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  • July 31, 2017 |

    Homola v. Jewelers Mutual Ins. Co.

    Click Here for FC&S Expert Legal AnalysisHomola v Jewelers Mut. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of New York, Nassau CountyJuly 7, 2017, Decided; July 11, 2017,…

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  • The People v. Torres, 00139N-2013

    Publication Date: 2017-07-31
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    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau County, Crim. Term, Part 44
    Judge: Justice Teresa K. Corrigan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: By: Vicki Mauri, Hon. Madeline Singas, District Attorney Nassau County, Mineola, New York
    for defendant: Fred Pollack, Esq., Mineola, NY.
    Case Number: 00139N-2013

    ADA Granted Upward Departure, Defendant Assessed Level 3 Sexually Violent Of

  • July 31, 2017 | Litigation Daily

    The Kirkland Associate and the Case of the Bungled Pot Raid

    If Spiderman was a lawyer, he might be a lot like Kirkland and Ellis associate Rob Bernstein. No, not the part about webs. But because when Bernstein saw something wrong, he jumped in to fight it--and what happened to this Kansas City family was seriously messed up.

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  • Woods v. Start Treatment & Recovery Centers, Inc., 16-1318-cv,

    Publication Date: 2017-07-28
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Kearse, Hall, and Chin, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Abdul K. Hassan, Queens Village, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: David M. Pohl, New York, New York. For R. Alexander Acosta, United States Secretary of Labor, Washington, D.C., as amicus curiae in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: M. Patricia Smith, Solicitor of Labor, Jennifer S. Brand, Associate Solicitor, William C. Lesser, Deputy Associate Solicitor, Paul L. Frieden, Counsel for Appellate Litigation, on the brief, Rachel Goldberg, Senior Attorney.
    Case Number: 16-1318-cv

    'Motivating Factor' Causation Standard Applies to FMLA Retaliation

  • July 28, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Prosecutors, Litigators Face New Reality After 'Allen'

    Federal law enforcement's growing reliance on foreign partners as U.S. prosecutors build cases against targets abroad will have to adjust to a new reality after the Second Circuit curtailed compelled testimony use in cross-border prosecutions.

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  • Toeppe v. City of San Diego

    Publication Date: 2017-07-28
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Government
    Industry: State and Local Government | Entertainment and Leisure
    Date Filed: 2017-07-27
    Court: C.A. 4th
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Balaban & Spielberger, Daniel K. Balaban, Andrew J. Spielberger; Greene, Broillet & Wheeler, Browne Greene; Esner, Chang & Boyer, Holly N. Boyer, Joseph S. Persoff and Shea S. Murphy for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Mara W. Elliott, City Attorney and George F. Schaefer, Assistant City Attorney, for Defendant and Respondent.
    Case Number: No. D069662

    Trail immunity not applicable to cause of action for failure to maintain non-native tree (Huffman, Acting P.J.)

  • Berkel v. Lee, 14-15-00787-CV (TexApp Dist 07/13/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-07-28
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    Date Filed: 2017-07-13
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth
    Judge: TRACY CHRISTOPHER, JUSTICE
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    Case Number: 14-15-00787-CV

    Appellee, a general contractor's superintendent, sued appellant on claims of negligence, gross negligence, and intentional injury for injuries which occurred on a commercial construction site. A

  • Friends of Eel River v. North Coast Railroad Authority (Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company)

    Publication Date: 2017-07-27
    Practice Area: Environmental Law | Transportation
    Industry: Transportation
    Date Filed: 2017-07-27
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Shute Mihaly & Weinberger, Ellison Folk, Amy J. Bricker, Edward T. Schexnayder and Laura D. Beaton for Plaintiff and Appellant Friends of the Eel River.
    for defendant: Neary & O'Brien and Christopher J. Neary for Defendants and Respondents North Coast Railroad Authority and Board of Directors of North Coast Railroad Authority.
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    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 does not preempt application of CEQA to state railroad project to a railroad project (Cantil-Sakauye, C.J.)

  • July 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Partner Buy-Outs

    In his Law Firm Partnership Law column, Arthur J. Ciampi discusses a Ninth Circuit decision that presents a number of useful criteria to apply in determining a "shareholder's" or "partner's" status and provides insight into the nature of transitions from equity to non-equity positions and the ramifications of such transitions for both the law partner and the law firm.

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  • In re David T.

    Publication Date: 2017-07-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Date Filed: 2017-07-26
    Court: C.A. 1st
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Appellant: East Bay Community Law Center, Katherine R. Weisburd.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Respondent: Attorney General of California, Kamala Harris, Kathleen A. Kenealy, Acting Attorney General of California, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey M. Laurence, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Eric D. Share, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Huy T. Luong, Deputy Attorney General.
    Case Number: No. A148563

    Dismissed juvenile petition cannot be used as basis for denying motion to seal juvenile records. (Kline, P.J.)