• United States v. Ajoku

    Publication Date: 2013-06-03
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    Date Filed: 2013-06-03
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: William D. Keller, Senior District Judge, Presiding Before: Alfred T. Goodwin, Michael Daly Hawkins, and Kim McLane Wardlaw, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Aaron M. May (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Andre Birotte Jr., United States Attorney, Robert E. Dugdale, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Criminal Division, Monica D. Mange, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, California, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    for defendant: Ethan A. Balogh (argued) and Jay A. Nelson, Coleman & Balogh, San Francisco, California, for Defendant-Appellant.

    Case Number: No. 11-50230

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 5572UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.KELECHI AJOKU, AKA

  • April 30, 2012 | The Recorder

    Rest Break Ruling a Plus for Plaintiffs Lawyers

    SAN FRANCISCO — Plaintiffs yment lawyers can breathe a little easier. The California Supreme Court on Monday reversed a ruling that had awarded $50,000 in attorney fees to an

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  • January 28, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Limiting, Clawing Back Executive Pay In the Wake of Financial Bailout

    Shareholders and the general public are livid that former executives of failed companies received, or continue to receive, exorbitant pay and bonuses in the aftermath of the implosion of

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  • April 27, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    Class Action Against NY Law Firm Ends

    A putative class action lawsuit alleging fraud and racketeering against Steven J. Baum P.C., an upstate law firm representing foreclosure lenders, and MERSCORP, the operator of an

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  • November 15, 2010 | National Law Journal

    Prop 8 Judge to Teach at UC-Berkeley

    U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, noted for striking down California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, will teach at the University of California, Berkeley School of L

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  • May 18, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Judge Dismisses Cleveland's Suit Against Subprime Lenders

    Perhaps Cleveland mayor Frank Jackson scored points with his base when he announced back in January 2008 that a href="http://portal.cleveland-oh.gov/CityofCleveland/Home/PressRelease/prdetail?id=1427

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  • Hill v. Astrue

    Publication Date: 2012-10-26
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    Date Filed: 2012-10-26
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Richard F. Cebull, Chief District Judge, Presiding Before: Alfred T. Goodwin, Harry Pregerson, and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John E. Seidlitz, Jr., Seidlitz Law Office, Great Falls, Montana for the plaintiff-appellant.
    for defendant: David I. Blower, Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Denver, Colorado for the defendant appellee.

    Case Number: No. 10-35879

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 12131 DEBBRA J. HILL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Socia

  • December 13, 2012 | The Recorder

    Latham Gets California Justices to Review 'Henkel' Insurance Ruling

    Scott Graham is a senior writer for The Recorder, an American Lawyer affiliate. It seems quixotic. Two Latham & Watkins attorneys argue that the California Supreme Court ma

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  • Casey v. Citibank, 5:12-CV-820

    Publication Date: 2013-01-04
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    Court: U. S. District Court, Northern District
    Judge: District Judge David Hurd
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Donald H. Nichols, Esq., E. Michelle Drake, Esq., Kai H. Richter, Esq., Of Counsel, Nichols Kaster, PLLP, Minneapolis, MN. Matthew C. Helland, Esq., Of Counsel, One Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA. Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Patrick F. Madden, Esq., Sarah R. Schalman-Bergen, Esq., Shanon J. Carson, Esq., of Counsel, Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, PA.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants Citibank, N.A.; CitiMortgage, Inc.; and Citigroup, Inc.: Christopher J. Willis, Esq., Sarah T. Reise, Esq., Stefanie H. Jackman, Esq., Of Counsel, Ballard Spahr, LLP, Atlanta, GA. Attorneys for Defendants Citibank, N.A.; CitiMortgage, Inc.; and Citigroup, Inc.: Mitchell J. Katz, Esq., Teresa M. Bennett, Esq., Of Counsel, Menter, Rudin & Trivelpiece, P.C., Syracuse, NY. Attorneys for Defendants MidFirst Bank, N.A. and FirstInsure, Inc.: David S. Kantrowitz, Esq., John C. Englander, Esq., Matthew G. Lindenbaum, Esq., of Counsel, Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, MA. Attorneys for Defendants MidFirst Bank, N.A. and FirstInsure, Inc.: Edward G. Melvin, Esq., Robert J. Smith, Esq., of Counsel, Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC, Syracuse, NY.

    Case Number: 5:12-CV-820

    Cite as: Casey v. Citibank, 5:12-CV-820, NYLJ 1202583126326, at *1 (NDNY, Decided ry 2, 2013)District Judge David HurdDecided:

  • WNET v. Aereo, 12-2786

    Publication Date: 2013-07-17
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Jacobs, C.J., Pooler, Katzmann, Raggi, Wesley, Hall, Livingston, Lynch, Chin, Lohier, Jr., Carney, Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants WNET, Thirteen, et al.: Paul M. Smith, Steven B. Fabrizio, Scott B. Wilkens, Matthew E. Price, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC; Richard L. Stone, Amy M. Gallegos, Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA.
    for defendant: For Plaintiffs-Appellants Am. Broad. Cos., Inc., et al.: Bruce P. Keller, Jeffrey P. Cunard, Michael R. Potenza, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee: R. David Hosp, John C. Englander, Mark S. Puzella, Yvonne W. Chan, Erin M. Michael, Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, MA; Michael S. Elkin, Thomas P. Lane, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Seth D. Greenstein, Constantine Cannon LLP, Washington, DC; Jennifer A. Golinveaux, Winston & Strawn LLP, San Francisco, CA.

    Case Number: 12-2786

    Cite as: WNET v. Aereo, 12-2786, NYLJ 1202611237999, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 16, 2013) 12-2786 Before: Jacobs, C.J., Pooler, Katzmann, Raggi,