• USA v. Fackrell

    Publication Date: 2021-03-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Stewart
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 18-40598

    In a substituted opinion, the court of appeals affirmed the convictions and death sentences of appellants Fackrell and Cramer for the death of a fellow inmate.

  • USA v. Nelson

    Publication Date: 2021-03-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Higginbotham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-41008

    Appellant pled guilty, pursuant to a conditional plea agreement, to conspiracy to posses with intent to distribute 50 kilograms or more of marijuana.

  • Cases & Motions released on: March 25, 2021

    Publication Date: 2021-03-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals, New York State
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    COURT OF APPEALS: March 25, 2021

  • Adam v. Marcos

    Publication Date: 2021-03-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contracts | Deals and Transactions
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Bourliot
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-18-00450-CV

    Marcos and his law firm sued Adam alleging Marcos and Adam had agreed to enter a 50/50 partnership to own and operate future joint ventures.

  • Plymouth Venture Partners, II, L.P. et al., Appellants, v. GTR Source, LLC et al., Respondents.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-26
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals, New York State
    Judge: Unsigned MEMORANDUM
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: ATTORNEYS Shane R. Heskin, for appellants.
    for defendant: Ryan K. Cummings, for respondent GTR Source, LLC. Andrew P. Schriever, for respondent Biegel. Christopher R. Murray, for respondent Capital Merchant Services, LLC.

    Case Number: No. 46

    Plymouth Venture Partners v. GTR Source

  • Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald Geary, Kelsey Wiley, (The Geary Law Firm, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patsy Austin-Gatson, Daniel Porter, (Gwinnett County District Attorney Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center), Lawrenceville, Samuel d'Entremont, (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1842

    Court affirms convictions for armed robbery and aggravated assault over defendant's contentions of trial court error and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Fund Liquidation Holdings LLC v. Bank of America Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-25
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | White Collar Crime
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants Fund Liquidation Holdings LLC and Sonterra Capital Master Fund, Ltd.: Vincent Briganti, Margaret MacLean, Lowey Dannenberg, P.C., White Plains, NY, on the brief, Eric F. Citron, Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD. For Defendants-Appellees Credit Suisse Group AG, Credit Suisse AG, and Credit Suisse International: Herbert S. Washer, Elai Katz, Jason M. Hall, Lauren Perlgut, Adam S. Mintz, on the brief, Joel Kurtzberg, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Bank of America Corporation and Bank of America, N.A.: Arthur J. Burke, Paul S. Mishkin, Adam G. Mehes, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited and ANZ Securities, Inc.: Penny Shane, Corey Omer, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., n/k/a MUFG Bank, Ltd.: Christopher M. Viapiano, Elizabeth A. Cassady, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, and Barclays Capital Inc.: Jonathan D. Schiller, Christopher Emmanuel Duffy, Leigh M. Nathanson, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees BNP Paribas, S.A., BNP Paribas North America, Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., and BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc.: Jayant W. Tambe, Stephen J. Obie, Kelly A. Carrero, Jones Day, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Commerzbank AG: David R. Gelfand, Mark D. Villaverde, Milbank LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Crédit Agricole S.A.: Andrew Hammon, Kimberly Anne Havlin, White & Case LLP, New York, NY; Darryl S. Lew, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees DBS Bank Ltd., DBS Group Holdings Ltd., and DBS Vickers Securities (USA) Inc.: Erica S. Weisgerber, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Deutsche Bank AG: Aidan Synnott, Hallie S. Goldblatt, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Macquarie Bank Ltd. and Macquarie Group Ltd.: Christopher M. Paparella, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited: C. Fairley Spillman, Pratik A. Shah, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, and RBS Securities Japan Limited: David S. Lesser, Jamie S. Dycus, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Standard Chartered Bank and Standard Chartered plc: Marc J. Gottridge, Lisa J. Fried, Benjamin A. Fleming, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees United Overseas Bank Limited and UOB Global Capital, LLC: Dale C. Christensen, Jr., Noah Czarny, Seward & Kissel LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., HSBC Holdings plc, HSBC North America Holdings Inc., and HSBC USA Inc.: Nowell D. Bamberger, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Washington, DC; Charity E. Lee, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees UBS AG and UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd.: Mark A. Kirsch, Eric J. Stock, Jefferson E. Bell, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees ING Groep N.V., ING Bank N.V., and ING Capital Markets LLC.: Amanda F. Davidoff, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 19-2719-cv

    Real Party in Interest Had Article III Standing at All Times, Could Enter Entities' Shoes

  • Cuthill v. Blinken

    Publication Date: 2021-03-22
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for Second Circuit
    Judge: Justice Katzmann
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-3138

    Daughter of Former U.K. Citizen Qualifies for an Immediate-Relative Visa Because She Was Statutorily Under 21 When Mother Naturalized

  • Ezaki Glico Kabushiki Kaisha v. Lotte Int'l Am. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-22
    Practice Area: Intellectual Property
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica L. Ellsworth, Anna K. Shaw, Neal K. Katyal, and Benjamin A. Field (Hogan Lovells US); Steven M. Levitan (Hogan Lovells US); Aaron S. Oakley (Hogan Lovells US); Katherine B. Wellington (Hogan Lovells US); Roy H. Wepner (Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik)
    for defendant: John J. Dabney and Mary D. Hallerman (Snell & Wilmer)

    Case Number: 19-3010

    Food Product's Configuration Allowing Consumers to Cleanly Eat the Product Constituted Functional Design Ineligible for Trade Dress Protection

  • Hall CANV v. Old Republic National

    Publication Date: 2021-03-22
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Insurance Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Ho
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-10268

    Appellant purchased title insurance from appellee and during the contracting process, appellant agreed to the removal of protection against losses from mechanic's liens arising out of work begun on or before the policy date.