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August 25, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Medical Monitoring Cause of Action Rejected in One of Three Stand-Out Cases

Over the past year, the New York Court of Appeals has handed down three decisions that provide clear and broadly applicable interpretation of both statutory rules and common law principles i

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August 20, 2014 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Failure to Mitigate May Cost Car Racing Team in Sponsorship Row

T-Mobile USA Inc. may be required to pay an auto racing team as much as $14 million afte U.S. Court of Appeals fo Third Circuit remanded the case back to the U.S. District Court fo

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United States v. Gadson

Publication Date: 2014-08-19
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Date Filed: 2014-08-19
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: Ralph R. Beistline, Chief District Judge, Presiding Before: Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge, and Marsha S. Berzon and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kirby A. Heller (argued), Mythili Raman, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Denis J. McInerney, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Karen L. Loeffler, United States Attorney, Elizabeth F. Crail, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Stephen Cooper, Assistant United States Attorney, Anchorage, Alaska, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
for defendant: John Balazs, Sacramento, California, for Defendant-Appellant Anthony Gadson. Krista Hart, Sacramento, California, for Defendant-Appellant Willie Wilson.
Case Number: No. 12-30007 No. 12-30047

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 9565 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ANTHONY GADS

August 19, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Secondary Debt Collectors Must Give Notice, Judge Says

The fair Debt Collection Practices Act requires subsequent debt collectors to notify consumers in writing, even if the prior holder or debt collector had already given notice, a federal judg

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In re: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, Debtor, 08-99000 (SMB); 08-01789 (SMB)

Publication Date: 2014-08-18
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Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District
Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Stuart M. Bernstein
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff, Irving H. Picard, Trustee for the Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC: Marc E. Hirschfield, Esq., Marc D. Powers, Esq., David J. Sheehan, Esq., of Counsel, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants J. Ezra Merkin & Gabriel Capital Corporation: Andrew J. Levander, Esq., Gary J. Mennitt, Esq., Jonathan D. Perry, Esq., Neil A. Steiner, Esq., M. Katherine Stroker, Esq., of Counsel, Dechert LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Defendants Gabriel Capital, L.P. & Ariel Fund Ltd.: Casey D. Laffey, Esq., James C. McCarroll, Esq., of Counsel, Reed Smith LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Defendant Ascot Partners, L.P.: Judith A. Archer, Esq., David L. Barrack, Esq., Daniel M. Glosband, Esq., Christopher R. Newcomb, Esq., David B. Schwartz, Esq., Joseph A. Schwartz, Esq., Matthew T. Tulchin, Esq., Jami Mills Vibbert, Esq., of Counsel, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., New York, NY. Attorneys for Ascot Fund Ltd.: Douglas R. Hirsch, Esq., Jennifer A. Rossan, Esq., of Counsel, Sadis & Goldberg LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 08-99000 (SMB); 08-01789 (SMB)

Cite as: In re: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Sec. LLC, 08-99000 (SMB), NYLJ 1202666939783, at *1 (Bankruptcy., SDNY, Decided August 12, 2014)/

Installed Building Products, LLC, Plaintiff v. Scott Cottrell and American Building Systems, Defendant, 13-CV-1112-A

Publication Date: 2014-08-15
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Court: U.S. District Court, Western District
Judge: District Judge Richard Arcara
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Case Number: 13-CV-1112-A

Cite as: Installed Building Products, LLC v. Cottrell, 13-CV-1112-A, NYLJ 1202666814099, at *1 (WDNY, Decided July 25, 2014) 13-CV-1112-A District

Irving H. Picard, Trustee for the Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, Appellant v. Fairfield Greenwich Limited, et al., Defendants-Appellees, Securities & Investment Co. Bahrain, Harel Insurance Co., Ltd., AXA Private Management, St. Stephen's School, Pacific West Health Medical Center, Inc. Employee's Retirement Trust, Lead Plaintiffs-Appellees, 13-1289

Publication Date: 2014-08-12
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Sack, Chin, and Droney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant Irving H. Picard: Deborah H. Renner, Tracy L. Cole, Keith R. Murphy, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY; David B. Rivkin, Jr., Lee A. Casey, Mark W. DeLaquil, Andrew M. Grossman, Baker & Hostetler LLP, Washington, DC, of counsel, David J. Sheehan, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY. For Lead Plaintiffs-Appellees Representative Anwar Plaintiffs: David A. Barrett, Howard L. Vickery, II, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, New York, NY; Robert C. Finkel, Wolf Popper LLP, New York, NY; Victor E. Stewart, Lovell Stewart Halebian Jacobson LLP, New York, NY, of counsel, Stuart H. Singer, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Fairfield Greenwich Limited, et al.: Peter E. Kazanoff, Jeffrey L. Roether, Jeffrey E. Baldwin, Nicholas S. Davis, of counsel, Marc G. Cunha, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY. For Appellees Eric T. Schneiderman, Bart M. Schwartz, Ralph C. Dawson.: James C. McCarroll, Jordan W. Siev, Michael J. Venditto, Reed Smith LLP, New York, NY; Judith A. Archer, David L. Barrack, Jami Mills Vibbert, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, New York, NY, of counsel, Brian Sutherland, for Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees J. Ezra Merkin and Gabriel Capital Corporation: Neil A. Steiner, of counsel, Andrew J. Levander, Dechert LLP, New York, NY. For Intervenor Securities Investor Protection Corporation: Josephine Wang, Kevin H. Bell, of counsel, Nathanael S. Kelly, Washington, DC.
Case Number: 13-1289

Cite as: Picard v. Fairfield Greenwich Ltd., 13-1289, NYLJ 1202666533869, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided August 8, 2014) 13-1289p cl

Steen v. Superior Court (The People)

Publication Date: 2014-08-11
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Date Filed: 2014-08-11
Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
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Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael P. Judge and Ronald L. Brown, Public Defenders, Ilya Alekseyeff and John Hamilton Scott, Deputy Public Defenders, for Petitioner.
for defendant: Frederick R: Bennett; Reed Smith, Paul D. Fogel and Dennis Peter Maio for Respondent.
Case Number: No. S174773

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 9072 JEWERELENE STEEN, Petitioner, v. APPELLATE DIVISION, SUPERIOR C

August 11, 2014 |

Employees’ Challenge to Supplemental Policies’ “War Exclusion” Was Preempted By ERISA, Third Circuit Holds

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, affirming a decision by a New Jersey federal district court, has ruled that state law claims in a lawsuit…

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Petition for Compulsory Accounting and related Relief Merrill Lynch Trust Company, ("Merrill Lynch"), and Frank A. Lee, Jr., Co-Trustees of the Frank A. Lee Testamentary Trust Created Under the Will of Frank A. Lee (Deceased Dec. 14, 1968), 137494/I

Publication Date: 2014-08-11
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Court: Surrogate's Court, Nassau County
Judge: Surrogate Edward McCarty III
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Bank of New York Mellon: Alexander G. Malyshevi, Esq., and Theodore R. Wagner, Esq., Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP.
for defendant: Andrew B. Messite and Karren B. Zinner of Reed Smith for Merrill Lynch. For Petitioners: Lawrence J. Koncelik, Jr.
Case Number: 137494/I

Cite as: Will of Frank A. Lee, 137494/I, NYLJ 1202666225779, at *1 (Surr., NA, Decided June 30, 2014) 137494/I Surrogate Edward McCarty II