U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York on Thursday denied former President Donald Trump’s motion for a new trial in the case that led to an $83 million verdict for E. Jean Carroll, rejecting Trump’s argument that the outcome was affected by errors at trial.…

U.S. Magistrate Judge Ona Wang of the Southern District of New York has recommended that a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by The Sanborn Library for the alleged copying of its fire insurance maps should be dismissed and that summary judgment should be granted in favor of the environmental risk assessment…

McDermott Will & Emery corporate partner Nicolas Lafont has left McDermott’s Paris office after 13 years to join hybrid virtual firm Rimon in Dallas, drawn by Texas’ vibrance and the firm’s flexibility on rates. Lafont works on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint venture transactions, corporate reorganizations and general corporate and…

Scott Stringer Lawsuit Against Jean Kim Revived by First Department | New York Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/04/25/appeals-court-reinstates-scott-stringers-defamation-lawsuit-against-accuser/ Appellate Division, First Department at 27 Madison Avenue. Photo: David Handschuh/ALM The Appellate Division, First Department on Thursday reversed last year’s ruling dismissing the action, writing that fact issues remain that…

Disqualified Fulton County judicial candidate Tiffani Johnson’s bid to contest an order removing her from the race for Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee’s seat fell flat on Thursday when DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Stacey K. Hydrick upheld Office of State Administrative Hearings Judge Ronit Walker’s order disqualifying the attorney’s…

In a challenge to a $4.1 million medical malpractice judgment, a doctor is arguing that the trial court violated his right to religious freedom by refusing to reschedule a trial that began on Yom Kippur. The defendant, a Jewish physician named Peter Gross, asserts in an appeal to the Pennsylvania Superior…