• October 31, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

    Huntington Ingalls Industries v. Ace American Ins. Co.

    Click here for ICLC Expert Analysis. Huntington Ingalls Industries v. Ace American Ins. Co. Supreme Court of Vermont September 23, 2022, Filed No.…

    67 minute read

  • Windstream Holdings Inc. v. Charter Comm'ns Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-14
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Cathy Seibel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Plaintiffs-Appellees: Terence P. Ross, Shaya Rochester, Robert T. Smith, Eric T. Werlinger, Timothy H. Gray, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: Counsel for Defendants-Appellants: Susheel Kirpalani, Benjamin I. Finestone, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, New York.

    Case Number: 21-CV-4552

    Court Vacates Contempt Finding, $19 Million Sanction in Adversary Proceeding

  • New Hope Family Servs. Inc. v. James

    Publication Date: 2022-10-07
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: David A. Cortman, Esq., of counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom Georgia Office, Lawrenceville, Georgia. Attorneys for Plaintiff: Jonathan A. Scruggs, Esq., Roger Greenwood Brooks, Esq., Jeremiah Galus, Esq., Mark Lippelmann, Esq., of counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom Arizona Office, Scottsdale, Arizona.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants Letitia James, Licha Nyiendo, Melissa Franco, Gina Martinez, and Julia Day: Adrienne J. Kerwin, Aag, of counsel, Office of the New York, State Attorney General, The Capitol, Albany, New York. Attorneys for Defendant William Fitzpatrick: John E. Heisler, Jr., Esq., of counsel, Onondaga County Department of Law, John H. Mulroy Civic Center, Syracuse, New York.

    Case Number: 5:21-CV-01031

    'Christian' Adoption Agency Cannot Be Penalized for Referring Same Sex Couples to Others

  • Hyland v. Navient Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Raymond J. Lohier, Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees Kathryn Hyland, Melissa Garcia, Jessica Saint-Paul, Rebecca Spitler-Lawson, Michelle Means, Elizabeth Kaplan, Jennifer Guth, Megan Nocerino, Elizabeth Taylor, and Anthony Church, each individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated: Faith E. Gay, Yelena Konanova, David A. Coon, Max Siegel, on the brief, Caitlin J. Halligan, Selendy & Gay PLLC, New York, NY; Mark Richard, Phillips, Richard & Rind, P.A., Miami, FL.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Navient Corporation, Navient Solutions, LLC: Ashley M. Simonsen, Covington & Burling LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Andrew A. Ruffino, Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY. For Objector-Appellant William Yeatman: Anna St. John, Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, Center for Class Action Fairness, Washington, DC. For Objector-Appellant Richard Estle Carson, III: Eric Alan Isaacson, Law Office of Eric Alan Isaacson, La Jolla, CA.

    Case Number: 20-3765-cv

    Fair Settlement's Cy Pres Award Aids Class Member Navigation of Loan Forgiveness Program

  • Luke v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2022-09-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Costa
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-50791

    Plaintiff/appellant Cameron Luke, who is deaf, was arrested for marijuana possession.

  • U.S. v. Ragonese

    Publication Date: 2022-09-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Christine I. Magdo, Won S. Shin, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Daniel H. Wolf, Assistant United States Attorney, for Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Colleen P. Cassidy, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20-3371-cr

    Prior State Conviction Is Held Categorically Related to Sexual Abuse of a Minor

  • September 6, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

    Hill & Stout, PLLC v. Mut. of Enumclaw Ins. Co.

    The Washington Supreme Court has become the fifth state supreme court to rule in insurers' favor in COVID-19 business interruption litigation.

    29 minute read

  • Belya v. Kapral

    Publication Date: 2022-08-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Richard B. Katskee, on the brief, Bradley Girard, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, DC, and Oleg Rivkin, Rivkin Law Group PLLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: Daniel H. Blomberg, Lori H. Windham, Daniel D. Benson, on the brief, Diana Verm Thomson, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, and Donald J. Feerick, Jr., Feerick Nugent MacCartney, PLLC, South Nyack, NY. For Amici Curiae Professor Michael W. McConnell and Professor Douglas Laycock: Thomas G. Hungar, Andrew G.I. Kilberg, John Matthew Butler, Jason Manion, Macey L. Olave, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, and San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Assemblies of God (USA), Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy of the Anglican Church in North America, General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Gordon D. Todd, Daniel J. Hay, John L. Gibbons, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Ryan Paulsen, Ryan N. Gardner, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX. For Amici Curiae Constitutional Law Scholars, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Matthew T. Nelson, Warner Norcross + Judd LLP, Grand Rapids, MI. James A. Campbell, Solicitor General of Nebraska; Douglas J. Peterson, Attorney General of Nebraska; David T. Bydalek, Chief Deputy Attorney General of Nebraska; Steve Marshall, Attorney General of Alabama; Mark Brnovich, Attorney General of Arizona; Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas; Chris Carr, Attorney General of Georgia; Derek Schmidt, Attorney General of Kansas; Daniel Cameron, Attorney General of Kentucky; Jeff Landry, Attorney General of Louisiana; Lynn Fitch, Attorney General of Mississippi; Eric S. Schmitt, Attorney General of Missouri; Austin Knudsen, Attorney General of Montana; John M. O'Connor, Attorney General of Oklahoma; Alan Wilson, Attorney General of South Carolina; and Sean D. Reyes, Attorney General of Utah, for Amici Curiae States of Nebraska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah, in support of Defendants-Appellants.

    Case Number: 21-1498

    Church Autonomy, Collateral Order Doctrines Discussed in Defamation Appeal's Dismissal

  • Blockchain Mining Supply & Servs. Ltd. v. Super Crypto Mining Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-16
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Andrew Carter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 18-CV-11099

    Contract Breach, Promissory Estoppel Stated Over Sale of Cryptocurrency Mining Machines

  • Henriquez v. Salazar

    Publication Date: 2022-07-14
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Putnam
    Judge: Justice Victor Grossman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 61743/2021

    Pro Bono Assignment Does Not Violate Counsel's Constitutional Rights