• OI European Group B.V. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Energy
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Matey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Aubre Dean, Kevin A. Meehan, Juan O. Perla, Joseph D. Pizzurro, and Allesandra D. Tyler, Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle, New York, NY for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan M. Albano, Christopher L. Carter, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Boston, MA; Jody C. Barillare, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Wilmington, DE; James D. Nelson, David B. Salmons, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Washington, DC; Laura D. Jones, Peter J. Keane, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones, Wilmington, DE; Robert H. Poole, II, Alston & Bird, Atlanta, GA; Rajat Rana, Alexander A. Yanos, Alston & Bird, New York, NY; Joshua S. Bolian, Riley & Jacobson, Nashville, TN; Marie McManus Degnan, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; James E. Berger, DLA Piper, New York, NY; R. Craig Martin, DLA Piper, Wilmington, DE; Katherine G. Connolly, Norton Rose Fulbright, Los Angeles, CA; Matthew H. Kirtland, Norton Rose Fulbright, Washington, DC; Kevin J. Mangan, Stephanie S. Riley, Matthew P. Ward, Womble Bond Dickinson, Wilmington, DE; Ginger D. Anders, Kathleen A. Foley, Elaine J. Goldenberg, Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Sarah Weiner, Munger Tolles & Olson, Washington, DC for appellees.

    Case Number: 23-1647

    Despite Venezuela's opposition leader being recognized by the U.S. as the legitimate leader of the Venezuelan government, the continued exercise of extensive control by the opposition leader and his rival over Venezuela's national oil company meant the company continued as the alter ego of Venezuela and its assets remained subject to attachment to satisfy Venezuela's judgment debts.

  • Leonard v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-21
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ryan C. Malone, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Emily Rebecca Polk, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Stacey Sherrard Jackson, Frederick Lewis, (Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Columbus, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23A0135

    Declarant's Belief That His Death Was Imminent Supported Application of Dying Declaration Exception to Hearsay Rule

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: July 21, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-07-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown List released on:July 19, 2023

  • July 19, 2023 | Law.com

    Federal Judge, Clarifying FCA Causation, Grants Feds Partial Summary Judgment Against Teva

    A Massachusetts federal judge denied Teva's motion for summary judgment, granting the government's motion for partial summary judgment in a suit involving allegations that Teva caused the submission of false claims to Medicare by virtue of kickbacks Teva paid in the form of illegal co-pay subsidies in connection to its MS drug, Copaxone.

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  • Morgan v. Mainstreet Newspapers, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-19
    Practice Area: Election and Political Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Lewis, (Lewis & Murphy, LLP), Winder, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Hudson, David Hudson, (Hull Barrett, PC), Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0464

    Court affirms dismissal of councilman's lawsuit for libel against a newspaper because the paper's article was protected under the anti-SLAPP statute

  • Herbig v. Welch

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Guerra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    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.

  • 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:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown List released on:July 5, 2023

  • Vitagliano v. County of Westchester

    Publication Date: 2023-06-29
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Mark L. Rienzi, Daniel L. Chen, Daniel M. Vitagliano, on the brief, Joseph C. Davis, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Eleanor McCullen, as amicus curiae: Edward M. Wenger, Caleb B. Acker, Andrew B. Pardue, Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee: Justin R. Adin, Deputy County Attorney, Shawna C. MacLeod, Senior Assistant County Attorney, on the brief, John M. Nonna, Westchester County Attorney, Westchester County Attorney's Office, White Plains, NY. For Westchester Coalition for Legal Abortion-Choice Matters, Inc., Hope's Door, Westchester Women's Agenda, and Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, Inc., as amici curiae: Stephanie Schuster, Emily Booth, Tanya Tiwari, Caiti Zeytoonian, Bichnga T. Do, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC, Boston, MA, and Los Angeles, CA.

    Case Number: 23-30

    Pro-Life Sidewalk Counselor Shows Prosecution Threat, Injury for Article III Standing

  • Appellate Division, First Department: June 26, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-06-26
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appeals & Motions List released on:June 22, 2023

  • Abbott v. Biden

    Publication Date: 2023-06-26
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Military Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Oldham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-40399

    On August 24, 2021, defendant Secretary of Defense Austin, in his official capacity, with the support of defendant President Biden, in his official capacity, ordered all members of the military to take the COVID-19 vaccine.