By Emily Saul | November 28, 2023
Investment firm Emissions Reduction Corp. alleges mCloud Technologies used a $15 million promissory note meant to scale the company to instead pay off loans and compensate executives.
By Jason S. Giaimo | November 20, 2023
A discussion of confessions of judgment and the use of summary judgment in lieu of complaint in light of the amendments back in 2019 that made confessions of judgment unenforceable against out-of-state residents. The author comments that "although the amendment is over four years old, I still regularly see litigants demanding confessions of judgment from out-of-state residents in connection with settlement agreements, which are ultimately unenforceable."
By Emily Saul | November 17, 2023
Dr. Benjamin Neel was removed as director of NYU Langone's Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center after he re-posted comments on social media, the lawsuit alleges.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Marco Molina, Alexandra L. Trujillo and Shaia Araghi | November 17, 2023
In the legal industry, little-known statutes with potentially serious consequences slip by unnoticed. This is the case with "home court" statutes, which have the ability to obliterate the forum selection, choice of law and/or arbitration clauses in construction agreements. This article serves as a primer on these statutes so they don't sneak past you in the future.
By William Downes | November 16, 2023
Conflicting state laws are at the heart of a class action suit alleging racial discrimination in NFL hiring practices. In July, Brian Flores, former Miami Dolphins' head coach and current Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator and two other plaintiffs were given the green light to go to trial after a New York judge determined their contracts were not subject to mandated arbitration.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Philip M. Berkowitz | November 8, 2023
The SEC recently issued imposed significant and costly sanctions against companies that require employees to sign non-disclosure agreements containing certain language either limiting employees from disclosing company confidential information without company approval, or representing that they have not filed complaints with government entities.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Seth M. Pavsner and Tyler Mitchell | November 3, 2023
In this article, Seth M. Pavsner and Tyler Mitchell discuss the Federal Trade Commission's new proposed rule that would classify non-compete agreements in employment contracts as an "unfair method of competition."
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Carol A. Crossett | October 27, 2023
In the wake of the OceanGate submersible tragedy, there has been much discussion about liability waivers and whether they can bar a lawsuit.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas E.L. Dewey | October 13, 2023
A decision out of the Southern District of New York addresses what happens when parties to a dispute negotiate a draft settlement agreement, one party makes changes to the draft, the other party accepts those changes and requests a signature, but the party who had proposed the changes doesn't sign the document.
By Emily Saul | October 12, 2023
The settlement, which a Southern District judge formalized Wednesday, frees any staffer who worked on Donald Trump's 2016 campaign from nondisclosure and nondisparagement clauses in their employment agreements.
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