
05/20/2022
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Estee Lauder's Virtual "Try On" Feature is Secretly Storing Users' Face Scans, Class Action Plaintiff Claims
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Estee Lauder's Virtual "Try On" Feature is Secretly Storing Users' Face Scans, Class Action Plaintiff Claims
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
Justices Helen Voutsinas, Janice Taylor, Lillian Wan and Barry Warhit have been appointed to the Second Department bench.
Gov. Kathy Hochul's choices represented four different counties in the Second Department, which is based in Brooklyn on. Friday. Justices from Nassau County, Westchester, Kings County and Queens are set to join the appeals court.
Call to Action: Modernizing the 'War Exclusion' for the 21st Century
Many prudent businesses are revisiting their insurance portfolio, seeking confirmation that their coverage will adequately protect them if they are victimized by increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, including those connected to the acute conflict in Ukraine.
Michael Avenatti’s public defenders are asking for him to be sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding Stormy Daniels, including with their memorandum an apology letter he wrote his ex-client. Avenatti told Daniels he tried his best “to serve you in many ways; as a friend, confidant and advisor” but said upon reflection, “It is obvious that I failed you in many respects, and that I disappointed you and let you down in multiple ways.”
Avenatti will be flown to New York to cut down on transport time in light of his pending re-trial in the Central District of California.
Narrowing the Class Period in Securities Fraud Class Actions
Although rebutting the 'Basic' presumption has become increasingly difficult, defendants should attempt to isolate portions of the class period for which there is no evidence of market efficiency. Doing so may potentially limit their liability at this key stage of the proceedings.
Decision of the Day: Questions Exist as to NCAA's Rule Barring Female Players From Wearing Helmets
Plaintiff sued to recover for personal injuries from multiple concussions sustained while participating in women’s lacrosse practice drills as a…
New York Court of Appeals OKs Accuser's Authentication of Coach's Alleged Sext Messages
The years-long legal battle centered on text messages allegedly sent by a high school coach obtained by a third party. The Court of Appeals determined that testimony from a student-athlete established they were genuine.
Trustee Bank Asks NY High Court to Allow It to Revive Lawsuit Over Mortgage-Backed Securities Collapse
The Court of Appeals was asked whether HSBC Bank, as an executor of an investment-holding trust, could be a plaintiff and revive an action that was filed by another party that had been dismissed without prejudice. Lawyers from McKool Smith and Simpson Thacher squared off.
A judgment for The Nonhuman Rights Project in New York's highest court would be a groundbreaking advance for animal rights. But the panel of judges appeared to exhibit skepticism about Happy the elephant's rights under the state’s unlawful imprisonment statute.
The New York Court of Appeals became the first high court in an English-speaking jurisdiction anywhere in the world to agree to hear such an...
A Second Circuit panel yesterday heard oral arguments in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit involving records of the investigation into potential campaign finance violations by people connected to the campaign of former President Trump, including his former personal attorney Michael Cohen.
A nonprofit entity said federal agencies improperly withheld records of interviews conducted during the course of the investigation. But the government argued they were protected from FOIA as attorney work product.
4 Takeaways From Judge Rakoff's Order on MetaBirkins NFTs
The Rogers v. Grimaldi test for balancing artistic expression against trademark protection applies, even in the world of NFTs. But that wasn't enough to stop Hermes' suit against Mason Rothschild from proceeding.
“Of the 70-plus attendees, none reported more than mild to moderate cold and flu like symptoms,” Office of Court Administration spokesman Lucian Chalfen said. “Of the 20 judges that tested positive, the ones that displayed symptoms are recuperating at home, and those who are asymptomatic could be back at work. As per our protocols, all are vaccinated.”
The state court system reports that 20 New York City judges who attended a conference in the Hamptons last week tested positive for COVID-19, but according…
Decision of the Day: Court Certifies Class of Tipped Workers Who Claim Wage, Overtime Violations
Plaintiffs brought a putative class action to recover damages for alleged wage and overtime violations under Labor Law Articles 6 and 9. Plaintiffs…
Lawyer Tells New York's Highest Court Elephant Isn't 'Happy' in Bronx Zoo
The New York Court of Appeals became the first high court in an English-speaking jurisdiction anywhere in the world to agree to hear such an appeal, said an animal rights organization representing the elephant's interests.
A Rush to Pass Kyra's Law Could Harm Kids
As attorneys who represent children in custody and child protective cases, we wholeheartedly agree that keeping children safe should be an “intuitive”…
John C. Coffee Jr. writes: Many feel the Supreme Court leaker should be indicted for a felony, disbarred, censured, or, best of all, buried alive under the amicus briefs in 'Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization'. Few have examined, however, the legal basis for any such prosecution.
The need to invoke the criminal sanction seems doubtful, particularly because the disclosure of the leaker’s identity (at least in the case of...
Julius S. Reich, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for stabbing his wife to death inside their home, has been disbarred.
Reich was first indicted after prosecutors alleged that he’d stabbed his wife, a physician, more than 20 times in the shower on Jan. 20, 2016,...
Lawyer and CPA Julius Reich, Convicted in Stabbing Death of His Physician Wife, Is Disbarred
Reich was first indicted after prosecutors alleged that he’d stabbed his wife, a physician, more than 20 times in the shower on Jan. 20, 2016, while using an 8-inch kitchen knife, according to reports.
The U.S. Senate today confirmed Jennifer Louise Rochon to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in a 51-47 vote. She is the first SDNY judge nominated by President Biden to be confirmed.
Rochon was was general counsel of the Girl Scouts of the USA before her nomination.
A Captivating, Satisfying Read for Lawyers
A strength of the book is the curiosity created over whether the protagonist will be found guilty by the jury.
“For years, these pension funds and others invested with AGI because they were promised a relatively safe investment with strict risk controls designed to weather a sudden storm, like a massive collapse in the stock market,” Southern District U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in announcing charges against Gregoire Tournant, a chief investment officer at Allianz Global Investors U.S. “But when the storm came in March of 2020, when the COVID crash suddenly hit, those investors got soaked. They lost billions.”
Tournant's attorneys, Levine Lee co-founder Seth Levine and Buckley partner Daniel R. Alonso, said he plans to mount a “vigorous” defense.
Lawyers Mull Potential Criminal and Civil Liability in Buffalo Mass Shooting Case
Jury selection might be as lengthy or longer than the actual trial, Pullano said, given the need to identify jurors who haven't formed opinions and can put aside whatever they’ve learned about the well-documented case.
Investment Fund Leader Charged with Fraud After Multibillion-Dollar Losses Amid COVID-19 Stock Decline
Tournant's attorneys, Levine Lee co-founder Seth Levine and Buckley partner Daniel R. Alonso, said he plans to mount a “vigorous” defense.
Nearly every state in the country currently allows cameras to cover trial court proceedings, and New York, the nation’s media capital, should cease to be an “extreme outlier” on the issue, the Fund for Modern Courts said in a new report.
The Fund for Modern Courts, issuing a 32-page report as two bills make their way through the New York Legislature, said the nation's media capital should cease to be an outlier and allow cameras for televised coverage of court proceedings.
Realty Law Digest
Scott Mollen discusses “T.C. Murphy Lumber Co., Inc., v. TopRidge, and “Dep’t of Hous. Pres. & Dev. of NYC v. Rosenfeld.”
Federal prosecutors allege that Thomas Barrack's former employer is advancing legal fees for his counsel, and that his former executive assistant, who was “involved in several events that are at issue in this case,” including the planning and ex*****on of Trump’s inauguration, was hired by O’Melveny as a litigation consultant.
If Brooklyn U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan agrees to schedule the hearing, it would be the third such hearing since the start of the year in the case. Prosecutors say an ex-employee of Barrack's company, a potential witness, has been hired and paid by defense counsel as a litigation consultant.
An ADR Primer for Non-ADR Professionals
In this article, the author describes traditional ADR mechanisms, namely arbitration and mediation, and the attributes of an effective arbitrator and mediator. She then covers Med-Arb, a lesser-known mechanism, and discusses dispute avoidance measures, which are gradually gaining traction.
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Slideshow: Franklin H. Williams Commission Launches Professional Development Program
The Franklin H. Williams Commission launched the Professional Development Program, designed to promote career advancement in the court system, in an event…
A Bronx-based tax preparer and lawyer has been disbarred after being convicted of preparing false tax returns that claimed more than $4.7 million in credits and expenses, for which the IRS paid out some $3 million, as he pocketed $1.5 million in tax-client fees.
The First Department’s attorney grievance committee had opposed Ahern in his move to have a disbarment made retroactive to 2016, because he hadn't reported his felony conviction to the state court system until more than four years after his conviction. But the Appellate Division court did rule tha...
Feds, in Bid for New Curcio Hearing, Say Barrack's O'Melveny Attorneys Have New Conflict
If Brooklyn U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan agrees to schedule the hearing, it would be the third such hearing since the start of the year in the case. Prosecutors say an ex-employee of Barrack's company, a potential witness, has been hired and paid by defense counsel as a litigation consultant.
"Good lawyers, good trial lawyers, they have the skills. They know how to stand up. They know how to cross examine. They know how to elicit certain information. And that makes them very good. ... But great lawyers, they have a passion for what they’re doing. They have a belief, they have an empathy for their client that they bring with them into the courtroom."
- Judith Livingston, senior partner at Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore
A great, great lesson is: Never stop reading your file and reading your case, because you’ll constantly learn more things.
Sidley Names Yvette Ostolaza Chair of Management Committee
Ostolaza will be the first Hispanic woman to lead a top 7 AmLaw firm. Below are announcements of this news and other recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.
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