The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that a receiver appointed in the wake of a Ponzi scheme has standing to maintain fraudulent-transfer claims against alleged accomplices, and might have standing to pursue common-law tort claims against such accomplices. The ruling appears to be good news for…

Ruling on NYC’s ‘Disparate’ Tax System Could Spur Reforms and Valuation Protests | New York Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/03/20/ruling-on-nycs-disparate-tax-system-could-spur-reforms-and-valuation-protests/ The New York Court of Appeals on April 5, 2022 in Albany, New York. Photo: Ryland West/ALM NEWS The decision in an appeal filed by Latham & Watkins attorneys…

U.S. law firm leasing activity hit a record level in 2023, up more than 50% when compared to the pandemic-affected 2020 and 2021, and the number of new leases far exceeds renewals, global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield finds in its latest U.S. Legal Sector Leasing Report. New York…

Elon Musk is suing OpenAI, and Google Gemini is being roundly criticized as an overly woke Artificial Intelligence tool. Examples of Meta’s social media products making the lives of teenagers overly difficult regularly pop up. Microsoft and Nvidia stocks are on a tear. These stories make news headlines around the…

Democrat Criticizes Adeel Mangi, Who Wants to Become a Judge | New Jersey Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2024/03/20/democrat-criticizes-adeel-mangi-who-wants-to-become-a-judge/ FILE – In this Nov. 21, 1981 file photo, Weather Underground member Katherine Boudin is led from Rockland County Courthouse in New City, New York, by sheriff’s officers. Boudin, a former…

NY AG Says Trump Should Have to Pay Full Bond | New York Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/03/20/ny-attorney-general-questions-trump-assertion-he-cant-secure-bond/ Former President Donald Trump, flanked by his attorneys Clifford Robert and Alina Habba, speaks to the media at the Manhattan Supreme Court last year. Photo: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP “As far as…