• August 31, 2022 | Supreme Court Brief

    Navy Vet Argues a Navy Vet's Case | S.G. Won't Urge SCOTUS to Overrule Insular Cases

    We spoke with Finnegan's James Barney, a U.S. Navy veteran, who makes his high court debut on behalf of a Navy veteran. And a broad campaign to persuade the solicitor general to back the overruling of the Insular Cases in a pending petition was unsuccessful.

    9 minute read

  • City of Hoboken v. Chevron Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-29
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Energy | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); Thomas G. Hungar (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); Joel M. Silverstein and Herbert J. Stern (Stern Kilcullen & Rufolo); Joshua D. Dick (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); Andrea E. Neuman (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); William E. Thomson, III (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); William T. Marks and Kannon K. Shanmugam, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison); Daniel J. Toal and Theodore V. Wells, Jr. (Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison); Kevin H. Marino and John D. Tortorella (Marino Tortorella & Boyle); Paul J. Fishman (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer); Matthew T. Heartney and John D. Lombardo (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer); Jonathan W. Hughes (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer); Nancy G. Milburn and Diana E. Reiter (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer); Steven M. Bauer and Margaret Tough (Latham & Watkins); Daniel R. Brody and Jameson R. Jones (Bartlit Beck); Jeffrey S. Chiesa, Michael K. Plumb, and Dennis M. Toft (Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi); Daniel J. Brown and Alexandra M. Joyce (McCarter & English); Steven M. Bauer (Latham & Watkins); Anthony P. Callaghan (Gibbons); Sylvia-Rebecca Gutierrez and Thomas R. Valen (Gibbons); Daniel J. Brown and Alexandra M. Joyce (McCarter & English); Margaret Tough (Latham & Watkins); Robert W. Whetzel (Richards Layton & Finger); Kathryn M. Barber and Brian D. Schmalzbach (McGuireWoods); Jeffrey M. Beyer and Anthony J. Zarillo, Jr. (Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti); Kevin J. Mangan (Womble Bond Dickinson); Andrew G. McBride (McGuireWoods); David C. Frederick, Grace W. Knofczynski, and Daniel Severson (Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick); Steven L. Caponi (K&L Gates); Joseph J. Bellew (White & Williams); Megan H. Berge (Baker Botts); J. Scott Janoe (Baker Botts); Tristan L. Duncan (Shook Hardy & Bacon); Daniel B. Rogers (Shook Hardy & Bacon); Michael A. Barlow (Abrams & Bayliss); Robert P. Reznick (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe); Shannon S. Broome and Ann M. Mortimore (Hunton Andrews Kurth); Shawn P. Regan (Hunton Andrews Kurth); Antionette D. Hubbard (Maron Marvel Bradley & Anderson); Robert E. Dunn (Eimer Stahl); Nathan P. Eimer, Pamela R. Hanebutt, and Lisa S. Meyer (Eimer Stahl); Jeffrey L. Moyer (Richards Layton & Finger); Vanessa Lavely and Kevin J. Orsini (Cravath Swaine & Moore); Joy C. Fuhr and Brian D. Schmalzbach (McGuireWoods); Christian J. Singewald (White & Williams); Michael A. Barlow (Abrams & Bayliss); Alexandra Ewing and Robert W. Whetzel (Richards Layton & Finger); Robert P. Reznick (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe); J. Benjamin Aguinaga (Jones Day); Noel J. Francisco and David M. Morrell (Jones Day); David C. Kiernan (Jones Day); Tracy A. Roman and Kathleen T. Sooy (Crowell & Moring); Honor R. Costello (Crowell & Moring); Michael F. Healy (Shook Hardy & Bacon); Mackenzie M. Wrobel (Duane Morris); Michael L. Fox (Duane Morris); Blake K. Rohrbacher, Alexandra Ewing, and Robert W. Whetzel (Richards Layton & Finger)
    for defendant: Jonathan S. Abady, Matthew D. Brinckerhoff, Ananda V. Burra, andMax R. Selver (Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel); Gerald Krovatin and Helen A. Nau (Krovatin Nau); Stephanie D. Biehl, Matthew K. Edling, Quentin C. Karpilow, and Victor M. Sher (Sher Edling); Ralph K. Durstein, III and Christian D. Wright (Office of Attorney General of Delaware); Jameson A.L. Tweedie (Delaware Department of Justice)

    Case Number: 21-2728 & 22-1096

    State Law Tort Claims Arising from Climate Change Caused by Use of Fossil Fuel Products Did Not Create Federal Question Permitting Removal to Federal Court

  • Jones Day v. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP

    Publication Date: 2022-08-23
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    Judge: Judge Wardlaw
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-16642

    District court has authority to enforce summons issued in international arbitration proceeding

  • August 17, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Big Law, Big Oil, Big Setback: Judges Block Climate Change Suits From Federal Court

    "Climate change is an important problem with national and global implications. But federal courts cannot hear cases just because they are important," Judge Stephanos Bibas wrote for the court.

    7 minute read

  • August 9, 2022 | Law.com

    'Early Warning' on Law Firm Profits: The Morning Minute

    The news and analysis you need to start your day.

    5 minute read

  • August 1, 2022 | The Recorder

    Jones Day's Subpoena of Orrick Over Poached Partner Must Be Enforced, Court Rules

    Jones Day tried, but failed, to first get the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to issue the summons, before turning to the California court, where Orrick is headquartered.

    3 minute read

  • Appellate Division,First Department: July 21, 2022

    Publication Date: 2022-07-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appeals & Motions List released on:July 19, 2022

  • July 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal

    NY Appeals Court Tosses 9-Figure Damage Award in Talc Case Against J&J

    A First Department panel found insufficient evidence to establish that plaintiff's use of talc products resulted in enough exposure to cause mesothelioma.

    3 minute read

  • July 20, 2022 | Law.com

    Compliance Hot Spots: DOJ Searches for New Anti-Money Laundering Head + Uber Settles in DOJ Discrimination Suit + Clifford Chance Reps Stephen King in Antitrust Trial

    The Justice Department is searching for a new chief of its money laundering and asset recovery section amid a heightened focus on illicit activity involving Russia.

    9 minute read

  • July 18, 2022 | Law.com

    'It's Going to Put Pressure on Everybody': Lawyers Scramble for Trial Plan in Juul MDL

    At a July 15 hearing, U.S. District Judge William Orrick agreed with plaintiffs attorneys to replace the first bellwether trial against Juul after the FDA banned its electronic cigarettes last month.

    4 minute read