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January 28th, 2022
Ronald C. Minkoff Quoted in Law360 on NY Rule Forcing Settlement Talks Before Trial
Commercial Litigation Partner Ronald C. Minkoff was quoted in the article, “New NY Rule Forces Settlement Talks Before Trial” published by Law360. The article discusses Rule 30, which forces parties to attend a court-ordered settlement conference at a critical stage of dispute — after the discovery phase of a case has completed and before a trial begins — where additional efforts are required to reach a settlement. Ron discussed the benefits of the new rule.
Ron said Rule 30 provides, "exactly the settlement opportunity parties need."
"While no one can force a party to settle, or to even actively engage in the settlement process, this rule makes a party think long and hard before they reject the process and gives both parties the ability to engage in settlement talks without showing weakness," Ron told Law360, adding that “The rule also allows the New York Supreme Court's commercial division to compete favorably, not just with other judicial forums, but with arbitration as well.”
Additionally he said, "A rule like this will provide litigants with another reason to prefer the Commercial Division over arbitration.
Read the article here.
Other Quoted
An Influencer Gained Followers as She Documented Her Weight Loss. Then She Revealed She Was on a GLP-1
Hannah E. Taylor is quoted in The Wall Street Journal about social media influencer Janelle Rohner, who shared her weight loss progression with diet and lifestyle tips, selling a paid course on nutrition. When Ms. Rohner posted she was taking a medication used for weight reduction and diabetes, her critics questioned her the legality of her advertising and e-commerce. The article stated, “Hannah Taylor, deputy managing partner and a partner in the advertising, marketing and public relations group at law firm Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, said proving an influencer acted fraudulently is a high bar because many jurisdictions require showing that the defendant had an intent to deceive. False advertising is typically easier to prove. Taylor said if someone had purchased the course believing that it led to Rohner’s weight loss, when in fact the medicine was the cause, that could be a material omission that could subject the influencer to false advertising liability.” View article.
May 30 2025
Mubi’s $24M Bet Just Made Agents Bullish Again. Here’s Why
Hayden Goldblatt is quoted in The Ankler article on Mubi’s purchase of Lynne Ramsay's film, “Die, My Love,” and what it meant for the Cannes market. He’s interviewed on “the real lessons from Cannes.” View article. (Behind paywall)
May 27 2025
A Federal Judge Ordered OpenAI to Stop Deleting Data
Daniel M. Goldberg is quoted in an Adweek article, which reported that a federal judge has ordered OpenAI to stop deleting output data from ChatGPT. This was part of The New York Times lawsuit, alleging OpenAI engaged in copyright infringement “by using ‘millions’ of articles published by the newspaper to train its AI model, which now directly competes with the Times’ content as a result.” The judge’s order seeks to preserve evidence in the Times’ case. Mr. Goldberg addressed mulitple implications of the order, which requires OpenAI to hold more data than they normally would. "That could make OpenAI more susceptible to security breaches, or shake the trust of consumers who expected their chatbot records to be deleted. There are also potential implications regarding energy use, storage and environmental impact that the judge may not have considered when making the order, Goldberg said." He also noted the order would trigger people's concerns about what it means for working with large tecnology providers.
May 21 2025
