In an opinion Friday, Judge Cronan quashed subpoenas issued by the country of Türkiye to various U.S. banks for information relating to Cevdet Turkyolu, a U.S. resident and member of the faith-based Gülen movement that has fallen into disfavor with
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Judge Furman Permanently Enjoins Executive Order Penalizing Providing Services to Sanctioned Persons Associated with the International Criminal Court
On Wednesday, Judge Furman granted a permanent injunction against an Executive Order imposing civil and criminal penalties on those who provide “services” to certain persons associated with the International Criminal Court (“ICC”). The plaintiffs, two law professors, had in the
Judge Gardephe Dismisses Trump’s Copyright Suit Over “The Trump Tapes”
In a decision issued last Friday, Judge Gardephe dismissed President Trump’s lawsuit against journalist Bob Woodward, publisher Simon & Schuster, and parent company Paramount Global. The lawsuit sought to assert copyright ownership over audio recordings of Woodward’s interviews with Trump,
Judge Ho Exercises Discretion to Deny Government’s Bond for Seized Luxury Superyacht Upkeep Costs
On Wednesday, Judge Ho denied the government’s motion for a cost bond pending appeal in a civil asset forfeiture case against defendant-in-rem the M/Y Amadea, a 348-foot luxury superyacht purportedly owned by a Russian national subject to economic sanctions. Since
Judge McMahon Concludes That $900 Million In False Claims Act Damages and Penalties Is Not Constitutionally Excessive Because Amount Was “Serious” But Not “Surreal”
In an opinion Monday, Judge McMahon imposed over $900 million in damages and statutory penalties under the False Claims Act on long-term care pharmacy services provider Omnicare after a jury verdict finding that Omnicare submitted claims to the government for
Judge Liman: Court Has “Inherent” Authority to Strike Inflammatory Baldoni Letter from Public Docket
On Thursday, Judge Liman granted plaintiff Blake Lively’s motion to strike a letter from the docket in her ongoing lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and retaliation claims against Justin Baldoni and his production company, in connection with the filming of It
Judge Engelmayer Dismisses NCAA Student-Athletes’ Untimely “Names, Images, and Likeness” Case
In an opinion last week, Judge Engelmayer dismissed a class action brought by 16 student-athletes against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (the “NCAA”) over claims arising from NCAA’s use of the student-athletes’ names, images, and likeliness (“NIL”) in advertisements and
Judge Buchwald Grants TRO Preventing Deportation of Columbia Student Protester
Tennis Pros Accuse Tennis Associations of Forming Anticompetitive “Cartel”
Last week, a group of professional tennis players and the Professional Tennis Players Association (a group co-founded by Novak Djokovic) filed a 163-page complaint against the International Tennis Federation (which regulates professional tennis tournaments, including the four “Grand Slams”), the
Judge Furman: Preclusion Too “Drastic” for Witness Omitted From Rule 26 Disclosures Absent Prejudice
On Wednesday, Judge Furman ruled on several motions in limine for an upcoming bench trial, including denying a motion to preclude the testimony of a fact witness that defendants had failed to include, without justification, in their Rule 26 disclosures.