LJN Newsletters

  • Do Panama Papers Give Opportunity to Collect Judgment From Daddy Yankee?

    Puerto Rican reggaeton megastar Daddy Yankee, whose hits include "Gasolina" and "Limbo," owes a $2.2 million judgment to a concert promoter who sued him and his booking agent in 2011. Attorneys for promoter Diego Hernan de Iraola have been trying to enforce the federal district court judgment against Daddy Yankee, by garnishing the singer's accounts in Miami, FL, and Puerto Rico. Now that Daddy Yankee has come up in news reports from the document leak at the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, de Iraola's legal team has new leads on accounts with companies linked to Ayala Rodriguez.

    May 01, 2016Monika Gonzalez Mesa

  • Non-Madoff Defendants

    A bankruptcy trustee, given the responsibility to liquidate estate assets and distribute the resulting funds to creditors, frequently must pursue causes of action against non-debtors who have liability to the estate. It is not surprising that such competing claims arise frequently in bankruptcy cases involving Ponzi schemes.

    May 01, 2016John K. Rezac

  • The NLRB and the Joint Employer

    Recent NLRB decisions have rewritten the labor law map in a variety of ways, but nowhere more significantly than in the areas of franchising and outsourcing. This portends a vast expansion of employer liability on a joint employer theory in almost every area of law imaginable from tort to employment discrimination litigation.

    May 01, 2016Paul F. Millus

  • Using Communication Decency Act and Promissory Estoppel to Combat Internet Defamation

    Internet defamation is a regular occurrence. While the common law affords e-defamation victims a right to sue both the original speaker of the defamatory statements and the publisher, Internet anonymity of the original speaker and the publisher's use of Section 230 of the CDA often make such litigation difficult. However, the CDA also provides a basis for combating Internet defamation.

    May 01, 2016Jonathan Bick

  • Working with Chinese Clients

    The difficulties of litigating against a Chinese defendant often begin at the start of litigation, as compliance with the Hague Service Convention is the exclusive means by which service may be accomplished. The entire process can take a good deal of time.

    May 01, 2016Joshua Becker and Kelly Blair

  • Real Property Law

    Right of First RefusalMark Family Realty, LLC v. SankoNYLJ 2/17/16, p. 23, col. 5AppDiv, First Dept.(memorandum opinion)In a dispute among co-tenants,…

    May 01, 2016

  • Law Firms Grapple With Cybersecurity Issues and Regulatory Risks

    Security is always a concern for law firms, and the risks have only grown in recent years. Increasingly, attorneys, staff and clients have become more mobile and rely on an array of laptops, smartphones and tablets to stay connected 24/7. As more data is created and resides in more places, it becomes more vulnerable.

    May 01, 2016Joe Kelly

  • Taking Control of e- Discovery In-House

    Today's burdensome data trends require practical new approaches to e-discovery ' combining true-SaaS technology and "Intelligent Discovery" processes gives corporate legal departments greater control, reduces costs, and improves access to data.

    May 01, 2016Brad Harris and Brett Tarr

  • Justices Write End to Authors' Challenge of Google Books

    The U.S. Supreme Court ended a decade-long battle over Google, Inc.'s massive book-scanning project last month, declining to take up an appeal by authors who claimed the company violated copyright law "on an epic scale."

    May 01, 2016Tony Mauro