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Second Circuit dismisses New York’s “unripe†fintech charter suit
By Douglas Thomson From GBRR US appeals court has overturned a ruling that blocked the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency from issuing so-called “fintech charters†– but left open the question of its authority to issue such charters after…
Second Circuit affirms district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellees
Collateral Estoppel. Foreign Judgment. Second Circuit affirms district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee who had previously prevailed in foreign wind-up procedures defending against the same set of factual allegations from Plaintiff-Appellant Baker McKenzie From Lexology USA…
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Know a Cyber Security Trailblazer? Nominate them now! Do you know legal innovators changing the cybersecurity landscape?The National Law Journal is now accepting nominations for its Trailblazers in Cybersecurity series. We are looking for legal professionals who…
Admissibility of evidence obtained from Facebook
By Michael J. Hutter, New York Law Journal Facebook is an extremely popular form of social media.1 After registering to use the site, a user can create a profile, post status updates, photos or videos, and exchange messages with other…
U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear case of Yale’s controversial van Gogh painting
By MEGAN SPICER, From The Connecticut Law Tribune A Vincent van Gogh painting will continue to hang on the walls of the Yale University Art Gallery after the U.S. Supreme Court decided to not hear an appeal from a man…
Firm is awarded $5 million in malicious prosecution case
By Andrew Keshner, From New York Law Journal A judge has awarded $4.9 million in legal fees and costs to the attorneys for two men who won a $36 million jury verdict in a malicious prosecution case against Nassau County….
Circuit says Facebook posts were properly used as evidence
By Mark Hamblett, From New York Law Journal Introducing a rap video and images of tattoos from a defendant’s Facebook page as evidence in a drug-and-murder gang prosecution did not violate the rights of the accused, a federal appeals court…
FDA not required to hold hearings on animal feed
Mark Hamblett, New York Law Journal The U.S. Food and Drug Administration was not required to conduct hearings on whether to withdraw approval for the use of penicillin and tetracyclines in animal feed, a divided federal appellate panel ruled Thursday….
US Supreme Court rules in favor of worldwide discovery against foreign sovereigns
From Steptoe & Johnson LLP In Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital Ltd., the US Supreme Court held that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) does not bar discovery into a foreign sovereign’s assets and allowed a judgment creditor broad,…
Aereo infringes says international associations and copyright scholars to SCOTUS
By Barry Sookman From barrysookman.com On March 3 2014, a number of international and foreign associations and copyright scholars filed an Amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States in the ABC, Inc. et al v. Aereo, Inc…
