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  • Monumedia II, LLC v. Georgia Department of Transportation

    Publication Date: 2017-10-20
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Real Estate
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Meeks, Charles Palmer (Troutman Sanders LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr (Attorney General), Atlanta; Ronald Freeman (Johnson & Freeman, LLC), Union City; Mary Volkert (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A0647

    The trial court erred in affirming administrative rulings holding that a business's light-emitting diode signs inside the windows of its building violated City of Atlanta ordinances and the Georgia Outdoor Advertising Control Act.

  • Federal Housing Finance Agency v. Nomura Holding America, 15-1872-cv

    Publication Date: 2017-10-02
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Securities Litigation | Litigators
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Philippe Z. Selendy, Adam M. Abensohn, William B. Adams, Andrew R. Dunlap, Yelena Konanova, on the brief, Kathleen M. Sullivan, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Nomura Holding America, Inc., Nomura Asset Acceptance Corporation, Nomura Home Equity Loan, Inc., Nomura Credit & Capital, Inc., Nomura Securities International, Inc., David Findlay, John McCarthy, John P. Graham, Nathan Gorin, and N. Dante LaRocca: Amanda F. Davidoff, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Washington, D.C.; Bruce E. Clark, Steven L. Holley, Adam R. Brebner, Owen R. Wolfe, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, David B. Tulchin, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant RBS Securities, Inc.: Thomas C. Rice, Andrew T. Frankel, Alan C. Turner, Craig S. Waldman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY; Paul F. Rugani, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Seattle, WA; Daniel A. Rubens, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY; Kelsi Brown Corkran, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, D.C., on the brief, E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and The Clearing House Association LLC, in support of defendants-appellants: Michael J. Dell, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 15-1872-cv(L)

    Second Circuit Affirms Judgment in Fed Suit Over Housing Crisis-Era Secu

  • Jenkins v. State of Texas, 08-15-00366-CR (TexApp Dist 08/23/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-09-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Date Filed: 2017-08-23
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Eighth District
    Judge: ANN CRAWFORD MCCLURE, CHIEF JUSTICE
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    Case Number: 08-15-00366-CR

    Appellant Brandon Lee Jenkins admitted shooting and killing Tracy Odell Holmes. The two men were arguing after appellant had argued with Holmes' daughter, Kadijas Holmes, who had a romantic rela

  • Doe v. Hagenbeck, 15-1890-cv

    Publication Date: 2017-09-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Chin, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee for Jane Doe: Rebecca Ojserkis, Jonas Wang, Erin Baldwin, Kathryn Wynbrandt, Bethany Li, Michael J. Wishnie, Veteran Legal Services Clinic, Jerome M. Frank Legal Services Organization, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants for Lt. Gen. Franklin Lee Hagenbeck and Brig. Gen. William E. Rapp: Christopher Connolly, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorneys, New York, NY, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Amici Curiae for Amici Curiae Federal Courts and Constitutional Law Professors, in support of Jane Doe: Caitlin J. Halligan, Joel M. Cohen, Casey K. Lee, Kathryn M. Cherry, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae University Administrators, in support of Jane Doe: Paul W. Hughes, Travis Crum, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Former Military Officers, in support of Jane Doe: Penelope A. Preovolos, Ben Patterson, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae National Veterans Legal Services Program, Protect Our Defenders, Service Women's Action Network, in support of Jane Doe: John D. Niles, James Anglin Flynn, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, American Association of University Women, Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic at the City University of New York School of Law, Human Rights Watch, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, National Women's Law Center, in support of Jane Doe: Sandra S. Park, Steven Watt, Lenora M. Lapidus, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 15-1890-cv

    Incident-to-Service Rule Precluded Bivens Claim from Conduct at Military A

  • City of San Antonio v. San Antonio Firefighters' Association, 04-15-00819-CV (4th COA. 08/23/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-09-06
    Practice Area: Labor Law
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    Date Filed: 2017-08-23
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
    Judge: LUZ ELENA D. CHAPA, JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 04-15-00819-CV

    Appellant the City of San Antonio and its firefighters union, the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 624, operate under a collective bargaining agreement. When the current CBA was due

  • Jane Doe, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Lt. Gen. Franklin Lee Hagenbeck, Brig. Gen. William E. Rapp, Defendants-Appellants, United States of America, Defendant, 15-1890-cv

    Publication Date: 2017-09-01
    Practice Area: Litigation | Civil Appeals
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Chin, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee for Jane Doe: Rebecca Ojserkis, Jonas Wang, Erin Baldwin, Kathryn Wynbrandt, Bethany Li, Michael J. Wishnie, Veteran Legal Services Clinic, Jerome M. Frank Legal Services Organization, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants for Lt. Gen. Franklin Lee Hagenbeck and Brig. Gen. William E. Rapp.: Christopher Connolly, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorneys, New York, NY, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Amici Curiae for Amici Curiae Federal Courts and Constitutional Law Professors, in support of Jane Doe.: Caitlin J. Halligan, Joel M. Cohen, Casey K. Lee, Kathryn M. Cherry, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae University Administrators, in support of Jane Doe.: Paul W. Hughes, Travis Crum, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Former Military Officers, in support of Jane Doe.: Penelope A. Preovolos, Ben Patterson, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae National Veterans Legal Services Program, Protect Our Defenders, Service Women's Action Network, in support of Jane Doe.: John D. Niles, James Anglin Flynn, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, American Association of University Women, Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic at the City University of New York School of Law, Human Rights Watch, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, National Women's Law Center, in support of Jane Doe.: Sandra S. Park, Steven Watt, Lenora M. Lapidus, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 15-1890-cv

    Former West Point Cadet's Sexual Assault Liability Suit Stymied by Second C

  • Rampersad v. Centerpoint, 01-16-00675-CV (TexApp Dist 08/01/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-08-15
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    Date Filed: 2017-08-01
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, First District
    Judge: RUSSELL LLOYD, JUSTICE
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    Case Number: 01-16-00675-CV

    Appellant was traveling on his motorcycle when he was struck by another driver while entering an intersection. Appellant's left leg was severely injured in the accident, which ultimately require

  • Clear Creek v. Cotton Commerical, 14-16-00466-CV (TexApp Dist 08/01/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-08-14
    Practice Area: Government
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    Date Filed: 2017-08-01
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth
    Judge: KEVIN JEWELL, JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14-16-00466-CV

    After Hurricane Ike damaged several of its campuses, appellant Clear Creek Independent School District contracted with Cotton USA, a predecessor to appellee Cotton Commercial, to remove debris and m

  • Lemon v. Hagood, 08-15-00309-CV (TexApp Dist 07/26/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-08-14
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    Date Filed: 2017-07-26
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Eighth District
    Judge: ANN CRAWFORD MCCLURE, CHIEF JUSTICE
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    Case Number: 08-15-00309-CV

    Appellant D. Brent Lemon formed a partnership with fellow attorney Van Shaw, which took a case against Holmes Builders for a 40 percent contingency fee. They contracted with Daniel Hagood to work on

  • Busby v. Harvey, 02-16-00311-CV (TexApp Dist 07/27/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-08-09
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    Date Filed: 2017-07-27
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Second District
    Judge: TERRIE LIVINGSTON, CHIEF JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 02-16-00311-CV

    Appellants owned a barrel-racing horse whom they brought to appellee for treatment. Appellants alleged that the treatment resulted in severe injuries to one of the horse's legs which destroyed h