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New York sues New Jersey over compact governing Port of New York and New Jersey

SCOTUSBlog

Share This week we highlight cert petitions (and one original action ) that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether New Jersey can withdraw from its Waterfront Commission Compact with New York concerning governance and law enforcement over the Port of New York and New Jersey.

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Man exonerated in assassination of Malcolm X seeks $40M from NYC

JURIST

One of the three men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X is seeking USD 40 million in compensatory damages from the City of New York after he was proven innocent of involvement in the killing last year. The post Man exonerated in assassination of Malcolm X seeks $40M from NYC appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

Patently O

I believe that Winston & Strawn will eventually prevail based upon a fair use defense, but it is still an embarrassing situation for the firm and attorneys involved. The role of attribution is also receiving increasing focus as attorneys begin to rely more heavily on AI outputs for their legal documents.

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August 2023 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

Conflict of Laws

Each case has been reviewed and more details, such as the grounds, the case numbers, and causes of action, have been added. Dawei Gongsun, Partner at DGW Kramer LLP (New York). WANG Chengjie, Lawyer at Allbright Law Offices (Shanghai);Wonbanglaw; Ms.

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By Chloe Co-Founder is Suing Bain Capital, Other Investors in Trademark Battle Over the Buzzy Vegan Brand

The Fashion Law

Coscarelli sets the stage in the newly-filed 30-page complaint, asserting that “after winning Food Network’s Cupcake Wars and becoming a best-selling cookbook author, [she] founded ‘by Chloe’ – a first-of-its-kind fast-casual vegan restaurant chain” with New York-based ESquared Hospitality after pitching the concept to its CEO James Haber in 2014.

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August 2022 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

Conflict of Laws

Each case has been reviewed and more details, such as the case numbers and causes of action, have been added. Renee M Wong, Attorney at Goldberger and Dubin PC (New York); Dr. WANG Yahan, Associate Professor, Henan University School of Law; Mr. Angus Ni, Litigation attorney at AFN Law PLLC (Seattle); Asian Business Law Institute.

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Condé Nast Says Models Are “Inhibiting Free Speech” in Vogue Runway Lawsuit

The Fashion Law

On the heels of the high fashion retailer and the magazine publisher pushing back against the models’ claims in respective motions to dismiss, and a New York federal court stripping down the case, Condé Nast is trying to get the rest of the case – including the plaintiffs’ right of publicity and unjust enrichment claims – tossed out. .

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