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May 28, 2025
Amtrak Worker Admits To Part In $11M Benefits Fraud Scheme
A New Jersey-based Amtrak employee has pled guilty to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the passenger railroad's health plan for an estimated $11 million in benefits, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey announced Wednesday.
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May 28, 2025
Distiller Denied New Shot At Wash. State Alcohol Sales Regs
A federal judge in Washington state gave short shrift to a bid for reconsideration from a New York distillery and two Washington whiskey drinkers who lost their challenge to the Washington state liquor board's rules requiring a physical in-state presence to sell online.
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May 28, 2025
Judge Rejects Johns Hopkins Unit's Claim FCA Suit Is Untimely
A Maine federal judge on Wednesday denied Johns Hopkins Medical Services Corp.'s bid to dismiss a False Claims Act suit as untimely, ruling it must face allegations it failed to report being overpaid for healthcare services for military personnel, retirees and their families.
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May 28, 2025
Liberty Mutual, Travelers Reach Deal In NYU Injury Dispute
Liberty Mutual and Travelers have reached a settlement in a dispute over coverage for a construction company sued by a New York University employee who was injured when he fell through an unused elevator shaft during a renovation project, according to a notice filed in Connecticut federal court Wednesday.
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May 28, 2025
DOJ Tells Justices American Airlines Can't Renew JetBlue Pact
The federal government told the U.S. Supreme Court that the First Circuit correctly determined that American Airlines failed to prove at trial that its codeshare agreement with JetBlue in Boston and New York had procompetitive benefits, and the carrier's attempt to revive the alliance is moot anyway.
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May 28, 2025
Defense-Focused SPAC Leads Pair Of Listings Totaling $285M
Defense- and aerospace-focused Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp. began trading Wednesday after pricing a $220 million initial public offering, one of two special purpose acquisition companies to join a recovering market after raising $285 million combined.
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May 28, 2025
2nd Circ. Backs Credit One Win In FCRA Investigation Suit
The Second Circuit on Wednesday declined to revive a New York woman's lawsuit against Credit One Bank for allegedly failing to investigate identity theft claims against her mother, with a panel agreeing with the lower court that no reasonable investigation required under federal law conducted by the bank would have yielded different results.
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May 28, 2025
Smartmatic Says Fox Is Trying To 'Bury Proof' In Defamation Row
Voting technology company Smartmatic has asked a New York state court to lift the "veil of secrecy" on evidence it alleges Fox News is trying to keep hidden from the public as it faces allegations of defamation related to conspiracy theories it aired about a stolen election in 2020.
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May 28, 2025
IT Contractor Says Retainer Deposit Lets Ch. 11 Stay In NY
Government information technology contractor Sysorex Government Services on Wednesday argued to a New York bankruptcy judge that the retainer on deposit for its bankruptcy counsel is sufficient to establish the Southern District of New York as the venue for its Chapter 11 case.
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May 28, 2025
Trump Nominates Ex-Personal Atty Emil Bove For 3rd Circ.
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday he is nominating Emil Bove, his former criminal defense attorney who served as acting deputy attorney general, for the Third Circuit.
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May 28, 2025
Fried Frank Adds KPMG International Tax Ace In NY
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP has hired a KPMG international tax group principal as a tax partner in New York.
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May 28, 2025
Brazilian Airline Azul Files Ch. 11 To Cut $2B Of Debt
Azul SA, one of Brazil's largest airlines, filed for Chapter 11 protection in New York on Wednesday, saying it has a prearranged plan to cut $2 billion of debt from its balance sheet.
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May 27, 2025
OneTaste Co-Founder Tells Jury Of Group's Pressure Tactics
The co-founder and former chief operating officer of OneTaste on Tuesday testified that he and ex-CEO Nicole Daedone manipulated adherents of the sexual wellness company's teachings and described how psychological pressure was used to keep workers in line, as the trial of its former top executive and the head of sales entered its third week.Â
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May 27, 2025
2nd Circ. Revives Girl Scouts Race Bias Claim, Rejects Others
The Second Circuit on Tuesday declined to revive claims from former officers for a New York Girl Scouts chapter who said they suffered retaliation after complaining that the group misused pandemic relief loans, but held that one plaintiff can pursue racial bias allegations.
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May 27, 2025
Khalil Says ICE Detention Blocking Access To Lawyers, Family
Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil told a New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday that his continued detention at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Louisiana has been blocking him from meaningful access to his attorneys and wife during his habeas proceedings.
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May 27, 2025
Next Meats Beats Investor Suit Over 'Short Swing' Profits
The controlling shareholders of Japan-based Next Meats have beaten, for good, a suit alleging they collected unlawful short-swing profits after a New York federal judge found the plaintiff could not satisfy the so-called Morrison test of demonstrating a domestic securities transaction that can be tried in U.S. courts.
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May 27, 2025
Bankrupt 23andMe To Delist Stock After Regeneron Deal
Bankrupt genetic testing provider 23andMe Inc. said Tuesday it will delist its stock from the Nasdaq exchange, following Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s agreement last week to buy the defunct company.
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May 27, 2025
Davis Polk-Led Stablecoin Giant Circle Eyes $600M IPO
Venture-backed stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group Inc. on Tuesday launched plans for an estimated $600 million initial public offering, represented by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and underwriters' counsel Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, rekindling its IPO after a tariff-related pause.
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May 27, 2025
Morgan Lewis Guides NYC's $5B Equity Sale To Blackstone
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has helped guide the New York City pension system's sale of $5 billion of private equity holdings to Blackstone Inc. in a transaction that the city says is one of the nation's largest ever pension-led secondary sales of its kind.
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May 27, 2025
DC Circ. Backs FERC In NY Grid Upgrade Cost Fight
The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's refusal to allow New York utilities to earn investment returns from grid upgrades, saying the agency reasonably concluded that shifting from the current nonprofit approach was unwarranted.
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May 27, 2025
Latest Junior Hockey Players' Abuse Suit Against NHL Tossed
An antitrust class action by two junior league hockey players, accusing the National Hockey League and Canadian Hockey League of collusion and abusive treatment during their development, was dismissed by a Washington state federal court, the second venue in which their suit was thrown out.
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May 27, 2025
Justices Will Consider Judges' Limits Under First Step Act
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear arguments in a case that could determine how much discretion trial judges have when considering whether to reduce defendants' sentences under the First Step Act.
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May 27, 2025
Simpson Thacher Adds Benefits Attorney From Cravath In NY
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Tuesday it has expanded its New York office with the addition of an attorney specializing in taxation and executive compensation, who moved her practice after more than eight years with Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP.
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May 27, 2025
Vice Media VP Rejoins Ogletree In NYC
A seasoned BigLaw attorney who left Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC five years ago to move into an in-house legal position at Vice Media has rejoined the labor and employment law firm Tuesday as a shareholder.
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May 27, 2025
'I Need To Be Careful': Judge Wades Into Musk-Firm Conflict
A New York federal judge questioned his authority to weigh in on Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP's hiring decisions after it sought permission to employ a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorney who Elon Musk claims could disadvantage him in a shareholder lawsuit, asking the firm and Musk to brief him on what may be an issue of first impression.
Expert Analysis
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Series
NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1
The most noteworthy developments from the first quarter of the year in New York financial services include newly proposed regulations on overdraft fees, a groundbreaking settlement by the state attorney general, and a potentially precedent-setting opinion regarding the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, say attorneys at Quinn Emanuel.
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Law Firm Executive Orders Create A Legal Ethics Minefield
Recent executive orders targeting BigLaw firms create ethical dilemmas — and raise the specter of civil or criminal liability — for the government attorneys tasked with implementing them and for the law firms that choose to make agreements with the administration, say attorneys at Buchalter.
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Firms Must Embrace Alternative Billing Models Or Fall Behind
As artificial intelligence tools eliminate inefficiencies and the Big Four accounting firms enter the legal market, law firms that pivot from the entrenched billable hour model to outcomes-based pricing will see a distinct competitive advantage, says attorney William Brewer.
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Risks Of Today's Proffer Agreements May Outweigh Benefits
Modern-day proffer agreements offer fewer protections to individuals as U.S. attorney's offices take different approaches to information-sharing, so counsel must consider pushing for provisions in such agreements that bar the prosecuting office from sharing information with nonparty government agencies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.
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Key Insurance Issues Likely To Arise From NY Superfund Law
The recently enacted New York Climate Change Superfund Act imposes a massive $75 billion in liabilities on energy companies in the fossil fuel industry, which can be expected to look to their insurers for coverage, raising a slew of coverage issues both old and new, say attorneys at Wiley.
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SDNY Sentencing Ruling Is Boon For White Collar Defendants
Defense attorneys should consider how to maximize the impact of a New York federal court’s recent groundbreaking ruling in U.S. v. Tavberidze, which held that a sentencing guidelines provision unconstitutionally penalizes the right to a jury trial, says Sarah Sulkowski at Gelber & Santillo.
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How Attorneys Can Master The Art Of On-Camera Presence
As attorneys are increasingly presented with on-camera opportunities, they can adapt their traditional legal skills for video contexts — such as virtual client meetings, marketing content or media interviews — by understanding the medium and making intentional adjustments, says Kerry Barrett.
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Series
Baseball Fantasy Camp Makes Me A Better Lawyer
With six baseball fantasy experiences under my belt, I've learned time and again that I didn't make the wrong career choice, but I've also learned that baseball lessons are life lessons, and I'm a better lawyer for my time at St. Louis Cardinals fantasy camp, says Scott Felder at Wiley.
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2 Recent Federal Decisions Affecting State CIPA Cases
Two recent cases may help stem the tide of the ever-increasing number of California Invasion of Privacy Act complaints filed in federal court, but won't prevent plaintiffs from filing in state courts, so companies need to shift their focus from Article III standing to statutory standing, says Matthew Pearson at Womble Bond.
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: From Fed. Prosecutor To BigLaw
Making the jump from government to private practice is no small feat, but, based on my experience transitioning to a business-driven environment after 15 years as an assistant U.S. attorney, it can be incredibly rewarding and help you become a more versatile lawyer, says Michael Beckwith at Dickinson Wright.
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And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Hubs
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation showed a willingness in 2024 to establish new multidistrict litigation proceedings in cities with both less MDL and air traffic, including states that had no other pending MDL proceedings, but the overall number of pending MDL proceedings has dwindled down, says Alan Rothman at Sidley.
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Service By Token Is Transforming Crypto Litigation Landscape
As the Trump administration advocates a new course of cryptocurrency regulation, courts in the U.S. and abroad are authorizing innovative methods of process service, including via nonfungible tokens and blockchain messaging, offering practical solutions for litigators grappling with the anonymity of cyber defendants, says Jose Ceide at Salazar Law.
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Opinion
SEC Shouldn't Complicate Broker-Dealers' AML Compliance
Recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission anti-money laundering enforcement actions show that regulators should not second-guess broker-dealers' reasonable judgment, or stretch the law or their jurisdiction to regulate through enforcement, lest they expect broker-dealers to vigorously defend their AML programs, say attorneys at WilmerHale.
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Retirement Plan Suits Show Value Of Cybersecurity Policies
Several data breach class actions that were recently filed against retirement plan administrator The Pension Specialists in Illinois federal court are a reminder that developing and following a good written cybersecurity policy provides a blueprint for compliance and may prevent lawsuits, says Carol Buckmann at Cohen & Buckmann.
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How Importers Can Minimize FCA Risks Of Tariff Mitigation
False Claims Act risks are inherent in many tariff mitigation strategies, making it important for importers to implement best practices to identify and report potential violations of import regulations before they escalate, says Samuel Finkelstein at LMD Trade Law.