• March 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    What's in a Name? Trademark Law for the Family-Owned Winery

    Daniel B. Moar of Goldberg Segalla writes: The propriety of using the family name as a trademark to promote a business is often taken as an article of faith. After all, if your family has operated a

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  • Brookwood Companies v. Alston & Bird, 653723/14

    Publication Date: 2017-02-02
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Before: Acosta, J.P., Andrias, Moskowitz, Gische, Webber, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant: Steven G. Storch of counsel, Storch Amini & Munves PC, New York.
    for defendant: For respondents: Eric Seiler of counsel, Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP, New York.

    Case Number: 653723/14

    Cite as: Brookwood v. Alston & Bird, 653723/14, NYLJ 1202778235375, at *1 (App. Div., 1st, Decided January 26, 2017) CASE NAME Brookwood Companies,

  • BROOKWOOD COMPANIES, INC., plf-ap, v. ALSTON & BIRD LLP def-res

    Publication Date: 2017-01-30
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Acosta, J.P., Andrias, Moskowitz, Gische, Webber, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2482

    2482. BROOKWOOD COMPANIES, INC., plf-ap, v. ALSTON BIRD LLP def-res — Storch Amini Munves PC, New York (Steven G. Storch of counsel), for ap — Friedman Kaplan Seiler

  • Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited v. Environmental Protection Agency

    Publication Date: 2017-01-20
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Environmental Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Sack, Chin, and Carney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees the States of New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Washington, and the Province of Manitoba: Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General; Judith N. Vale, Assistant Solicitor General; Lemuel Srolovic, Bureau Chief; Philip Bein, Watershed Inspector General; Meredith Lee-Clark, Assistant Attorney General, Environmental Protection Bureau, on the brief, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, for Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY. For Plaintiffs-Appellees Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Inc., Theodore Gordon Flyfishers, Inc., Catskill- Delaware Natural Water Alliance, Inc., Federated Sportsmen's Clubs of Ulster County, Inc., Riverkeeper, Inc., Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc., Trout Unlimited, Inc., National Wildlife Federation, Environment America, Environment New Hampshire, Environment Rhode Island, and Environment Florida: on the brief Daniel E. Estrin, Karl S. Coplan, Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, Inc., White Plains, NY. For Intervenor Plaintiffs-Appellees Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Friends of the Everglades, Florida Wildlife Federation, and Sierra Club: on the brief, Yinet Pino, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Miami, Florida; David G. Guest, Earthjustice, Tallahassee, Florida.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants United States Environmental Protection Agency and Gina McCarthy: Benjamin H. Torrance, on the briefs, Robert William Yalen, for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. For Intervenor Defendants-Appellants-Cross Appellees Central Arizona Water Conservation District, Central Utah Water Conservancy District, City and County of Denver, by and through its Board of Water Commissioners, City and County of San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, City of Boulder [Colorado], City of Aurora [Colorado], El Dorado Irrigation District, Idaho Water Users Association, Imperial Irrigation District, Kane County [Utah] Water Conservancy District, Las Vegas Valley Water District, Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, National Water Resources Association, Salt Lake & Sandy [Utah] Metropolitan Water District, Salt River Project, San Diego County Water Authority, Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, The City of Colorado Springs, Acting by and through its Enterprise Colorado Springs Utilities, Washington County [Utah] Water District, Western Urban Water Coalition, and [California] State Water Contractors.1: Don Baur & Paul Smyth, Perkins Coie LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, on the brief, Peter D. Nichols, Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLP, Boulder, Colorado. For Intervenor Defendant-Appellant-Cross Appellee City of New York: Larry Sonnenshein & Hilary Meltzer, on the briefs, Julie Steiner, for Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY. For Intervenor Defendant- Appellant-Cross-Appellant South Florida Water Management District: James Edward Nutt, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida. For Intervenor-Defendants-Appellants-Cross Appellees States of Colorado, New Mexico, Alaska, Arizona Department of Water Resources, Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming: on the briefs Annette M. Quill, Senior Assistant Attorney General, State of Colorado, Denver, Colorado. For Amici Curiae-American Farm Bureau Federation and Florida Farm Bureau Federation: on the brief Ellen B. Steen, Danielle Hallcom Quist, American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, District of Columbia; Staci Braswell, Florida Farm Bureau Federation, Gainesville, Florida; Timothy S. Bishop, Michael B. Kimberly, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, District of Columbia. For Amici Curiae-Leon G. Billings, Tom Jorling, Jeffrey G. Miller, Robert W. Adler, William Andreen, Harrison C. Dunning, Mark Squillace, and Sandra B. Zellmer: on the brief, Laura Murphy & Patrick Parenteau, Environmental & Natural Resources Law Clinic, Vermont Law School, South Royalton, Vermont. For Amicus Curiae- State of California by and through the California Department of Water Resources: on the brief, Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General; Robert W. Byrne, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Gavin G. McCabe, Supervising Deputy Attorney General; William Jenkins, Deputy Attorney General; State of California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, San Francisco, California. For Amici Curiae-National Hydropower Association, Northwest Hydroelectric Association, American Public Power Association, Sabine River Authority of Texas, Sabine River Authority State of Louisiana, and Oglethorpe Power Corporation: on the brief, Michael A. Swiger, Charles R. Sensiba, Sharon L. White, Van Ness Feldman, LLP, Washington, District of Columbia.

    Case Number: 14-1823

    Cite as: Catskill Mountains v. EPA, 14-1823, NYLJ 1202777100816, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided January 18, 2017)CASE NAMECatskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited,

  • JMR Construction Corp. v. Environmental Assessment and Remediation Management, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2015-12-31
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2015-12-30
    Court: C.A. 6th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff, Cross-Defendant, and Respondent, JMR Construction Corp.: Joseph P. Mascovick, Miller Law Group
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendant, Cross-Complainant and Appellant, Environmental Assessment And Remediation Management, Inc.: J. Brian Urtnowski, Lisamarie McDermott, Urtnowski & Associates, P.C.

    Case Number: No. H039055

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 56 JMR CONSTRUCTION CORP., Plaintiff, Cross-Defendant, and Responden

  • The Corps Group v. Afterburner Inc.

    Publication Date: 2015-12-04
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ellington, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean McMahan Alston Bird LLP, Atlanta, William Nelson, Jordana Rubel, and J. Kevin Fee Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC, for The Corps Group. Stephen Bauer BakerHostetler LLP, and Jeffrey Baxter Dentons US LLP, Atlanta, for Lohrenz. Stephen Dorvee, Theresa Kananen, and Lauren Gregory Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta, for Afterburner Inc..
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A15A1276; A15A1277

    The trial court erred in denying the defendants' motions for a directed verdict and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict as to the plaintiff's trademark and trade dress infringement claims under

  • In re Cipro Cases I and II

    Publication Date: 2015-05-07
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2015-05-07
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, Eric B. Fastiff, Brendan Glackin, Jordan Elias, Dean M. Harvey; Joseph Saveri Law Firm, Joseph R. Saveri, Lisa J. Leebove; Krause, Kalfayan, Benink & Slavens, Ralph B. Kalfayan; Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling, Dan Drachler; Durie Tangri and Mark A. Lemley for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Edleson & Rezzo, Joann F. Rezzo; Karcher Harmes, Kathryn E. Karcher; Stinson Morrison Hecker, Stinson Leonard Street, David E. Everson, Heather S. Woodson and Victoria L. Smith for Defendants and Respondents Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc., The Rugby Group, Inc., and Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    Case Number: No: S198616

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 4432 IN RE CIPRO CASES I & II. No: S198616 In The Supreme Court of Cal

  • Property Reserve, Inc. v. Superior Court (Department of Water Resources)

    Publication Date: 2014-03-14
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2014-03-13
    Court: C.A. 3rd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matteoni, O'Laughlin & Hechtman, Norman E. Matteoni, Gerry Houlihan; Kirton & McConkie and Christopher S. Hill for Petitioner and Appellant Property Reserve, Inc. Freeman, D'Aiuto, Pierce, Gurev, Keeling & Wolf, Thomas H. Keeling, Arnold J. Wolf; Downey Brand, Scott D. McElhern; Nomellini, Grilli & McDaniel, Dante J. Nomellini, Jr.; Somach Simmons & Dunn and Daniel Kelly for Petitioners and Appellants Carolyn A. Nichols et al.
    for defendant: No appearance for Respondent Superior Court of San Joaquin County. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Steven M. Gevercer, Assistant Attorney General, Alberto González, John M. Feser, Jr., Michael P. Cayaban, and James C. Phillips, Deputy Attorneys General, for Real Party in Interest and Appellant. Best Best & Krieger and Stefanie D. Hedlund for State Water Contractors as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. C067758 No. C067765 No. C068469

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 2801 PROPERTY RESERVE, INC.,Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN

  • Hokto Kinoko Company v. Concord Farms, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2013-12-26
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2013-12-24
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Ronald S.W. Lew, Senior District Judge, Presiding Before: John T. Noonan, Kim McLane Wardlaw, and Mary H. Murguia, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alan M. Kindred (argued) and Ivan Posey, Kindred | Posey, Hacienda Heights, California, for Defendant-Counter-Claim-Third-Party-Plaintiff–Appellant.
    for defendant: David A. Dillard (argued), Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP, Glendale, California, for Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee and Third-Party-Defendant–Appellee.

    Case Number: No. 11-56461

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 13937 HOKTO KINOKO COMPANY, a Japanese corporation, Plaintiff-counter-defendant - Appellee

  • Turner Broadcasting System Inc. v. David McDavid

    Publication Date: 2010-04-16
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James A. Lamberth Troutman Sanders, Atlanta, and Thomas G. Hungar Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven J. Rosenwasser, Joshua F. Thorpe and Jill Pryor Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Hugh B. McNatt Balch & Bingham and Jeffrey J. Swart Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta.

    Case Number: A09A2314

    There was sufficient evidence for the jury to find an enforceable oral contract, since the defendant made many objective manifestations of intent to be bound, including statements such as we have a