appellate division first department
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Originally published December 21, 2011
Keywords: SEC, settlement agreement, Bear Stearns, J. P. Morgan
Settlements with the US Securities and Ex...
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In two recent decisions, the First Department of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, which has jurisdiction over New York and Bronx ...
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Appellate Division, First Department
Negligence
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In two recent decisions, the First Department of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, which has jurisdiction over New York and Bronx ...
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On May 29, 2012, a divided panel of New York's Appellate Division, First Department, announced a decision that should help employers facing claims und...
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In Summer 2010, the legal opinion world[1] was rocked by news that the claim of affiliates of Fortress Investment Group against the law firm Dechert LLP, for $50 million in damages arising from a legal opinion letter given by Dechert, had survived a motion to dismiss. That world settled down somewhat on the news that on Nov. 29, a New York intermediate appellate court dismissed Fortress's claims against Dechert. Fortress Credit Corp. v. Dechert LLP, 2011 WL 5922969.
This column, the first of two parts, looks at the November decision by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department. Part II will look at the decision's impact on Maryland opinion practice.
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Appellate Division, First Department
Fraud
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Appellate Division, First Department
Attorney Discipline
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I am deeply honored to be appointed by Governor [Eliot Spitzer] as the-Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department," said Justice [Jonathan Lippman]. "I could not be more flattered by the confidence shown in me by this Governor, for whom I have such great respect. To me, there could be no greater privilege than to serve as the Presiding Justice of this preeminent appellate court.
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Appellate Division, First Department
Real Property