Robert Balin

In the Empire State, the right of publicity remains alive and well—including (soon) for celebrities who are, well, no longer alive. New York has expanded its nearly 120-year old statutory regime to provide a post-mortem right...more The most elusive of legal creatures, a "libel-proof" plaintiff, has been found in New York City. And it's Lenny Dykstra—the bad boy of baseball. Former New York Mets slugger Dykstra—whose misdeeds on and off the field are...more A New York Post article headlined “Hostile Mega-Lawyer Accused of Abusing Pregnant Wife,” was a fair report of a bitter custody trial, the 2nd Circuit ruled recently. Zappin v. NYP Holdings Inc., 769 F. App’x 5 (2d Cir....more In a significant and concerning decision, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has endorsed the so-called “right to be forgotten” and ruled that, in some circumstances, search engines can be compelled to remove search result...more