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SDNY US Attorney Names New Deputy, Executive Assistant US Attorneys

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams of the Southern District of New York on Monday announced a reshuffling in the top ranks of his office, with Edward Kim replacing Andrea Griswold as Deputy U.S. Attorney and Lillian Evans replacing Neil M. Corwin as Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney. Griswold is joining Skadden, Arps,…

‘Not Your Typical Conviction’: Past Fraud, Contempt Findings Against Trump Likely to Inform Sentencing, Experts Say

Past Fraud, Contempt Findings Against Trump Likely to Inform Sentencing | New York Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/06/03/not-your-typical-conviction-past-fraud-contempt-findings-against-trump-likely-to-inform-sentencing-experts-say/ Former President Donald Trump. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM This may be Donald Trump’s first criminal conviction, but observers say his past fraud and contempt findings make a non-carceral sentence far from…

California EV Maker Rivian Accused of Securities Fraud in New Class Action

Following a string of workforce cuts, disappointing earnings calls and stock market slumps in the past year, California electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Rivian faces a new securities class action alleging that it defrauded investors. The complaint, filed on Friday in the Central District of California, claims that Rivian made “materially false and…

Florida Senators Refuse to Advance Judicial Nominees Post-Trump Conviction

Since Friday, nearly a dozen senators have pledged to oppose all of President Biden’s judicial nominees in the run-up to the November election. “The White House has made a mockery of the rule of law and fundamentally altered our politics in un-American ways,” Florida Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio…

Lawyers Forge On With Ozempic Litigation Amid MDL Reassignment Uncertainty

Lawyers Forge On With Ozempic Litigation Amid MDL Reassignment Uncertainty | The Legal Intelligencer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/06/03/lawyers-forge-on-with-ozempic-litigation-amid-mdl-reassignment-uncertainty/ U.S. District Judge Gene Pratter of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Courtesy photo NEWS “When a client reads that their judge has passed, it is a scary, scary thing,” said Jonathan Orent,…