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  • Jones v. Treubig

    Publication Date: 2020-07-02
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Joseph Bianco
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: David Zelman, The Law Office of David Zelman, Brooklyn, NY, and Alexis Padilla, The Law Office of Alexis Padilla, Brooklyn, NY, on the brief, Amir Ali, Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Richard Dearing, Devin Slack, and Eric Lee, on the brief, Susan Paulson, for James E. Johnson, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 18-3775

    Arrestee Claiming Excessive Force Was Subdued, Not a Threat When Officer Re-Cycled Taser

  • U.S. v. Rosemond

    Publication Date: 2020-05-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Samson Enzer, Drew Skinner, and Karl Metzner, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Elizabeth Hanft, Assistant United States Attorney, for Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Scott A. Chasin and Shai M. Silverman, on the brief, Michael E. Rayfield, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 18-3561-cr

    Autonomy Not Implicated Where Lawyer Concedes Element While Claiming Defendant Not Guilty

  • Thomas v. Bryant

    Publication Date: 2019-09-16
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-60133

    Appellees challenged the legislative boundaries for Mississippi State Senate District 22, arguing that the district as drawn diluted African-American voting strength.

  • Alvarez v. Salazar Davis

    Publication Date: 2019-08-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Contreras
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 13-18-00366-CV

    Appellant Alvarez and his son were visiting the Davis home when the Davis' son flung hot ashes at appellant's son, causing him significant burns over parts of his body.

  • Alexander Dubose v. Chevron Phillips

    Publication Date: 2019-03-25
    Practice Area: Attorney Rates and Arrangements | Civil Appeals | Fee Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Kreger
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 09-14-00313-CV

    This matter involved a complex fee dispute between several parties and their lawyer.

  • Rieder v. Meeker

    Publication Date: 2018-10-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Walker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 02-17-00176-CV

    Appellants Woods, Rieder, and Rapee formed appellant Cadbury Solutions, LLC for the purposed of entering into an agreement with appellee CQuentia to conduct business in the health care industry.

  • Ronnie Van Zant Inc. v. Cleopatra Records Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-10-18
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Defendants‐Appellants Cleopatra Records, Inc. and Cleopatra Films: Rishi Bhandari, on the brief, Evan M. Mandel, Mandel Bhandari LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Plaintiffs‐Appellees Ronnie Van Zant, Inc., Gary R. Rossington, Johnny Van Zant, Barbara Houston, Alicia Rapp, and Corinna Gaines Biemiller: Sandor Frankel, Pauline McTernan, on the brief, Richard G. Haddad, Otterbourg P.C., New York, NY For Amici Curiae A&E Television Networks, LLC, Home Box Office, Inc., Metro‐Goldwyn‐Mayer Studios Inc., Nbcuniversal Media, LLC, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Univision Communications Inc., and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., In Support of Defendants‐Appellants: Nathan Siegel, L. Danielle Toaltoan, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY For Amici Curiae The Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press, American Society of News Editors, the Associated Press Media Editors, Association of Alternative Newsmedia, The Association of American Publishers, Inc., Discovery Communications LLC, Dow Jones & Company, Inc., First Amendment Coalition, First Look Media Works, Inc., The International Documentary Association, The Investigative Reporting Workshop, MPA – The Association of Magazine Media, National Press Photographers Association, and the Tully Center For Free Speech, In Support of Defendants‐Appellants: Bruce D. Brown, Gregg P. Leslie, Caitlin Vogus, The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: 17-2849

    Consent Decree's Inconsistent Provisions Do Not Support Ban on Movie About Rock Band

  • Galloway v. Atrium Medical

    Publication Date: 2018-09-03
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Procedure | Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Boyce
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-17-00265-CV

    The deceased, Mary Irwin, was a patient at Atrium Medical Center, the appellees, when she fell, was injured, and died.

  • Natural Res. Def. Council v. Nat'l Highway Traffic Safety Admin.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-06
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Transportation
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Rosemary Pooler and Barrington Parker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Environmental Petitioners Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, and Center for Biological Diversity: Irene Gutierrez, Michael E. Wall, on the brief, Ian Fein, Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco, CA.
    for defendant: For State Petitioner State of New York: David S. Frankel, Barbara D. Underwood, Monica Wagner, on the brief, Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General, for Barbara D. Underwood, Attorney General, State of New York, New York, N.Y. For State Petitioner State of California: David A. Zonana, on the brief, David Zaft, Deputy Attorney General, for Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, State of California, Los Angeles, CA. For State Petitioner State of Vermont: Kyle H. Landis-Marinello, Assistant Attorney General, for Thomas J. Donovan, Jr., Attorney General, State of Vermont, Montpelier, VT. For State Petitioner Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Jonathan Scott Goldman, Executive Deputy Attorney General, for Josh Shapiro, Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA. For State Petitioner State of Maryland: Steven M. Sullivan, Solicitor General, for Brian E. Frosh, Attorney General, State of Maryland, Baltimore, MD. For The Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law as Amicus Curiae in support of Petitioners: Bethany A. Davis Noll, Jason Schwartz, on the brief, Richard L. Revesz, New York, N.Y. For Respondents: Chad A. Readler, Mark B. Stern, Steven G. Bradbury, Paul M. Geier, Jonathan Morrison, and Emily Su, on the brief, H. Thomas Byron III, Washington, D.C. For Intervenor Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Inc.: Matthew A. Waring, on the brief, Erika Z. Jones, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C. For Intervenor The Association of Global Automakers: Justin A. Torres, Jacqueline Glassman, on the brief, Ashley C. Parrish, King & Spalding LLP, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: 17-2780

    Agency Lacked Authority to Delay Rule Increasing Penalties for CAFE Standard Noncompliance

  • Roach v. Ingram

    Publication Date: 2018-06-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wise
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-16-00790-CV

    The children of two of the appellants received summons to appear in a Fort Bend County truancy court.