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November 20, 2023 | Law.com

Ex-Clients' Malpractice Suit Against Ohio Attorney, Firm Reinstated for Representation in Underlying Child Custody Matter

"We do not find that, based on the allegations in the Amended Complaint, the asserted casual connection between Dicke's conduct and the Resors' loss is too speculative as a matter of law to sufficiently plead a legal malpractice claim," Judge Mark C. Miller wrote for the court. "Further supporting this finding is the (alleged) fact that, after the Resors hired alternate legal counsel, they succeeded in having the three dependency cases dismissed and gained back custody of their children."

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Appellate Division, First Department: November 20, 2023

Publication Date: 2023-11-20
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
Judge: Unsigned
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Case Number: DOCKET

Appeals & Motions List released on:November 16, 2023

Robinson v. Ardoin

Publication Date: 2023-11-20
Practice Area: Election and Political Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Southwick
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Case Number: 22-30333-CV0

Plaintiffs' challenge to the 2022 Louisiana congressional redistricting map was preliminarily enjoined by the district court for the 2022 elections, but the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the injunction pending its resolution of an Alabama redistricting plan.

Petteway v. Galveston County

Publication Date: 2023-11-20
Practice Area: Election and Political Law | Government
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Judge: Per Curiam
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Case Number: 23-40582-CV0

The Galveston County Commissioners Court is composed of four county commissioners, elected by individual precincts, and one county judge, elected by the entire county.

Cunningham v. Cornell Univ.

Publication Date: 2023-11-17
Practice Area: Employment Litigation
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Jerome J. Schlichter, Heather Lea, and Joel D. Rohlf, on the brief, Sean E. Soyars, Schlichter Bogard & Denton LLP, St. Louis, MO.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Nancy G. Ross, Samuel P. Myler, and Jed W. Glickstein, on the brief, Michael A. Scodro, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL; Michelle N. Webster, on the brief, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC, for Cornell University, The Retirement Plan Oversight Committee, and Mary G. Opperman. For CapFinancial Partners, LLC: Eric S. Mattson, Joseph R. Dosch, and Meredith R. Aska McBride, on the brief, Caroline A. Wong, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL. For Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and American Benefits Council, amici curiae in support of Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Jaime A. Santos and William M. Jay, Goodwin Procter LLP, Washington, DC; James O. Fleckner and Alison V. Douglass, Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, MA; Stephanie A. Maloney, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, DC.
Case Number: 21-88-cv

Retirement Plan Participants Fail to Plausibly Allege 'Prohibited Transactions' Claim

Appellate Division, First Department: November 16, 2023

Publication Date: 2023-11-16
Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Criminal Law
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Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
Judge: Unsigned
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Case Number: DOCKET

Appeals & Motions List released on:November 14, 2023

In re Bruni

Publication Date: 2023-11-14
Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
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Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen Meadors, (Allen Meadors Practitioners), Atlanta, James Morton, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta,for appellant.
for defendant: Robert Carlson, Harry MacDougald, Lauren Miller, (Caldwell, Carlson, Elliott & DeLoach LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Mercedes Murrell, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for other party.
Case Number: A23A1099

Court dismisses appeal to conservatorship orders because it lacked jurisdiction, given that the orders were not final and proceedings remained pending. In the probate court

Volpe v. Ryder

Publication Date: 2023-11-14
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
Judge: Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Gina M. Arnedos, Esq., Steven F. Goldstein, Esq., Wade Clark Mulcahy LLP, Carle Place, NY.
for defendant: Attorneys for Defendant Ryder: Michelle S. Feldman, Esq., Gia Foster, Esq., Scott M. Karson, Esq., Richard K. Zuckerman, Esq., Lamb & Barnosky, LLP, Melville, NY. Attorneys for Defendants Sacks, Massaro, and County of Nassau: Michelle S. Feldman, Esq., Scott M. Karson, Esq., Richard K. Zuckerman, Esq., Lamb & Barnosky, LLP, Melville, NY. Attorney for Defendants Ryder, Sacks, Massaro, and County of Nassau: Matthew J. Mehnert, Esq., Guercio & Guercio, LLP, Farmingdale, NY.
Case Number: 19-CV-02296

Drug Test During Sick Leave Is 'Search' But Was Based on Resonable Suspicion of Drug Abuse

November 13, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Associate Class of 2023

Congratulations to these associates, who joined their firms from Oct. 8, 2022, through Oct. 1, 2023.

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Baron Aviation Serv., Inc. v. Kitchen

Publication Date: 2023-11-13
Practice Area: Employment Litigation
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Justice Williams
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Case Number: 11-22-00131-CV

Appellee was employed as a pilot in a "floater" position for appellant, a cargo transport company.