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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.

    2 minute read

  • 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

  • Ex parte A.V.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Williams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 11-24-00005-CV

    In 2016, appellant A.V. was adjudicated delinquent for aggravated robbery and engaging in organized criminal activity and received a thirty-year determinate sentence.