Pilgrim to Moderate Panel on Unintended Consequences of the Larry Nassar Gymnastics Abuse Scandal

May 15, 2024 | ADR, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Dispute Resolution, Education, Olympics, Personal & Family, Sex Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Sports Law, Title IX

Pilgrim & Associates Arbitration, Law & Mediation LLC Founder and Managing Attorney, Jill Pilgrim, will moderate a panel entitled “Youth Sports After the Nassar Gymnastics Scandal: The Critical Role of Dispute Resolution” during the Dispute...

Consumers can now claim part of a $245 million Fortnite refund, FTC says. Here’s how to file a claim.

Sep 25, 2023 | Business Law, Consumer, Education, Entertainment, News, Personal & Family

September 21, 2023, Alain Sherter, CBS News — “The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that it has started notifying 37 million people who may be entitled to a refund from Fortnite-maker Epic Games. The company in 2022 agreed to pay $520 million to...

Moises Jimenez et al. v. New York City Department of Education (Sports Equity Case): Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement

Jul 14, 2023 | Education, News, Personal & Family

Class Action being brought against NYC Department of Education for the 2021-2024 school years “The proposed settlement resolves a class action lawsuit claiming that the NYC Department of Education and the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) treated Black and...

New York Enacts New Post-Mortem Publicity Rights Law with Significant Implications for Commercial Advertising and Marketing Uses

Dec 30, 2020 | Business Law, Entertainment, News, Personal & Family, Sports Law

A sea-change in NY’s privacy/publicity rights law went into effect on November 30, 2020, when Gov. Cuomo signed legislation establishing a new Civil Rights Law Section 50-f (S5959D /A.5605-C), which for the first time grants a 40-year post-mortem right of...

New Power-of-Attorney Law & Form in New York

Dec 15, 2020 | Business Law, Consumer, News, Personal & Family, Wills & Estates

In a major victory for New York State Bar Association advocacy on behalf of its members, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has signed a new NYSBA-advanced bill into law that simplifies and improves for consumers the state’s power of attorney form.

P&A Legal Blog: Is America’s Judicial System the Best Way to Resolve A Dispute?

Apr 17, 2015 | ADR, Articles, Blog, Business Law, Civil Rights, Consumer, Dispute Resolution, Personal & Family

By Jill Pilgrim, Esq. As a long-time proponent of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) – mediation or arbitration – I was not surprised to see the headline “Why Are Filings Falling? Civil Lawsuits Down 17 Percent in 10 Years” in the National Law Journal, March 12,...