• N.Y. Legal Assistance Grp. v. Board of Immigration Appeals

    Publication Date: 2021-02-11
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Immigration Law | Information Governance and Compliance | Public Records
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Patrick D. Llewellyn, Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, D.C., Danielle Tarantolo, Jane Greengold Stevens, New York Legal Assistance Group, New York, NY, on the brief, Scott L. Nelson, Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Arastu K. Chaudhury, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorney, for Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae The Animal Welfare Institute and Farm Sanctuary: William N. Lawton, Eubanks & Associates LLC, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 19-3248-cv

    FOIA Empowers District Courts to Order Agencies to Meet §552 Disclosure Requirements

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

    Publication Date: 2021-02-08
    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, Benjamin A. Field, Steven M. Levitan, Aaron S. Oakley, 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

    Trade Dress Protection Could Not Be Asserted Against Similar-Looking Product Which Shared a Functional Design

  • In Re Marshal

    Publication Date: 2021-02-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Discovery
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rios
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 04-20-00450-CV

    In an underlying suit, relators asserted claims for an attempted hostile take-over by minority shareholder William Jewett of a medical waste disposal company known as MedSharps LLC.

  • Keel v. Saul

    Publication Date: 2021-02-08
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals | Government
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Haynes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-10728

    In this social security case, the district court affirmed the decision of the Social Security Commissioner to deny supplemental security income and disability insurance benefits to appellant.

  • U.S. v. Stillwell

    Publication Date: 2021-02-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Jose Cabranes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Rebekah Donaleski and Sarah K. Eddy, on the brief, Emil J. Bove III, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Stillwell: Brittney M. Edwards on the brief, Robert W. Ray, Thompson & Knight LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Samia: Kannon K. Shanmugam on the brief, Masha G. Hansford, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellant Hunter: Robert J. Boyle, Robert J. Boyle Attorney at Law, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 18-3074-cr

    New 'Brady' Claim Remanded for District Court's Consideration on Post-Trial Motion

  • Razmzan v. U.S.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Health Care Law | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Jennifer C. Simon, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Benjamin H. Torrance, 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: Jonay F. Holkins and David A. Bender, on the brief, Matthew S. Freedus, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 19-227-cv

    Doctor Acted Within Scope of Employment Under N.Y. Law When Billing for Services Privately

  • Massengille v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-01-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Schneider, (Alcovy Circuit Public Defender), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Layla Zon, (District Attorney), Covington, Tara Latimer, (Walton County DA's Office), Monroe, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A2077

    Court vacates a split sentence of confinement and probation for fleeing from the police because split sentences are not authorized under the applicable statute

  • In the Interest of K. G. V., a child.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darice Good, (Darice M. Good, LLC d.b.a Good Legal Firm, LLC), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Yari Lawson, (Lawson Raines, LLP), Lawrenceville, Cynthia Lain, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Tyler Vandenberg, Christina Bridger, (Bridger Law Firm), Duluth, for appellee. LeAnne Hicks, (The Chancey Law Firm, PC), Braselton, Linda McKinley, Rachel Patton, (Attorney at Law), Winder, for other party.

    Case Number: A21A0033

    Court reverses dismissal of a permanent guardian's petition for adoption, ruling that permanent guardianship does not foreclose the guardian from seeking adoption

  • Accelerated Claims, Inc. v. Howell & Johnson, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-01-26
    Practice Area: Fee Disputes
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Bogan, Curtis Garrett, Jeffrey Fisher, (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Johnson, (Howell & Johnson, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Samuel Rutherford, Michael Barry, (Alston & Bird, LLP), Atlanta, Carl Anderson, Thomas Mock, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young, LLP), Atlanta, Colin Moriarty, (Moriarty Law, PC), Athens, Kevin Elwell, (K.M. Elwell, P.C.), Athens, William Stone, (William S. Stone, P.C.), Blakely, Ryals Stone, (Boone & Stone), Atlanta, for Other party.

    Case Number: A20A1860

    Court vacates an award that enforced a prior judgment of fees to a non-party because the trial court lacked jurisdiction, and vacates a separate additional award

  • In the Interest of H. A. S., a child.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-25
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Rawls, (Lindsay and Rawls, LLC), Rossville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Penny Hannah, Shalen Nelson, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Kathleen Gibson, (Saag), LaFayette, for appellee. Christopher Harden, (Attorney at Law), Woodstock, for other party.

    Case Number: A21A0140

    Court vacates an order terminating a father's parental rights, finding that there was no clear and convincing evidence of an intent to abandon a child