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On January 26, 2018, New York-based law firms Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz and McLaughlin & Stern filed a nationwide class action lawsuit against Ulta Beauty, Inc. (“Ulta”) (NASDAQ:ULTA) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The Complaint alleges that Ulta engages in a […]

Mary Croly, Esq, and Charles Bryan Baron, Esq., partners at McLaughlin & Stern, LLP, recently prepared a report for the New York County Surrogate’s Court regarding the New York Estates, Powers and Trust Law 10-6.6 decanting provision. In Matter of Hoppenstein, the Settlor transferred a $10 million life insurance policy […]

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 […]