Shutterstock Inc. agreed to pay $35 million and comply with stringent new billing requirements to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the stock photo company engaged in deceptive negative-option subscription practices.
A federal magistrate judge in Manhattan preliminarily approved a settlement resolving Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage-and-hour claims brought by current and former New York City Police Department officers against Manhattan Beer Distributors LLC.
A federal judge in Manhattan ruled that a former corporate officer who built a pet-supplement company into a multimillion-dollar business holds no ownership rights to the brand, granting in part a preliminary injunction for the company he helped dissolve.
A federal judge in New York granted NASCAR a preliminary injunction and asset freeze against unidentified sellers of infringing merchandise, vacating relief for one defendant who challenged jurisdiction.
A federal judge in Manhattan ruled that state-law contract and unjust-enrichment claims regarding unpaid royalties for sound recordings are not preempted by federal copyright law, allowing key counts in a royalty dispute to proceed.
A federal judge in Manhattan denied cross-motions to exclude expert testimony in the government’s fraud case against former Western Asset Management trader S. Kenneth Leech, II, allowing both sides to present statistical analyses of his fixed-income trading.
A federal judge in Manhattan granted summary judgment to The Churchill School and Center, ruling that the school provided a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for firing a 63-year-old gay art teacher who opened a girls’ bathroom door with his leg...
A Southern District of New York judge denied a stay pending appeal in a complex commercial dispute, ruling that respondents' claims regarding foreign law conflicts and jurisdictional divestiture were without merit and that they failed to show likely success...
A federal judge in Manhattan authorized HSBC Securities Services (Luxembourg) S.A. to subpoena documents from the Madoff trustee under 28 U.S.C. § 1782, ruling the request tailored and proportional to the needs of related proceedings in Luxembourg.
Six putative class actions alleging a data breach retailer are being merged into a single proceeding in the Southern District of New York.
A federal judge allowed a musician's claim that he was a third-party beneficiary of an Amazon-DistroKid agreement to proceed, rejecting Amazon's request to reconsider the ruling.
A federal judge denied cross-motions to exclude expert testimony case against a former Western Asset executive, allowing both sides to present sophisticated statistical analyses of trade allocation to a jury.
A federal judge disqualified institutional investors and a state board as lead plaintiffs in the Kyndryl securities class action due to unique defenses related to their trading patterns, appointing a union pension trust instead.
A federal judge in Manhattan ruled Tuesday that former Palantir Technologies employees must arbitrate their dispute with the software company, rejecting the firm’s attempt to keep its lawsuit in court over alleged breaches of non-compete and confidentiality...
A federal district court in New York has ordered a hearing to discuss next steps after the Second Circuit vacated a prior judgment in a mortgage-backed securities case involving Ocwen Financial Corporation.
A federal judge in Manhattan granted summary judgment to Tod’s in a trademark infringement suit, ruling that the luxury brand’s Double T logo is distinct enough maker’s mark to avoid consumer confusion.
U.S. District Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke found defendant Damien Washington in civil contempt on Monday, imposing escalating daily fines for his repeated refusal to surrender his cell phone and laptop for a court-ordered forensic examination.
U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield granted Strike 3 Holdings' motion for expedited discovery, permitting the plaintiff to subpoena a defendant's Internet Service Provider for the subscriber's name and address, while establishing strict privacy...
A federal judge in Manhattan entered a default judgment against Marc Lawrence in a securities fraud lawsuit, ruling that his failure to respond to a court order warranted the entry of default on counts alleging fraud and fraudulent inducement.
A federal judge in Manhattan removed paragraphs detailing the ancient history of Israel from an employment discrimination suit, ruling the content had no bearing on claims of religious or national origin bias.