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  • June 11, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

    Ole Miss Recruits New Legal Boss From NBA Players Association

    Erica McKinley succeeds former GC Lee Tyner, who resigned last December to “pursue other opportunities,” just 10 days after the NCAA ruled against the University of Mississippi over football recruiting violations.

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  • Nelson v. Vernco

    Publication Date: 2018-06-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rodriguez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 08-10-00222-CV

    Appellant Hood won a road and utilities infrastructure contract with the Texas Department of Transportation and hired appellee as a subcontractor for water utility services.

  • James v. Elkins

    Publication Date: 2018-06-11
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Employment Litigation | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rios
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 04-17-00160-CV

    Since 1991, appellee had been working as a dentist for appellant's dental practice and reportedly was paid 30% of her gross production during the entirety of her employment.

  • Jelinis v. Hiran

    Publication Date: 2018-06-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Landlord Tenant Law | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Boyce
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14-17-00220-CV

    Appellees defaulted on a home equity loan and after Deutsche Bank, as trustee for the lender, obtained summary judgment ordering foreclosure of the home, it sold the home to appellants who then filed a forcible detainer suit.

  • Choi v. Tower Research Capital LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-06-04
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John Walker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: J. Douglas Richards, Richard Speirs, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, New York, NY; Times Wang, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Washington, DC, on the brief, Michael Eisenkraft, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Matthew T. Martens, Albinas J. Prizgintas, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington DC, on the brief, Noah A. Levine, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 17-648-cv

    Korean Plaintiffs Plausibly Allege Trades 'Domestic Transactions' for CEA's Application

  • Gao v. Sessions

    Publication Date: 2018-06-01
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner Gao: Mona Liza Fabular Lao, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Petitioner Shao: Joshua E. Bardavid, Law Office of Joshua E. Bardavid, New York, New York.; For Respondent: Brett F. Kinney and Jesse Lloyd Busen, Trial Attorneys, Jeffery R. Leist, Senior Litigation Counsel, Holly M. Smith, Senior Litigation Counsel, Laura M. Cover, Law Clerk, for Chad A. Readler, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: 16-2262-ag

    IJs, BIA Erred in Relying on Omissions When Finding Asylum Applicants Lacked Credibility

  • McCoy v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-05-31
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joe M. Harris Jr. (Attorney at Law), Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Andrew Pipkin III, Caitlin McGillicuddy, Meredith Chafin Florio (Henry County Solicitor General's Office), McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: S17G1530

    Courts Reviewing Roadblock Stops Must Consider Whether Screening Officers Had Reasonable Suspicion to Defer For Further Detention and Field Tests

  • May 24, 2018 | New York Law Journal

    With Sweeping Reforms Off Table, OCA Has Taken Modest Steps to Modernize NY's Town Courts

    The Office of Court Administration has done what it can to improve New York's small-town courts, including the launch of a pilot program last year in four counties to hold centralized arraignments at fixed times of the day, which has drawn interest from other counties.

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  • Toth v. Sears Home

    Publication Date: 2018-05-21
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Jewell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-17-00615-CV

    Sears filed a breach of contract claim against, John Toth, an independent contractor hired by them to provide installation and repair flooring services to their customers.

  • May 18, 2018 | New York Law Journal

    TCPA Shakeup: Analysis of the D.C. Circuit's Long-Awaited Decision in 'ACA International' 

    'ACA International' has changed the current TCPA class action landscape. To minimize the risk of litigation, companies engaging in telephonic advertising must carefully review their advertising programs to ensure compliance with the decision

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