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  • December 14, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

    Fifth Circuit Affirms Sanctions Against Texas Lawyers Who Failed to Turn Over Recorded Evidence

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed sanctions leveled against two Texas civil defense attorneys who failed to initially disclose recorded phone conversations they la

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  • December 14, 2016 |

    N.Y.’s Top Court Is Asked: What Does Reinsurance Policy’s Per Occurrence Liability Cap Really Cap?

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has asked New York’s highest court, the New York Court of Appeals, to decide whether a decade-old…

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  • December 14, 2016 |

    Nat'l Fed'n of Indep. Bus. v. Sebelius

     Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis  Nat'l Fed'n of Indep. Bus.v.SebeliusKeyCite Yellow Flag - Negative TreatmentDeclined to…

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  • Wynkoop v. 622A President Str. Owners Corp., 507156/2013

    Publication Date: 2016-12-14
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    Court: Supreme Court, Kings County, IAS Term, Part 52
    Judge: Justice Francois A. Rivera
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 507156/2013

    Cite as: Wynkoop v. 622A President Str. Owners Corp., 507156/2013, NYLJ 1202774523030, at *1 (Sup., KI, Decided November 15, 2016) CASENAME Brett Wynkoop and K

  • CertainTeed Corp. v. Fletcher

    Publication Date: 2016-12-13
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Erin E. Shofner, David C. Marshall Hawkins Parnell Thackston Young LLP, and Michael K. Wolensky Schiff Hardin LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amicus Appellant: William V. Custer IV, Edwin M. Cook Bryan Cave LLP, Atlanta, Leonard Searcy II Shook, Hardy Bacon LLP, Kansas City, MO, Mark Behrens, and Cary Silverman Shook, Hardy Bacon LLP,Washington, DC. Robert C. Buck and Juliana Y. Sleeper Buck Law Firm, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S15G1903

    Manufacturer of asbestos-containing cement water pipe had no duty to warn daughter of man who worked with those pipes about the possible hazards associated with inhaling asbestos dust from its pro

  • Stand Up For California! v. State of California

    Publication Date: 2016-12-13
    Practice Area: Native American Law
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Date Filed: 2016-12-12
    Court: C.A. 5th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Snell & Wilmer, Sean M. Sherlock, Todd E. Lundell, and Brian A. Daluiso for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Sara J. Drake, Assistant Attorney General, William P. Torngren and Timothy M. Muscat, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendants and Respondents.
    Case Number: No. F069302

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 13052 STAND UP FOR CALIFORNIA! et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v.

  • Wilson v. Cable News Network, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2016-12-13
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Labor Law
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Date Filed: 2016-12-13
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Offices of Lisa L. Maki, Lisa L. Maki, Jill McDonell, Jennifer Ostertag; Shegerian & Associates and Carney R. Shegerian for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, Adam Levin and Jolene Konnersman for Defendants and Respondents.
    Case Number: No. B264944

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 13043 STANLEY WILSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CABLE NEWS NETWORK

  • Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation v. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

    Publication Date: 2016-12-13
    Practice Area: Native American Law | Tax
    Industry: Retail
    Date Filed: 2016-12-13
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Rosanna Malouf Peterson, District Judge, Presiding Before: Alfred T. Goodwin, Mary M. Schroeder, and M. Margaret McKeown, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randolph Henry Barnhouse (argued) and Justin J. Solimon, Johnson Barnhouse & Keegan LLP, Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick J. Urda (argued), Teresa E. McLaughlin, and Gilbert S. Rothenberg, Attorneys; Tamara W. Ashford, Acting Assistant Attorney General; Tax Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Defendants-Appellants.
    Case Number: No. 14-35165

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 13039 CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKAMA INDIAN NATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v.

  • Patton Boggs v. Chevron, 12-cv-9176

    Publication Date: 2016-12-13
    Practice Area: Litigation
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Elkan Abramowitz, Edward M. Spiro, Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C. James K. Leader, Caroline C. Marino, Leader & Berkon P.C.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendant: Randy M. Mastro, Anne E. Neuman, William E. Thomson, Anne M. Champion, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Herbert J. Stern, Joel M. Silverstein, Mark W. Rufalo, Stein & Kilcullen, LLC. Attorney for Movants and Proposed Intervenors: Steven R. Donziger.
    Case Number: 12-cv-9176

    Cite as: Boggs v. Chevron, 12-cv-9176, NYLJ 1202774437468, at *1 (SDNY, Decided December 7, 2016)CASE NAMEPatton Boggs LLP, Plaintiff v. Chevron Corporation, D

  • USA v. Worldwide Industrial Enterprises, Inc., 16-CV-2255

    Publication Date: 2016-12-13
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Joseph Bianco
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: The government is represented by: Mary M. Dickman and Jolie Apicella, Assistant United States Attorneys, on behalf of Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: Defendant is represented by: Scott B. Fisher, Jaspan Schlesinger LLP, Garden City, NY.
    Case Number: 16-CV-2255

    Cite as: USA v. Worldwide Industrial Enterprises, Inc., 16-CV-2255, NYLJ 1202774434743, at *1 (EDNY, Decided December 7, 2016) CASENAME United States of Americ