• Clarke v. Clarke

    Publication Date: 2024-02-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Alley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 08-23-00016-CV

    In this divorce case, appellant appealed the trial court's judgment that he committed fraud against the community estate and the division of the community estate.

  • Roe v. St. John's University

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert D. Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant: Michael Valentine, on the brief, The Law Office of Michael Valentine, Brooklyn, NY, Peter G. Eikenberry, Law Office of Peter G. Eikenberry, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Michael J. Goettig, on the brief, Lyle S. Zuckerman, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee: Victoria L. Stork, on the brief, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY, Chardaie C. Charlemagne, Baker & Hostetler LLP, San Francisco, CA.

    Case Number: 21-1125

    Inference of Sex Discrimination in University's Disciplinary Proceedings Not Raised

  • Rupp v. City of Buffalo

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Amalya L. Kearse
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Marco Cercone, Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham, Buffalo, New York, on the brief, Chad Davenport, Buffalo, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Timothy A. Ball, Corporation Counsel of the City of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, on the brief, David M. Lee, Assistant Corporation Counsel, Buffalo, New York.

    Case Number: 23-1036

    False Arrest, Other Claims for Violating Noise Law When Shouting at Officer Reinstated

  • Scanlon v. County of Los Angeles

    Publication Date: 2024-02-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    Judge: Judge Bybee
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-55999

    Social worker's false statement in warrant affidavit was both misleading and material

  • McCracken v. Verisma Systems Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-08
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge William J. Nardini
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Kathryn Lee Bruns, on the brief, Stephen G. Schwarz, Faraci Lange, LLP, Rochester, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Verisma Systems, Inc.: Christopher J. Belter, James D. Macri, on the brief, Meghan M. Brown, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Strong Memorial Hospital, Highland Hospital, and University of Rochester: Eric J. Ward, Claire E. Wells, on the brief, Amanda B. Burns, Ward Greenberg Heller & Reidy LLP, Rochester, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Rochester General Hospital, Unity Hospital of Rochester, F.F. Thompson Hospital, Inc., and Ciox Health, LLC, f/k/a HealthPort Technologies, LLC: Cynthia Ludwig, Mohammed A. Alam, on the brief, Jodyann Galvin (), Hodgson Russ, LLP, Buffalo, NY.

    Case Number: 22-2928

    Unjust Enrichment Claim Based on GBL §349 Not Cognizable Under NY Law After 'Ciox'

  • Park v. Kim

    Publication Date: 2024-02-08
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Jae S. Lee, JSL Law Offices P.C., Uniondale, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Alejandra R. Gil, Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP, White Plains, NY.

    Case Number: 22-2057

    Citation to Nonexistent Case Suggests Conduct Below Basic Obligations of Counsel

  • In re K.B.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 3rd District
    Judge: Justice Boulware Eurie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: C098376

    Juvenile probationer's commission of infraction no bar to dismissal of wardship petition and sealing of records

  • In re A.K.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-05
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 3rd District
    Judge: Justice Boulware Eurie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: C097776

    Dependent minor's biological father improperly deprived of notice and opportunity to participate in dependency proceedings

  • In re: Ursa Operating Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-02-05
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Energy
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Porter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George A. Barton, Barton and Burrows, LLC, Mission, KS for appellants.
    for defendant: Duston K. McFaul, Maegan Quejada, Sidley Austin LLP, Houston, TX; Robert S. Velevis, Sidley Austin LLP, Dallas, TX; Robert S. Brady, Edmon L. Morton, Kenneth J. Enos, Joseph M. Mulvihill, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, DE; Ana Alfonso, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, New York, NY; John H. Knight, Amanda R. Steele, Richards Layton & Finger, Wilmington, DE for appellees.

    Case Number: 22-1729

    Lower courts erroneously dismissed adversary complaint of property owners to recover improperly withheld oil and gas royalties where property owners, not extractor, had an equitable interest in the funds, and thus a constructive trust was an appropriate mechanism for relief.

  • Villareal v. City of Laredo

    Publication Date: 2024-02-05
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Jones
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-40359

    In this en banc case, the court revisited whether a journalist may be prosecuted for making public non-public information acquired by reporting (that is, asking sources for information).