• March 11, 2020 | New York Law Journal

    Custody Rights of Non-Biological Partners

    New York custody determinations have always been based upon our public policy that courts should do what is in the best interest of the child. However, custody determinations have been subordinated to the right of biological parents to bring up their children as they see fit, absent interference from the state unless the child's best interests would be endangered. In his Law and the Family column, Joel R. Brandes discusses how public policy has been eroded in recent years to accommodate "increasingly varied familial relationships."

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  • Comcast Corp. v. Int'l Trade Comm'n

    Publication Date: 2020-03-11
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Electronics
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Pauline Newman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald B. Verrilli, JR., Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Washington, DC, argued for all appellants. Appellants Comcast Corporation, Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC, Comcast Business Communications, LLC, Comcast Holdings Corporation, Comcast Shared Services, LLC also represented by Ginger Anders; David Lisson, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLC, Menlo Park, CA; Steven Anzalone, Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: Sidney A. Rosenzweig, Office of General Counsel, United States International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by Ronald Traud, Dominic L. Bianchi, Wayne W. Herrington. Jeffrey A. Lamken, MoloLamken LLP, Washington, DC, argued for intervenors. Also represented by Michael Gregory Pattillo, JR., Rayiner Hashem; Roderick George Dorman, McKool Smith PC, Los Angeles, CA; Joshua Wright Budwin, Joel Lance Thollander, Austin, TX; Douglas Aaron Cawley, Dallas, TX; John M. Whealan, Chevy Chase, MD. Mitchell G. Stockwell, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Atlanta, GA, for appellants ARRIS Enterprises, Inc., ARRIS Global Ltd., ARRIS Group, Inc., ARRIS International plc, ARRIS Solutions, Inc., ARRIS Technology, Inc., Pace Americas, LLC. Also represented by Joshua Hamilton Lee, Michael Turton; Matthew Meyer, Menlo Park, CA; Joshua B. Pond, Washington, DC. Paul M. Bartkowski, Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg, LLP, Washington, DC, for appellants Technicolor, S.A., Technicolor Connected Home USA LLC, Technicolor USA, Inc. John Thorne, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Verizon Services Corp. Also represented by Gregory G. Rapawy, Ariela M. Migdal.

    Case Number: 2018-1450

    Comcast's X1 Boxes Infringed on Patents After Importation Contrary to Tariff Act §337

  • Mirlis v. Greer

    Publication Date: 2020-03-11
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Aviad Hack: Steven J. Errante, Lynch, Traub, Keefe, & Errante P.C., New Haven, CT.
    for defendant: For Daniel Greer: David Grudberg, Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, New Haven, CT. Pro Se: Lawrence Dressler, New Haven, CT.

    Case Number: 17-4923

    Motive in Obtaining Video Not Accounted for, Privacy Interest Insufficiently Weighed

  • Mirlis v. Greer

    Publication Date: 2020-03-10
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Antonio Ponvert III, Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder, P.C., Bridgeport, Connecticut.
    for defendant: For Interested Party-Appellee: Lawrence Dressler, pro se, New Haven, Connecticut. For Defendants-Appellants: David T. Grudberg, Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, New Haven, Connecticut. For Appellant: Steven J. Errante, Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante P.C., New Haven, Connecticut.

    Case Number: 17-4023-cv

    $15 Million Damages Award Not 'Shocking'; Jury Instruction Accurately Stated the Law

  • March 9, 2020 | New York Law Journal

    FTC's Power To Seek Money Damages Called Into Question

    In their Antitrust Trade and Practice column, Karen Hoffman Lent and Kenneth Schwartz discuss the FTC's petition for certiorari currently pending at the Supreme Court relating to Ninth Circuit decisions concerning §13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act.

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  • Appellate Division, First Department:March 5, 2020

    Publication Date: 2020-03-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Cases Decided
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, First Department:March 5, 2020

  • March 9, 2020 | Legaltech News

    Federal Circuit Spells Out When 'Improving the Function of a Computer' Means Patentability

    The sometimes fractured court came together Friday to draw a clear line between patent-eligible tech inventions and abstract ideas.

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  • People v. Davis

    Publication Date: 2020-03-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Criminal Court, Bronx
    Judge: Judge Tara Collins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: ADA Madeline Smith, Bronx County District Attorney's Office.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Mr. Willoughby Jenett, Esq., The Legal Aid Society.

    Case Number: 2019BX007394

    People Not Obligated to Obtain Unsealing Order; Unsealing Ordered for In Camera Inspection

  • Partners v. Neuhoff

    Publication Date: 2020-03-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Energy and Natural Resources
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boyd
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 18-0581

    In 1975, respondents purchased an undivided two-thirds interest in a mineral lease.

  • Hendrick Medical v. Azar

    Publication Date: 2020-03-09
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals | Health Care Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Stewart
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-10334

    Appellant Hendrick Medical Center operates under the Medicare program and is located in the Abilene, Texas geographical region. Appellant challenged the wage index applied to it during the 2015 federal fiscal year.