February 2012 - Courtroom Strategy by Attorney Oscar Michelen

Lawsuit By Former Intern Against Harper’s Bazaar Over Lack of Payment

February 13, 2012 Oscar Michelen 0

According to her complaint, Xuedan Wang interned at Harper’s Bazaar from August 2010 through December 2011 for 40-55 hours per week and went unpaid. On February 1, 2012, she filed a lawsuit against The Hearst Corporation (the fashion glossy’s publisher) accusing them of violating state and federal wage and hour laws by not paying her […]

NY Court Adopts Federal Standard for Destruction of E-Mails

February 1, 2012 Oscar Michelen 0

For the first time in a NY state court case, an Appellate Division court has adopted the standard set forth in 2003 in Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC, which set forth guidelines when a party can be punished for the destruction of emails. The NY case, Voom HD Holdings v. EchoStar Satellite LLC, involved a […]