https://www.law360.com/newyork?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: New York Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 23:44:47 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2333755?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2333755 A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday suggested that he may grant all or part of a crypto trader's motion for acquittal or a new trial over allegations that he defrauded Mango Markets investors out of $110 million by manipulating the price of the exchange's native token, in a ruling that would likely center on issues involving mixed swaps or venue. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:59:51 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2333388?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2333388 The Second Circuit on Thursday upheld the toss of a proposed class action accusing digital streaming provider Flipps Media Inc. of unlawfully sharing video-viewing information with Meta Platforms Inc., finding that the disclosed data didn't fall within the scope of the federal Video Privacy Protection Act.  Thu, 01 May 2025 22:52:42 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2333273?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2333273 A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday permanently ended claims a real estate investor in a botched $2.6 billion Philippine casino deal brought against attorneys from Sadis & Goldberg LLP, finding that claims that they allowed a fraud to unfold and breached their fiduciary duties were too vague. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:01:27 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2333124?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2333124 Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP will represent a proposed class of investors in a suit alleging Jack Dorsey's fintech company Block Inc. created a "haven for criminal and illicit activities" on its Cash App and Square payment platforms despite touting its anti-money laundering protocols. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:57:15 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2332943?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2332943 A Long Island, New York, school district is appealing a decision that denied its bid to block a ban on the use of Indigenous mascots and names in public schools, while the federal government investigates the state's education department and board of regents alleging Civil Rights Act violations. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:05:49 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2333008?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2333008 Conagra Brands Inc. tries to profit off health-conscious consumers who prefer natural products by falsely labeling its Orville Redenbacher brand of "Naturals" popcorn as containing only real ingredients, despite containing a synthetic preservative, according to a proposed class action filed Thursday in New York federal court.  Thu, 01 May 2025 16:58:59 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2333263?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2333263 While the red carpet arrivals of the biggest names in the entertainment industry are sure to win the most attention at the Met Gala on Monday, attorneys also play a significant role in advising the brands and celebrities at the center of fashion's biggest night. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:58:39 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2333163?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2333163 A North Carolina trade executive's latest trip to the Second Circuit in his quest to win damages for alleged hacking by a private investigator on Dechert LLP's behalf should end like the others, with a dismissal, defense counsel argued Thursday. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:49:04 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2333105?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2333105 A sports collectibles auction platform used fake bidders to artificially inflate the price of its items, including cards of icons Patrick Mahomes and Kobe Bryant, and scam buyers out of millions of dollars, according to a suit filed in New York state court. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:16:43 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2332519?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2332519 While businesses may have been given a reprieve from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's rules aimed at standardizing climate-related disclosures, they must still track evolving requirements in states including California, Illinois, New Jersey and New York that will soon require reporting of direct and indirect carbon emissions, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell. Thu, 01 May 2025 15:36:10 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2332683?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2332683 In a move designed to expand the firm's ability to serve clients in transactional matters, national private equity law boutique Massumi & Consoli announced that it has added a real estate practice, led by two New York-based partners who made the leap from Brown Rudnick LLP. Thu, 01 May 2025 15:30:10 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2333051?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2333051 Brazilian budget airline Gol Linhas announced Thursday it struck a deal in which a group of its noteholders agreed to reverse its opposition to the company's restructuring proposal and supply an additional $125 million in financing when the debtor exits Chapter 11. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:47:28 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2332882?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2332882 Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Thursday that it has hired a former Boies Schiller Flexner LLP litigator with experience as a law firm partner, in-house attorney and federal prosecutor. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:23:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2332980?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2332980 The federal government sued to block two states' climate change Superfund laws and stop two other states from launching threatened lawsuits against fossil fuel companies, saying the states' actions jeopardize national energy security. Thu, 01 May 2025 10:21:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2305667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2305667 Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:52:11 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2331189?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2331189 Spring has sprung for appellate arguments over the White House's pruning and shearing of agencies, part of a bountiful circuit calendar in May, when appeals courts will also tend to defamation drama involving a pro golfer, antitrust suits against drugmakers and hotels, and a nine-figure patent verdict against Apple Inc. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:43:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2332058?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2332058 The grandson of a Boar's Head Provision Company founder urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to reverse a ruling that barred his counterclaim challenging transfers of shares to a relative, saying the lower court still needed to determine whether the transaction complied with restrictions. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:11:13 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2332641?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2332641 Three men on a New York Police Department list of criminal gang members filed a putative class action alleging officers unconstitutionally surveil, detain and harass Black and Latino people on the list, civil rights groups said Wednesday. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:32:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2332450?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2332450 A consumer is asking a New York federal judge to dismiss his proposed class action accusing Onnit Labs Inc. of falsely advertising its "Alpha Brain" cognitive supplement, which were previously promoted by podcaster Joe Rogan, as clinically proven to boost memory. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:53:47 +0000 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2332533?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2332533 A New York federal judge has shot down Google's bid for sanctions of a location tracking patent owner in litigation accusing the search engine giant of infringement, calling the request "unnecessary."