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The Incredible Sulk: Stan Lee Lawsuit Dismissed Under Rule 60
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Our spidey-sense tells us that we haven’t seen the last of the Stan Lee lawsuits. Stan Lee Media Inc., (SLMI) lost a challenge in the Second Circuit Court of...
Court Dismisses Conversion Claim Against Coca-Cola
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a conversion claim against Coca-Cola this week in a dispute over expropriated property. The appellate court ruled...
Second Circuit Says Judge Rakoff Shouldn't Dictate Policy to Feds
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Beware the Ides of March, Judge Rakoff. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals announced Thursday that it will delay the SEC-Citigroup civil fraud trial, finding...
ACLU Demands Waterboarding Docs, CIA Claims FOIA Request Exemption
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) argued to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals last week that the court should require the Central Intelligence Agency...
Evidence 'For Use' in Foreign Trial Defined Broadly
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Legal finger-pointing for subprime mortgage securities fraud isn't exclusive to U.S. courts, but plaintiffs pursuing litigation in foreign courts sometimes...
NY Attorneys: Time to Ditch Your Legal Specialist Disclaimers?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that two provisions of Rule 7.4 of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct are invalid. Buffalo...
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Vaidehi Mehta, Esq.
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