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Second Circuit Rejects 9-11 Terror Funding Claims
Publication Date: 2013-04-16 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
Plaintiffs hoping to hold dozens of foreign organizations and individuals responsible for aiding and abetting al Qaeda struck out Tuesday at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Increasing Competition in China Causes Friction for Law Firms
In China the rules state that U.S. firms can't practice Chinese law nor can the Chinese lawyers who work for them. Since the influential Shanghai Lawyers Association denounced what it said were Western firms' widespread violations of those rules, leaders of foreign and domestic firms have been abuzz over the possibility of a government crackdown. The use of Chinese lawyers as "legal consultants" isn't the only cause of friction between foreign and Chinese firms.
Gibson Dunn's Estrada Scores for 'Merchants of Morbidity' in NYC Tobacco Warnings Case
Publication Date: 2012-07-10 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
A federal law on cigarette advertising preempts a New York City regulation requiring merchants to display in their stores gruesome pictures of lung disease, brain damage and decaying teeth, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Tuesday.
People v. Gary Arnold, 103851
Publication Date: 2011-06-13 Practice Area: Criminal Practice
Industry: Court: Appellate Division, Third Department Judge: Before: Peters, J.P., Spain, Rose and Egan Jr., JJ. Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Sacket, District Attorney, Schoharie (Michael L. Breen of counsel), for respondent. For defendant: Kindlon, Shanks & Associates, Albany (Terence L. Kindlon of counsel), for appellant. Case number: 103851
Cite as: People v. Gary Arnold, 103851, NYLJ 1202496907882, at *1 (App. Div., 3rd, Decided June 9, 2011)Before: Peters, J.P., Spain, Rose and Egan Jr., JJ.
Commentary: Unlicensed GCs Should Retain the Benefits of Privilege
A new hot button for corporate watchdogs is in-house license status. One Milwaukee political blog published the results of an informal state survey, bragging that it "blew the lid off of the unlicensed general counsel racket." But attorneys John Iole and Rebekah Kcehowski note that an ABA model rule and case precedent allow in-house lawyers to practice nationwide with one state license. Moreover, they argue, attorney-client privilege should also not be limited to the corporate attorney's licensing state.Daily Decision Alert: Vol. 14, No. 73 - April 17, 2006
Tobacco CompaniesWin DismissalOf Foreign Tax Suits
Dismissing three lawsuits brought by countries that charged that major tobacco companies were undermining tax collections by encouraging cigarette smuggling, Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis said on Tuesday that Congress did not intend to abrogate the common law revenue rule when it added money laundering to the federal racketeering statute with the passage of the so-called USA Patriot Act in October.
Bank of America said to be seeking separate foreclosure deal
Bank of America Corp. has held settlement negotiations with some states over home foreclosures separately from talks with a larger group of state and federal officials, two people familiar with the matter said.Trending Stories
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