Our New York office has had another successful run of trial wins, appellate victories, and outstanding settlements. We have compiled some of the most interesting and important wins in this alert.

The Antitrust Division (Division) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations of public procurement bids has uncovered multiple criminal violations.

On March 28, 2019, Division Five of the First Appellate District Court of Appeal published its opinion in Connelly v. Bornstein (Mar. 28, 2019, No. A152375 ___ Cal.App.5th ___, clarifying that the one-year statute of limitations applies to malicious prosecution actions brought against attorneys. 

A crime occurs in an apartment complex, a parking lot, or outside a business. The perpetrator vanishes without a trace and the victim files suit against the property owner claiming the criminal attack was foreseeable and would not have occurred but for the owner’s inadequate security measures. In Georgia, this basic fact pattern routinely gives rise to multi-million dollar jury verdicts against property owners and property management companies. 

On March 27, 2019, the Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in Lorenzo v. SEC, 587 U.S. ____ (2019), which expands the category of conduct under which a private action can be brought pursuant to SEC Rule 10b-5. 

On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which proposes updates to the required salary amounts used to determine eligibility for certain exemptions from the FLSA overtime requirements.