• TCR Sports v. WN Partner, 652044/14

    Publication Date: 2017-07-18
    Practice Area: Telecommunications | Civil Appeals
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Before: Acosta, P.J., Richter, Andrias, Kahn, Gesmer, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, LLP, appellant-respondent/respondent: Thomas J. Hall of counsel, Chadbourne & Parke LLP, New York, and Rachel W. Thorn, Alan Levine and Caroline Pignatelli of counsel, Cooley LLP, New York. For TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, LLP, the Baltimore Orioles Baseball Club and the Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership, appellants-respondents/respondents: Carter G. Phillips of the bar of the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For the Baltimore Orioles Baseball Club and the Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership, appellants-respondents/respondents: Benjamin R. Nagin, Eamon P. Joyce, Kwaku A. Akowuah and Tobias S. Loss-Eaton of counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, New York. For Washington Nationals Baseball Club, LLC, respondent-appellant/respondent: Stephen R. Neuwirth, Sanford I. Weisburst, Julia J. Peck and Cleland B. Welton II of counsel, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York. For the Office of Commissioner of Baseball and the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, respondents-appellants: Paul Clement of the bar of the District of Columbia, admitted pro hac vice, Erin E. Murphy of the bar of the District of Columbia and the State of Virginia, admitted pro hac vice, and Michael H. McGinley of the bar of the District of Columbia, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC, John J. Buckley, Jr. of counsel, Williams & Connolly, New York, and Jonathan D. Lupkin of counsel, Lupkin and Associates, New York. For E. Leo Milonas, amicus curiae: David G. Keyko of counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York. For Diamond Dealers Club, Inc., amicus curiae: Stephen L. Ascher, Irene M. Ten Cate and Jeremy H. Ershow of counsel, Jenner Block LLP, New York. For Kenneth R. Feinberg, amicus curiae: Lawrence I. Ginsburg, Jay R. Fialkoff and Robert B. McFarlane of counsel, Moses & Singer LLP, New York. For Robert S. Smith, amicus curiae: Robert S. Smith, Robert J. Lack and Nora Bojar of counsel, Friedman Kaplan Seiler and Adelman, New York.

    Case Number: 652044/14

    Panel's Close Call on MLB-Network Dispute May Set Up Extra Legal I

  • July 17, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Book Publishers Defeat Antitrust Appeals at Circuit

    The suits were filed by independent publishers in response to the Second Circuit's earlier ruling that Apple and five publishing companies, all of whom were party to the current suit, had conspired when they simultaneously switched from a wholesale business model to an agency pricing model, but the court agreed that neither company could attribute its demise to the unlawful conspiracy.

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  • July 17, 2017 | Daily Report Online

    Federal Bench Nominee William Ray Hailed for Fairness, 'Farm-Boy Work Ethic'

    While any federal judge nominee may expect a rough time in today's hyperpartisan atmosphere, Georgia Court of Appeals Judge William "Billy" Ray II—tapped last week by President Donald Trump for the U.S. District Court for Georgia's Northern District—will come to the Senate with a reputation for working across the aisle.

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  • July 17, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    How to Shift Your Litigation Strategies for the New IP Landscape

    Sapna W. Palla and Andrew Bochner if Wiggin and Dana write: The year 2016 and the last few months of 2017 have been characterized by many notable developments, causing sea changes in intellectual property law that shift litigation strategies more than ever. While the changes have been far reaching, this article will focus on those which most impact litigation strategies, such as venue, laches, patent exhaustion, patent damages, and extraterritoriality, and provide practical suggestions for strategies to employ, along with real-world examples of successful approaches to navigate this new landscape.

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  • Swigart v. Bruno

    Publication Date: 2017-07-17
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Date Filed: 2017-06-22
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: The Law Office of John Derrick and John Derrick for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Selman Breitman, Elaine K. Fresch, Rachel E. Hobbs and Melanie M. Smith for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. D071072

    Accident resulting from contact between horses inherent risk of endurance riding (Aaron, J.)

  • Lewis v. Superior Court (Medical Board of California)

    Publication Date: 2017-07-17
    Practice Area: Privacy | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Date Filed: 2017-07-17
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fenton Nelson, Fenton Law Group, Henry R. Fenton, Dennis E. Lee and Benjamin J. Fenton for Petitioner.
    for defendant: No appearance for Respondent.Kamala D. Harris and Xavier Becerra, Attorneys General, Edward C. DuMont, State Solicitor General, Kathleen A. Kenealy, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gloria L. Castro, Assistant Attorney General, Janill L. Richards, Principal Deputy State Solicitor General, Aimee Feinberg, Deputy State Solicitor General, Kathleen Vermazen Radez and Samuel P. Siegel, Associate Deputy State Solicitor General, E.A. Jones III and Edward K. Kim, Deputy Attorneys General, for Real Party in Interest.

    Case Number: No. S219811

    Medical Board's accessing of patient prescription records did not violate patient privacy rights (Liu, J.)

  • Instant consolidated proceedings, Estate of: JOSE ALAYON (00/80/B), et al.

    Publication Date: 2017-07-17
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Surrogate's Court, Kings County
    Judge: Surrogate Lopez Torres
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 98/656

    In the instant consolidated proceedings, Louis R. Rosenthal, Esq. (Rosenthal) moves by Order to Show Cause for an order of the court i) vacating this court's order, dated February 4, 2015 (the 201

  • US v. Sheldon Silver, 16-1615-cr

    Publication Date: 2017-07-17
    Practice Area: White Collar Crime
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Cabranes, Wesley, C.JJ., and Sessions, J.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Howard S. Master, James McDonald, Karl Metzner, on the brief, Andrew D. Goldstein, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant‐Appellant: Robert K. Kry, Justin V. Shur, MoloLamken LLP, Joel Cohen, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP, on the brief, Steven F. Molo, MoloLamken LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 16-1615-cr

    Silver Corruption Conviction Overturned by Second C

  • In re TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, LLP, Petitioner-Appellant-Respondent, v. WN Partner, LLC, et al., respondents, Washington Nationals Baseball Club, LLC, et al.

    Publication Date: 2017-07-14
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Acosta P.J., Richter, Andrias, Kahn, Gesmer, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 3595-3596

    3595-3596. In re TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, LLP, Petitioner-Appellant-Respondent, v. WN Partner, LLC, et al., respondents, Washington Nationals Baseball Club, LLC, et al., respondents-Responde

  • Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Pyle

    Publication Date: 2017-07-14
    Practice Area: Real Estate | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Real Estate
    Date Filed: 2017-07-13
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Parker Ibrahim & Berg, John M. Sorich, Bryant Delgadillo and Mariel Gerlt-Ferraro for Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent.
    for defendant: Hennelly & Grossfeld and Ronald K. Giller for Defendants, Cross-complainants and Appellants.

    Case Number: No. D071079

    Void default judgment did not grant quiet title relief so as to validate subsequent transfer to purported bona fide purchasers (Nares, J.)