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February 3, 2025 | National Law Journal

‘What’s Different About Jarkesy?’ 5th Circuit Weighs if FCC Forfeiture Order Is Constitutional

Last summer, the Supreme Court held in Jarkesy v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the the SEC must seek civil fines in court rather than through in-house proceedings.

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December 27, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Let’s Hear It One Last Time!: One More Bow for 2024’s Litigators of the Week

Quinn Emanuel’s two-year reign atop the Litigator of the Week league tables comes to an end with a new but familiar name amassing the most wins this year.

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Whitaker Farms, LLC v. Fitzgerald Fruit Farms, LLC

Publication Date: 2024-12-12
Practice Area: Damages | Evidence
Industry: Real Estate
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank Mitchell Lowrey, Edwin Allen Page, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, John A. Christy, Jonathan Andrew Akins, (Schreeder Wheeler & Flint, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Max Paul Marks, Aaron Karl Block, (The Block Firm LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S23G1162

Court vacates and remands affirmation of a punitive damages award in a commercial lease dispute for assessment of admissibility of settlement statements on a punitive damages claim

Jofaz Transp. Inc. v. Local 854 Pension Fund

Publication Date: 2024-09-04
Practice Area: Labor Law
Industry:
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
Judge: District Judge Cathy Seibel
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Plaintiffs: Jennifer S. Smith, Law Offices of Jennifer Smith PLLC, New York, New York.
for defendant: Counsel for Defendant: Joseph E. Clark, Sydney L. Juliano, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, New York.
Case Number: 22-CV-3455

'Old Plan' Must Calculate Reduction in Withdrawal Liability in Union Representation Change

May 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Employer Regulation of Employee Political Conduct In and Outside of the Office

A discussion of an employer's ability to regulate employee political activity inside and outside of the workplace. "In the current era of heightened political discourse, seamless social media and hybrid work arrangements, employers face difficult questions as to the extent to which they can lawfully limit or prohibit employee political conduct in and outside of the workplace. Just ask Google…"

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April 25, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Discussing The Uptick in Women Arguing at SCOTUS With Akin's Aileen McGrath

McGrath got her first argument at the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this term—a term where William & Connolly's Lisa Blatt crossed the 50-argument threshold and women have handled about one-third of oral arguments.

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March 15, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: Akin's Pratik Shah Helps the Chamber Block the NLRB's 'Joint Employer' Rule

Representing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups, Shah secured a summary judgment decision striking down the rule that could have held companies liable as the employer of workers provided by staffing agencies or hired by franchisees.

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February 9, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Get a Warrant: The Government's Unconstitutional Practice of Subpoenaing Private Text Messages Directly from Personal Cell Phones

This article examines Supreme Court precedent requiring a warrant to search a cell phone, and what lawyers should consider when counseling clients on whether they should turn over text messages in response to a government subpoena.

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National Labor Relations Board v. Atlantic Veal & Lamb LLC

Publication Date: 2023-11-06
Practice Area: Labor Law
Industry:
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
Judge: Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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Case Number: 23 Misc. 1130

NLRB's Subpoena Requests Redundant; Board Is Entitled to Legal Fees in Their Enforcement

United States v. Vargas

Publication Date: 2023-08-07
Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Duncan
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for defendant:
Case Number: 21-20140

Appellant pled guilty to conspiring to possess cocaine after he and his co-conspirator were arrested in a Wal-Mart parking lot where they had agreed to meet an undercover agent to pay $125,000 in exchange for 5 kg of cocaine.