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  • July 29, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

    People in the News—July 29, 2024—Ballard Spahr, Tucker Arensberg

    BK Katzmann, an associate lawyer in Ballard Spahr's national finance department, has received the Public Service Award from the Philadelphia Bar Association's large firm management committee in honor of "extraordinary" pro bono and public service efforts to address challenges faced by individuals and communities in need.

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  • July 29, 2024 | Legaltech News

    Litera Acquires FileTrail, Seeking to Expand its Information Governance Capabilities

    The FileTrail acquisition adds to the list of over a dozen acquisitions by Litera since 2019.

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  • July 29, 2024 | The American Lawyer

    Davis Polk Lands Investment Management Partner From Simpson Thacher

    Davis Polk managing partner Neil Barr said the firm is "planning a material growth initiative" in the firm's asset management platform.

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  • Poor v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2024-07-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Williams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 11-22-00221-CR

    Appellant was convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and compelling prostitution and was sentenced to a total of 35 years.

  • Caris MPI, Inc. v. UnitedHealthcare, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Health Care Law | Insurance Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Wilson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 23-10901

    Appellee insurance company sought to recoup money it paid to appellant healthcare provider for services provided to appellee's Medicare Advantage enrollees.

  • In the Interest of L.F.W.N. & K.L.N.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Benavides
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 13-23-00465-CV

    The parties divorced in 2013 and the attendant orders concerning custody and child support had been modified several times and, with the rendition of the penultimate order occurring in 2021.

  • Chavez v. Plan Benefit Serv., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Class Actions
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Stewart
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 22-50368

    Appellees sought to represent a class in a lawsuit against appellants for the alleged mismanagement of funds that appellees contributed to benefit plans through their employers.

  • Cerkez v. Gloucester City

    Publication Date: 2024-07-29
    Practice Area: Public Utilities
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Susswein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lewis G. Adler (Lewis G. Adler and Perlman-DePetris Consumer Law, attorneys; Lewis G. Adler, of counsel; Paul DePetris, on the briefs); Erin Elizabeth Simone (Maley Givens, PC, attorneys; Erin Elizabeth Simone, M. James Maley, Jr., and Emily K. Givens, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Francis T. Jamison (Archer & Greiner, PC, attorneys; Francis T. Jamison and James M. Graziano, of counsel and on the brief); Lewis G. Adler (Lewis G. Adler, and Perlman-DePetris Consumer Law, attorneys; Lewis G. Adler, of counsel; Paul DePetris, on the brief)
    Case Number: A-0661-23 & A-0745-23

    Public Water Distribution Was Governmental Function That Could Not Create Contractual Relationship with Residents

  • Bondarevsky. v. Shamis Chiropractic P.C.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-29
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Robert V. Beltrani of counsel, Law Office of Robert V. Beltrani, Mineola.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Vincent Miletti, of counsel, The Law Offices of Vincent Miletti, Astoria.
    Case Number: 502702/2024

    Affidavits Praising Defendant's Character Did Not Warrant Dismissal

  • L'Oreal USA, Inc. et al. v. Burroughs

    Publication Date: 2024-07-29
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Products Liability
    Industry: Consumer Products
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leslie Eason, (Barnes & Thornburg LLP), Atlanta, Dennis Ellis, Katherine Murray, Nicholas Begakis, (Ellis George Cipollone O’Brien Annaguey LLP), Los Angeles, David Clarke, (Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nkosi Bey, (Bey & Associates, LLC), Atlanta, Elizabeth Stone, Darren Summerville, Alison Currie, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Tina Bullock, (Bullock Ward Mason), Acworth, Danielle Mason, (Bullock Ward Mason), Atlanta, for appellee; Mark Johnson, (Gilbert, Harrell, Sumerford & Martin, P. C.), Brunswick, Lori Leskin, (Arnold & Porter), Newyork, Leah Schultz, (Arnold & Porter), Houston, Rhonda Trotter, (Arnold & Porter), Houston, Ronald Masterson, Candis Jones, (Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, Donna Welch, (Kirkland & Ellis LLP), Chicago, Sierra Elizabeth, (Kirkland & Ellis LLP), Los Angeles, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0313

    Court addresses statute of repose and preemption issues and affirms in part, reverses in part, and remands product liability and fraud claims in chemical hair relaxer product liability case