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  • Broadnax v. Lumpkin

    Publication Date: 2021-02-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Jones
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-70014

    Appellant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death for robbing and fatally shooting two men.

  • Clerveaux v. E. Ramapo Cent. Sch. Dist.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-12
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Election and Political Law
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Rosemary Pooler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Andrew Clubok, Claudia T. Salomon, Corey A. Calabrese, Marc N. Zubick, Russell D. Mangas, on the brief, Charles S. Dameron, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: on the brief, Arthur N. Eisenberg, Perry M. Grossman, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, N.Y. For Defendant-Appellant East Ramapo Central School District: David J. Butler, William S.D. Cravens, Clara Kollm, David B. Salmons, Bryan Killian, Stephanie Schuster, on the brief, Randall M. Levine, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, D.C. For Agudath Israel of America, Amicus Curiae: Nathan Lewin, Lewin & Lewin, LLP, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: 20-1668

    Voting Rights Act §2 Does Not Require Racial Causation But Finding of Violation Supported

  • Estate of Rosa Bonilla v. Orange County

    Publication Date: 2020-12-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Jones
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-41039

    After being arrested for possession of Xanax, Rosa Bonilla committed suicide while in custody.

  • Cayuga Indian Nation of New York v. Seneca County, New York

    Publication Date: 2020-10-29
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Native American Law | Real Estate | Tax
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee Cayuga Indian Nation of New York: Zachary C. Schauf, Caroline C. Cease, on the brief, Daniel J. French, Lee Alcott on the brief, David W. DeBruin, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC; Barclay Damon, LLP, Syracuse, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant Seneca County, New York: Brian Laudadio, Mary P. Moore, on the brief, Louis P. DiLorenzo, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, New York & Rochester, NY.
    Case Number: 19-0032

    Tribal Sovereign Immunity Bars County's Foreclosure Actions for Nonpayment of Taxes

  • Segundo Navarro v. San Roman

    Publication Date: 2020-08-31
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 04-19-00484-CV

    Appellants challenged the trial court's order denying a motion to dismiss they filed pursuant to the Texas Citizens Participation Act.

  • In re Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-18
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Lehman Brothers Special Financing, Inc.: William F. Dahill, on the brief, Paul R. Defilippo, Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP, New York, NY
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee First Northern Bank and Trust Company: William A. Slaughter, Ballard Spahr LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Leslie C. Heilman, Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE. For Defendants-Appellees Garadex Inc., Gatex Properties Inc., and Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated: John H. Thompson, McGuire Woods LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees General Security National Insurance and SCOR Reinsurance Company: Scott Walter Reynolds, Chaffetz Lindsey LLP, New York, NY; Nicole E. Schiavo, Peter A. Ivanick, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Co., Magnetar Constellation Fund II Ltd Magnetar Constellation Master Fund III Ltd, Magnetar Constellation Master Fund Ltd., and UniCredit Bank AG, London Branch: Nicholas P. Crowell, Alex R. Rovira, Andrew P. Propps, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee LGT Bank in Liechtenstein Ltd: Gregory F. Hauser, Wuersch & Gering LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee The Liverpool Limited Partnership: Matthew J. Gold, Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C., New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Mariner LDC, Structured Credit Opportunities Fund II, L.P., and Tricadia Credit Strategies Master Fund, Ltd., f/k/a Mariner-Tricadia Credit Strategies Master Fund, Ltd: Thomas J. Fleming, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee MBIA, Inc: Kevin J. Biron, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee MoneyGram Securities, LLC and its Successors in Interest: Brian Dillon, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty, & Bennett, P.A., Minneapolis, MN. For Defendant-Appellee Morgans Financial Limited: Lewis J. Liman, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Mulberry Street CDO, Ltd: Jack Yoskowitz, Seward & Kissel LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Natixis Financial Products LLC: Scott W. Reynolds, Chaffetz Lindsey LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee PCA Life Assurance Co. Ltd: Nicholas P. Crowell, Jon W. Muenz, Andrew P. Propps, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee RGA Reinsurance Co.: Emilio B. Nicolas, Jackson Walker LLP, Austin, TX. For Defendant-Appellee Security Benefit Life Insurance Co.: David Adler, McCarter & English, LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Shenandoah Life Insurance Company: Joseph J. Saltarelli, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. For Amicus Curiae Structured Finance Industry Group: Madlyn Gleich Primoff, Timothy P. Harkness, David Y. Livshiz, Henry V. Hutten, Jill K. Serpa, on the brief, Freshfields Bruckhaus & Deringer US LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 18-1079

    Certain Priority Provisions Are Enforceable Under the Bankruptcy Code's Safe Harbor

  • Nguyen v. NewLink Genetics Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-17
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John Walker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: J. Ryan Lopatka, Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC, New York, NY; Lewis S. Kahn and Craig J. Geraci, Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC, New Orleans, LA, on the brief, Kim E. Miller, Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: David H. Kupfer, Cooley LLP, New York, NY; Samantha A. Kirby, Cooley LLP, Palo Alto, CA, on the brief, Sarah M. Lightdale, Cooley LLP, New York, NY
    Case Number: 19-642-cv

    Claims About Drug's Efficacy Were 'Puffery' But Loss Causation Stated Over Trial's Design

  • The State v. Jenkins

    Publication Date: 2020-06-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: A19A2413

    Court affirms a grant of pretrial immunity as to an aggravated assault charge against one victim but reverses as to a second victim

  • The State v. Jenkins

    Publication Date: 2020-04-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Porter, Brandon Delfunt, (District Attorney Gwinnett Justice & Administrative Center), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard Armond (The Armond Firm, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A2413

    There Is No Evidence to Support Trial Court's Grant of Immunity as to Aggravated Assault Charge

  • Harris County v. Coats

    Publication Date: 2020-02-24
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights | Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Jewell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14-17-00732-CV

    Coats and Amron filed a section 1983 claim against Harris County and Deputy Vailes, alleging the County and Vailes' unconstitutional conduct caused the death of Jamail Amron.