• People v. Barnes

    Publication Date: 2013-06-12
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    Date Filed: 2013-06-11
    Court: C.A. 1st
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiff and Respondent: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Seth K. Schalit, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Leif M. Dautch, Deputy Attorney General.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendant and Appellant: Kathryn Seligman, under appointment by the Court of Appeal.

    Case Number: No. A135131

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 5882THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. LORENZO BARNES, Defendan

  • June 15, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    False Confessions: What Lies Ahead for the Wrongfully Convicted?

    In People v. Bedessie, the Court of Appeals recently held that testim

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  • Nordwind v. Rowland, 04-9725

    Publication Date: 2007-10-18
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    Date Filed: 2007-10-10
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
    Judge: Donald Pogue
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 04-9725

    Judge Donald C. Pogue1 U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Judge Pogue OPINION This action involves claims of legal malp

  • Brad H., et al.—Plaintiffs-Respondents v. The City of New York, et al.—Defendants-Appellants, 117882/99

    Publication Date: 2010-08-11
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    Court: Appellate Division, First Department,
    Judge: Before: Peter Tom, J.P., Richard T. Andrias, David B. Saxe, James M. McGuire, Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York (Jeffrey S. Dantowitz, Edward F.X. Hart and Drake A. Colley of counsel), for appellants.
    for defendant: Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP, New York (Emily O'Neill Slater, Christopher K. Tahbaz, Julie M. Calderon and Matthew Hackell of counsel), and New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Inc., New York (Roberta Mueller of counsel), and Urban Justice Center, New York (Jennifer J. Parish and Douglas Lasdon of counsel), for respondents.

    Case Number: 117882/99

    Cite as: Brad H. v. The City of New York, NYLJ 1202464436503, 117882/99 at *1 (App. Div. 1st, August 10, 2010)Before: Peter Tom, J.P., Richard T. Andrias, David

  • Harvey v. Brewer

    Publication Date: 2010-05-28
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    Date Filed: 2010-05-27
    Court: 9th Cir.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John R. Cosgrove, Menlo Park, California, for plaintiffs-appellants Debra L. Harvey and Catherine M. Beddard. Daniel Pochoda, American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, for plaintiffs-appellants Armando Coronado, Joseph Rubio, Michael Garza, Michele Convie, and Raymond Lewis. Laughlin McDonald, Neil Bradley, and Nancy G. Abudu, American Civil Liberties Union Voting Rights Project, Atlanta, Georgia, for plaintiffs-appellants Armando Coronado, Joseph Rubio, Michael Garza, Michele Convie, and Raymond Lewis.
    for defendant: Terry Goddard, Attorney General, Mary O?Grady, Solicitor General, and Barbara A. Bailey, Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, Arizona, for defendants-appellees Janice Brewer and Ken Bennett. Barbara LaWall, Pima County Attorney, Tucson, Arizona, for defendant-appellee F. Ann Rodriguez.

    Case Number: Nos. 08-17253, 08-17567

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 6639 DEBRA L. HARVEY and CATHERINE M. BEDDARD, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JANICE K. B

  • December 3, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Circuit Revives Chinese Dissident's Bid for Asylum

    A federal appeals court has given a Chinese political activist a second opportunity at asylum in the United States because of the chance he will be persecuted if forced to return to China. S

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  • November 4, 2005 | National Law Journal

    Lessons to Be Learned From the Refco Meltdown

    Much about Refco Inc.'s sudden collapse remains a mystery, but enough facts have come to light to remind us of Yogi Berra's classic observation: "It's d�j� vu all over again." First, t

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  • February 21, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    Court Orders Disclosure of Attorney-Client Communication

    In a rare move, a judge has ordered the disclosure of communications between attorneys and a New York businessman facing a civil suit alleging he and others misappropriated $13 million in a r

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  • March 25, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    'Act of War' Ruling Spares 9/11 Parties From Cleanup Liability

    American Airlines and other defendants sued in connection with the 9/11 terror attacks can claim the act of war defense to strict liability under a federal hazardous substance cleanup law, So

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  • Sciborski v. Pacific Bell Directory

    Publication Date: 2012-05-08
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    Date Filed: 2012-05-08
    Court: C.A. 4th
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Offices of Joshua D. Gruenberg, Joshua D. Gruenberg; Tyson & Tyson, Zachary T. Tyson; Boudreau Williams, Jon R. Williams for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton, Michael C. Sullivan, Aaron A. Buckley, Karin K. Sherr and Timothy M. Keegan for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. D056440

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 5068 ANNIE SCIBORSKI, Plaintiff an llant, v. PACIFIC BELL DIRECTORY, Defendant an