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  • December 23, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Military Contractors Claim Mantle of Government to Defend Tort Suits

    In their Aviation Law column, Steven R. Pounian and Justin T. Green of Kreindler & Kreindler write: Since 2001, the use of private contractors to actively support U.S. military operations has risen to "unprecedented levels," yet Congress has never enacted legislation to shield such contractors from tort liability. Nevertheless, contractors have, often successfully, advanced defenses to bar tort liability based on the political question doctrine and federal preemption, both discussed herein.

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  • December 14, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Surveying the Application of 'Daimler' in the Circuits

    The decision in Daimler v. Bauman,1 is hailed as "arguably the most important U.S. Supreme Court rulin

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  • December 11, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Surveying the Application of 'Daimler' in the Circuits

    Stephen Baldini, Anthony Pierce and Stanley Woodward of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld write: The watershed decision in 'Daimler' reversed the notion that companies with substantial sales throughout the United States can be sued anywhere. While it has been nearly two years since the decision, there have been notably few challenges to the exercise of general personal jurisdiction in the U.S. federal circuit courts. Those courts that have addressed the issue, however, highlight who the beneficiaries of 'Daimler' are: non-U.S. entities, entities sued in inconvenient forums, and, potentially, entities whose websites are accessible in many jurisdictions.

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  • Classic Touch Décor, Inc. v. Michael Aram, Inc., 15-CV-453

    Publication Date: 2015-11-13
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Nicholas Garaufis District Judge Nicholas Garaufis
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    Case Number: 15-CV-453 15-CV-453

    Cite as: Classic Touch D&# r, Inc. v. Michael Aram, Inc., 15-CV-453, NYLJ 1202742152550, at *1 (EDNY, Decided October 23, 2015) CASENAME Classic Touch D&#

  • Crittenden v. Chappell

    Publication Date: 2015-10-26
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    Date Filed: 2015-10-26
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Kimberly J. Mueller, District Judge, Presiding Before: M. Margaret McKeown, Raymond C. Fisher and Marsha S. Berzon, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Goldrosen (argued), Law Office of Mark Goldrosen, San Francisco, California; Michael L. Spiegel (argued), Law Office of Michael Spiegel, New York, New York, for Petitioner-Appellee.
    for defendant: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General of California; Michael P. Farrell, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Stephanie A. Mitchell, Deputy Attorney General, Eric Christoffersen (argued), Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, California, for Respondent-Appellant.
    Case Number: No. 13-17327

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 11591 STEVEN EDWARD CRITTENDEN, Petitioner-Appellee, v. KEVIN CHAPPE

  • New York State Rifle and Pistol Assoc., Inc. v. Cuomo

    Publication Date: 2015-10-21
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Cabranes, Lohier, and Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: David Thompson, Charles J. Cooper, Peter A. Patterson, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Washington DC, AND Brian T. Stapleton, Matthew S. Lerner, Goldberg Segalla LLP, White Plains, NY, Stephen P. Halbrook, Fairfax, VA.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants Andrew M. Cuomo, et al.: Anisha S. Dasgupta, Claude S. Platton, Office of the Solicitor General, on the brief, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General of the State of New York, for Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General for the State of New York, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Dannel P. Malloy, et al.: Perry Zinn Rowthorn, Michael K. Skold, Gregory T. D'Auria, Office of the Attorney General, on the brief, Maura B. Murphy Osborne, Assistant Attorney General of the State of Connecticut.
    Case Number: 14-36-cv (Lead)

    Cite as: New York State Rifle and Pistol Assoc., Inc. v. Cuomo, 14-36-cv (L), NYLJ 1202740246469, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided October 19, 2015)

  • Calicchio v. Sachem Central School District, 14-CV-5958

    Publication Date: 2015-10-20
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Denis Hurley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiffs: Scott Lockwood, Esq., North Babylon, N.Y.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants Sachem Central School District, Lisa Johnson, John Dolan, Andrew Larsen, Jack Renda, and Karen Mott By: Joshua S. Shteierman, Esq., Jeltje deJong, Esq., Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP, Smithtown, N.Y.
    Case Number: 14-CV-5958

    Cite as: chio v. Sachem Central School District, 14-CV-5958, NYLJ 1202740105313, at *1 (EDNY, Decided October 13, 2015) CASENAME Matthew chio, Sandra

  • Stanislaus Food Products Company v. USS-POSCO Industries

    Publication Date: 2015-10-13
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    Date Filed: 2015-10-13
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Lawrence J. O'Neill, District Judge, Presiding Before: M. Margaret McKeown, Mary H. Murguia, and Michelle T. Friedland, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Berstein, Eric B. Fastiff (argued), Dean M. Harvey, and Marc A. Pilotin, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstain, LLP, San Francisco, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
    for defendant: James C. Martin (argued), P. Gavin Eastgate, and Michelle A. Mantine, Reed Smith, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Daniel I. Booker and Alexander Y. Thomas, Reed Smith LLP, Washington, D.C.; J. Michael Jarboe, United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Allan Steyer, D. Scott Macrae, and Gabriel D. Zeldin, Steyer Lowenthal Boodrookas Alvarez & Smith, San Francisco, California; Rex S. Heinke and Reginald D. Steer, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, San Francisco, California; and Steven M. Pesner and Nicholas Adams, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, New York, for Defendants-Appellees.
    Case Number: No. 13-15475

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 11195 STANISLAUS FOOD PRODUCTS COMPANY, a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v.

  • Belfiore v. The Procter & Gamble Co., 14-CV-4090

    Publication Date: 2015-10-09
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Jack Weinstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony Belfiore: Lester L. Levy, Michele Fried Raphael, Roy Herrera, Matthew Insley-Pruitt, Robert Scott Plosky, Wolf Popper LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: The Procter and Gamble Company: Emily Henn, Covington & Burling LLP, Redwood Shores, CA. Andrew D. Schau, Claire Catalano Dean, Michael Sochynsky, Covington & Burling LLP, The New York Times Building, New York, NY. Cortlin Lannin, Covington & Burling LLP, One Front Street, San Francisco, CA.
    Case Number: 14-CV-4090

    Cite as: Belfiore v. Procter & Gamble, 14-CV-4090, NYLJ 1202739274496, at *1 (EDNY, Decided October 5, 2015) CASE NAMEAnthony Belfiore, Individually and on

  • The N.Y. Times Co. v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, 14-CV-3777

    Publication Date: 2015-10-09
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge J. Paul Oetken
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    Case Number: 14-CV-3777

    Cite as: The N.Y. Times Co. v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, 14-CV-3777, NYLJ 1202739271919, at *1 (SDNY, Decided September 30, 2015) CASENAME The New York Times Comp