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  • August 30, 2022 | Legaltech News

    Multi-Billion Pound Meta Class Action Gets Court Date

    The proposed action is seeking compensation for Facebook users in the UK estimated to be approximately £2.2 billion.

    2 minute read

  • B.C. v. M.C.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-30
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Richmond
    Judge: Justice Ronald Castorina Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for the Plaintiff, B.C.: Michael J. Kuharski, Esq., Kuharski, Levitz & Giovinazzo, Staten Island, NY.
    for defendant: Counsel for Defendant, M.C.: Gary Burton Port, Esq., Port & Sava, Lynbrook, NY.
    Case Number: 50153/2020

    Military Disability Benefits Are Not Subject to Equitable Distribution in Divorce

  • People v. Zweifach

    Publication Date: 2022-08-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Criminal Court, Richmond
    Judge: Judge Biju Koshy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People by: A.D.A. Gabriella Giovinazzo, Michael E. McMahon, District Attorney, Richmond County, Staten Island, NY.
    for defendant: For the Defendant by: Andielynn Walters, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, Staten Island, NY.
    Case Number: CR-000606-22RI

    Court Dismisses Case Due to The People's Failure to Disclose Essential Discovery Items

  • In re: CVS Opioid Ins. Litig.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-30
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Pharmaceuticals | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, R. Garret Rice, Ross Aronstam & Moritz, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael S. Shuster, Daniel M. Sullivan, Blair E. Kaminsky, Daniel K. Phillips, Daniel M. Horowitz, Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP, New York, NY; Susan Koehler Sullivan, Clyde & Co LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Robert M. Magino, Clyde & Co LLP, Morristown, NJ for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Robert J. Katzenstein, Julie M. O’Dell, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher J. St. Jeanos, James E. Fitzmaurice, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY; David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Zachary J. Schnapp, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kirk Pasich, Nathan M. Davis, Pasich LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Jeffrey L. Schulman, Peter A. Halprin, Pasich LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
    Case Number: D69940

    Court applied overwhelming hardship standard to motion to dismiss or stay for forum non conveniens where there was no evidence of a "race to the courthouse" by the parties such that their cases could be deemed contemporaneously filed and where there was no indication that plaintiffs had engaged in improper forum shopping.

  • Paul Capital Advisors, LLC v. Stahl

    Publication Date: 2022-08-30
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David E. Ross, Eric D. Selden, A. Gage Whirley, Ross Aronstam & Moritz, LLP, Wilmington, DE; John F. Hartmann, P.C., Ravi Subramanian Shankar, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Stephen C. Norman, Ellis H. Huff, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Norman M. Powell, Emily V. Burton, Lauren Dunkle Fortunato, Michael E. Neminski, Nehama L. Hanoch, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Brett M. McCartney, Elizabeth A. Powers, Sarah T. Andrade, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Michael K. Hurst, Sara H. Chelette, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, Dallas, TX for defendants.
    Case Number: D69936

    Sophisticated transactional arrangement did not list plaintiffs as beneficiaries or holders of beneficial interest in certain exchange trusts, therefore causing plaintiffs to lack standing to seek removal of the trust advisor of the exchange trusts.

  • Berkelhammer v. Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-30
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for New Jersey
    Judge: District Judge Salas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-5696 (ES) (JRA)

    Defendants moved to dismiss plaintiffs' ERISA complaint.

  • Grajales v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

    Publication Date: 2022-08-30
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard Wesley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Phillip J. Colastano and Andrew D. Lendrum, Agostino & Associates, P.C., on the brief, Frank Agostino, Agostino & Associates, P.C., Hackensack, NJ.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: David A. Hubbert and Jacob Christensen, Department of Justice, Tax Division, on the brief, Pooja A. Boisture, Department of Justice, Tax Division, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: 21-1420

    Borrower Is Liable Under 10 Percent 'Exaction' Deemed a Tax, Not a Penalty, Under Tax Code

  • August 29, 2022 | Law.com

    Ahead of the Curve: Is Debate Over the ABA Proposal to Nix the Admissions Test Requirement Misdirected?

    This week, we're analyzing the comments received so far regarding the Council of the American Bar Association's Section of Legal Education and Admissions' proposal to eliminate the requirement of a standardized test for law school admissions.

    7 minute read

  • August 29, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Griesing Law Says Kleinbard Defamed Firm in Public Response to Contracting Dispute

    Kleinbard managing partner Matthew Haverstick had told The Legal Intelligencer that allegations his firm abused the diversity contracting process were "outrageous and wrong."

    4 minute read

  • August 29, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

    'Modern Slavery' Suit Against Kleenex-Maker a Stinging Reminder of Supply-Chain Risks

    "It's incumbent on the big brands of the world to use their commercial cloud with suppliers, get them to take modern slavery seriously and get them to do something substantial," said Sean Selleck, a Baker and McKenzie partner.

    5 minute read