Law360: New York /newyork?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: New York Copyright 2026 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:11:48 +0000 Mangione Says Defective Charges Doom Federal Murder Rap /newyork/articles/2428662?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2428662 Counsel for Luigi Mangione on Friday urged a Manhattan federal judge to throw out the most serious charges brought against the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, saying prosecutors have failed to allege crimes of violence as predicate offenses to support murder and weapons charges. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 23:42:17 +0000 Oscar-Winning Writer Settles Publicist's Rape Case For $2M /newyork/articles/2428749?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2428749 Oscar-winning Hollywood writer and director Paul Haggis has agreed to pay just under $2 million to put to rest a civil case in which a publicist accused him of raping her more than a decade ago — meaning he'll pay far less than the $10 million verdict a jury hearing the case returned against him in 2022. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 23:15:07 +0000 SEC Drops Action Against Ex-Rio Tinto CFO After 8 Years /newyork/articles/2428751?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2428751 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday dropped an enforcement action accusing Rio Tinto PLC's former chief financial officer of violating accounting and auditing rules, bringing a close to long-running litigation the regulator launched against the mining giant in 2017. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 23:13:16 +0000 Mylan, Aurobindo Must Face Generic Drug Price-Fixing Claims /newyork/articles/2428638?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2428638 A Connecticut federal judge on Friday refused to hand a quick win to Mylan Pharmaceuticals and Aurobindo Pharma USA in sprawling antitrust litigation against 26 total pharmaceutical companies, ruling that a coalition of states has enough evidence to raise a genuine dispute about whether the companies conspired to fix drug prices. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:42:00 +0000 Up Next At High Court: Pollution Lawsuits & Trans Athletes /newyork/articles/2410388?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2410388 The U.S. Supreme Court will kick off the new year by hearing disputes over the constitutionality of state laws banning transgender female athletes from female-only sports and whether state or federal courts are the proper forum for lawsuits seeking to hold major oil companies accountable for harm caused by their oil production activities along Louisiana's coast.  Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:31:11 +0000 Feds Seek To DQ Ex-Boxer's Atty Over Juror Bribery Probe /newyork/articles/2428709?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2428709 Prosecutors urged a Brooklyn federal judge Friday to disqualify three attorneys who represent a former heavyweight boxer accused of participating in a $1 billion cocaine trafficking scheme, arguing that one of the lawyers is under investigation related to the alleged attempted bribery of a juror at his client's trial. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:42:51 +0000 Real Estate Recap: Predicting '26 /newyork/articles/2428257?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2428257 Catch up on this past week's developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including key asset classes and pending litigation to watch in the new year. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:21:02 +0000 Goldberg Segalla Fights Ex-IP Co-Chair's $4M Arbitration Bid /newyork/articles/2428659?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2428659 An arbitration fight Goldberg Segalla LLP initiated against a former co-chair of its intellectual property group over proceeds from transferred cases spilled into New York state court, where the firm is seeking relief from his counterclaims that it shorted him nearly $4 million in compensation. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:19:37 +0000 Justices To Consider DHS Authority Over Green Card Entries /newyork/articles/2428738?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2428738 The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review whether the U.S. Department of Homeland Security can treat a lawful permanent resident returning from a trip abroad as an applicant for admission based solely on pending criminal charges. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:01:36 +0000 AI Can Help Advisers With Proxy Voting, SEC Official Says /newyork/articles/2428583?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2428583 Artificial intelligence can assist investment advisers with handling corporate proxy voting decisions, an official with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday in a speech decrying the proxy advisory landscape as dysfunctional. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:30:36 +0000 Carbone Owner Sues Pizza Co. For Trademark Infringement /newyork/articles/2428699?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2428699 The owners of the famous Manhattan eatery Carbone filed a trademark infringement suit in New York federal court Friday against Carbone Restaurant Group, which they say are collecting "pre-IPO" investments in a "Fast Fired By Carbone" pizza franchise by misleading the public into believing the two ventures are associated.  Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:18:55 +0000 Paramount Gets Early Win In 'Top Gun' Dispute /newyork/articles/2428652?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2428652 A Manhattan federal judge Friday tossed a writer's remaining copyright infringement claim that alleged he wasn't credited for writing significant portions of the 2022 film "Top Gun: Maverick" and kept alive Paramount's counterclaims for copyright infringement and fraud, saying the writer's copyright is invalid. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:57:24 +0000 Is 9th Circ.'s Copyright Test Doomed After Kat Von D Verdict? /newyork/articles/2428647?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2428647 Celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D's realistic tattoo of a famous Miles Davis photo on a friend's arm — and the jury ruling that it did not violate copyright law — could imperil a decades-old Ninth Circuit doctrine for assessing similarity between works, with potential review by a full panel of judges on the horizon. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:55:14 +0000 NY Groups Fight To Keep ICE Courthouse Arrest Suit Alive /newyork/articles/2427894?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2427894 Two providers of immigration services told a New York federal court this week that the Trump administration has misinterpreted prior U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement guidance on courthouse arrests, saying extending them to immigration courthouses marks an "unprecedented expansion." Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:48:02 +0000 Ex-Doximity Exec Cops To $2.5M Insider Trading Scheme /newyork/articles/2428641?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2428641 The former chief revenue officer of publicly traded medical professional networking platform Doximity pled guilty Friday in New York federal court to securities fraud in connection to allegations that he illegally profited more than $2.5 million by trading on private information about the company's finances and layoff plans. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:41:14 +0000 State Looks To Nix RealPage Case Over NY Rental Pricing Law /newyork/articles/2428646?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2428646 The New York attorney general's office urged a federal court Friday to toss a case from property management software company RealPage Inc. challenging a new state law that prohibits building owners from using software to collude on residential rental rates. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:07:18 +0000 FINRA Fines Wells Fargo Unit $1.25M For Close-Out Failures /newyork/articles/2428531?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2428531 Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $1.25 million to resolve the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's claims that during a seven-year period, the bank's clearing and custody services unit left certain transactions in municipal securities unresolved for longer than it was supposed to. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:37:11 +0000 Nielsen's 'Coercive' National-Local Data Tying Blocked /newyork/articles/2428382?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2428382 A New York federal judge preliminarily blocked Nielsen from conditioning full access to its nationwide radio data on also buying local data because that policy is more than just discounted bundling, according to a ruling unsealed Thursday. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:06:42 +0000 Nano Nuclear Beats Investor Suit Over Biz Prospect Claims /newyork/articles/2428268?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2428268 Nano Nuclear Energy Inc. has won dismissal of a shareholder class action accusing it of misleading investors about its progress toward regulatory approval and commercialization of its energy products, with the court finding the plaintiffs failed to show the company's statements were false or intentionally deceptive. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:00:36 +0000 Future Risk Not Enough To Save Verizon Pension Annuity Suit /newyork/articles/2428387?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /newyork/articles/2428387 A New York federal judge tossed a suit from a group of retirees who claimed Verizon Communications Inc. and its independent fiduciary State Street Global Advisors Trust Co. illegally converted $6 billion in pension benefits to risky annuities, ruling that the workers hadn't shown that the annuity holders were unlikely to follow through on their benefits.