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Articles by Larry Neumeister

Jury Awards $1.2 Million to De Niro’s Former Assistant in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

A jury said Robert De Niro’s company should pay more than $1.2 million to his former personal assistant after finding his production company engaged in gender discrimination and retaliation. While the jury found De Niro was not personally liable for …

Actor Robert De Niro Tells Jury That Ex-Assistant’s Lawsuit Is ‘Nonsense’

Robert De Niro testified Monday in New York City at a trial resulting from a former personal assistant’s lawsuit accusing the actor of being an abusive boss. De Niro, who at times appeared grouchy, restrained himself from erupting at the …

Judges Ask Why Trump Waited Years Before Claiming ‘Presidential Immunity’ in Defamation Case

A federal appeals panel wants to know why lawyers for former President Donald Trump didn’t try years ago to use a claim of absolute presidential immunity to shield him from a defamation lawsuit by a woman who accused him of …

Judge Affirms Letting Coach Flores’ Racial Bias Claims Against NFL Proceed to Trial

A federal judge said Tuesday that she’s not changing her decision to let NFL coach Brian Flores put the league and three of its teams on trial over his claims that he and other Black coaches face discrimination. Judge Valerie …

Justice Department Reversal: Trump Can Be Held Liable in Writer’s Defamation Lawsuit

The Justice Department on Tuesday said that Donald Trump can be held personally liable for remarks he made about a woman who accused him of rape — a reversal of its position that Trump was protected because he was president …

Lawyers Who Blamed ChatGPT for Bogus Case Law Fined $5,000

A federal judge on Thursday imposed $5,000 fines on two lawyers and a law firm in an unprecedented instance in which ChatGPT was blamed for their submission of fictitious legal research in an aviation injury claim. Judge P. Kevin Castel …

Lawyers Blame ChatGPT for Tricking Them Into Citing Bogus Case Law

Two apologetic lawyers responding to an angry judge in Manhattan federal court blamed ChatGPT last Thursday for tricking them into including fictitious legal research in a court filing. Attorneys Steven A. Schwartz and Peter LoDuca are facing possible punishment over …

New York City Defends ‘Stop and Frisk’ Policy After Report Calls It Unconstitutional

New York City’s reliance on the tactic known as “stop and frisk” as part of a new initiative to combat gun violence is harming communities of color and running afoul of the law, a court-appointed federal monitor reported this week. …

Actor Gooding Settles Civil Sex Abuse Case, Averting Trial in New York

Just as a trial was to begin, it was revealed Tuesday that Cuba Gooding Jr. has settled accusations that he raped a woman in a New York City hotel a decade ago, according to court records. The actor had insisted …

Judge Greenlights JPMorgan Lawsuit Blaming Ex-Executive in Jeffrey Epstein Scandal

A federal judge said Wednesday that he won’t block JPMorgan’s legal efforts to blame a former executive of hiding Jeffrey Epstein’s decades-long sex abuse to keep the financier as a client. Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan denied requests by lawyers …