On March 30, 2018, United States District Judge Edgardo Ramos affirmed the dismissal of all claims by Stillwater Liquidating LLC against multiple McLaughlin & Stern, LLP clients. In 2014, the liquidating trust for Stillwater Asset Backed Offshore Fund Ltd. filed a $50 million adversary proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy […]
By Valentina Shaknes – New York Daily News Divorce is tough. But a Trump divorce? That’s a shimmering gilded tower on the divorce hill. That is why although Vanessa Trump filed for an “uncontested” divorce from Donald Jr. last week, the public should expect everything but uncontested. Legally speaking, “uncontested” […]
By Susan DeSantis Seventeen major law firms and corporate legal departments are supporting hunger-relief programs of the Food Bank for New York City with a six-week campaign that begins Feb. 5. The campaign, dubbed Justice Served, has raised funds to provide 800,000 meals since its launch in 2016. Participating firms include […]
How Michigan State’s Botched Title IX Investigation Enabled USA Gymnastics Doctor Larry Nassar By Virginia Chamlee Even in the months before Larry Nassar pleaded guilty to molesting gspirls, critics were calling for an investigation into how USA Gymnastics allegedly mishandled the investigation into the former Team USA gymnastics doctor. But […]
NY Daily News For four decades, New York City’s Criminal Court and Family Court judges have gotten on the bench not because of their fealty to a county boss, not because they deliver votes or cash to the mayor, but because an independent panel deems them qualified. Mayor de Blasio […]