Dean Ringel

SPCA of Upstate New York, Inc. v. American Working Collie Association: The New York Court of Appeals Clarifies the Reach of Long-Arm Jurisdiction as to Defamation Claims Where Jurisdiction is to Be Based on Transacting Business in the State
Charles A. Gilman,Jonathan I. Mark,Dean Ringel,John J. Schuster, February 17, 2012
On February 9, 2012, the New York Court of Appeals held in SPCA of Upstate New York, Inc. v. American Working Collie Association, that the New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division properly dismissed plaintiffs’ defamation claim against out-of-state defendants for lack of personal...

Second Circuit Holds Financial Firms' Claim for "Hot News" Misappropriation Preempted By Federal Copyright Law
Charles A. Gilman,Jonathan I. Mark,Dean Ringel,John J. Schuster, June 28, 2011
On June 20, 2011, the Second Circuit in Barclays Capital Inc. v. theflyonthewall.com, Inc., ruled that plaintiff financial firms' claim against an online news aggregator for "hot news" misappropriation under New York law was preempted by federal copyright law. In reversing the District...