• U.S. v. Schiller

    Publication Date: 2023-09-06
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Tax
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Maria Araujo Kahn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee United States of America: David A. Hubbert, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., Joan I. Oppenheimer, Atty., Tax Division, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., and Breon Peace, U.S. Atty. E.D.N.Y, on the brief, Julie Ciamporcero Avetta, Atty., Tax Division, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Walter Schiller and Denise Schiller: Larry Kars, Larry Kars P.C., New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22 1566 CV

    IRS Referral Did Not Invalidate, Bar Government Suit to Collect Tax Debt

  • Rossi v. Sequoia Union Elementary School

    Publication Date: 2023-09-06
    Practice Area: Health Care Law
    Industry: Education | State and Local Government
    Court: Court of Appeal, 5th District
    Judge: Presiding Justice Hill
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: F085416

    Requirement that K-12 school teachers provide proof of vaccination or submit to COVID testing does not violate Confidentiality of Medical Information Act

  • Mirlis v. Greer

    Publication Date: 2023-09-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Beth Robinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: on the brief, Matthew K. Beatman, James M. Moriarty, John L. Cesaroni, Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C., Bridgeport, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: on the brief, Richard P. Colbert, Matthew J. Letten, on the brief, Day Pitney LLP, New Haven, CT; Jonathan J. Einhorn, Law Office of Jonathan J. Einhorn, New Haven, CT.

    Case Number: 21 202

    Withdrawals From Joint Accounts Were Fraudulent Transfers Under Connecticut Law

  • Pizza Hut L.LC. v. Pandya

    Publication Date: 2023-09-04
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Willett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-40555

    A franchisee, who was sued by the franchise for failing to fulfill his contractual obligations, failed to prove on appeal that the trial court erred in denying a jury trial.

  • In the Interest of R.R.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-04
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Longoria
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 13-23-00145-CV

    On November 16, 2020, following a referral for neglectful supervision, the Department of Family Protective Services filed a petition for the protection of Ricky and Randy and for the termination of parental rights of their mother and father.

  • In the Interest of D.M.-H

    Publication Date: 2023-09-04
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rambin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 06-23-00031-CV

    The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services sued to terminate the parental rights of D.M.-H's mother pursuant to Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§161.001(b)(1)(I), (M), (N), and (O), and 161.001(b)(2).

  • U.S. v. McPartland

    Publication Date: 2023-09-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Jo Ann M. Navickas, Nicole Boeckmann, and Michael Maffei, Assistant United States Attorneys, and Lara Treinis Gatz, Special Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Justina Geraci, Assistant United States Attorney, for Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Christopher McPartland: Lisa Cahill, Krantz & Berman LLP, New York, NY; Bradley Gershel, Ballard Spahr LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Larry H. Krantz, Krantz & Berman LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Thomas J. Spota: Erin Monju, Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Alan Vinegrad, Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-1999 cr

    Prosecutors' Convictions Upheld; Fear of Retaliation Evidence Not Admitted in Error

  • Perry v. City of New York

    Publication Date: 2023-08-31
    Practice Area: Wage and Hour Litigation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Gregory K. McGillivary, Molly A. Elkin, Diana J. Nobile, on the brief, Sara L. Faulman, McGillivary Steele Elkin LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: Richard Dearing, Devin Slack, Daniel Matza-Brown, on the brief, Jamison Davies, of counsel, for Hon. Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-2095

    Employer Is Liable for All Work It Knows, Requires Even if Compensation Not Requested

  • In the Interest of K. A. V., a child.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-30
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, Bryan Webb, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Robin McCallum, (McCallum & Associates, LLC), Decatur, Laurie Brown, (Gwinnett County DFCS), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Bliss, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Chevelle Douglas, (Vayman & Teitelbaum PC), Alpharetta, Yazmin Sobh, Andrea Landers, (Atlanta Legal Aid Society), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A0968

    Juvenile Court Lacked Authority to Sanction Department of Family and Children Services After Juvenile Turned 18

  • Echols Minerals, LLC v. Green

    Publication Date: 2023-08-28
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Energy and Natural Resources | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Bailey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 11-21-00154-CV

    In 1952, Floyd Haynes and others in his family conveyed to Lois Madison a 5/6 interest in a parcel of land in Martin County, Texas in a general warranty deed that provided that the Haynes grantors did not own or convey the minerals in the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of the tract.