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  • September 6, 2017 | Litigation Daily

    Shout-Out: Weil's $4 Billion Save

    With $4 billion on the line, a team from Weil, Gotshal & Manges led by litigation department co-chair Jonathan Polkes scored a decisive summary judgment win on behalf of some of the biggest names in finance and real estate, beating back an investor class action that had been headed for trial.

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  • September 6, 2017 | Daily Business Review

    11th Circuit Warns Florida Judge to Balance Scheduling Needs With Fair Trial

    A federal appeals panel rejected an appeal by a man caught with nearly eight kilograms of cocaine at the Miami airport but suggested the defendant had a valid complaint about one aspect of his trial.

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  • Andrews v. Blick Art Materials, 17-CV-767

    Publication Date: 2017-09-06
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Internet Law
    Industry: Retail
    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Jack B. Weinstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Victor Andrews: Anne Seeling, C.K. Lee, Lee Litigation Group, PLLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Blick Art Materials, LLC: David Seth Korzenik, Terrence Patrick Keegan, Miller Korzenik Sommers LLP, New York, NY. Steve Baron, Steven Mandell, Mandell Menkes LLC, Chicago, IL.
    Case Number: 17-CV-767

    Retail Websites Are 'Public Accommodations' Subject to ADA, Judge

  • Silver v. Bank of New York Mellon, 14-16-00476-CV (TexApp Dist 08/22/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-09-06
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-08-22
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth
    Judge: MARTHA HILL JAMISON, JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-16-00476-CV

    Appellant acquired the subject property at a foreclosure sale resulting from the former homeowners' default in payment of homeowners' association fees, a lien to which was subordinate to the

  • Edrich v. Festinger, 12-CV-4069

    Publication Date: 2017-09-06
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Margo Brodie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 12-CV-4069

    Plaintiff Entitled to Renew Judgment; He Was Assignee and Ten Years Had E

  • Lefkowitz v. Westreich, 16-CV-6845

    Publication Date: 2017-09-06
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge John Koeltl
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 16-CV-6845

    Statutes of Limitation Not Tolled; Plaintiff's Threat of Litigation Was A

  • September 5, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    Three Am Law 100 Firms Lift Off With Big Houston Rockets Sale

    Baker Botts, DLA Piper and White & Case are advising on the record-setting $2.2 billion sale of the National Basketball Association's Houston Rockets from former lawyer Leslie Alexander to casino and hospitality billionaire Tilman Fertitta.

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  • September 5, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

    Federal Judge Rules on the Overtime Salary Rule

    Editor's Note: Judge Mazzant issued a final ruling striking down the overtime rule. The Texas Federal Judge used essentially the same reasoning on which he based his temporary injunction ruling. In light of this final decision, the appeal of his temporary injunction likely becomes moot.

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  • People v. Iraheta

    Publication Date: 2017-09-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-08-31
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Assistant Attorney General, Paul M. Roadarmel, Jr., and Stacy S. Schwartz, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Marilee Marshall, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. B261606

    Gang expert's reliance on field identification cards prepared by non-testifying officers violated confrontation clause (Aldrich, J.)

  • Stoetzl v. State of California

    Publication Date: 2017-09-05
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Labor Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-08-31
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Plaintiffs and Appellants: Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP, Jack T. Friedman, Jonathan D. Yank, Laurie J. Hepler, and David M. Rice; Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP, Gregg McLean Adam; and Goyette and Associates, Inc., Gary G. Goyette.
    for defendant: Counsel for Defendants and Respondents: Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard, David W. Tyra and Kristianne T. Seargeant; California Department of Human Resources, Joan A. Markoff, Chief Counsel, Frolan R. Aguiling, Deputy Chief Counsel, Christopher E. Thomas, Labor Relations Counsel, and David D. King, Labor Relations Counsel.
    Case Number: No. A142832

    State correctional officers' MOUs dictated that federal and not state law determined issue of compensable hours (Rivera, J.)