• Satterfield v. Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-10-06
    Practice Area:
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    Date Filed: 2008-08-29
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 3
    Judge: Jan P. Patterson, Justice
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: NO. 03-04-00518-CV

    OPINIONThe issue presented is whether a statute that extinguishes a litigant's right to pursue an accrued and pending common law cause of action--without providing a grace period--transcends the le

  • Disability Advocates, Inc. v. New York Coalition for Quality Assisted Living, Inc., 10-235(L)

    Publication Date: 2012-04-10
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Cabranes and Parker, C.JJ., and Korman, D.J. **
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee Disability Advocates, Inc: Andrew G. Gordon (Julie E. Fink, Geoffrey Chepiga, Elizabeth Seidlin-Bernstein, Lindsey Weinstock, and Francine Murray, on the brief), Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY; Cliff Zucker (Timothy A. Clune, on the brief) Disability Advocates, Inc., Albany, NY; Ira A. Burnim, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Washington, DC; Mara A. Kuns, Urban Justice Center, New York, NY; Roger Bearden (Aditi Koethekar, on the brief), New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, New York, NY; and Jeannette Zelhof (Jota Borgmann, on the brief), MFY Legal Services, Inc., New York, NY. For Plaintiff-Appellee United States of America: Samuel R. Bagenstos, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General (Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General, Jessica Dunsay Silver and Terese Kwon, Attorneys, on the brief), Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC. For amici curiae States of Connecticut, Arkansas, Tennessee, Utah and Wyoming, in support of New York State Appellants: Hugh Barber, Assistant Attorney General of Connecticut (on behalf of Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General of Connecticut, Dustin McDaniel, Attorney General of Arkansas, Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General of Tennessee, Mark L. Shurtleff, Attorney General of Utah, Bruce A. Salzbury, Attorney General of Wyoming), Hartford, CT. For amici curiae Americare Certified Special Services, Inc. et al., in support of Appellants: Christopher Murray (Matthew F. Didora, on the brief), Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, PC, Uniondale, NY. For Movant Empire State Association of Assisted Living, in support of Appellants: David T. Luntz (Lori A. Sievers, on the brief), Hinman Straub, PC, Albany, NY. For amicus curiae Families of Current Adult Home Residents, in support of Appellants: Jordan W. Siev (Christopher A. Lynch, Cameron G. Van Tassell and David J. De Jesus, on the brief), Reed Smith LLP, New York, NY. For amici curiae American Association of Community Psychiatrists et al., in support of Appellees: Carla Christofferson (Justine M Daniels and Christopher A. Adams, on the brief), O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, CA. For amici curiae Dick Thornburgh (former United States Attorney General) and 30 former state mental health commissioners, in support of Appellees: Steven J. Schwartz (Mollie Richardson, on the brief), Center for Public Representation, Northampton, MA; and Robert J. Alessi (Gregory G. Nickson and Jeffrey D. Kuhn, on the brief), Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, Albany, NY. For amici curiae C.C. et al. (current and former residents of Adult Homes), in support of Appellees: Elizabeth B. McCallum, Howrey LLP, Washington, DC. For amici curiae The National Disability Rights Network et al., in support of Appellee Disability Advocates: Antony L. Ryan (Rebecca R. Silber and Alejandro H. Cruz), Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY. For amici curiae The Coalition of Institutionalized Aged and Disabled et al., in support of Appellees: Peter K. Vigeland (Michael Bongiorno, David F. Olsky, Omar Kahn, Natalie Rastin, Leizel A. Ching, on the brief), Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Movant-Appellant New York State Coalition for Quality Assisted Living: Patricia A. Millett (Steven M. Pesner, Robert H. Pees, James P. Chou, and Christopher M. Egleson, on the brief), Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington DC. For New York State Defendants-Appellants: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General of the State of New York (Andrew M. Cuomo, Attorney General, Benjamin Gutman, Deputy Solicitor General, Cecilia C. Chang, Laura R. Johnson, Steven C. Wu, Assistant Solicitors General, on the brief), New York, NY.

    Case Number: 10-235(L)

    Cite as: Disability Advocates, Inc. v. New York Coalition for Quality Assisted Living, Inc., 10-235(L), NYLJ 1202548402238, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided April 6, 2012)p class="

  • April 25, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

    Turning the Corner: The Worst Appears to Be Over for Texas Firms

    It seems like the worst is over for Texas firms. That's a fair assessment based on the 2010 financial performance of the 25 highest-grossing Texas-based firms. Taken as a whole, the firms' g

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  • Giraldo v. Bradt

    Publication Date: 2012-11-20
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    Court: U. S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Joseph F. Bianco
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Petitioner is proceeding pro se. Respondent is represented by Karla L. Lato, Suffolk County District Attorney, Riverhead, NY.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 11-cv-2001 (JFB)

    Cite as: Giraldo v. Bradt, 11-cv-2001 (JFB), NYLJ 1202578933628, at *1 (EDNY, Decided September 5, 2012)District Judge Joseph F. B

  • The People &c. v. Sebastian Delamota, Index 188

    Publication Date: 2011-11-18
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    Court: New York State Court of Appeals
    Judge: Opinion by Judge Graffeo. Judges Ciparick, Read and Pigott concur. Chief Judge Lippman dissents and votes to reverse and dismiss the indictment in an opinion in which Judges Smith and Jones concur.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew E. Abraham, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Bresnahan, for respondent.

    Case Number: No. 188

    Cite as: The People &c. v. Sebastian Delamota, Index 188, NYLJ 1202532810887, at *1 (Ct. of App., Decided November 17, 2011)Opinion by Judge Graffeo.

  • Lytle v. Cunningham

    Publication Date: 2008-08-20
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    Date Filed: 2008-08-19
    Court: Tx. App. Dist. 5
    Judge: Jim Moseley Justice
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 05-07-00250-CV

    VACATED AND REMANDEDOPINIONBefore Justices Moseley, Bridges, and Lang-Miers.This is a restricted appeal from a default judgment against Christopher Lytle and Trailwood Investments, L.L.C. See

  • Larry Marshak, Plaintiff v. Katherine Schaffner, et al., Defendants, 11 CIV. 1104

    Publication Date: 2012-05-17
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    Court: U. S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Denise Cote
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the plaintiff: Samantha Morrissey William Dunnegan Dunnegan & Scileppi LLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For the defendants: Kerren B. Zinner Andrew B. Messite Pamela L. Schoenberg Reed Smith LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 11 CIV. 1104

    Cite as: Marshak v. Schaffner, 11 CIV. 1104, NYLJ 1202553647971, at *1 (SDNY, Decided May 11, 2012)District Judge Denise CoteDecide

  • James T. Haynes, Petitioner v. People of the State of New York, Respondent, 10-CV-5867

    Publication Date: 2013-01-04
    Practice Area:
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    Court: U. S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Joseph Bianco
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Petitioner is proceeding pro se. Respondent is represented by Thomas Spota, District Attorney of Suffolk County, by Karla L. Lato, Riverhead, NY.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 10-CV-5867

    Cite as: Haynes v. The People, 10-CV-5867, NYLJ 1202582979062, at *1 (EDNY, D December 21, 2012)District Judge Joseph BiancoD

  • Grewal v. Jammu

    Publication Date: 2011-01-12
    Practice Area:
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    Date Filed: 2011-01-11
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff and Respondent: Njelita Law Offices, N. Maxwell Njelita
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendants and Appellants: Mark Cohen

    Case Number: No. A126239

    Cite as 11 C.D.O.S. 482HARDEV SINGH GREWAL, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. AMOLAK SINGH JAMMU et al., Defendants

  • United States v. Doe

    Publication Date: 2013-01-31
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    Date Filed: 2013-01-31
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Lawrence J. O'Neill, District Judge, Presiding Before: Ferdinand F. Fernandez and Marsha S. Berzon, Circuit Judges, and William E. Smith, District Judge.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathleen A. Servatius, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Fresno, California for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    for defendant: Carolyn M. Wiggin, Assistant Federal Defender, Sacramento, California, for Defendant-Appellant.

    Case Number: No. 11-10067

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 1157UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.JOHN DOE, Defendant-Appellant.