Judge Batts passed away today at the age of 72, reports Bloomberg.
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Judge Batts Unseals Bill O’Reilly’s Confidential Settlement Agreements
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In an opinion yesterday, Judge Batts unsealed certain confidential settlement agreements (now available here) relating to harassment claims against former Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly. The plaintiffs are parties to those agreements and their suit (see our previous covered here) claims that O’Reilly defamed them by calling them “smear merchants” and otherwise implying…
Complaint: Bill O’Reilly Breached Settlement Non-Disparagement Clause by Portraying Accusers as Extortionate Liars
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In a complaint filed yesterday, a former Fox News producer alleged that Fox News host Bill O’Reilly violated the terms of a confidential settlement agreement when he made public statements indicating that harassment claims against him were mertitless, and merely reflected attempts to extort money from him. According to the complaint, O’Reilly settled discrimination claims…
Judge Batts: Investors in Madoff Feeder Fund Lack Standing to Sue Fund Managers and Auditors
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In an opinion yesterday, Judge Batts dismissed claims by investors in a Madoff feeder fund against the fund’s managers and auditors because, under the law of the British Virgin Islands (where the funds were organized), only the fund had standing to assert the claims. If fact, she noted, similar claims against the same defendants are being pursued by the fund itself in BVI liquidation proceedings:
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Cuttino Mobley Drops Suit Against Knicks
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Judge Batts Allows, After Amendment, Former NBA Player Cuttino Mobley to Proceed With Disability Claims Against Knicks
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Supreme Court Agrees With Judge Batts That SEC’s Five-Year Statute of Limitations Begins When Fraud is Complete, Not When Discovered
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Supreme Court to Review Southern District Case Concerning Statute of Limitations in SEC Actions
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Former NBA Player Cuttino Mobley’s Disability Discrimination Suit Dismissed
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In an order today, Judge Batts dismissed without prejudice the disability discrimination complaint of ten-year NBA veteran Cuttino Mobley, who claimed that the Knicks, in order to save money on the NBA’s “luxury tax,” forced him to retire by sending him to doctors the Knicks knew would not clear him to play. Mobley has a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or “HCM,” which can lead to sudden heart failure. Judge Batts concluded Mobley hadn’t sufficiently alleged he was qualified to play pro basketball:
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