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  • H. J. Russell & Company v. Landmark American Insurance Company et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-05
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Bersinger, James Leonard, Christopher Daniels, (Barnes & Thornburg LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anne Landrum, Wayne Taylor, (Mozley Finlayson & Loggins), Atlanta, Paul Fields, Ann Kirk, Taryn Kadar, (Fields Howell LLP), Atlanta, Anthony Morris, Anthony Morris, (Akerman LLP), Atlanta, Wayne Taylor, (Mozley Finlayson & Loggins), Atlanta, Taylor Davis, Robert Fisher, Jocelyn DeMars, (Clyde & Co. US, LLP), Atlanta, Jeremy Burnette, (Polsinelli, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0944

    Court affirms dismissal of an insured party's breach of contract claims against insurers that were based on intangible losses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Coe et al. v. Proskauer, LLP

    Publication Date: 2023-05-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harry MacDougald, (Caldwell, Carlson, Elliott & Deloach, LLP), Atlanta, Jeven Sloan, (Deary Ray LLP), Dallas, W. Canada, John McKenzie, David Deary, (Loewinsohn Flegle Deary Simon, LLP), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Morris, (Akerman LLP), Atlanta, Shari Klevens, (Dentons US LLP), Washington, Mark Trigg, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, David Lederkramer, (Proskauer Rose), New York, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0142

    On remand from the Georgia Supreme Court, the court vacated its prior opinion regarding expiration of the statute of limitations and remanded the case to the trial court

  • U.S. v. Swartz Family Trust

    Publication Date: 2023-05-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | White Collar Crime
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Raymond J. Lohier, Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee United States of America: David A. Hubbert, Acting Assistant Attorney General, S. Robert Lyons, Chief, Criminal Appeals & Tax Enforcement Policy Section, Katie Bagley, Joseph B. Syverson, Attorneys, on the brief, Elissa Hart-Mahan, Attorney, Tax Division, United States Department of Justice, for Antoinette T. Bacon, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Syracuse, NY.
    for defendant: For Claimant-Appellant Swartz Family Trust: Steven L. Kessler, Law Offices of Steven L. Kessler, New Rochelle, NY. For Claimant-Appellant Orienta Investors, LLC: Jacqueline M. Arango, Akerman LLP, Miami, FL, Katherine E. Giddings, Akerman LLP, Tallahassee, FL, on the brief, Scott M. Kessler, Akerman LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 19-2822

    Action Remanded to Allow Consideration of Complaint's Amendment on Bona Fide Buyer Claim

  • Coe et al. v. Proskauer, LLP

    Publication Date: 2021-07-26
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harry MacDougald, (Caldwell, Carlson, Elliott & Deloach, LLP), Atlanta, Jeven Sloan, W. Canada, John McKenzie, David Deary, (Loewinsohn Flegle Deary Simon, LLP), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Morris, (Akerman LLP), Atlanta, Shari Klevens, (Dentons US LLP), Washington, Mark Trigg, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, David Lederkramer, (Proskauer Rose), New York, for Appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0142

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of law firm on plaintiff's legal malpractice action, which was invalid due to statute of limitations issues

  • U.S. ex rel Hanks v. Florida Cancer Specialists

    Publication Date: 2020-06-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Federal Government | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant United States of America ex rel. Don Hanks: Rob Hennig, Hennig Ruiz & Singh, P.C., Los Angeles, CA. For Appellee United States of America: Bruce R. Ellisen, on the brief, Julie Ciamporcero Avetta, for Richard E. Zuckerman, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Richard P. Donaghue, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, of counsel.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, LLC, Ayub, Sokol, Matzkowitz and Sennabaum, M.D.s, P.A. d/b/a New Hope Cancer Center, Coastal Oncology, P.L., J. Paonessa, M.D., P.A. (Gulfcoast Oncology Associates), and Pasco Hernando Oncology Associates, P.A.: Rachel Kramer, Michael P. Matthews, on the brief, Lawrence M. Krauss, Foley & Lardner LLP, Boston, MA. For Defendant-Appellee U.S. Oncology Specialty, LP.: Samuel B. Goldstein, Joshua Hill, Jr., Lena H. Hughes, on the brief, Joseph R. Palmore, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees Central Georgia Cancer Care, P.C., Georgia Cancer Specialists I, P.C., and Southeast Georgia Hematology Oncology Associates, P.C.: Jeremy P. Burnette, Akerman LLP, Atlanta, GA. For Defendant-Appellee Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers, P.C.: Michael E. Paulhus, Jennifer S. Lewin, on the brief, James W. Boswell, III, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, GA.
    Case Number: 18-3376

    District Court Must Decide if Qui Tam Action Is Barred by FCA's Public Disclosure Bar

  • Hughes v. First Acceptance Insurance Company of Georgia, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-06
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brandon Cathey, (Swope Rodante P.A.), Tampa, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Berry, James Evans, (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, Robin Johnson, (Akerman LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A0735

    Insurer is not liable for failing to settle injury claims when injured parties abruptly withdrew a settlement offer

  • In Re Estate of Kevin Lee Hanson

    Publication Date: 2019-11-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ophelia Chan, Stephanie Carman, (The Chan Law Firm, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Louis Levenson, George Lott, (Louis Levenson & Associates), Atlanta, for appellee. Bertram Boley, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for other party. Robert Noll, Richard Milstein, (Akerman LLP), Miami, for other AM.
    Case Number: A19A1494

    Court Did Not Have Jurisdiction to Appoint Parents as Deceased Son's Co-Guardians and Co-Conservators; Order Is Vacated and Remanded

  • Federal Housing Finance Agency v. Nomura Holding America, 15-1872-cv

    Publication Date: 2017-10-02
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Securities Litigation | Litigators
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Philippe Z. Selendy, Adam M. Abensohn, William B. Adams, Andrew R. Dunlap, Yelena Konanova, on the brief, Kathleen M. Sullivan, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Nomura Holding America, Inc., Nomura Asset Acceptance Corporation, Nomura Home Equity Loan, Inc., Nomura Credit & Capital, Inc., Nomura Securities International, Inc., David Findlay, John McCarthy, John P. Graham, Nathan Gorin, and N. Dante LaRocca: Amanda F. Davidoff, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Washington, D.C.; Bruce E. Clark, Steven L. Holley, Adam R. Brebner, Owen R. Wolfe, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, David B. Tulchin, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant RBS Securities, Inc.: Thomas C. Rice, Andrew T. Frankel, Alan C. Turner, Craig S. Waldman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY; Paul F. Rugani, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Seattle, WA; Daniel A. Rubens, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY; Kelsi Brown Corkran, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, D.C., on the brief, E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and The Clearing House Association LLC, in support of defendants-appellants: Michael J. Dell, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 15-1872-cv(L)

    Second Circuit Affirms Judgment in Fed Suit Over Housing Crisis-Era Secu

  • EMI Christian Music Group v. MP3tunes,, 14-4369-cv

    Publication Date: 2016-10-27
    Practice Area: Intellectual Property | Copyrights
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Software
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Cabranes, Straub, and Lohier, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Frank P. Scibilia, M. Mona Simonian, Ross M. Bagley, Pryor Cashman LLP, New York, NY, Luke C. Platzer, J. Douglas Wilson, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, on the brief, Andrew H. Bart, Jenner & Block LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee: Mark S. Lafayette, Jamie B. Shyman, Patricia M. Carlson, on the brief, Ira S. Sacks, Akerman LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 14-4369-cv(L)

    Cite as: EMI v. MP3tunes, 14-4369-cv, NYLJ 1202770769659, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided October 25, 2016)CASE NAMEEMI Christian Music Group, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defen

  • Process America, Inc.,* Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant v. Cynergy Holdings, LLC, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee, 15-2081-cv

    Publication Date: 2016-10-12
    Practice Area: Damages | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Sack and Lynch, C.JJ., and Murtha, D.J.**
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant Process America, Inc.: Mitchell C. Shapiro, Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee Cynergy Holdings, LLC: Jennifer C. Glasser, Katherine E. Giddings, and Diane G. DeWolf, on the brief, Michael C. Marsh, Akerman LLP, Miami, Florida and Tallahassee, FL.
    Case Number: 15-2081-cv

    Cite as: Process America, Inc. v. Cynergy Holdings, LLC, 15-2081-cv, NYLJ 1202769723600, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided October 5, 2016) 15-2081-cv Befor