The company surrendered the micro-blogging posts to a Manhattan Criminal Court judge, but they will remain under seal until another appeal by the protestor is argued next week.
CONSUMER PROTECTION – Fogel v. Live Nation Entertainment Inc.
COMPLAINT – Live Nation Entertainment Inc. has been hit with a putative class action suit accusing it of implementing a paperless ticketing system that unlawfully denies consumers the option to purchase tickets that are transferrable. (S.D.N.Y.)
TAXATION – W.O.R.C. Realty Corp. v. Bd. of Assessors
OPINION – Petitioner challenged the property tax assessment of its multiple-vacation-cottage property. The trial court properly found that petitioner overcame the presumption of validity with evidence that the property functioned more like a cooperative than a homeowners’ association. Therefore Property Tax Law 581 applied, and the property had been over-assessed. (N.Y. App. Div., 2nd Dep't)
New York Decision Roundup - September 14, 2012
This daily roundup provides links to summaries of the latest New York state and federal court decisions.
Real Time International has alleged that the league and the team "exploited information" provided by it"without compensation," and without its knowledge to complete the deal.
Attempts to dissuade the law firm from representing the Chinese company has been criticized by an American Enterprise Institute scholar as being "off base."
The U.S. government asked a federal judge to suspend her decision blocking part of a law that permits indefinite military detention, saying it would hurt its ability to fight wars oversees.
The 2nd Circuit said a federa judge had been wrong to deny absolute immunity to two prosecutors S who were sued for unlawfully detaining the ex of the former state senator.
Four plaintiffs, led by Manhattan Family Court Judge Susan Larabee, filed suit last year, saying the judges should receive damages for wrongful pay practices in the past.
Albany County District Attorney David Soares on Thursday handily beat defense attorney Lee Kindlon in a Democratic primary, capping a largely negative campaign.
The civil court judge received 26,223 votes to Acting Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe's 17,671, according to preliminary results from the New York City Board of Elections.
A former partner at defunct law firm Jenkens & Gilchrist pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy and tax evasion and faces a maximum of five years in prison on each charge.
Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer said the agreements allow good companies to rehabilitate while punishing bad actors, creating a "smart and responsible" alternative to criminal indictment.
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