On Thursday, Judge Vernon S. Broderick denied Major League Baseball’s motion to stay discovery in a sexual harassment and gender bias lawsuit filed by two aspiring umpires employed by MLB. The prospective umpires’ second amended complaint, filed in November,
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Judge Torres Refuses to “Fast-Track” Abuse Case In Response to “Relentless” Filings from Jay-Z’s Counsel
In an Order yesterday, Judge Torres took issue with the “relentless” filings of counsel for Sean Carter (known professionally as Jay-Z) in a case accusing Mr. Carter and Sean Combs of abusing the plaintiff, a minor at the time of
Judge Ho: Malicious Prosecution Claims Do Not “Arise” Under FTCA Until Exoneration
On Wednesday, in a case brought by the individuals who were falsely convicted of the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965, Judge Ho denied the government’s motion to dismiss with regard to plaintiffs’ malicious prosecution claims because sovereign immunity is
Magistrate Judge Wang: State Law Prohibiting Employers’ Access to Employees’ Social Media Does Not Circumvent Federal Discovery
In a follow-up to Magistrate Judge Wang’s discovery order last week, in which the court denied defendants Microsoft and OpenAI’s motion to compel discovery for lack of relevance, on Monday Magistrate Judge Wang granted plaintiff New York Times’ motion to
Magistrate Judge Wang: New York Times’ AI Use Not Relevant to Microsoft’s Fair Use Defense
On Friday, Magistrate Judge Wang denied a motion to compel discovery brought by defendants Microsoft Corporation and OpenAI in an action relating to defendants’ use of plaintiff New York Times’ copyrighted works to train defendants’ large-language models.
Defendants sought to
Judge Karas: Compliance with Local Rules “Not a Matter to be Taken Lightly”
On Monday, Judge Karas granted in part and denied in part the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment of a Section 1983 claim by Santander against the City of Yonkers, relating to the impounding and subsequent sale of a vehicle on
Hecker Fink Litigator and Former AUSA Tali Farhadian Weinstein Nominated for Southern District Bench
The announcement is here.
Judge Liman: “Weak” Excuse Still Justified One-Day Late Opposition
Last week, Judge Liman issued an opinion and order noting in a footnote that, although plaintiff had filed her opposition one day late, the court would still accept the filing.
Initially, the defendant argued on reply that plaintiff’s opposition “should
Judge Keenan, 1929-2024
Judge Keenan, SDNY judge since 1983, died Sunday at the age of 94.
The N.Y. Times obituary begins:
John F. Keenan, a longtime federal judge in Manhattan who presided over the high-profile trials of Bess Meyerson, a popular former cultural-affairs commissioner
Judge Kaplan: Bar on Evidence of Subsequent Remedial Measures Applies to Both Plaintiffs and Defendants
On Tuesday, Judge Kaplan granted a motion in limine concluding, in a matter of first impression in SDNY, that the evidentiary bar in Federal Rule of Evidence 407 against subsequent remedial measures applies to plaintiffs just the same as defendants.