The decision is likely to be cited by other lenders being sued by insurers over mortgage-backed securities they guaranteed before the housing market collapsed.
INTERNET LAW - Khusnutdinova v. Dranovsky
COMPLAINT - Complaint alleges former boyfriend downloaded nude pictures of plaintiff without authorization and posted them on website offering escorts and prostitutes. (Sup. Ct., Kings County)
MEDIA LAW - Wright v. Harry Belafonte
COMPLAINT - A half-brother of singer Harry Belafonte has filed a pro se defamation complaint based in statements in Belafonte biography attributing anti-semitic statements to plaintiff. (S.D.N.Y.)
New York Decision Roundup - October 16, 2012
This daily roundup provides links to summaries of the latest New York state and federal court decisions.
Kenneth Thompson intends to run for Brooklyn district attorney in 2013 and filed paperwork with the New York State Board of Elections that will enable him to raise money through a campaign committee.
Judges used the additional $10,000 to pay for a range of items, from judicial robes and newspaper subscriptions to computers, iPads and judicial license plates.
David Szuchman, the head of the cybercrime bureau for two years, will replace Adam Kaufman, an 18-year veteran prosecutor who is leaving at the end of the year.
Court of Claims Judge David Weinstein has been appointed to the state judicial conduct commission, replacing Karen Peters, the presiding justice of the Appellate Division, Third Department.
George Clarke joins Baker & McKenzie as its new tax dispute resolution partner; Mayer Brown adds James Williams as partner in its employment and benefits group.
The Exoneration Initiative is seeking to vacate the conviction of Richard Rosario who was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after two witnesses identified him as the killer in the Bronx shooting of George Collazo.
The ACLU says its suit is the first to directly accuse an investment bank, rather than a lender, over loans that violate federal civil rights laws.
Koopersmith has served as U.S. managing partner at Akin Gump since 2008 and will be the firm's first female chairperson.
The challenge in meeting the 500,000-hour goal stems from objections that were voiced when the proposal was first announced. At the time, the scope of what would count as pro bono work was unclear.
Ten of the 19 trade groups and stores that led the litigation against the card companies said they would ask Judge John Gleeson to reject the settlement.
New York-based law firm Getnick & Getnick is forming a relationship with Luis Moreno-Ocampo to develop a specialty in foreign whistle-blower cases.
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