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Jason Grant is a staff writer covering legal stories and cases for the New York Law Journal, the National Law Journal and Law.com, and a former practicing attorney. He's written and reported previously for the New York Times, the Star-Ledger, the L.A. Times and other publications. Contact him at [email protected] On Twitter, pls find him @JasonBarrGrant
July 1, 2022 | New York Law Journal
"Contrary to defendant's [Olshan Frome Wolosky's] contention, the allegations underlying the [former client's lawsuit] claim are not 'couched in terms of gross speculations on future events,'" wrote the Appellate Division, First Department court.
By Jason Grant
5 minute read
June 30, 2022 | New York Law Journal
A New York lawyer who pleaded guilty to securities fraud involving inducing some $3 million from investors through his litigation-funding firm has been disbarred, according to a disciplinary opinion and a Justice Department news release.
By Jason Grant
4 minute read
June 29, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Second Circuit Judges Michael Park and William Nardini, in a majority opinion, said it wasn't necessary for the U.S. Department of Justice to have actually exercised authority over the special prosecutor appointed by the judicial branch in Donziger's widely publicized contempt case. It was enough, they ruled, that the U.S. Attorney could have exercised such authority.
By Jason Grant
10 minute read
June 24, 2022 | New York Law Journal
The former staffer, Jessica Denson, has claimed Donald J. Trump for President Inc. illegally retaliated against her by claiming she breached nondisclosure and nondisparagement provisions, or NDA provisions, contained in her employment agreement with the Trump entity, according to court records.
By Jason Grant
4 minute read
June 23, 2022 | New York Law Journal
The recommendations, which range from "professionalizing" hiring and training for election board officers to establishing an officer "code of conduct" to establishing an "elections inspector general" position, came from the bar group's 11-member Task Force on Voting Rights and Democracy.
By Jason Grant
6 minute read
June 21, 2022 | New York Law Journal
The Appellate Division, First Department court ruled that JOCO, a privately run electronic bike-sharing business that opened across Manhattan in April 2021, was rightfully given a preliminary injunction two months later by a Manhattan trial court, after the city sued the startup company.
By Jason Grant
5 minute read
June 21, 2022 | Law.com
The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that Joseph Pope, a man convicted of first-degree felony murder in 1986, will get a new trial because the prosecution's "nondisclosure" of then-Assistant District Attorney Robert Goodale's shooting-scene notes and memo "constituted a violation of its Brady obligation."
By Jason Grant
6 minute read
June 21, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Tanya Martinez-Gallinucci, a former litigation associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, middle school teacher in the Bronx and Washington Heights, and an attorney with multiple degrees who grew up attending New York City public schools, will take over as the new executive director of the city bar association's Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, according to a news release.
By Jason Grant
3 minute read
June 20, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
The Appellate Division, First Department court also allowed the Botanical Garden to proceed with a related breach of the implied covenant of good faith claim against the insurance company.
By Jason Grant
4 minute read
June 17, 2022 | Law.com
The Appellate Division, First Department court also allowed the Botanical Garden to proceed with a related breach of the implied covenant of good faith claim against the insurance company.
By Jason Grant
4 minute read
The National Law Journal Elite Trial Lawyers recognizes U.S.-based law firms performing exemplary work on behalf of plaintiffs.
GlobeSt. Women of Influence Conference celebrates the women who drive the commercial real estate industry forward.
The African Legal Awards recognise exceptional achievement within Africa s legal community during a period of rapid change.
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Raynes & Lawn is proud to congratulate Harold I. Goodman on the prestigious honor of Lifetime
IN MEMORIUM: With a profound sense of sadness, McCormick & Priore announces that Harry A Short, Jr., a preeminent products liability defense lawyer in Philadelphia with a career that spanned over sixty-five (65) years, passed away on June 14, 2022.
Starr Gern Davison & Rubin, PC. Attorneys at Law are pleased to announce that SHELLEY L. STANGLER, ESQ. has joined the firm as of Counsel.
