• February 26, 2014 | Legal Times

    Appeals Court Won't Tackle D.C. Attorney General Spat, For Now

    In a dispute over when the District of Columbia should hold its first election for an attorney general, the city's highest court is staying out of the fray, at least for now. The

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  • February 21, 2014 | Litigation Daily

    Fourth Circuit Rejects FCA Case Against Omnicare

    If a company receives Medicare or Medicaid payments from the government for adulterated drugs, is that a violation of the False Claims Act? No, according to a ruling Friday by the U.S. Court

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  • Centinela Freeman Emergency Medical Associates v. Health Net of California, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2014-02-20
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    Date Filed: 2014-02-19
    Court: C.A. 2nd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michelman & Robinson, Andrew H. Selesnick and Jason O. Cheuk for Plaintiffs and Appellants. California Medical Association, Center for Legal Affairs, Francisco J. Silva, Long X. Do and Michelle Rubalcava as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants, California Medical Association, California Hospital Association, California Orthopaedic Association, California Radiological Society and California Society of Pathologists.
    for defendant: Reed Smith, Margaret M. Grignon, Kurt C. Petersen, Kenneth N. Smersfelt and Zareh A. Jaltorossian; Crowell & Moring, William A. Helvestine, Ethan P. Schulman and Damian D. Capozzola; Attorneys for Blue Cross of California dba Anthem Blue Cross; Jennifer S. Romano, Attorney for Pacificare of California dba Secure Horizons Health Plan of America; Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Gregory N. Pimstone, Joanna S. McCallum and Jeffrey J. Maurer, Attorneys for California Physicians' Service dba Blue Shield of California; Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP, Don A. Hernandez and Jamie L. Lopez, Attorneys for SCAN Health Plan; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Kirk A. Patrick and Heather L. Richardson, Attorneys for Aetna Health of California; DLA Piper, William P. Donovan, Jr. and Matthew D. Caplan, Attorneys for Cigna HealthCare of California, Inc., Defendants and Respondents.

    Case Number: No. B238867

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 1742 CENTINELA FREEMAN EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES et al.,Plaintiffs and Appellants, v.p

  • People v. Reed, No. 3

    Publication Date: 2014-02-18
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    Court: New York State, Court of Appeals
    Judge: Opinion by Judge Pigott. Judges Graffeo, Read and Smith concur. Chief Judge Lippman dissents and votes to reverse in an opinion in which Judges Rivera and Abdus-Salaam concur.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant Svetlana K. Ivy.
    for defendant: For respondent: Nicole M. Fantigrossi.

    Case Number: No. 3

    Cite as: People v. Reed, No. 3 NYLJ 1202643093204, at *1 (Sup. NY, Decided February 13, 2014) No. 3 Opinion by Judge P

  • Grimes v. BNSF Railway Co.

    Publication Date: 2014-02-17
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    Date Filed: 2014-02-17
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
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    Case Number: 13-60382

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi Before SM

  • February 14, 2014 | The Recorder

    Kennard Leaves Imprint on the Law—and a Seat to Fill

    SAN FRANCISCO — When she steps down from the California Supreme Court on April 5, Justice Joyce Kennard will leave behind a legacy defined in large part by absence: the absence of

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  • Brown & Brown, Inc. v. Johnson, 1109 CA 13-00340

    Publication Date: 2014-02-13
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    Court: Appellate Division, Fourth Department
    Judge: Before: Fahey, J.P., Peradotto, Lindley, Sconiers, and Whalen, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Respondents-Appellants: David S. Warner of Counsel, Ward Greenberg Heller & Reidy LLP, Rochester, Littler Mendelson, P.C., New York City.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants-Respondents: Preston L. Zarlock of Counsel, Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo.

    Case Number: 1109 CA 13-00340

    Cite as: Brown & Brown, Inc. v. Johnson, 1109 CA 13-00340, NYLJ 1202642487513, at *1 (App. Div., 4th, Decided February 7, 2014) 1109

  • Compton v. Pfannenstiel

    Publication Date: 2014-02-13
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    Date Filed: 2014-02-13
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 1
    Judge: Jane Bland Justice
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    Case Number: 01-13-00062-CV

    On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1 Galveston County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 05-FD-0

  • In re Willa Peters Hubberd Testamentary Trust

    Publication Date: 2014-02-12
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    Date Filed: 2014-02-12
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 4
    Judge: CATHERINE STONE, CHIEF JUSTICE
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    Case Number: 04-13-00452-CV

    From the Probate Court No. 2, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 1986-PC-1440 Honorable Tom Rickhoff, Judge Pr

  • February 10, 2014 | Texas Lawyer

    Week of Feb. 10

    New Positions . . . Antoinette "Toni" M. Jackson has joined Jones Walker in Houston as a partner in the firm's real estate practice group and a member of the af

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