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  • Appellate Division, First Department:May 30, 2019

    Publication Date: 2019-06-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Cases decided on: May 30, 2019
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, First Department:May 30, 2019

  • Charles v. Orange County

    Publication Date: 2019-05-31
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Health Care | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants Michelet Charles and Carol Small: Thomas C. Rice, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, on the brief, Daniel J. Stujenske, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY, Laura F. Redman, Antony P. F. Gemmell, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Orange County, State of New York, Orange County Sheriff's Department, Orange County Department of Mental Health and Carmen Elizondo, Former Clinic Director, Orange County Correctional Facility, in her individual capacity: Anthony Cardoso, Orange County Attorney's Office, Goshen, NY. For Amici Curiae American Psychiatric Association, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, American Psychological Association, American Medical Association, National Association of Social Workers, American Public Health Association, and Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Ira A. Burnim, Judge David C. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Washington, DC, on the brief, Aaron M. Panner, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae The Bronx Defenders, Brooklyn Defender Services, Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement, Detention Watch Network, The Florida Justice Institute, Inc., Human Rights First, Immigrant Defense Project, The Immigrant Rights Clinic of Washington Square Legal Services, Inc., at NYU Law School, the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, The Legal Aid Society of New York, The Prison Law Office, Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, and the Urban Justice Center Mental Health Project, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Jamie A. Levitt, Morrison & Foerster LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae New York State Sheriffs' Association, in support of Defendants-Appellees: Alexander M. Wilson, New York State Sheriffs' Association, Albany, NY.
    Case Number: 17-3506-pr

    Civil Detainees Alleged Discharge Planning an Essential Part of Their In-Custody Care

  • The Law Funder v. Munoz

    Publication Date: 2019-05-27
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Legal Malpractice
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 18-40320

    Appellee, a litigation-financing firm, held rights to portions of the proceeds of 21 lawsuits litigated by Mexican law firm SLM.

  • Fort Worth v. Vizant Technologies

    Publication Date: 2019-05-27
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Government
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boyd
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 18-0059

    The plaintiff in this case claimed that a government entity, the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board, breached a contractual promise to make a good-faith effort to obtain authorization for a higher payment than the parties' written contract required it to make.

  • May 24, 2019 | The Recorder

    The Recorder Columnist Among Top Winners at California Journalism Awards

    Justice William Bedsworth, who writes The Recorder's 'A Criminal Waste of Space' monthly humor column, was one of only eight winners statewide in the California News Publishers Association's first-ever 'Best of the Best' division honoring top winners in its annual California Journalism Awards. The Recorder also brought home four other top-five finishes.

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  • May 24, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Supreme Court's Bankruptcy, Trademark Decision and Its Effect on Franchises

    In 'Mission Products Holding v. Tempnology' (In re Tempnology), the court clarified the intersection of bankruptcy and trademark law, and held that rejection under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code “constitutes a breach” of an executory contract by the debtor.

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  • May 23, 2019 | National Law Journal

    DC Circuit Judges Rao, Millett and Tatel Will Hear Trump Subpoena Case July 12

    The hearing will mark the first time an appellate panel will scrutinize a subpoena seeking Trump-related financial records.

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  • May 23, 2019 | Litigation Daily

    DC Circuit's Rao, Millett and Tatel Will Hear Trump Subpoena Case July 12

    The hearing will mark the first time an appellate panel will scrutinize a subpoena seeking Trump-related financial records.

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  • Appellate Division, First Department: May 16, 2019

    Publication Date: 2019-05-20
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Cases Decided
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, First Department: May 16, 2019

  • Dekalb County Board of Tax Assessors v. Astor Atl, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-05-20
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jermaine Walker, Laura Johnson, (Chief Assistant County Attorney), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sara Sorenson, (Sorenson Law LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0516

    Property value assessments are limited to the purchase price paid in a foreclosure sale