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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
June 15, 2017 | New York Law Journal
A former CEO of a large disability-focused nonprofit has been awarded a $14 million judgment in a suit claiming the organization wrongfully stopped paying out his pension and life insurance benefits.
By Jason Grant
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June 8, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Chimpanzees Tommy and Kiko will not be transferred to a South Florida sanctuary after a Manhattan appeals court on Thursday joined four previous state courts in refusing to recognize the animals' legal "personhood."
By Jason Grant
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June 8, 2017 | New York Law Journal
A woman's negligence claim against a Manhattan seafood restaurant, brought after she choked on a nearly one-inch fishbone, must be dismissed under the "reasonable expectation" doctrine, a First Department panel ruled Thursday.
By Jason Grant
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June 7, 2017 | New York Law Journal
A Nassau County woman's $11.5 million federal lawsuit alleging that a Cleveland Indians baseball player failed to disclose his sexually transmitted diseases has been thrown out based on lack of jurisdiction.
By Jason Grant
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June 7, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Documents created by a former general counsel of Zara USA on a company laptop are not protected by attorney-client privilege and must be submitted for an in-camera determination of whether they deserve work product protection, a Manhattan appeals court has ruled.
By Jason Grant
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June 6, 2017 | New York Law Journal
An animal rights group cannot use a mandamus action to compel New York City to stop ultra-Orthodox Jews from openly practicing the ritual of Kaporos, in which chickens' throats are sliced on public streets, a divided appeals court ruled Tuesday.
By Jason Grant
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June 6, 2017 | New York Law Journal
The high-end woman's clothing retailer Leggiadro Ltd. has multiple avenues by which it can potentially recover for legal malpractice against Winston & Strawn, a Manhattan appeals court has ruled.
By Jason Grant
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June 5, 2017 | New York Law Journal
The family of a woman killed in a car accident has reached an $11.3 million structured settlement after the state was found negligent for an ice-covered highway in Dutchess County.
By Jason Grant
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June 1, 2017 | New York Law Journal
A construction company associated with one of Saudi Arabia's richest men failed to file in a timely manner its $10 billion fraud lawsuit accusing Barclays Bank of arranging an illicit deal with Saudi officials, a Manhattan appeals court ruled Thursday.
By Jason Grant
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June 1, 2017 | New York Law Journal
The New York State Justice Task Force was established in 2009 to recommend ways to avoid wrongful convictions. Chief Judge Janet DiFiore has now asked the group to address bail reform and speedy trial issues, and appointed four new members.
By Jason Grant
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