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  • In re: Synchrony Financial Securities Litigation

    Publication Date: 2021-02-23
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Rosemary Pooler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Adam H. Wierzbowski, Kate W. Aufses, Matthew W. Traylor, on the brief, Salvatore J. Graziano, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: on the brief, William H. Narwold, Gregg S. Levin, Motley Rice LLC, Hartford, CT and Mount Pleasant, SC..
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Synchrony Financial, Margaret M. Keane, Brian D. Doubles, Thomas M. Quindlen, David Melito, Paget Alves, Arthur Coviello, Jr., William Graylin, Roy Guthrie, Richard Hartnack, Jeffrey Naylor, Laurel Richie, and Olympia Snowe: Jared Gerber, on the brief, Victor L. Hou, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Synchrony Financial, Margaret M. Keane, Brian D. Doubles, Thomas M. Quindlen, David Melito, Paget Alves, Arthur Coviello, Jr., William Graylin, Roy Guthrie, Richard Hartnack, Jeffrey Naylor, Laurel Richie, and Olympia Snowe: on the brief, James T. Shearin, Pullman & Comley LLC, Bridgeport, CT. For Defendants-Appellees Barclays Capital Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC, Blaylock Van, LLC, CastleOak Securities, L.P., Mischler Financial Group, Inc., R. Seelaus & Co., Inc., and The Williams Capital Group, L.P.: on the brief, Adam S. Hakki, Daniel C. Lewis, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 20-1352-cv

    SEA Breach Claim Plausibly Stated Based on 2018 Statement by Firm's Representative

  • 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:
    for defendant:
    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:
    for defendant:
    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:
    for defendant:
    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