On Tuesday, Judge Kaplan awarded approximately $500,000 attorneys’ fees, under a contractual fee-shifting provision, to a defendant that won a motion to dismiss and defended the win on appeal. The plaintiff had sought to rescind certain transactions as inconsistent with
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Judge Vargas: Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” is Nonactionable Opinion
Earlier today, Judge Vargas dismissed Drake’s defamation suit against his recording company of 20 years, UMG Recordings, Inc., stemming from “perhaps the most infamous rap battle in the genre’s history, the vitriolic war of words that erupted between superstar recording
Introducing “The Mother Court: SDNY Criminal Law Blog”
We’re excited to announce the launch of The Mother Court: SDNY Criminal Law Blog, a new blog from Steptoe’s Investigations & White Collar team. Focused on criminal law developments in the US District Court for the Southern District of
Judge Ho: Claims Arising From Freezing Oocytes Sound in Ordinary Negligence, Not Medical Malpractice
On Thursday, Judge Ho largely denied the motions for summary judgment of three fertility-services-related defendants against negligence claims stemming from the failed freezing of unfertilized eggs (oocytes). In 2014, Plaintiff Larisa Lev-Ary underwent a medical procedure to extract and store
Judge Torres Issues TRO Against Sellers of Infringing Concert Merchandise
Last week, Judge Analisa Torres issued a temporary restraining order, seizure order, and order to show cause against unidentified sellers of counterfeit tour merchandise ahead of a Benson Boone concert at Madison Square Garden. Plaintiff Ceremony of Roses Acquisition LLC
Judge McMahon Upholds Omnicare Jury Verdict Where Basis Was More Than “Sheer Surmise and Conjecture”
Judge Cronan Quashes “Troubling” Turkish Government Subpoenas Seemingly Intended As Political Retaliation
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
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