• March 13, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

    What's on Your Mind? How Juror Questions Alter Texas Civil Trials

    "Big picture, juror questions can help the jury feel a sense of ownership over the trial and lead to higher levels of engagement and understanding," according to Daniella Main and Mia Falzarano of Alston & Bird.

    8 minute read

  • March 8, 2024 | Daily Report Online

    Ga. Appeals Court Rules Stadium Can't Be Sued, but Lawsuit Over Brawl at Venue May Proceed

    The court said the doctrine of assumption of the risk did not eliminate liability on the part of individual defendants allegedly involved in a fight.

    5 minute read

  • March 1, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

    With Robust Demand Across Practices, Revenue Jumped 16.5%, PEP Up 11.4% at Haynes and Boone

    In another record year, Haynes and Boone focused on growth in busy practices including middle-market capital markets and M&A, finance, corporate, litigation, bankruptcy and energy.

    5 minute read

  • March 1, 2024 | New York Law Journal

    A Winning Trifecta for New York: The 1977 Court Reforms

    The current appointive system for Court of Appeals judges discarded the statewide elective method, a Law Journal columnist recounts. Centralized administration with statewide fiscal resources shifted executive leadership responsibility to the chief judge and chief administrative judge.

    5 minute read

  • February 21, 2024 | Daily Report Online

    Ga. Appellate Court Upholds Dismissal of Legal-Mal Claim Against Barnes & Thornburg Lawyer

    "Litigation strategy can be much debated among lawyers," Leonard's attorneys, former Supreme Court Justice Keith Blackwell, Steven Collins and Meredith Kingsley of Alston & Bird, wrote in their appellee brief. "That leaves even seasoned litigators open to second-guessing, especially when their decisions are viewed in hindsight after an adverse ruling."

    3 minute read

  • February 21, 2024 | Daily Report Online

    Vacated on Appeal: Ruling Clarifies Standard of Review

    "'Competent substantial evidence' is a deferential [standard] that does not permit the commissioner to reweigh the evidence, judge the credibility of witnesses, or substitute his judgment on factual issues for that of the hearing officer based on the commissioner's expertise," read the Supreme Court of Georgia opinion.

    7 minute read

  • Jackson v. Law Offs. of Peter Sverd, PLLC

    Publication Date: 2024-02-16
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Lisa S. Headley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 153586/2023

    Mere Dissatisfaction with Case Outcome Does Not Constitute Malpractice

  • Revitalize Auto Communities Environmental Response Trust v. National Grid USA

    Publication Date: 2024-02-15
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Automotive | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Beth Robinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Laura E. Jensen, on the brief, Jeffrey D. Talbert, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, LLP, Portland, ME. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Alan J. Knauf, Linda R. Shaw, Amy K. Kendall, Jonathan R. Tantillo, Knauf Shaw LLP, Rochester, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Lockheed Martin Corporation: Steven T. Miano, Peter V. Keays, on the brief, Robert A. Wiygul, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA. For Defendant-Appellee General Electric Company: Dean S. Sommer, Kristin Carter Rowe, Young/Sommer LLC, Albany, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Northeast Management Services, Inc.: Douglas H. Zamelis, The Law Office of Douglas H. Zamelis, Cooperstown, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Syracuse Deere Road Associates, LLC and Hauler's Facility LLC: Gregory M. Brown, Fogel & Brown, P.C., Syracuse, NY. For Defendants-Appellees National Grid USA and Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation: Yvonne E. Hennessey, Barclay Damon LLP, Albany, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Verizon New York Inc. as successor to Telesector Resources Group, Inc.: Philip H. Gitlen, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, Albany, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Honeywell International Inc.: Geoffrey Michael, Lauren C. Daniel, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees Carrier Circle Business Complex LLC, North Midler Properties, LLC, and Syracuse LePage LLC: Michael A. Fogel, Fogel & Brown, P.C., Syracuse, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Carrier Circle Business Complex LLC, North Midler Properties, LLC, Syracuse LePage LLC, Syracuse Deere Road Associates, LLC, Hauler's Facility LLC: Patrick D. Donnelly, McGivney, Kluger Clark & Intoccia, P.C., Syracuse, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Amparit Industries, LLC: Lori E. Petrone, Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee B&B Family Limited Partnership: Joseph R. Talarico, II, Talarico Law Firm, Fayetteville, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Jagar Enterprises, Inc.: Linda E. Alario, Syracuse, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Magna Powertrain USA, Inc., and New Process Gear, Inc.: John J. Kuster, Sidney Austin LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Onondaga Pottery Company, Inc.: Andrew C. Rose, Nixon Peabody LLP, Albany, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Metalico New York, Inc. and Metalico Syracuse Realty, Inc.: Albert J. Millus, Jr., Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP, Binghamton, NY. For Defendants-Appellees C&S Engineers, Inc. and Calocerinos and Spina: Paul D. Sylvestri, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, Rochester NY. For Defendants-Appellees Carrier Corporation, Carlyle Air Conditioning Company Inc., and Raytheon Technologies Corporation f/k/a United Technologies Corporation: Elizabeth C. Barton, Erick M. Sandler, Day Pitney LLP, Hartford, CT. For Defendant-Appellee Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company: Glen R. Stuart, Adina D. Bingham, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA, and Bernard J. Garbutt, III, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Nokia of America Corporation and Western Electric Company, Incorporated: Meaghan G. Boyd, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA, and David Venderbush, Alston & Bird LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Gardner Denver, Inc.: Daniel T. Flaherty, Daniel C.W. Narvey, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Milwaukee

    Case Number: 22-1589-cv

    Consent Decree Resolved Only RACER's CERCLA Liability as to Plant, Pollutants Therefrom

  • Gibson-Wright v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2024-02-02
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tyler Conklin, (Conklin Law Firm), Atlanta, William Kelbaugh, (The Kelbaugh Firm LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John O’Brien, William Diehl, (Thompson, O’Brien, Kappler & Nasuti, PC), Peachtree Corners, Norcross, Rudolph Smith, Alapaha, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1540

    Court reverses grant of a protective order against a city council member because the evidence did not support that order, and remands for reconsideration of a claim for attorney fees

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: January 19, 2024

    Publication Date: 2024-01-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown List released on:January 17, 2024