Yankwitt LLP attorneys Michael Reed and Scott Wenzel examine personal jurisdiction in Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions and whether all opt-in plaintiffs must demonstrate their claims arose out of the defendant’s minimum contacts with the forum state. This was the topic of their article published in the New York […]
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Is the legal remedy of “specific performance,” which dates back to English Common Law, a relevant approach to resolving real property disputes today, or should it be retired in favor of monetary damages? That timely question is addressed in the New York Law Journal article “Specific Performance’s ‘Land Is Unique’ […]
The New York Law Journal recently published an article titled, “New Decision Approves Half-time Damages in Overtime Case,” by Yankwitt LLP counsel Michael Reed, whose practice includes labor and employment litigation. The article addresses a recent Fair Labor Standards Act decision by White Plains-based federal judge Kenneth M. Karas in […]
Yankwitt LLP Managing Partner Russell Yankwitt and Associate Anxhela Mile published an article in the New York Law Journal titled, “Drafting Contingency Fee Agreements for Non-Monetary Victories,” which suggests a way the monetize non-monetary victories and compensate attorneys for all their work on behalf of their contingency clients. The article […]
Daniel Alter, Yankwitt LLP partner and former general counsel of the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), recently published the article, “Another Voice: Financial services agency should embrace new missions,” in The Buffalo News. The article reflects on DFS’ mission when it was formed in 2011 and contemplates […]