• April 10, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    New York's High-Flying Firms Hit New Heights in Profits, Revenue

    The good times are rolling again for New York's elite law

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  • United Sates v. Allstate Insurance, 16-705

    Publication Date: 2017-04-07
    Practice Area: Whistleblower Laws | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, C.J., Pooler and Lynch, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Peter M. Jasen, Buffalo, NY, on the brief, J. Michael Hayes.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees FedEx Corporation, Federal Express Corporation, FedEx Ground Package System Inc., FedEx Freight Corporation, FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc., FedEx Custom Critical, Inc., FedEx Trade Networks Inc., FedEx Supply Chain Systems, Inc., and FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.: John W. Campbell, Federal Express Corporation, Memphis, TN. For Defendants-Appellees Farmers Insurance Exchange, Truck Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, and Foremost Property and Casualty Insurance Company: Lori L. Pines and John P. Mastando III, on the brief, David L. Yohai Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Travelers Insurance Group Holding, Inc., Travelers Property Casualty Corporation, and The Travelers Companies, Inc.: Bryce L. Friedman, Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY; Deborah L. Stein, Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP, Los Angeles, CA. For Defendant-Appellee Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.: Jonathan M. Freiman, Wiggin and Dana LLP, New Haven, CT. For Defendants-Appellees J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., Founders Insurance Company, Founders Insurance Company of Michigan, Graphic Arts Mutual Insurance Company, Republic-Franklin Insurance Company, Utica Mutual Insurance Company, Utica National Insurance Company of Texas, Utica National Insurance Company of Ohio, Utica National Assurance Company, Utica Lloyd's of Texas, Utica Specialty Risk Insurance Company, and Utica National Insurance Group.: Sharon Angelino, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Erie Insurance Company of New York, Erie Insurance Exchange, Inc., Erie Indemnity Company, and The Erie Insurance Company: Heath J. Szymczak, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Buffalo, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Allstate Insurance Company, Allstate Indemnity Company, Kemper Independence Insurance Company, Metropolitan Group Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company; and Defendants Kemper Corporation and The Allstate Corporation: Steven M. Levy and Alan S. Gilbert, Dentons US LLP, Chicago IL; Sean C. Cenawood, Dentons US LLP, New York, NY; Sharon Angelino, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Preferred Mutual Insurance Company: Suzanne O. Galbato, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Syracuse, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Progressive Insurance Company and The Progressive Corporation, Inc.: Terrance M. Connors, Connors LLP, Buffalo, NY; Michael K. Loucks, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Boston, MA. For Defendant-Appellee State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company: Douglas W. Baruch and Anayansi Rodriquez Carbo, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Washington, D.C.; Dan David Kohane, Hurwitz & Fine, P.C., Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Zurich North America: Michael J. Willett, Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Nationwide General Insurance Company, Nationwide Financial Services Incorporated, and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company: Stephen Sozio, Jones Day, Cleveland, OH, Matthew Corcoran, Jones Day, Columbus, OH, Mark C. Davis, Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company: Eric Dranoff, Saretsky Katz & Dranoff, LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee CorePointe Insurance Company f/k/a Daimler Chrysler Insurance Company: Susan L. Swatski, Hill Wallack LLP, Princeton, NJ. For Defendant-Appellee Geico, Insurance.: Barry I. Levy, Cheryl F. Korman, and Brian L. Bank, Rivkin Radler LLP, Uniondale, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual Group, and Liberty Mutual Holding Company, Inc.: Kevin J. Fee and Amy C. Gross, Duane Morris LLP, New York, NY, Dennis R. McCoy, Barclay Damon, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee U-Haul International: Kevin M. Hogan, Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, NY.

    Case Number: 16-705

    Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit by Lawyer Who Acted in Bad

  • April 4, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit by Lawyer Who Acted in Bad Faith

    A False Claims Act action by an attorney who claimed to have personal knowledge that some 60 companies defrauded Medicare was rightly dismissed, a federal appeals court held M

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  • April 4, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

    The Wild World of Patent Venue (And How It Could Be Changing)

    At first blush, a discussion of the rules governing venue of patent infringement lawsuits sounds like a boring topic. But those rules have led to some unexpected real-world situa

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  • April 4, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    New Restrictions on Using Earnings History to Set Compensation

    Employment Law columnists Jeffrey S. Klein and Nicholas J. Pappas discuss the circuit split on whether the Equal Pay Act prohibits sole reliance on prior earnings to explain a wage differential cha

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  • April 1, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    Big Suits

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  • March 23, 2017 | Litigation Daily

    When Insurers Refused to Pay Verizon's $48M Legal Bill, This Lawyer Hit Back

    McKool Smith insurance recovery practice head Robin Cohen won big in Delaware, forcing insurers to pay Verizon's massive legal bill to several elite firms that successfully defended the company afte

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  • Jason P. v. Danielle S.

    Publication Date: 2017-03-17
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-03-16
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fred Silberberg Professional Corp., Fred Silberberg; and Edward J. Horowitz for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro, Fred D. Heather; Kirkland & Ellis, Danielle Sassoon, Michael Shipley and Jay P. Lefkowitz for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. B268319

    Cite as 17 C.D.O.S. 2519 JASON P., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DANIELLE S., Defenda

  • ECC Capital Corporation v. Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLP

    Publication Date: 2017-03-15
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Banking and Finance Laws
    Industry: Legal Services
    Date Filed: 2017-03-15
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Office of Julie M. McCoy, Julie M. McCoy; Sall Spencer Callas & Krueger, Robert K. Sall, Lara A.S. Callas; Lane Powell and Paul George for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Kendall Brill & Kelly, Alan Jay Weil, Corey E. Klein and Richard M. Simon for Defendant and Respondent.

    Case Number: No. B265760

    Cite as 17 C.D.O.S. 2467 ECC CAPITAL CORPORATION et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. M

  • March 13, 2017 | The Recorder

    Silicon Valley Judge Freeman Developing Brand Name for IP Trials

    Those who have watched U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman say she is a quick study who's willing to dive into complicated subject m

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