The 70-million-year-old skeleton was at the center of the high-profile prosecution of a Florida paleontologist who pled guilty in December to fraud and conspiracy.
NEGLIGENCE - Kobak v. Fisher Tech. Serv. Rentals
COMPLAINT - Nevada corporation supplying machinery and devices for production of Broadway show “Spiderman” has been sued for personal injury to actor injured in rehearsal. (S.D.N.Y.)
TRUSTS AND ESTATES - In re Estate of Putterman
OPINION - Brother and only distributee of estate won determination per EPTL 2–1.7(a) that his brother was deceased. Brother disappeared three years prior, while on a trip to Honduras. (Sur. Ct., Nassau County)
New York Decision Roundup - February 15, 2013
This daily roundup provides links to summaries of the latest New York state and federal court decisions.
A district judge in Brooklyn denied the city's motion to dismiss the central claims of Jabbar Collins's 2012 lawsuit.
In court filings in district court in Manhattan, Einhorn's Greenlight Capital attempted to rebut Apple's arguments that the company's proposal was "pro-shareholder."
Soma Sengupta, whose rise through the legal profession was paved with forged letters of reference and inaccurate resumes, faces up to seven years in prison.
The mortgage servicing company has agreed to pay $35 mln to resolve the federal criminal investigation.
Timothy Scrantom was sued in district court in New York on claims of tortious interference and misappropriation of trade secrets.
The suit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, cites a sudden burst of "highly suspicious trading" in Heinz call options just prior to the announcement of a $23 bln acquisition.
The bank says that months of disclosures suggest that Bruno Iksil played a bigger role than previously thought.
A state appeals court ruled that New York illegally bypassed a public hearing and other vetting steps in implementing a new policy.
The financial and legal advisers for AMR's unsecured creditors' committee joined forces to make sure AMR management would give consolidation a fair shake.
The judge ruled that a state financial oversight board did not have the authority to freeze Nassau County police officers' wages.
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