The New York State Supreme Court has held the New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (the “commission”) is unconstitutional in violation of the separation of powers. The ruling comes in Cuomo v. New...more
10/27/2023
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The United States Supreme Court reversed the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., finding Pennsylvania’s consent to jurisdiction by corporate registration unconstitutional in a 5-4...more
7/11/2023
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Due Process ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
General Jurisdiction ,
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Mallory v Norfolk Southern Railway Co ,
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Over the past several months, the New York State Commission of Ethics and Lobbying in Government (“COELG”), formerly known as the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (“JCOPE”), released numerous emergency rulemakings aimed at...more
Beginning in 2023, the New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (“CELG”), formerly known as the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (commonly referred to as “JCOPE”), will mandate a new ethics training...more
Effective July 8, 2022, New York’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics (commonly referred to as “JCOPE”) will transition to the new Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government. The transition is pursuant to the Ethics...more
We previously wrote about a federal magistrate judge’s report and recommendation denying exclusion of Plaintiffs’ specific causation expert and granting Defendants’ motions for summary judgment in a toxic tort suit arising...more
Last year, Harris Beach wrote about a federal magistrate judge’s report and recommendation to deny Defendants’ motions for summary judgment in a toxic tort suit arising from occupational exposure to ortho-toluidine...more
Following an election season like no other, and looking forward to this year’s election cycle, many individuals have started to reflect on the rights of employees to engage in the political process. This quick legal...more
If you interact with government officials in New York on a federal, state, or municipal level, you may be considered a “lobbyist.” Even if your title or primary job description does not include the words “lobbying,”...more
New York state law prohibits lobbyists and clients of lobbyists and other individuals or entities who have interests before the State from offering or giving a gift to any public official, unless under the circumstances it is...more
A New York federal court recently issued a recommended decision denying Defendants’ motions for summary judgment in a toxic tort case involving workplace exposure to ortho-toluidine (“o-toluidine” or “OT”), an aromatic amine...more
Can businesses provide charitable donations to government agencies in support of COVID-19 emergency relief?
In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, many corporations, businesses, industry groups and not-for-profit...more
A new policy announced by Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein modifies how penalties may be assessed by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) regarding the pursuit and prosecution of white collar corporate crimes on both...more
On May 21, 2018, the New York State Gaming Commission (the “Commission”) proposed draft regulations set to modernize charitable gaming in New York in accordance with the Legislature’s passage of the Charitable Gaming Act in...more
On April 25, 2018, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (“NYSERDA”) issued its second Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to procure renewable energy credits (“RECs”). NYSERDA is seeking up to 20 projects to...more
At the April 24, 2018 meeting of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (“JCOPE”) -- the regulator of state and local lobbying activities in the State of New York -- the agency unanimously adopted the state’s first-ever...more
In 1992, Congress banned sports gambling outside of Nevada, Delaware, Montana and Oregon with the passage of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. Over the last couple decades, sports betting has grown into a...more