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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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I See Dead People…Filing Lawsuits In New York

The IP Law Blog

New York’s post mortem right-of-publicity statute recently came into effect. Its previous right-of-publicity laws were an extension of its statutory right of privacy which provided that “any person whose name [or likeness] is used within [New York] for advertising [or trade] purposes without.

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Update: Upcoming Hearings on Motions to Dismiss Climate Change Nuisance Cases in California and New York

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Climate change nuisance litigation is entering a new and dynamic phase. Keenan of the Southern District of New York will hear oral argument on the motions to dismiss filed in City of New York v. By Michael Burger. Tomorrow, Thursday, May 24, Judge William H. BP P.L.C. , BP P.L.C. ,

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A quest to reclaim a Pissarro masterpiece hinges on the Erie doctrine

SCOTUSBlog

Her heirs have been litigating for more than 15 years over rights to the painting, an Impressionist masterpiece once thought to be lost. It eventually travelled to New York and then to Saint Louis, Missouri, where it remained until 1976. Unbeknownst to the Cassirer family or the German government, the Pissarro was not lost.

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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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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. Sherri Perper, 56, of Queens, New York has filed a personal injury lawsuit due to defective shoes allegedly acquired from Forum Novelties. OUTCOME: Reversed dismissal on the basis of tolling of statute of limitations. Johnson & Johnson. Forum Novelties (2010).

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. Sherri Perper, 56, of Queens, New York has filed a personal injury lawsuit due to defective shoes allegedly acquired from Forum Novelties. OUTCOME: Reversed dismissal on the basis of tolling of statute of limitations. Johnson & Johnson. Forum Novelties (2010).

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