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  • Stolt Tank Containers BV v. NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtgesellschaft MBH & Co. KG

    Publication Date: 2023-07-11
    Practice Area: Admiralty
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan L. Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Claimant-Appellant Deltech Corporation: Lawrence K. DeMeo, Brian J. Bosworth, on the brief, Nicholas D. Stellakis, on the brief, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Boston, MA; Timothy J. McDonnell, Joseph J. Perrone, Giuliano McDonnell & Perrone LLP, New York, NY. For Claimants-Appellants Stolt-Nielsen USA, Inc. and Stolt Tank Containers B.V.: James F. Sweeney, Robert A. Novak, Richard W. Stone II, on the brief, John A.V. Nicoletti, on the brief, Nicoletti Horning & Sweeney, New York, NY; Stephen V. Rible, Mendes & Mount LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee BDP International, Inc.: James W. Johnson, Ricci Tyrrell Johnson & Grey, Philadelphia, PA. For Defendants-Appellees Chemtura Europe GmbH, Chemtura Corporation, Chemtura Italy S.R.L., and Rubicon LLC: Joseph L. Clasen, Trevor L. Bradley, on the brief, Peter R. Knight, Robinson & Cole LLP, New York, NY. for Defendants-Appellees Conti 11 Container Schiffahrts-GmbH & Co. KG MS MSC "Flaminia" and NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG.: Timothy Semenoro, on the brief, Eugene J. O'Connor, Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.: Jon Werner, Martin R. West II, on the brief, Edward P. Flood, Lyons & Flood, LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 18-2974-cv

    COGSA Strict liability Finding Reversed But Liability on Failure-to-Warn Theory Upheld

  • July 10, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

    People in the News—July 10 2023—Ballard Spahr

    Ballard Spahr announced that seven attorneys have been elected to the firm partnership, effective July 1, including four in the firm's Philadelphia office: Lorene L. Boudreau, Christopher A. Jones, Elizabeth K. McManus and Jennifer Santangelo.

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  • Houston Area Safety Council v. Mendez

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Hecht
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    Case Number: 21-0496

    A drug testing company, that was sued by an individual who lost his job due to a false positive, successfully proved on appeal that it could not be held liable.

  • Adair v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Benavides
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    Case Number: 13-22-00386-CR

    Following the revocation of his deferred adjudication community supervision in two separate cases, the trial court adjudicated appellant guilty of continuous family violence and bail jumping, enhanced to the punishment range of a second-degree felony.

  • In the interest of ERD

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Trotter
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    Case Number: 11-22-00153-CV

    A mother, who argued on appeal that the trial court abused its discretion by granting possession and access of her children to their grandparents, successfully proved on appeal that she was entitled to relief.

  • Herbig v. Welch

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Guerra
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    Case Number: 01-22-00080-CV

    A trustee, who was sued by another trustee in a competing trust over the conveyance of funds, successfully proved on appeal that the trial court erred in finding it had jurisdiction to void the conveyance.

  • People v. Mercado

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Supreme Court, Queens
    Judge: Justice David J. Kirschner
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    Case Number: 70806/2023

    States Are Free to Afford Greater Rights and Protections Than Required by Federal Law

  • Kudzu Capital, LLC v. City of Decatur

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Peters, (Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Luther Beck, John Zwald, (Beck, Zwald & Associates, LLC), Buford, Bryan Downs, (Wilson Morton & Downs, LLC), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0374

    Court affirms a final judgment in a condemnation case over property owner's arguments over admission of certain testimony and exclusion of other evidence

  • July 7, 2023 | National Law Journal

    University Didn't Retaliate Against Professor for 'Woke Joke' Post, Split 4th Circuit Rules

    The dissenting judge said the professor engaged in First Amendment protected speech.

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  • Appellate Division, Second Department: July 7, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-07-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown List released on:July 5, 2023