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  • August 12, 2015 |

    Chmielewski v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.

     Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis. 218 Conn. 646Supreme Court of Connecticut. Elizabeth A. CHMIELEWSKI, Executrix (ESTATE OF…

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  • August 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

    The Continued Erosion of Coverage Post-'Indalex'

    It's an all-too-frequent fact pattern: construction contractors or subcontractors perform allegedly defective on a building construction project, resulting in damage not only to the

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  • August 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

    The Continued Erosion of Coverage Post-'Indalex'

    It's an all-too-frequent fact pattern: construction contractors or subcontractors perform allegedly defective work on a building construction project, resulting in damage not only to the work itself but other aspects of the building. The owner (often an innocent homeowner) has a damaged building; the developer has an unsatisfied owner and looks to its construction contractors; and the contractors and subcontractors are subject to claims and lawsuits, but have little financial capability to address the problems and damages, much less defend against any owner- or developer-filed claims and lawsuits.

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  • August 7, 2015 |

    McColley by McColley v. Edison Corp. Ctr.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis McColley by McColley v.Edison Corp. Ctr. 303 N.J.Super. 420Superior Court of New Jersey,Appellate…

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  • People v. Soria

    Publication Date: 2015-08-04
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    Date Filed: 2015-08-03
    Court: C.A. 3rd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L. Garland, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorneys General, A. Natasha Cortina, Catherine Chatman, Larenda R. Delaini, R. Todd Marshall, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: A.M. Weisman, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. C070238

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 8524 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. THEODORE SORIA, Defend

  • August 3, 2015 | The Recorder

    Justices Uphold Consumer Arbitration Clause

    SAN FRANCISCO — Ruling in a closely watched case, the California Supreme Court made clear Monday that consumers trying to escape arbitration agreements must do more than show the c

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  • Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Company, LLC

    Publication Date: 2015-08-03
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    Date Filed: 2015-08-03
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rosner, Barry & Babbitt, Hallen D. Rosner, Christopher P. Barry and Angela J. Smith for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Tharpe & Howell, Christopher S. Maile, Soojin Kang; Callahan Thompson Sherman & Caudill, Robert W. Thompson, Charles S. Russell; Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, Kellie S. Christianson; Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Robert A. Olson, Edward L. Xanders, Meehan R. Rasch and David E. Hackett for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No: S199119

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 8433 GIL SANCHEZ, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. VALENCIA HOLDING COMP

  • August 3, 2015 | The Recorder

    Justices Uphold Consumer Arbitration Clause

    The California Supreme Court reinforced Monday that even unfair or one-sided arbitration contracts are presumed valid.

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  • In the Matter of a Proceeding under Article 70 of the CPLR for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, The Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc., on behalf of Hercules and Leo, Petitioner v. Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., as President of State University of New York at Stony Brook a/k/a Stony Brook University and State University of New York at Stony Brook a/k/a Stony Brook University, Respondents, 152736/15

    Publication Date: 2015-07-31
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York County, IAS Part 12
    Judge: Justice Barbara Jaffe
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For petitioner: Elizabeth Stein, Esq., New Hyde Park, NY.
    for defendant: Steven M. Wise, Esq., pro hac vice, Nonhuman Rights Project, Coral Springs, FL. For respondents: Christopher Coulston, AAG, Michael R. Kelkman, AAG, Office of the New York State Atty General, New York, NY. For amicus curiae: Bob H. Kohn, Esq., pro hac vice, The Center for the Study of Great Ideas, Inc., New York, NY. Daniel J. Kornstein, Esq., Kornstein Veisz Wexler & Pollard, LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 152736/15

    Cite as: Matter of The Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc. v. Stanley Jr., 152736/15, NYLJ 1202733597898, at *1 (Sup., NY, Decided July 29, 2015)

  • Black v. Bland Farms LLC

    Publication Date: 2015-07-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Boggs, Michael P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Isaac Byrd, Deputy Attorney General, John Hennelly, Elizabeth Monyak, Assistant Attorneys General, Nowell Berreth in Case No. A15A0042, Kyle Wallace in Case No. A15A0042, and David Stewart in Case No. A15A0042 Alston Bird, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Anulewicz in Case No. A15A1610, Michael Bowers, and Joshua Moore Balch Bingham LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A15A0042; A15A1610

    In Case No. A15A0042, Gary Black, in his official capacity as the Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture the Commissioner, appeals from a trial court ruling declaring