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B. Colby Hamilton is a litigation reporter for the New York Law Journal and Law.com.
July 6, 2017 | New York Law Journal
The first case on which Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy partner Sean Murphy was assigned right out of law school in the mid-1990s was in the somewhat unique securities litigation world created by the Investment Company Act of 1940. The beginnings were auspicious, as Murphy has become a leading litigator in the area, helping to make Milbank arguably the top firm to handle investor suits against investment advisers under the even more specific Section 36, which governs fiduciary duties.
By B. Colby Hamilton
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July 5, 2017 | New York Law Journal
An acting state Supreme Court justice was allowed to remain in his position for 10 months after being admonished by the state's Commission on Judicial Conduct, despite administrative rules barring disciplined acting justices from doing so.
By B. Colby Hamilton
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July 5, 2017 | New York Law Journal
An anonymous appellant has been granted a new trial after an Appellate Division, Second Department, panel found the lower court improperly allowed a biased juror to serve during a convicted sex offender's civil confinement trial in 2014.
By B. Colby Hamilton
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June 30, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Southern District Judge Analisa Torres threw out a class action suit against Deutsche Bank, saying the complaint contained allegations "without any indication of what, specifically, plaintiffs allege to be false or misleading."
By B. Colby Hamilton
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June 29, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Mastercard continues to wage its battle to nullify a $2.8 million verdict after a jury found the credit card giant had wrongly converted a letter of credit the day after terminating its contract.
By B. Colby Hamilton
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June 28, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Former executives of one of Canada's largest energy companies face regulatory action for allegedly artificially lowering the company's operating costs…
By B. Colby Hamilton
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June 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Attorney fees are too high in the $1.34 billion final distribution agreement with Tremont Group Holdings Inc., Bernie Madoff's second-largest feeder fund that lost billions in the Ponzi scheme collapse, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said.
By B. Colby Hamilton
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June 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Defendants in the long-running Goldman Sachs gender bias suit are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to clarify conflicting rulings in the Southern District, which would effectively nullify the plaintiffs' claims.
By B. Colby Hamilton
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June 26, 2017 | New York Law Journal
The white-collar defense bar is crowing over Judge Alison Nathan's sweeping 92-page warrant suppression order in the Southern District U.S. Attorney's securities fraud case against financier Benjamin Wey.
By B. Colby Hamilton
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June 23, 2017 | New York Law Journal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit added a valuable point of clarity in securities cases dealing with material omissions this past week, even if 'Stadnick v. Vivint Solar' did little to change how most attorneys say they plan to approach the law.
By B. Colby Hamilton
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