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  • George v. Rushmore Serv. Ctr., LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-08-26
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Krause
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Yongmoon Kim and Philip D. Stern (Kim Law Firm)
    for defendant: Daniel McKenna and William P. Reiley (Ballard Spahr)
    Case Number: 23-2189

    Failure to Allege Specific Detrimental Consequences from Allegedly Misleading Debt Collection Letter Meant Lack of Article III Standing

  • Hickey v. Univ. of Pittsburgh

    Publication Date: 2023-09-25
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Krause
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward W. Ciolko, Nicholas Colella, Jamisen A. Etzel, Gary F. Lynch, Lynch Carpenter, Pittsburgh, PA; Jeffrey A. Klafter, Seth R. Lesser, Klafter Lesser, Rye Brook, NY; Eric Poulin, Poulin, Willey & Anastopoulo, Charleston, SC; Roy T. Willey, IV, Anastopoulo Law Firm, Charleston, SC; Stuart A. Carpey, Plymouth Meeting, PA for appellants.
    for defendant: James C. Martin, Colin E. Wrabley, Reed Smith, Pittsburgh, PA; Gerard A. Dever, Roberta D. Liebenberg, Fine Kaplan & Black, Philadelphia, PA; Burt M. Rublin, Ballard Spahr, Philadelphia, PA for appellees.
    Case Number: 21-2013

    Former students' allegations that the universities had retained their tuition and fees in full after transitioning to remote learning and canceling campus events during the pandemic supported a reasonable inference that the parties had impliedly contracted for in-person education and supported a claim for unjust enrichment.

  • U.S. v. McPartland

    Publication Date: 2023-09-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Jo Ann M. Navickas, Nicole Boeckmann, and Michael Maffei, Assistant United States Attorneys, and Lara Treinis Gatz, Special Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Justina Geraci, Assistant United States Attorney, for Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Christopher McPartland: Lisa Cahill, Krantz & Berman LLP, New York, NY; Bradley Gershel, Ballard Spahr LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Larry H. Krantz, Krantz & Berman LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Thomas J. Spota: Erin Monju, Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Alan Vinegrad, Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 21-1999 cr

    Prosecutors' Convictions Upheld; Fear of Retaliation Evidence Not Admitted in Error

  • Hickey v. Univ. of Pittsburgh

    Publication Date: 2023-08-21
    Practice Area: Education Law
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Krause
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary F. Lynch, Lynch Carpenter, Pittsburgh, PA; Jeffrey A. Klafter, Seth R. Lesser, Klafter Lesser, Rye Brook, NY; Eric Poulin, Poulin, Willey & Anastopoulo, Charleston, SC; Roy T. Willey, IV, Anastopoulo Law Firm, Charleston, SC; Stuart A. Carpey, Plymouth Meeting, PA; Edward W. Ciolko, Nicholas Colella, Jamisen A. Etzel, Gary F. Lynch, Lynch Carpenter, Pittsburgh, PA for appellants.
    for defendant: James C. Martin, Colin E. Wrabley, Reed Smith, Pittsburgh, PA; Gerard A. Dever, Roberta D. Liebenberg, Fine Kaplan & Black, Philadelphia, PA; Burt M. Rublin, Ballard Spahr, Philadelphia, PA for appellees.
    Case Number: 21-2013

    College students plausibly stated breach of implied contract claim from universities' switch to online learning due to COVID-19 pandemic where marketing materials emphasized benefits of on-campus instruction from attending each university.

  • Doe v. Princeton Univ.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-11
    Practice Area: Education Law
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Matey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael P. Bowen and Edward E. Shapiro (Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP)
    for defendant: Stephen J. Kastenberg and Christopher Kelly (Ballard Spahr LLP)
    Case Number: 21-1458

    District Court Erred in Dismissing Title IX Claim Where Student Plausibly Pled He Was Disparately Treated Due to His Sex in Student Abuse Investigation

  • The New York Times Co. v. U.S. Dep't of Health & Human Servs.

    Publication Date: 2021-10-06
    Practice Area: Information Governance and Compliance | Public Records
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Seth D. Berlin, on the brief, David E. McCraw, Alexandra Settelmayer, The New York Times Company, New York, NY, on the brief, Matthew E. Kelley, Ballard Spahr LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Benjamin H. Torrance, on the brief, Jennifer C. Simon, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 21-211-cv

    IHS Sexual Abuse Claim Report Not Medical Quality Assurance Report Exempt From FOIA

  • 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

  • Zhong v. PNC Bank, N. A. et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-24
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Yasha Heidari, Yenniffer Delgado (Heidari Power Law Group LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sarah Reise, (Ballard Spahr LLP), Atlanta; Daniel Tobin (Ballard Spahr LLP), Washington; Linda Finley, Joseph Buller, Jonathan Green, Kristin Miller (Baker, Donelson, Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC), for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1891

    Debtor Could Pursue Action Against Home Lender for Promissory Estoppel and for Failure to Provide Notice of Foreclosure

  • Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC, Petitioner v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Basil Seggos, Acting Commissioner, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, John Ferguson, Chief Permit Administrator, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Respondents, Stop the Pipeline, Catskill Mountainkeeper, Inc., Sierra Club, Riverkeeper, Inc., Intervenors*, 16-1568

    Publication Date: 2017-08-24
    Practice Area: Environmental Law | Energy and Natural Resources
    Industry: Energy
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Kearse, Wesley, and Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Saul Ewing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Utz Witmer, Saul Ewing, Wayne, Pennsylvania; Yvonne E. Hennessey, Barclay Damon, Albany, New York, on the brief, John F. Stoviak, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    for defendant: For Respondents: Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Andrew B. Ayers, Senior Assistant Solicitor General, Frederick A. Brodie, Assistant Solicitor General, Lisa M. Burianek, Deputy Bureau Chief, Albany, New York, on the brief, Brian Lusignan, Assistant Attorney General, Albany, NY. For Intervenor Stop the Pipeline: Karl S. Coplan, Todd D. Ommen, Anne Marie Garti, Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, Inc., White Plains, New York, on the brief, Kara E. Paulsen**, White Plains, NY. For Intervenors Catskill Mountainkeeper, Inc., Sierra Club, and Riverkeeper, Inc.: Deborah Goldberg, Christine Ernst, Earthjustice, New York, New York, on the brief, Moneen Nasmith, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae National Association of Manufacturers, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, American Gas Association, American Petroleum Institute, American Chemistry Council, Natural Gas Supply Association, American Forest & Paper Association, and Process Gas Consumers Group, in support of Petitioner: Roger R. Martella, Jr., Ryan C. Morris, Tobias S. Loss-Eaton, Washington, D.C.; Linda E. Kelly, Quentin Riegel, Leland P. Frost, Manufacturers' Center For Legal Action, Washington, D.C.; Steven P. Lehotsky, Sheldon B. Gilbert, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C.; Kevin B. Belford, Michael L. Murray, Washington, D.C.; Leslie A. Hulse, Washington, D.C.; Dena E. Wiggins, Washington, D.C.; Andrea J. Chambers, Katie Leesman, Ballard Spahr, Washington, D.C., of counsel, filed a brief Sidley Austin, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Natural Resources Defense Council, Water Defense, Waterkeeper Alliance, Earthworks, PennEnvironment, Peconic Baykeeper, and Chesapeake Bay Foundation, in support of Respondents: Albert K. Butzel, New York, New York, of counsel, filed a brief Kimberly Ong, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 16-1568

  • Crawford v. Tribeca Lending Corp., 15-1403-cv

    Publication Date: 2016-03-14
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Cabranes, Parker, and Lynch, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Krishnan S. Chittur, Chittur & Associates, P.C., Ossining, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Martin C. Bryce, Jr., Ballard Spahr LLP, Philadelphia, PA.
    Case Number: 15-1403-cv

    Cite as: Crawford v. Tribeca Lending Corp., 15-1403-cv, NYLJ 1202751962214, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided March 8, 2016) CASENAME Linda D. Crawford, Plaintiff-Counte