation finance is battered but upright after taking a beating in two courtrooms in the last year.In June, the Ohio Supreme Court resuscitated the common law doctrin

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  • Crabhouse of Douglaston Inc. d/b/a Douglaston Manor, et al., Plaintiffs v. Newsday Inc., et al., Defendants, 04 CV 558 (DRH)(WDW)

    Publication Date: 2011-07-22
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Denis R. Hurley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiffs: Joseph O. Giaimo, Kew Gardens, NY. Attorneys for Plaintiffs By: Samuel K. Rosen, Joel C. Feffer, Robert I. Harwood, Harwood Feffer LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants Newsday, Hoy, Distribution Systems of America, Harold Foley, and Thomas Langer By: Robert W. Hirth, Daniel A. McLaughlin, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Defendant Keith Potthoff By: Philip C. Patterson, Gregory J. O'Connell, DeFeis O'Connell & Rose, P.C., New York, NY. Attorneys for Defendant Robert Halfmann By: David Meister, Mark A. Weissman, Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Defendant Robert Brennan By: Edward A. McDonald, Matthew J. Lang, Dechert LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 04 CV 558 (DRH)(WDW)

    Cite as: Crabhouse of Douglaston Inc. v. Newsday Inc., 04 CV 558 (DRH)(WDW), NYLJ 1202504267767, at *1 (EDNY, Decided July 13, 2011)District Judge Denis R

  • May 14, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Bank's Ex-Attorney Suspended, Escapes Push for Disbarment

    A former outside counsel for a bank, convicted of money laundering after being caught in an FBI sting, has escaped disbarment and has instead been suspended for three years. The Suprem

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  • August 14, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Pitt & Associates Files Amended Complaint Against Lundy Law

    Philadelphia-based injury firm Larry Pitt & Associates has filed an amended complaint in federal court against Lundy Law and its principal, L. Leonard Lundy, alleging Lundy's dau

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  • July 27, 2000 | Alm

    Unique Use of the Hague Convention in Custody Dispute

    A federal appeals court has overturned a trial judge's order granting a fugitive Irish national with an outstanding Massachusetts warrant custody of his young children.The decision iss

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  • January 31, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Judge Refuses Class Certification for Paxil Cases

    A federal judge has refused to certify a class action on behalf of minors who took the antidepressant drug Paxil and later attempted or committed suicide, finding that the handful of common legal i

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  • September 14, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    People in the News

    ELECTED AND APPOINTED The Pennsylvania Association for Justice has named additional members to its board of governors, including: Royce Smith, an attorney with offices in Philadel

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  • April 29, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Fen-Phen Plaintiff Who Lost Jury Trial Wants Judgment

    An unsatisfied plaintiff in a recent Fen-Phen trial has asked the judge to toss the jury's verdict for the defense and enter a $5 million judgment in her favor, alleging the court improperly r

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