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  • Int'l Code Council Inc. v. UpCodes Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-04
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: James Hamilton, Raechel Keay Kummer, Jane W. Wise, Jason Y. Siu, on the brief, J. Kevin Fee, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Appellees: Joseph C. Gratz, Ragesh K. Tangri, Catherine Y. Kim, on the brief, Eugene Novikov, Durie Tangri LLP, San Francisco, CA.
    Case Number: 21-826

    Falsity of Claims Is Pleaded; Statements About Completeness Deemed 'Puffery'

  • Leroy v. Delta Air Lines Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-22
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Transportation | Travel and Tourism
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Antonia Kousoulas, Kousoulas & Associates, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Michael F. Fleming, on the brief, Ira G. Rosenstein, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 21-267

    Flight Attendant Fails to Adequately Allege Airline Discriminated Against Her

  • Vengalattore v. Cornell University

    Publication Date: 2022-06-08
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Employment Litigation
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Amalya Kearse
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Margaret A. Little, Richard A. Samp, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Washington, DC, on the brief, Caleb Kruckenberg, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Cornell University: Emily Reineberg, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Wendy E. Tarlow, Office of University Counsel, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, on the brief, Michael L. Banks, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For Defendants-Appellees Miguel Cardona and U.S. Department of Education: Antoinette T. Bacon, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, William Larkin, Assistant United States Attorney, Albany, New York, on the Brief, Karen Folster Lesperance, Assistant United States Attorney, Albany, New York.
    Case Number: 20-1514

    Claim Title IX Allows Right of Action for Cornell's Sex Bias Against Professor Has Merit

  • Oldham et al. v. Landrum, III et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-19
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Larry Oldham, (Larry C. Oldham, P.C.), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dana Maine, Mallory Ball, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, Charles Marsh, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers), Atlanta, Henry Tharpe, (Sponcler & Tharpe, LLC), Dalton, Myrece Johnson, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1271

    Court vacates dismissal of abusive litigation complaint and remands for determination of whether real party-in-interest should be added as a plaintiff

  • Driskell v. Dougherty County et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-18
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Cork, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, Jon-Selby Hawk, (Morgan & Morgan Atlanta PLLC), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Lewis, Jessica Haygood, (Chambless, Higdon, Richardson, Katz & Griggs, LLP), Macon, Sun Choy, Jacob Daly, (Freeman Mathis Gary, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1279

    Court affirms summary judgment for County in a tort case where County did not exercise mutual control over a City employee under an intergovernmental agreement

  • Lewis v. Scott

    Publication Date: 2022-04-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Election and Political Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Duncan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-50654

    Plaintiffs, a group of individuals and organizations from Texas, filed suit against the defendant, the Texas Secretary of State, over four provisions of the Texas Election Code related to mail-in balloting.

  • Stillwell v. Topa Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2022-04-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick Burkey, (The Burkey Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, Sidney Moore, (The Moore Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Seth Friedman, Ronald Masterson, Victoria Munian, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith), Atlanta, for appellee; Kevin Branch, (McMickle, Kurey & Branch LLP), Alpharetta, Kenneth Barre, (Downey & Cleveland, LLP), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1752

    Plaintiff Had Standing to Sue Insurer Where Trial Court Had Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Issues Presented in Complaint.

  • Williams, III et al. v. Georgia Ports Authority et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-04
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Noble Boykin, (Jones, Boykin & Associates), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Jared Campbell, Angela Cusimano, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, Edgar Smith, (Morgan & Morgan, PA), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1313

    Court reverses dismissal of negligence complaint against an individual, finding that he did not have Eleventh Amendment immunity under federal maritime law

  • City of Albany v. Dougherty County, Georgia

    Publication Date: 2022-01-28
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sun Choy, Jacob Daly, (Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Lewis, Jessica Haygood, (Chambless, Higdon, Richardson, Katz & Griggs, LLP), Macon, for appellee; Jon-Selby Hawk, (Morgan & Morgan Atlanta PLLC), Macon, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1280

    Court affirms denial of City's motion for summary judgment per the law of the case doctrine because the City's issue was addressed in a prior appeal

  • Oliver v. Arnold

    Publication Date: 2021-12-27
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Education Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-20215

    An en banc appellate panel, that was asked to rehear a politically motivated first amendment case, chose not to rehear the case.