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  • Coleman v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Horton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 09-21-00155-CR

    Between 2016 and 2019, defendant owned and operated a deli in Texas.

  • Henry v. Wilmington Trust NA

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Chagares
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sarah M. Adams, Michael J. Prame, Groom Law Group Chartered, Washington, DC; Mark A. Nebrig, Moore & Van Allen, Charlotte, NC; Kevin J. Connors, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C., Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Daniel Feinberg, Feinberg Jackson Worthman & Wasow, Berkeley, CA; David A. Felice, Bailey & Glasser LLP, Wilmington, DE. Ryan T. Jenny, Gregory Y. Porter, Bailey & Glasser LLP, Washington, D.C.; Peter K. Stris, Rachana A. Pathak, John R. Stokes, Stris & Maher LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Tillman J. Breckenridge, Stris & Maher LLP, Washington, DC for appellee.
    Case Number: 21-2801

    Nonseverable class action waiver in ESOP plan's arbitration provision rendered provision unenforceable where waiver barred plan participants from pursuing remedies authorized by ERISA.

  • Klinek v. Luxeyard, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Jewell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14-22-00547-CV

    Appellant Robert Klinek appealed the order of the trial court granting turnover relief under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §31.002(d) for profits obtained through a "pump-and-dump" stock scheme.

  • Consol. Towne East Holdings, LLC v. City of Laredo

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Martinez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 04-22-00130-CV

    Appellant sued appellee city in an effort to develop land in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction and it sought water and sewer services as part of its proposed development.

  • Cockrell Inv. Partners, L.P. v. Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation Dist.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Energy and Natural Resources | Regulation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Palafox
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 08-21-00200-CV

    In 2017, appellee Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District approved two permit applications in favor of appellee Fort Stockton Holdings, a permit amending the amount of production in its historical and existing use permit, and a three year export permit giving FSH the right to produce and export a certain amount of groundwater.

  • Prescott v. UTMB Galveston Texas

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Stewart
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 21-40856

    Plaintiff-appellant, Anthony Prescott, an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, filed suit against various defendants arguing civil rights violations, including appellee University of Texas Medical Branch.

  • Hizar v. Heflin

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Discovery
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Partida-Kipness
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 05-21-00936-CV

    Appellee homeowners entered into a contract with appellants for removal of the popcorn ceiling in appellees' home.

  • Garcia v. Heath

    Publication Date: 2023-07-21
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Eric Peter Stephens, Jones Day, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Ester Murdukhayeva, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Mark S. Grube, Assistant Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 22-367

    Issue Exists if Inmate's Grievance Over Fire Consolidated, Exhausted

  • People v. Gyorgy

    Publication Date: 2023-07-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 4th District
    Judge: Justice Motoike
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: G061567

    Prolonged traffic stop violated defendant's Fourth Amendment rights

  • Abbo-Bailey v. City of Niagara Falls

    Publication Date: 2023-07-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Toxic Torts
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Peter A. Kraus, Leslie C. MacLean, on the brief, Charles S. Siegel, Waters & Kraus, LLP, Dallas, TX, and Christen E. Civiletto, East Amherst, NY, and Melissa L. Stewart, Steven J. Phillips, Phillips & Paolicelli, LLP, New York, NY, and Paul Barr, Fanizzi & Barr, Niagara Falls, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Occidental Chemical Corporation, Glenn Springs Holdings, Inc., and Miller Springs Remediation Management, Inc.: Sheila L. Birnbaum, Lincoln Davis Wilson, on the brief, Douglas E. Fleming III, Dechert LLP, New York, NY, and Kevin M. Hogan, Andrew P. Devine, Joshua Glasgow, and Elizabeth Bove, Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Cecos International, Inc.: Zackary D. Knaub, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Albany, NY, and William G. Beck, Lathrop GPM, Kansas City, MO. For Defendant-Appellant OP-Tech Environmental Services: Jeffrey D. Schulman, Pillinger Miller Tarallo LLP, Syracuse, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Roy's Plumbing, Inc.: Robert E. Knoer, Alice J. Cunningham, The Knoer Group, PLLC, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant City of Niagara Falls: Mark P. Della Posta, Walsh, Roberts & Grace LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Niagara Falls Water Board: Jeffrey F. Baase, Corey J. Weber, Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham LLC, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Conestoga-Rovers & Associates: Jeffrey C. Stravino, Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc.: Agnieszka Wilewicz, Patricia A. Rauh, Hurwitz & Fine, P.C., Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Scott Lawn Yard, Inc.: Brian Sutter, Sugarman Law Firm, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation, in support of Defendants-Appellants: John M. Masslon II, Cory L. Andrews, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 21-0249-cv

    Love Canal Superfund Actions Untimely, Remanded to State Court