New York-based McLaughlin & Stern, one of the oldest US law firms, founded in 1898, believes it has become the first major US legal practice to accept the virtual currency. Michael Paradise, a member of the firm’s executive committee, said: ‘We believe it is important that if we want to […]
Steven J. Hyman and Jonathan R. Jeremias Recognized by New York Law Journal and VerdictSearch for “New York’s Top Verdicts of 2013”
Thu 1 May 2014
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The New York Law Journal and VerdictSearch recently recognized as one of New York’s Top Verdicts for 2013 the jury verdict rendered in the case Chellappa Shanmugam v. SCI Engineering, Shahid Iqbal, et ano. The case had been tried before a jury by Steven J. Hyman and Jonathan R. Jeremias. At […]
How 7 Minutes Could Cost a Trooper’s Widow Millions
Sun 27 April 2014
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By Susan Edelman | New York Post On Dec. 7, 2009, New York State Police narcotics investigator Richard O’Brien fell off a ladder while fixing his mother’s roof. He lived for only three more hours after the fall — but in that brief time, fellow troopers tried to have him […]
Michael F. Armstrong Joins McLaughlin & Stern as Of Counsel
Thu 10 April 2014
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McLaughlin & Stern, LLP is pleased to announce that Michael F. Armstrong has joined our firm as Of Counsel. Mr. Armstrong served as Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, where he was Chief of the Securities Fraud unit, then as Chief Counsel to the “Knapp […]
Denial of Benefits Over 7-Minute Filing Delay Is Upheld
Wed 9 April 2014
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Joel Stashenko, New York Law Journal The wife of a state police investigator was not unfairly denied disability retirement because he died seven minutes before his application for benefits was received by the state, a divided appeals court has determined. New York Law Journal