• Appellate Division, First Department: April 22, 2021

    Publication Date: 2021-04-26
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, First Department: April 22, 2021

  • Dobrosmylov v. DeSales Media Grp. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-21
    Practice Area: Labor Law | Wage and Hour Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
    Judge: District Judge Brian Cogan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-CV-5122

    Publisher, But Not Catholic Diocese, May Be Liable for Unpaid Overtime Under FLSA

  • Caraway Home Inc. v. Pattern Brands Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-19
    Practice Area: Trademarks
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Victor Marrero
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20 Civ. 10469

    Trade Dress Infringement Claims Fail; Distinctiveness, Nonfunctionality Not Alleged

  • Brackeen v. Haaland

    Publication Date: 2021-04-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights | Native American Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 18-11479

    A divided Fifth Circuit, which reconsidered nearly a dozen constitutional issues related to the Indian Child Welfare Act, could only set precedent for a few issues.

  • Honeywell Int'l Inc. v. Buckeye Partners LP

    Publication Date: 2021-04-09
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: District Judge Frederick Scullin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Brian D. Israel, Esq., Lauren Cole Daniel, Esq., of counsel, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs: John G. Powers, Esq., Wendy Ann Marsh, Esq., James J. O'Shea, Esq., of counsel, Hancock Estabrook, LLP, Syracuse, New York. Attorneys for First Third-Party Defendants: Kevin C. Murphy, Esq., Timothy J. Lambrecht, Esq., of counsel, The Wladis Law Firm, PC, East Syracuse, New York.

    Case Number: 5:18-CV-646

    Contribution Claims Plausibly Allege Costs Separate From CERCLA Response Costs

  • U.S. v. Wedd

    Publication Date: 2021-04-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge William Nardini
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Anna M. Skotko, on the brief, Richard Cooper, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Marc Fernich, New York, New York.

    Case Number: 18-1392-cr

    No Error Found in Conviction for Subscribing Cell Phone User to Paid Text Message Services

  • City of New York v. Chevron Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-07
    Practice Area: Environmental Law | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant City of New York: Richard Dearing, Claude S. Platton, Nwamaka Ejebe, on the brief, John Moore, for James E. Johnson, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY; Steve W. Berman, on the brief, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, WA; Matthew F. Pawa, on the brief, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Newton Centre, MA. For Appellee Chevron Corporation: Joshua S. Lipshutz, on the brief, Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Andrea E. Neuman, Anne Champion, on the brief, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Herbert J. Stern, Joel M. Silverstein, on the brief, Stern & Kilcullen, LLC, Florham Park, NJ. For Appellee ConocoPhillips: John F. Savarese, Ben M. Germana, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY; Sean C. Grimsley, James R. Jones, Bartlit Beck LLP, Denver, CO. For Appellee Exxon Mobil Corporation: Theodore V. Wells, Jr., Daniel J. Toal, Jaren Janghorbani, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP, New York, NY; Dawn Sestito, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Patrick J. Conlon, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Houston, TX. For Appellee Royal Dutch Shell: David C. Frederick, Brendan J. Crimmins, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC. For Appellee BP p.l.c.: Nancy G. Milburn, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, New York, NY, Matthew T. Heartney, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Los Angeles, CA.
    for defendant: For Amicus Curiae Catherine M. Sharkey, Crystal Eastman Professor of Law: Catherine M. Sharkey, Crystal Eastman Professor of Law, New York University School of Law, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae States of New York, California, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, and the District of Columbia: David S. Frankel, Assistant Solicitor General, Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General, State of New York, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Professors Sarah H. Cleveland, Zachary D. Clopton, William S. Dodge, Harold Hongju Koh, Kermit Roosevelt III, and Christopher A. Whytock: Harold Hongju Koh, Michael J. Wishnie, Conor Dwyer Reynolds, Yale Law School, Rule of Law Clinic. For Amici Curiae New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, The Point Community Development Corporation, and Uprose: Kimberly Ong, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, and International Municipal Lawyers Association: Michael Burger, Jennifer Danis, Morningside Heights Legal Services, Inc., Columbia Environmental Law Clinic, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation: Corbin K. Barthold, Richard A. Samp, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae United States of America: Eric Grant, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, R. Justin Smith, Christine W. Ennis, United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources, Division, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America: Peter D. Keisler, C. Frederick Beckner III, Ryan C. Morris, Tobias S. Loss-Eaton, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC; Steven P. Lehotsky, Michael B. Schon, Jonathan D. Urick, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae National Association of Manufacturers: Philip S. Goldberg, Christopher E. Appel, Shook Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Washington, DC; Linda E. Kelly, Peter C. Tolsdorf, Manufacturers' Center for Legal Action, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae States of Indiana, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia: Thomas M. Fisher, Solicitor General, Kian J. Hudson, Deputy Solicitor General, for Todd Rokita, Attorney General of Indiana, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN. For Amicus Curiae Professor Richard A. Epstein: Yaakov M. Roth, Jones Day, Washington, DC; Robert A. Mittelstaedt, Jones Day, San Francisco, CA; Robert E. Johnson, Jones Day, Cleveland, OH, Kelly Holt, Jones Day, Boston, MA.

    Case Number: 18-2188

    Clean Air Act Displaces State Law Claims in City's Suit to Recover Costs of Global Warming

  • Am. Soc. for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. The Animal & Plant Health Inspection Serv.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Information Governance and Compliance
    Industry: Federal Government | Non-Profit
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19 Civ. 3112

    Agencies Properly Exempted, Redacted Information From FOIA Request Responses

  • Li v. Village of Saddle River

    Publication Date: 2021-04-05
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
    Judge: District Judge Denis Hurley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiffs By: Jeffrey D. Powell, Esq., Linda U. Margolin, Esq., Margolin Besunder LLP, Islandia, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants By: Cristina A. Knorr, Esq., Morris Duffy Alonso & Faley, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 2:20-CV-2289

    Malicious Prosecution, Abuse of Process Claims Over Retaining Wall Are Dismissed

  • USA v. Brune

    Publication Date: 2021-04-05
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Smith
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-11360

    In charging appellant, a methamphetamine dealer, the government accidentally cited the wrong statutory paragraph.