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December 23, 2009 |

Trekkie's Suit Against Auction House Fails to Live Long, Prosper

A "Star Trek" fan who claims he was humiliated after spending more than $24,000 on fake props at an auction has had his $7 million suit against Christie's auction house zapped by an appellate court. Among the items was a visor the fan believed was worn by an android character played by Brent Spiner. When Spiner was asked to autograph the item at a convention, the actor allegedly told the fan it wasn't real and warned others not to buy fake memorabilia "like the guy who paid 12 Grand for a phony visor from Christie's."
4 minute read
January 16, 2001 |

Serving Papers

For the last 20 years, Neil Shapiro has been the chief libel and First Amendment attorney for the San Francisco Chronicle. And for the last 11 years, the S.F. Examiner has relied on Roger Myers to keep it out of legal trouble. Now that the two papers have merged in the wake of the Hearst Corp.'s purchase of the Chronicle, one of the men may be out of a job.
6 minute read
August 10, 2012 |

Art Expert's Libel Suit Against Conde Nast May Proceed

While Southern District Judge J. Paul Oetken rejected the majority of claims filed by art authenticator Peter Paul Biro against writer David Grann and Conde Nast, which publishes 'The New Yorker,' he ruled that Biro could plausibly argue that some of the statements in the piece were libelous.
3 minute read
August 02, 2004 |

Detainees' Birth Dates Denied to Online Data Company

The birth dates of detainees in New York City jails will not be provided to a Web business that compiles criminal records for background checks of potential employees, tenants or kids' coaches, a Manhattan judge has ruled. The judge agreed with the Department of Corrections' denial of a Freedom of Information Law request because the posting of such information on the commercial Web site could subject detainees to identity theft and personal and economic hardship.
3 minute read
March 04, 2013 |

IP Awards Dominate

Intellectual property verdicts represented the largest category in number and dollar value last year. The category has contributed one verdict higher than $1 billion in each of the three prior years. But this year's list of top verdicts was notable in that three verdicts reached the $1 billion mark or higher, and all of them came out of high-stakes trials.
7 minute read
March 06, 2006 |

Reinstatement of Attorneys from Ineligible Lists

Notice to the bar.
4 minute read
January 18, 2007 |

Brief Biographies of the Nominees

1 minute read
July 01, 2008 |

Former Supermodel's Divorce Trial to Stay Open

Allegations seeping out of the courtroom in the upcoming divorce trial of former supermodel Christie Brinkley and architect Peter Cook may well be embarrassing to the couple's children. But despite the prospect of salacious testimony and extensive media interest, a New York judge has rejected pleas to close parts of the trial. Brinkley filed for divorce after discovering that Cook cheated on her with an 18-year-old assistant.
8 minute read
February 19, 2004 |

Panel Rejects Barring Media From Stewart Trial Voir Dire

The trial judge in the Martha Stewart obstruction case was wrong to exclude the media from jury selection, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday. The court held that the decision to bar the media from voir dire violated the First Amendment right of access, which outweighed concerns that reporters' presence might scare prospective jurors and deprive Stewart of her right to a fair trial.
5 minute read
September 24, 2007 |

Future-Pain Award Survives Beneficiary's Sudden Death

The estate of a woman who died the day after a New York judge awarded her $150,000 for future pain and suffering is still entitled to the award, her curtailed future notwithstanding, an appellate panel has ruled. "Moreover, under the circumstances of this personal injury action involving an elderly woman, where the defendant caused significant delays, this court's interest in justice lies in affirming the judgment," Justice William E. McCarthy wrote for the unanimous Appellate Division, 2nd Department.
3 minute read

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