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  • In the Matter of Shani Jeter, Appellant, v. Sheila Poole, &c. et al., Respondents.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-27
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals, New York State
    Judge: Associate Judge Shirley Troutman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carolyn A. Kubitschek, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth A. Brody, for respondent Sheila Poole. Amy McCamphill, for respondent David Hansell.
    Case Number: No. 82

    Matter of Jeter v. Poole

  • Brighter Capital Management, LLC et al. v. BCF-EF, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-01
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kennon Peebles, (Attorney at Law), Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Kushner, (Fellows La Briola, LLP), Atlanta, Christopher Watkins, Michael Freeman, Dylan Magruder, (Hall Booth Smith P.C.), Alpharetta, Allen Orr, (Huff Powell Bailey), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0257

    Court affirms contempt order and dismissal of an individual's complaint as a sanction for discovery non-compliance, but reverses dismissal of corporate entity's complaint in a business dispute

  • Arora v. MSG Bus., LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-09-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wilson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-23-00197-CV

    A loan debtor, who lost on summary judgment against the creditor, failed to prove on appeal that the trial court erred in finding no genuine issues of material fact to justify summary judgment.

  • Michael Grecco Productions Inc. v. RADesign Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-26
    Practice Area: Copyrights | Discovery
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard C. Wesley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Bruce W. Bellingham, Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci, PC, Philadelphia, PA.
    for defendant: Peter E. Perkowski, Perkowski Legal, PC, Los Angeles, CA, for American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., North American Nature Photography Association, American Photographic Artists, The National Press Photographers Association, Xposure Photo Agency Inc., Okularity, Inc., as amici curiae For Defendants-Appellees: Paul Niehaus, Craig Tarasoff, on the brief, Emily B. Kirsch, Kirsch & Niehaus PLLC, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 23-1071

    No 'Sophisticated Plaintiff' Exception to Discovery Rule in Copyright Infringement Action

  • Petteway v. Galveston County

    Publication Date: 2024-08-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Election and Political Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Wilson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 23-40582

    In 2021, The Galveston County Commissions Court enacted a new districting plan for county commissioner elections, which eliminated the count's sole majority-minority precinct.

  • Miller v. U.S.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-14
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Richard E. Condit, C. Ezra Bronstein, Cleveland Lawrence III, Mehri & Skalet, PLLC, Washington, D.C., and Robert J. Valli, Jr., Valli Kane & Vagnini LLP, Garden City, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Lucia Nale, Debra Bogo-Ernst, Hans J. Germann, Nicole A. Saharsky, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C., and Chicago, IL. For the United States: Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Rebecca S. Tinio, Assistant United States Attorney, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 22-1615-cv

    Qui Tam Relator Failed to State 'Reverse False Claim'; Obligation to Pay Not Stated

  • Chavez v. Silverleaf Resorts, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-04-15
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Kelly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 03-22-00498-CV

    After appellants suffered injuries from a deck collapse at Hill Country Resort, they sued appellees, Silverleaf Resorts and Holiday Inn Club Vacation, Incorporated, for premises liability.

  • In re: RGN-Group Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-03-26
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Ambro
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Bash, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Austin, TX; Daniel C. Posner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Eric W. Pinker, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, LLP, Dallas, TX; Ricardo Palacio, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Nicole A. Saharsky, Minh Nguyen-Dang, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC; Michael P. Lennon, Charles S. Kelley, Jr., Susan L. Alkadri, Mayer Brown LLP, Houston, TX; Bryan J. Hall, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey M. Scott, Archer & Greiner, P.C., Philadelphia, PA for appellee.
    Case Number: 22-3019

    Original tenant could not be held liable under assigned lease which was amended by the landlord and assignee without the original tenant's knowledge or consent.

  • Behrens v. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Susan Joan Levy, Susan J. Levy, Esq., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.: Christopher J. Houpt, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant U.S. Bank, N.A.: Eric R. Sherman, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Minneapolis, MN. For Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. and The CME Group, Inc.: Kayla N. Haran, on the brief, Abby F. Rudzin, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant National Futures Association: Adam G. Unikowsky, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, on the brief, Gregory M. Boyle, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL. For Defendant-Appellee Millennium Trust Co.: Samuel M. Braverman, Louis V. Fasulo, on the brief, Michael E. Giordano, Fasulo Braverman & DiMaggio, LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Paul Thomas: Lisa L. Shrewsberry, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP, Hawthorne, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Russell Wasendorf, Jr., and Perry Comeau: Julie B. Begovan, Griesing Law, LLC, Brooklyn, NY.
    Case Number: 21-2603-CV

    Party May Forfeit Subject-Matter Jurisdiction by Not Timely Invoking Such Jurisdiction

  • Bowers v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-12-08
    Practice Area: Toxic Torts
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kristopher Alderman, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Alison Currie, (FisherBroyles, LLP), Atlanta, Randolph Mayer, (Mayer & Harper LLP), Atlanta, Shawn Ricci, (Marc J. Bern & Partners, LLP), Conshohocken, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Loebl, Sonja Tate, (Fulcher Hagler LLP), Augusta, Frank Gordon, (Millberg Gordon Stewart PLLC), Raleigh, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0839

    Court affirms exclusion of expert testimony and grant of summary judgment in favor of an employer in a FELA lung cancer case, finding that the testimony speculated and did not establish causation