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  • The Art and Antique Dealers League of Am. Inc. v. Seggos

    Publication Date: 2024-11-21
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Pierre N. Leval; Myrna Perez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellants: James M. Manley, Pacific Legal Foundation, Phoenix, AZ, Alan E. Sash, McLaughlin & Stern, LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Caleb R. Trotter, Pacific Legal Foundation, Sacramento, CA.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Grace X. Zhou, Assistant Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General, State of New York, New York, NY. For Intervenor-Defendant-Appellees: Rebecca A. Cary, on the brief, Ralph E. Henry (), The Humane Society of the United States, Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 21-569

    Circuit Bars Enforcement of Ivory Law's 'Display Restriction' on Antique Group Members

  • McVae v. Perez

    Publication Date: 2024-11-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Engelhardt,
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 23-50703

    Appellants' decedent was pulled over for a traffic violation, gave the officer a fake identity, fled on foot, and threw a rock at the officer before the officer shot and killed him. Appellants sued for excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

  • Flynn v. McGraw Hill LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-11-15
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Amalya L. Kearse
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Susman Godfrey, Seattle, Washington; Daniel L. Berger, Grant & Eisenhofer, New York, New York; Chanler A. Langham, Susman Godfrey, Houston, Texas, on the brief, Alexander W. Aiken, Seattle, Washington.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Stephanie Teplin, Andrew I. Haddad, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, New York, New York, on the brief, Saul B. Shapiro, New York, New York.
    Case Number: 22-2650

    McGraw Hill May Have Breached Their Publishing Agreements' Own-Expense Provision

  • Schiebel v. Schoharie Cent. Sch. Dist.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-12
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Karen R. Sanders, on the brief, Jared K. Cook, Tully Rinckey, PLLC, Rochester, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Matthew Mehnert, Guercio & Guercio LLP, Farmingdale, NY.
    Case Number: 23-1080

    School District's Probe Was a Sham; Title IX Administrator Showed Sex-Based Bias

  • Varela v. Zavala Plus, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-11-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | International Law | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Garcia
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 05-22-01077-CV

    Appellant Maria Soledad Varela de Lopez brought a personal injury suit against appellee in 2019 in relation to a bus accident in Mexico.

  • U.S. v. Maher

    Publication Date: 2024-11-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Reena Raggi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Michael D. Gadarian, Assistant United States Attorney, for Carla B. Freedman, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Syracuse, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Melissa A. Tuohey, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Syracuse, NY.
    Case Number: 23-6181-cr

    Good Faith Exception to Exclusionary Rule Supports Denial of Suppression Motion

  • Simmons et al. v. Solo Cup Operating Corporation

    Publication Date: 2024-11-06
    Practice Area: Employment Compliance | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Beer, (SSMK Legal, LLC), Atlanta, Naveen Ramachandrappa, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, Joseph Minock, Nicole Bigman, (Sinton Scott Minock & Kerew), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Carrie Christie, Carrie Christie, (Rutherford & Christie LLP), Atlanta, Mari Agasarkisian, Atlanta, for appellee; Frederick Ferrand, Lauren Meadows, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0623

    Court reverses dismissal in wrongful death lawsuit against a manufacturer, finding that the Workers' Comp Act did not apply because the decedent's injuries were not incidental to employment

  • Gulf View Private Inv., Inc. v. GC Sys., A.S.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Martinez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 04-23-00100-CV

    Appellee purchased a Cessna aircraft and entered into an agreement with appellant to perform over $1 million in modifications.

  • Couch v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-10-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Nestrud, (Coweta Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Franklin, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Cranford, (Coweta Judicial Circuit), Newnan, Matthew Moore, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Lafayette, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1034

    Court affirms denial of motion drug suppress evidence found in a hotel room because hotel guest lost a right to privacy after scheduled checkout time

  • TIG Ins. Co. v. Woodsboro Farmers Coop.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contracts | Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Southwick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 23-40435

    An insurance company that obtained summary judgment in a property damage case, failed to prove on appeal that the trial court correctly found no genuine issues of material fact to justify summary judgment.