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Emilee Carpenter LLC v. James

Publication Date: 2024-07-22
Practice Area: Civil Rights | Constitutional Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Alison J. Nathan
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: John J. Bursch, Jonathan A. Scruggs, Jacob P. Warner, on the brief, Bryan D. Neihart, Alliance Defending Freedom, Washington, DC.
for defendant: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Raymond J. Dague, Dague & Martin, P.C., Syracuse, NY. For LetitiaJames, Attorney General, State of New York, Albany, NY, for Defendants-Appellees Letitia James and Maria L. Imperial: Barbara D. Underwood, Alexandria Twinem, on the brief, Jeffrey W. Lang. For Defendant-Appellee Weeden Wetmore: M. Hyder Hussain, County of Chemung Department of Law, Elmira, NY.
Case Number: 22-75

Public Accommodation Laws' Breach of First Amendment Speech, Religion Rights Not Shown

July 19, 2024 | National Law Journal

9th Circuit's Unusually Low Reversal Rate This Supreme Court Term Doesn't Tell Full Story

"Within this 50% affirmance rate, which is itself surprising to most people, you have individual cases that depart from the pattern one has come to expect in Ninth Circuit cases in the Supreme Court," said professor Arthur Hellman. "[But] I think it may be simply happenstance."

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Deblase v. Hill

Publication Date: 2024-07-19
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
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Court: Supreme Court, Kings
Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
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Case Number: 522689/2023

Court Orders Amicus Briefs in Case Involving Emotional Distress of Deceased Dog

Chestnut v. United Methodist Church

Publication Date: 2024-07-18
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
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Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
Judge: Justice Lillian Wan
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Respondent: John Francis McAllister and Meghna Sridhar of counsel, McAllister Olivarius, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Appellants: Keri A. Wehrheim of counsel, Schahill Law Group, P.C., Bethpage, NY.
Case Number: 2023-08081

Church Is Not Jural Entity Capable of Being Sued as Unincorporated Association

Omstead v. BPG Inspection, LLC et al.

Publication Date: 2024-07-15
Practice Area: Contracts | Wrongful Death
Industry: Construction
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice McMillian
Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Darren Summerville, Kristopher Robert Alderman, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Lance D. Lourie, Stephen Roberts Chance, Andrew John King, (Lourie Chance Forlines Carter & King, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Leah Ward Sears, Edward Davison Burch, Jr., Edward H. Wasmuth, Jr., (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, Charles Samuel Conerly, (Smith Conerly, LLP), Carrollton, for appellee; Meagan Myers Hanson, (Georgians For Lawsuit Reform), Atlanta, Atlanta,, Kevin Bradford Sears, (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee; Madeleine Norine Simmons, (Stewart Miller Simmons), Atlanta, Madeline Elizabeth McNeeley, (Harris Lowry Manton LLP), Brookhaven, Caleb Frank Walker, (The McArthur Law Firm), Macon, for Amicus Appellant.
Case Number: S23G0771

Court affirms enforceability of one-year contractual limitation for filing tort and contract suits against a contractor, holding that the limitation is not void as against public policy

Paxton v. Dettlebach

Publication Date: 2024-07-15
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Clement
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Case Number: 23-10802

Appellants, three individuals and the State of Texas, sought to enjoin federal statutes that criminalize making silencers for personal use without paying a $200 excise tax, applying for permission from the federal government, and registering the silencer in a federal database.

Appellate Division, Second Department: July 12, 2024

Publication Date: 2024-07-12
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
Judge: Unsigned
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Case Number: DOCKET

Handdown List released on:July 10, 2024

U.S. v. McGrain

Publication Date: 2024-07-08
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Michael H. Park
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Katherine A. Gregory, Assistant United States Attorney for Trini E. Ross, United States Attorney for the Western District of New York, Buffalo, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Martin J. Vogelbaum, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Buffalo, NY.
Case Number: 22-661-cr

Sex Abuse Sentence Not Vacated; Error Claims Rejected; Defendant Shared Parental Duties

July 3, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Attorney Nominated to Ethics Panel as Its Validity Is Before NY's Top Court

James Caras retired last year as special counsel to the speaker of the New York City Council. He is an alum of Simpson Thacher and Akin Gump.

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Flocast LLC v. Movi Family LLC

Publication Date: 2024-07-03
Practice Area: Patent Litigation | Trademarks
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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: Jeffrey A. Lindenbaum, Esq., of counsel, Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C., The Holyoke-Manhattan Building, Ossining, New York.
for defendant: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Leo M. Loughlin, Esq., Michael V. Battaglia, Esq., Richard Wydeven, Esq., of counsel, Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C., Washington, District of Columbia. Attorneys for Defendant: David Hecht, Esq., of counsel, Hecht Partners, LLP, New York, New York.
Case Number: 6:23-CV-1174

Consumer Confusion Likely; Business Name, Reputation's Dilution Plausibly Claimed