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  • Cooke v. Karlseng

    Publication Date: 2019-08-26
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Corporate Entities
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Pedersen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 05-18-00206-CV

    Cooke and attorney Karlseng entered into a partnership to provide title closing services.

  • In re: Energy Future Holdings Corp.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-03
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: GianClaudio Finizio and Neil B. Glassman, Bayard P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jeremy C. Hollembeak, Michael S. Kim, Benjamin J. Sauter and Andrew D. Wang, Kobre & Kim, New York, NY for Delaware Trust Co. Ashley R. Altschuler and R. Craig Martin, DLA Piper, Wilmington, DE
    for defendant: Thomas J. Curtin, Ellen M. Halstead, Howard R. Hawkins, Jr., Michele Maman and Mark C. Ellenberg, Cadwalader Wicker-sham & Taft, New York, NY and Washington, DC; Scott B. Czerwonka, Wilks Lukoff & Bracegirdle, Wilmington, DE for Mor-gan Stanley Capital Group Inc. George A. Davis, Latham & Watkins, New York, NY; Michael D. DeBaecke, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Peter M. Friedman, Jonathan Rosenberg and Daniel S. Shamah, O'Melveny & Myers, Washington, DC and New York, NY; Thomas R. Hooper and Mark D. Kotwick, Seward & Kissel, New York, NY; Joseph H. Huston, Jr., Stevens & Lee, Wilmington, DE for Wilmington Trust N.A. Mark E. Felger and Simon Fraser, Cozen O'Connor, Wilmington, DE; Hu-mayun Khalid, Thomas J. Moloney and Sean A. O'Neal, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, New York, NY for J. Aron & Co. Bradley R. Aronstam and Nicholas D. Mozal, Ross Aronstam & Moritz, Wilmington, DE , Adam B. Banks, Weil Gotshal & Manges, New York, NY for Titan Investment Holdings LP.
    Case Number: D68617

    Following approval of a bankruptcy plan and corporate restructuring, payments and distributions to creditors were no longer considered collateral or proceeds under the waterfall provision of an intercreditor agreement.

  • Gibbons v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-04-02
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs‐Appellants: Lawrence R. Lassiter, Miller Weisbrod, LLP, Dallas, TX and Lisa Causey‐Streete, Salim‐Beasley, LLC, Natchitoches, LA.
    for defendant: For Defendants‐Appellees: with Eugene A. Sokoloff and Mitchell P. Reich on the brief, Neal Kumar Katyal; with Cara D. Edwards and Lucas P. Przymusinski, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC and Loren H. Brown, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY.
    Case Number: 17-2638

    FDCA Preempts Failure to Warn Claims in Suit Over Blood Thinner Medication

  • Paysys Int'l Inc. v. Atos IT Servs. Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-24
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant: Robert D. Owen, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, New York, NY, and Anna Carr Halsey, Peter C. Quittmeyer, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, Atlanta, GA, on the brief, James H. Neale, Wislett Studnicky McCormick & Bomser LLP, New York, NY
    for defendant: For Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellees: Stanley J. Panikowski, DLA Piper LLP (US), San Diego, CA, and Leo Medzhibovsky, Marc E. Miller, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY, on the brief, Ilana Hope Eisenstein, DLA Piper LLP (US), Philadelphia, PA
    Case Number: 17-2204-cv

    Court Erred in Deciding Firm Could Not Reject Fee Condition as 'Too Onerous'

  • Brathwaite v. Phelps

    Publication Date: 2018-05-23
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Roth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Justin E. Kerner and Haley D. Torrey, DLA Piper, Philadelphia, PA, attorneys for appellant
    for defendant: Daniel A. Griffith and Scott G. Wilcox, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, Wilmington, DE; Joseph C. Handlon, Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE; Ophelia M. Waters, Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for appellees.
    Case Number: D68150

    District court erred in dismissing inmate's due process and deliberate indifference claims where indefinite SHU confinement could constitute atypical prison conditions and where inmate alleged medical staff's failure to provide prescribed care.

  • Holcomb v. Waller County

    Publication Date: 2018-03-26
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 01-16-01005-CV

    Appellant, a holder of a concealed-handgun license, sent a letter to appellee, Waller County, contending that signage at the Waller County Courthouse barring entry to armed concealed-handgun license holders was in violation of Section 411.209(a) of the Government Code, which prohibits state agencies from posting such notices unless entry is specifically prohibited by the Penal Code.

  • DLA Piper v. Linegar

    Publication Date: 2018-01-01
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice | Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wright
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 11-12-00201-CV

    Appellee Chris Linegar brought suit against law firm DLA Piper LLP alleging legal malpractice during a corporate merger.

  • Landmark American v. Eagle Supply, 11-14-00262-CV (TexApp Dist 08/25/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-09-11
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-08-25
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Eleventh
    Judge: JOHN M. BAILEY, JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 11-14-00262-CV

    Eagle contracted with Metex to perform certain tasks at three power plants owned by Eagle. The contract required Metex to obtai ility insurance for the demolition work. Metex obtained a polluti

  • Estate of Aldo Vera, Sr. v. The Republic of Cuba, 16-1227

    Publication Date: 2017-08-16
    Practice Area: International Law | Civil Appeals | Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Pooler, Wesley, and Carney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee Aldo Vera, Jr.: Jeffrey E. Glen, Anderson Kill P.C., New York, NY, on the brief, Robert A. Swift, Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C., Philadelphia, PA.
    for defendant: For Appellant Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.: Christopher D. Volpe, Matthew L. Nicholson, on the brief, Kenneth A. Caruso, White & Case LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Institute of International Bankers and European Banking Federation in Support of Appellant: John J. Clarke, Jr., Richard F. Hans, Kevin Walsh, DLA Piper LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Banking Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association in Support of Appellant: James L. Kerr, Margaret E. Tahyar, Michael S. Flynn, Alicia Llosa Chang, Caroline Stern, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 16-1227

    District Judge 'Erred Doubly,' Leading to Cuba Terror Re

  • Yaakov Licci, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Lebanese Canadian Bank, Sal, Defendant-Appellee, American Express Bank, Ltd., Defendant, 15-1580

    Publication Date: 2016-08-26
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws | International Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Sack, Wesley, and Lynch, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Robert J. Tolchin, on the brief, Meir Katz, The Berkman Law Office, LLC, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Douglas W. Mateyaschuk & Peter J. Couto, on the brief, Jonathan D. Siegfried, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY.
    Case Number: 15-1580

    Cite as: Licci v. Lebanese Canadian Bank, Sal, 15-1580, NYLJ 1202765931669, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided August 24, 2016) 15-1580p