• April 10, 2017 | Daily Business Review

    Good News For Lenders Overcoming Hearsay Objections

    A ruling from the Fourth District Court of Appeal clarifies that a witness authenticating business records doesn't have to have prepared those documents in order to survive defense efforts to characterize the evidence as inadmissible hearsay.

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  • Dafeng Hengwei Textile Co., Ltd. v. Aceco Industrial & Commercial Corp., 13-CV-5829

    Publication Date: 2017-04-10
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 13-CV-5829

    Plaintiff May Pierce Corporate Veil Where Individuals Totally Dominated Corpo

  • People v. Martinez

    Publication Date: 2017-04-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-03-09
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Kathleen Alice Kenealy, Chief Deputy and Acting Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler and Julie L. Garland, Assistant Attorneys General, Sharon Rhodes and Ryan H. Peeck, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Charles R. Khoury, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant, Francisco Jose Martinez.

    Case Number: No. D067052 No. D067561

    California law criminalizing fraud in sale of securities included fraudulent "money management" contracts (O'Rourke, J.)

  • California Chamber of Commerce v. State Air Resources Board

    Publication Date: 2017-04-07
    Practice Area: Environmental Law | Regulation
    Industry: Non–Profit
    Date Filed: 2017-04-06
    Court: C.A. 3rd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni, James R. Parrinello, Steven A. Merksamer, Kurt R. Oneto, Christopher E. Skinnell and Eric J. Miethke for Plaintiffs and Appellants California Chamber of Commerce and Larry Dicke.
    for defendant: Kamala D. Harris and Xavier Becerra, Attorneys General, Robert W. Byrne, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Gavin G. McCabe, Molly K. Mosley, Deputy Attorney General, David A. Zonana, Robert E. Asperger, M. Elaine Meckenstock, and Bryant B. Cannon, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendants and Respondents.

    Case Number: No. C075930 No. C075954

    State Air Resources Board's "cap-and-trade" auction program not unlawful tax (Duarte, J.)

  • United Sates v. Allstate Insurance, 16-705

    Publication Date: 2017-04-07
    Practice Area: Whistleblower Laws | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, C.J., Pooler and Lynch, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Peter M. Jasen, Buffalo, NY, on the brief, J. Michael Hayes.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees FedEx Corporation, Federal Express Corporation, FedEx Ground Package System Inc., FedEx Freight Corporation, FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc., FedEx Custom Critical, Inc., FedEx Trade Networks Inc., FedEx Supply Chain Systems, Inc., and FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.: John W. Campbell, Federal Express Corporation, Memphis, TN. For Defendants-Appellees Farmers Insurance Exchange, Truck Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, and Foremost Property and Casualty Insurance Company: Lori L. Pines and John P. Mastando III, on the brief, David L. Yohai Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Travelers Insurance Group Holding, Inc., Travelers Property Casualty Corporation, and The Travelers Companies, Inc.: Bryce L. Friedman, Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY; Deborah L. Stein, Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP, Los Angeles, CA. For Defendant-Appellee Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.: Jonathan M. Freiman, Wiggin and Dana LLP, New Haven, CT. For Defendants-Appellees J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., Founders Insurance Company, Founders Insurance Company of Michigan, Graphic Arts Mutual Insurance Company, Republic-Franklin Insurance Company, Utica Mutual Insurance Company, Utica National Insurance Company of Texas, Utica National Insurance Company of Ohio, Utica National Assurance Company, Utica Lloyd's of Texas, Utica Specialty Risk Insurance Company, and Utica National Insurance Group.: Sharon Angelino, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Erie Insurance Company of New York, Erie Insurance Exchange, Inc., Erie Indemnity Company, and The Erie Insurance Company: Heath J. Szymczak, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Buffalo, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Allstate Insurance Company, Allstate Indemnity Company, Kemper Independence Insurance Company, Metropolitan Group Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company; and Defendants Kemper Corporation and The Allstate Corporation: Steven M. Levy and Alan S. Gilbert, Dentons US LLP, Chicago IL; Sean C. Cenawood, Dentons US LLP, New York, NY; Sharon Angelino, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Preferred Mutual Insurance Company: Suzanne O. Galbato, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Syracuse, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Progressive Insurance Company and The Progressive Corporation, Inc.: Terrance M. Connors, Connors LLP, Buffalo, NY; Michael K. Loucks, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Boston, MA. For Defendant-Appellee State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company: Douglas W. Baruch and Anayansi Rodriquez Carbo, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Washington, D.C.; Dan David Kohane, Hurwitz & Fine, P.C., Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Zurich North America: Michael J. Willett, Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Nationwide General Insurance Company, Nationwide Financial Services Incorporated, and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company: Stephen Sozio, Jones Day, Cleveland, OH, Matthew Corcoran, Jones Day, Columbus, OH, Mark C. Davis, Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company: Eric Dranoff, Saretsky Katz & Dranoff, LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee CorePointe Insurance Company f/k/a Daimler Chrysler Insurance Company: Susan L. Swatski, Hill Wallack LLP, Princeton, NJ. For Defendant-Appellee Geico, Insurance.: Barry I. Levy, Cheryl F. Korman, and Brian L. Bank, Rivkin Radler LLP, Uniondale, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual Group, and Liberty Mutual Holding Company, Inc.: Kevin J. Fee and Amy C. Gross, Duane Morris LLP, New York, NY, Dennis R. McCoy, Barclay Damon, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee U-Haul International: Kevin M. Hogan, Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, NY.

    Case Number: 16-705

    Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit by Lawyer Who Acted in Bad

  • Hoti Enterprises, L.P. v. Rattet, 16 CV 2538

    Publication Date: 2017-04-07
    Practice Area:
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Vincent Briccetti
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 16 CV 2538

    Debtor's Claims Fell Within Confirmed Plan's Non-Avoidance Causes Assigned to

  • THE COURT ANNOUNCES THE FOLLOW MOTION ORDERS:

    Publication Date: 2017-04-06
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: First Judicial Department, Appellate Division
    Judge: Tom, J.P., Friedman, Sweeny, Jr., Acosta, Renwick, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number:

    M-309. HSBC BANK USA plf-res, v. LEO TSIMMER, def-ap, ANGELIKA LEE def — An appeal having been taken from an order of the Supreme Court, New York County, entered on or about December 5, 2016,a

  • Ulloa v. Takata Corp., 16 Civ. 6225

    Publication Date: 2017-04-06
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Kimba Wood
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 16 Civ. 6225

    More Definite Statement Required on Surviving Claims in Lawsuit Asserting Defective

  • April 5, 2017 | The Recorder

    32 Firms Line Up to Fight 'Unfinished Business' Doctrine at Calif. High Court

    From Akin Gump to Wilson Sonsini, law are protesting the principle that bankruptcy trustees can claw back profits from client matters that partners take with them from defunct

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  • April 5, 2017 | The Recorder

    32 Firms Line Up to Fight 'Unfinished Business' Doctrine at Calif. High Court

    From Akin Gump to Wilson Sonsini, law firms are protesting the principle that bankruptcy trustees can claw back profits from client matters that partners take with them from defunct firms.

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