• Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP v. Bandera Master Fund LP

    Publication Date: 2023-01-03
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory | Transportation
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Savitt, Sarah K. Eddy, Adam M Gogolak, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY; Daniel A. Mason, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stephen P. Lamb, Andrew G. Gordon, Harris Fischman, Robert N. Kravitz, Carter E. Greenbaum, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY; Srinivas M. Raju, Blake Rohrbacher, Matthew D. Perri, John M. O’Toole, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Rolin P. Bissell, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss, J. Peter Shindel, Jr., Daniel G. Paterno, Eric A. Veres, Samuel D. Cordle, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellees.

    Case Number: 2021-0700-PWG

    Member controlling general partner in Master Limited Partnership was correct party to determine whether opinion of counsel to exercise call right was acceptable, meaning that general partner and related entities were exculpated from liability to limited partners due to the presumption of good faith in reliance on opinion of counsel imposed by the limited partnership agreement.

  • U.S. v. Chandler

    Publication Date: 2023-01-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan L. Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Kevin Trowel, on the brief, David K. Kessler, for Mark J. Lesko, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Jamesa J. Drake, Drake Law, LLC, Auburn, ME.

    Case Number: 18-1841

    354-Month Sentence Upheld; Constitutional Rights Not Breached, Suppression Properly Denied

  • January 2, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

    BAR REPORT - Jan. 2, 2023

    This week's Capitol Report (NJSBA President urges swift action to make immigration building more accessible; Password requirements are onerous, says NJSBA to Judiciary); NJSBF's High School Mock Trial Program inspiring generations of students, lawyers; NJSBA Nominating Committee seeks candidates for Cape May County trustee; notable NJSBA events in 2023.

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  • Hibernia EnergyIII v. Ferae Naturae

    Publication Date: 2023-01-02
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Alley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 08-21-00092-CV

    Original judgment creditors obtained a judgment against original judgment debtors in 1997 and then filed an abstract of the judgment in various Texas counties, including Reagan County, where the original judgment debtors had an interest in a mineral lease.

  • Rivera v. Cherry Hill Towers, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-01-02
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Sumners
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter F. Kawalec, III argued the cause for appellant (Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, attorneys; Carolyn K. Bogart, of counsel and on the briefs; Walter F. Kawalec, III, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Jordan L. Howell argued the cause for respondent (Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, PC, attorneys; Larry Bendesky, Robert W. Zimmerman, and Jordan L. Howell, on the brief)

    Case Number: A-2394-21

    Former Property Manager of Apartment Complex Owed No Duty of Care to Visitor to Maintain Secure Premises

  • USA v. Tenorio

    Publication Date: 2023-01-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Higginson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-50989

    Appellant was stopped and searched at the border attempting to leave the United States and enter Mexico.

  • December 30, 2022 | Legaltech News

    6 Ways Data Privacy Laws Changed in 2022

    2022 saw privacy compliance continue to grow more complicated as states have both revised old laws and enacted new ones, expanding the types of data covered under privacy statutes in the U.S., while a federal bipartisan privacy bill still struggles to pass.

    1 minute read

  • December 30, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

    'Tuesdays Are the Worst Days': Lawyers Say They Wait an Hour in Cold to Enter Courthouse

    "Attorneys must allow an additional hour or more in their schedules to ensure they will be able to enter the building in time for their scheduled court or administrative hearings," New Jersey State Bar President Jeralyn Lawrence wrote.

    4 minute read

  • December 30, 2022 | Daily Business Review

    As Big Law Moved In, Which Law Firms Had the Most Growth in South Florida?

    Even as Kirkland, Sidley, Winston and King & Spalding entered Miami, local law firms continued to grow their practices and attorney head count.

    8 minute read

  • December 30, 2022 | Law.com

    WilmerHale and KPMG Law Announce UK Partner Classes

    A final flurry of partner promotions in 2022.

    2 minute read