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  • McKinney v. City of Middletown

    Publication Date: 2022-09-30
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Noam Biale, Heather Yu Han, on the brief, Alexandra Elenowitz-Hess, Sher Tremonte LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Beatrice S. Jordan, on the brief, Thomas R. Gerarde, Howd & Ludorf, LLC, Hartford, CT.
    Case Number: 19-1765-cv

    Officers Could Disagree Whether Use of Baton, Dog, Taser to Subdue Prisoner Was Lawful

  • Levinson v. Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad

    Publication Date: 2022-08-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Barrington Parker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Daniel W. Levy, McKool Smith P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant: Noel J. Francisco, Steven T. Cottreau, Jones Day, Washington, D.C.; Fahad A. Habib, Jones Day, San Francisco, CA; Andrew J. Pincus, Charles A. Rothfeld, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C.; Mark G. Hanchet, Christopher J. Houpt, Cleland B. Welton II, Robert W. Hamburg, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Charlotte H. Taylor, Jones Day, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: 21-2043

    Court Erred by Granting Writ of Execution Before Deciding if Entity Is Agent of Iran

  • NRD Partners II, L. P. v. Quadre Investments, L. P

    Publication Date: 2022-08-03
    Practice Area: Discovery | Fee Disputes
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanford Wilson, Brent Wasser, (Elarbee Thompson Sapp & Wilson LLP), Atlanta, Max DeLeon, Fredric Cohen, (Cheng Cohen LLC), Chicago, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Tate, Tyler Dillard, Jaletta Smith, (Andersen Tate & Carr, P.C.), Duluth, for appellee; Emily Hancock, Richard Strickland, (Brown Readdick Bumgartner Carter Strickland & Watkins), Brunswick, Leland Wykoff, Pigeon Forge Lawrence Lebow, Gainesville, Jonathan Lebow, Mercer Island, Miriam Roth, Mercer Island for other party.
    Case Number: A22A0595

    Court vacates attorney fee award in matter involving a motion to compel discovery against a non-party in a shareholder dispute and remands for further analysis

  • The Georgia Power Company v. Brandreth Farms, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-07-22
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Agriculture | Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: T. Archer, Malissa Kaufold-Wiggins, Meghan Pieler, (Balch & Bingham LLP), Atlanta, Samuel Lucas, J. Davis, (Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis, LLP), Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Connolly, Douglas Flint, (Flint, Connolly & Walker, LLP), Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0165

    Res Judicata Barred Farm Owner's Claims Against Georgia Power Co. for Fire Allegedly Caused by Defective Electrical Equipment

  • Olson v. Major League Baseball

    Publication Date: 2022-03-29
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Joseph Bianco
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Steven L. Bloch, on the brief, David S. Golub, John D. Radice, Kenneth Pickle, Natasha Fernandez-Silber, April Lambert, Radice Law Firm, P.C., Princeton, New Jersey, on the brief, Silver Golub & Teitell LLP, Stamford, Connecticut.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Benjamin R. Walker, Hannah Lonky Fackler, on the brief, John L. Hardiman, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, New York. For Interested Party-Appellee-Cross-Appellant: on the brief, Randy L. Levine, New York Yankees Partnership, Bronx, New York; Jonathan D. Schiller, Thomas H. Sosnowski, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, New York, New York.. For Defendant-Appellee Boston Red Sox Baseball Club, L.P.: Katherine B. Forrest, Michael T. Reynolds, Lauren A. Moskowitz, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, New York. For Defendant-Appellee Houston Astros, LLC: Clifford Thau, Marisa Antos-Fallon, on the brief, Hilary L. Preston, Michael C. Holmes, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Dallas, Texas, on the brief, Vinson & Elkins LLP, New York, New York.
    Case Number: 20-1831-cv

    Fantasy Sports Players' Fraud Claims Dismissed Against MLB Defendants

  • Labbee v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-03-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Monte Davis, (Attorney at Law), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Oliver Browning, (District Attorney), Cedartown, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0246

    Court affirms denial of defendant's plea in bar based on his constitutional right to a speedy trial

  • Watanabe v. Summit Path Partners

    Publication Date: 2021-08-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Kelly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 01-19-00302-CV

    While working as a valet, appellant was injured in an assault in a parking lot and he sued his employers as well as the owner and operator of the parking lot.

  • The City of Austin v. Lopez

    Publication Date: 2021-07-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Public Utilities | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Triana
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 03-19-00786-CV

    A city, that was found liable for the death of a construction worker caused by a city power line, failed to show that the evidence was legally insufficient to justify the jury's decision.

  • Francis v. Kings Park Manor Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-01
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Jose Cabranes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: John P. Relman, Yiyang Wu, on the brief, Sasha Samberg-Champion, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Stanley J. Somer, Paul A. Bartels, on the brief, Frank W. Brennan, Uniondale, NY. Amicus Curiae in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: Stephanie Simon, on the brief, Debo P. Adegbile, New York, NY. For the United States of America, Amicus Curiae in support of neither party†: Eric S. Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General, Thomas E. Chandler, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice; J. Paul Compton, Jr., General Counsel, Timothy J. Petty, Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, on the brief, Alexander V. Maugeri, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: 15-1823-cv

    Landlords Lack Control Over Tenants Needed for FHA Liability for Misconduct Among Tenants

  • New York v. Nat'l Highway Traffic Safety Admin.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-08
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Automotive | Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge William Nardini
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner State of New York: Attorney General Letitia James, Solicitor General Barbara D. Underwood, Yueh-Ru Chu, on the brief, Steven C. Wu, New York, NY. For Petitioner State of California: Attorney General Xavier Becerra, David Zaft, David A. Zonana, Laura J. Zuckerman, Los Angeles, CA. For Petitioner State of Connecticut: Attorney General William Tong, Matthew I. Levine, Hartford, CT. For Petitioner District of Columbia: Attorney General Karl A. Racine, Jacqueline R. Bechara, Washington, DC. For Petitioner State of Delaware: Attorney General Kathleen Jennings, Kayli H. Spialter, Wilmington, DE. For Petitioner State of Illinois: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Bridget DiBattista, Matthew J. Dunn, Jason E. James, Daniel I. Rottenberg, Chicago, IL. For Petitioner State of Maine: Attorney General Aaron M. Frey, Laura Jensen, Augusta, ME. For Petitioner State of Maryland: Attorney General Brian E. Frosh, Joshua M. Segal, Roberta R. James, Baltimore, MD. For Petitioner Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Attorney General Maura Healey, Christophe Courchesne, Carol Iancu, Matthew Ireland, David S. Frankel, Megan M. Herzog, Boston, MA. For Petitioner State of New Jersey: Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, Jeremy M. Feigenbaum, Trenton, NJ. For Petitioner State of Oregon: Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum, Paul Garrahan, Salem, OR. For Petitioner State of Vermont: Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan, Jr., Laura B. Murphy, Montpelier, VT. For Petitioner State of Rhode Island: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, Tricia K. Jedele, Providence, RI. For Petitioner State of Washington: Attorney General Robert W. Ferguson, Emily C. Nelson, Olympia, WA. For Petitioner Natural Resources Defense Council: Alexander L. Tom, Gabriel Daly, on the brief, Ian Fein, Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco, CA. For Petitioner Sierra Club: Vera Pardee, Law Offices of Vera Pardee, Berkeley, CA.
    for defendant: For Respondents: Steven G. Bradbury, Paul M. Geier, Jonathan C. Morrison, Kerry E. Kolodziej, Joseph H. Hunt, H. Thomas Byron III, on the brief, Dennis Fan, Washington, DC. For Intervenor Alliance for Automotive Innovation: Ashley C. Parrish, Jacqueline Glassman, King & Spalding LLP, Washington, DC, Andrew J. Chinsky, King & Spalding LLP, Chicago IL, Erika Z. Jones, Daniel E. Jones, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC. For the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law as Amicus Curiae in support of Petitioners: Richard L. Revesz, Bethany A. Davis Noll, Max Sarinsky, Jason A. Schwartz, New York University School of Law, New York, NY. For Tesla, Inc. as Amicus Curiae in support of Petitioners: Joseph Mendelson III, Arlington, VA.
    Case Number: 19-2395-ag

    NHTSA 2019 Rule Vacated; CAFE Penalty Is Civil Monetary Penalty Under Improvements Act