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The Recorder

Special Master Slams Uber and In-House Lawyer for Withholding Letter From Waymo

A report from John Cooper, the special master in the Uber v. Waymo showdown, sharply criticizes Uber and the company's embattled deputy GC Angela Padilla.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Litigator Abbey Kaplan on How Finding Common Ground Has Built His Career

The Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine partner goes to great lengths to make meaningful connections with people, whether it's opposing counsel, young lawyers, jurors or his own family.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Cryptocurrency Startup Centra Faces Class Action Over $30M Coin Offering

Miami-based Centra Tech has advertised itself as building debit-card system for cryptocurrency and drawn endorsements from the boxer Floyd Mayweather. But a new suit alleges its fundraiser violated federal securities law.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Role of New York Residency in Forum Non Conveniens Dismissals

Commercial Division Update columnist Thomas J. Hall writes: Defendants bear a heavy burden of establishing that New York is not a convenient forum, and courts have discretion in considering a number of factors in determining the issue. While no one factor is controlling, the residency of the parties has emerged in recent Commercial Division decisions as an important factor.
23 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Statute of Limitations for Survival Actions in Medical Negligence Case After 'Dubose'

In an opinion by Justice Sallie Mundy, the Supreme Court held in Dubose v. Quinlan that the statute of limitations in a medical professional liability case for both a wrongful death and a survival action is two years from the date of the decedent's death.
16 minute read

Daily Business Review

ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits Increase Amidst Lack of DOJ Compliance Guidelines

Website accessibility lawsuits continue to increase nationwide and here in Florida. Nearly every business sector has faced such lawsuits. Florida ranks first in the number of website accessibility suits filed in federal court this year.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Puerto Rico Offers Investment Opportunities for the Prepared and Selective

One of the oldest clichés in motivational speeches, and management in general, is that the Chinese character for “crisis” is composed of two subsidiary characters, one of which symbolizes “opportunity” and the other “danger.”
21 minute read

Corporate Counsel

2017: The Year of Inconsistent FCPA Enforcement

A recent review of enforcement from 2017 showed a lack of consistency in how monitorships were applied, in how recidivist companies were treated, and in when cases prompted both civil and criminal penalties.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Second Circuit Addresses Cramdown Interest Rates

In their Bankruptcy Practice column, John J. Rapisardi and Joseph Zujkowski begin an analysis of the long awaited Second Circuit opinion addressing objections to Momentive Performance Materials' Chapter 11 plan in 'In re MPM Silicones'.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Second Circuit to Decide Whether District Courts Must Approve 'Cheeks' Settlements Under Rule 68

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has agreed to decide whether its 2015 decision requiring that federal judges approve settlements under the Fair Labor Standards Act applies to settlements reached under Fed. R. Civ. P. 68.
8 minute read

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