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  • Cmty. Housing Improvement Program v. NYC

    Publication Date: 2023-02-17
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Barrington D. Parker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Timothy Bishop (Chicago, ANDREW J. PINCUS, Washington D.C., Reginald R. Goeke, New York City), on the brief, Robert William Hamburg, Mayer Brown LLP.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee RuthAnne Visnauskas: Ester Murdukhayeva, Deputy Solicitor General for the State of New York, Letitia James, Attorney General for the State of New York, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General, Caroline A. Olsen, Assistant Solicitor General, Of Counsel, New York, N.Y. For Defendants-Appellees City of New York, Rent Guidelines Board, David Reiss, Arpit Gupta, Alex Schwarz, Christian Gonzalez-Rivera, Christina DeRose, Robert Ehrlich, Christina Smyth, Sheila Garcia, Adán Soltren, RuthAnne Visnauskas: Claude S. Platton, Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York, James E. Johnson, Corporation Counsel for the City of New York, Richard Dearing, Jesse A. Townsend, Of Counsel, New York, N.Y. For Intervenors: Sean P. Baldwin, Michael Duke, Babak Ghafarzade, Sophie Lipman, on the brief, Selendy & Gay PLLC, Caitlin J. Halligan.
    Case Number: 20-3366-cv

    NYC RSL Does Not Effect, Facially, a Physical Occupation of Landlords' Properties

  • February 16, 2023 | Daily Business Review

    Judges Made Errors in This Broward Dispute— But 'Tipsy Coachman' Doctrine Applies

    "Notwithstanding this error, we are compelled to affirm the summary judgment order on the tenant's claims based on the 'tipsy coachman doctrine,'" Judge Jeffrey T. Kuntz wrote for the appellate panel.

    5 minute read

  • Camelot Event Driven Fund v. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-02-16
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Andrew Borrok
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiffs By: Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY., Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Defendants By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY. Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, New York, NY. Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY. Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. Page Mill Rd, Bldg 1, Palo Alto, CA. Shearman & Sterling LLP, Lexington Ave, New York, NY. 9th St NW, Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 654959/2021

    Viacom Has No Duty to Perform Due Diligence on Their Underwriters' Proposed Conflicts

  • In the Matter of Ashutosh S. Joshi.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-16
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Douglas Vincent Chandler, (Chandler Law LLC), Alpharetta, for appellee; Patrick E. Longan, (Walter F. George School of Law Mercer University), Macon, for other party.
    Case Number: S23Y0155

    Court rejects petition for voluntary sanctions for attorney's communications with a represented witness and remands for consideration of disciplinary rule violations

  • In the Matter of Candice Valerie Blain.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-16
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Candice Valerie Blain, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22Y0661

    Court orders disbarment of an attorney who abandoned a client and failed to respond to disciplinary actions

  • In the Matter of Chandra McNeil Norton.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-16
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Randy Scott Chartash, (Chartash Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Charles David Jones, (Taylor Tucker & Jones LLC), Peachtree City for other party.
    Case Number: S23Y0306

    Court orders disbarment as a sanction against a lawyer who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and who failed to report conviction for more than a year

  • Securitized Asset Funding 2011-2 Ltd. v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    Publication Date: 2023-02-16
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Joel M. Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 653911/2015

    Bank Is Liable for Breach of Contract After Underpaying Synthetic LIBOR, Interest

  • February 15, 2023 | Daily Business Review

    State Seeks to Recoup $345K from Ex-North Florida Prosecutor

    Jeffrey Siegmeister pleaded guilty last year to federal conspiracy, wire fraud and tax charges that, in part, involved allegations that he sought bribes from a defense attorney in exchange for giving favorable treatment to the attorney's clients.

    3 minute read

  • L.F. V. M.F.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-15
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau
    Judge: Justice Edmund M. Dane
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: XXXXXX/2021

    Court Cannot Yet Decide Whether It Should Classify Interest in LLC as Marital or Separate

  • In the Matter of Debra Kaye Scott.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-15
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Kaye Scott, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22Y0508

    Court suspends attorney from practice of law due to her failure to appear for a public reprimand that was agreed upon as an appropriate sanction for her violations of Bar Rules