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New York Judge Shuts Down a SAD Scheme TRO Request–CJB Global v. Schedule A Defendants

This SAD Scheme case ended up before Judge Buchwald, who shreds it. Judge Buchwald recaps the scheme’s fundamental corruptness: if all of plaintiff’s requested ex parte relief were...

Federal Judge Confirms Order Granting StubHub’s Arbitration Push in Conflict-of-Interest Suit

One week ago, a federal court granted StubHub’s motion to compel arbitration in a proposed class action centering on CEO Eric Baker’s alleged ticket-broker ties. Now, the presiding...

Judge explains StubHub arbitration ruling: ticket buyer agreed to terms barring class actions when he clicked ‘Buy Now’

Judge Jed S. Rakoff explained the one-page order issued over a week ago, which sent the case to private arbitration. Source

Federal Judge Forces StubHub Ticket Broker Class Action Lawsuit Into Arbitration

Just like that, another would-be class action complaint – filed this time against StubHub over its CEO’s alleged ties to a ticket-resale fund – is heading to arbitration. District...

Federal Judge Grants Evidentiary Hearing on Motion to Suppress in Tricolor Criminal Case

The defense team for Daniel Chu, the former Tricolor CEO facing charges under the “Financial Kingpin” statute, returned to a Manhattan courtroom to urge a federal judge to suppress...

California Judge Keeps $157M CFPB Judgment Intact Against CashCall

A California federal judge has rejected CashCall’s latest bid to unwind a $157 million Consumer Financial Protection Bureau judgment, preserving a major consumer-finance enforcemen...

Golf Course Grudge Match: Judge Reyes Rejects Recusal, Clashes With DOJ's No. 3

California Judge Keeps $157M CFPB Judgment Intact Against CashCall

A California federal judge has rejected CashCall’s latest bid to unwind a $157 million Consumer Financial Protection Bureau judgment, preserving a major consumer-finance enforcemen...

Judge Says BlackRock Stake Doesn't Warrant IP Case Recusal

A federal judge overseeing several Delaware patent lawsuits brought by Monolithic Power Systems Inc. has decided that he will not step aside despite owning stock in BlackRock Inc.,...

Lawsuit Alleging Bank Played Role in Facilitating "Jeffrey Epstein's … Sex-Trafficking Operation" Can Go Forward

From Molchonova v. FirstBank Puerto Rico & First Bancorp, decided today by Judge Jed Rakoff (S.D.N.Y.): On September 25, 2026,… The post Lawsuit Alleging Bank Played Role in Fa...

NYC Judge Demands More From DOJ on Adani Charge Dismissal

A federal judge in New York is pressing the U.S. Department of Justice to do more than simply say it wants out. In the Gautam Adani-related prosecution, the court declined to autom...

NYC Judge Demands More From DOJ on Adani Charge Dismissal

A federal judge in New York is pressing the U.S. Department of Justice to do more than simply say it wants out. In the Gautam Adani-related prosecution, the court declined to autom...

Judge Barker (E.D. Tex.) Disassembles Two SAD Scheme Cases

Judge J. Campbell Barker (E.D. Tex.) issued two rulings involving SAD Scheme patent cases last week. The cases are: Shangyou Jiayi Lighting Product Co., Ltd. v. Schedule A Defendan...

Magistrate Judge Declines to Recuse After Sanctioning Rabbi Shmuley Boteach for Violating Court Order in Anti-Semitism L...

An interesting discussion of recusal, timeliness, and the social relationships between judges and lawyers and their families.

Judge has sobering comments to Rick Ross

Judge Mindy Glazer let it be known she isn't impressed.

Apple Can't Shake Fintech Co.'s Trade Secret, RICO Suit

A Georgia federal judge on Monday denied Apple's motion to dismiss Fintiv's trade secrets and racketeering litigation, finding the fintech company plausibly alleges that Apple stol...

Fed. Circ. Judge's Post-Decision Recusal Won't Lead To Redo

U.S. Circuit Judge Richard G. Taranto's decision to recuse himself from a case based on newly inherited Amazon stock is not enough to justify reconsidering the opinion he'd already...

Federal Judge in Chicago Joins Third Circuit, Shielding Kalshi From State Regulations

The decision hinged on whether the sports-related contracts sold by Kalshi count as "swaps" under the Commodity Exchange Act. Courts across the country are divided on the issue.   ...

Ex-Josh Cellars Prez Can Keep Litigation Funding Out Of Trial

A Connecticut judge on Monday refused to allow companies behind the Josh Cellars wine brand to introduce an ex-president's alleged litigation funding deals during an upcoming trade...

Josh Cellars Cos. Say Court, Not Jury, Must Decide Defenses

Entities that help manage and market Josh Cellars wines say a Connecticut state judge, not a jury, must decide fairness defenses in former company president Thomas Steffanci's bid...

Court rejects investor fraud claims against Suske Capital in Mareva bid

A judge weighed oral promises against the fine print - and the fine print won.

Court Orders Grievance Committee To Stop Hiding Punishment It Imposed On Fake U.S. Attorney John Sarcone

A unanimous New York appeals court just ordered the Trump prosecutor's admonition released. The post Court Orders Grievance Committee To Stop Hiding Punishment It Imposed On Fake U...

Voyager fraud claims crash as Second Circuit backs Metropolitan Commercial Bank

Internal red-flag emails still fell short of proving actual knowledge

Ex-Deloitte Duo Can't Shake Feds' Trade Secrets Claims

A West Virginia federal judge on Wednesday refused to throw out criminal charges against a pair of former Deloitte employees accused of stealing the company's trade secrets, findin...