• Hegwer v. Edwards, 05-15-01464-CV (TexApp Dist 03/22/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-04-03
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
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    Date Filed: 2017-03-22
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth
    Judge: DAVID EVANS, JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 05-15-01464-CV

    Appellant Ellen Hegwar, the trustee of a living trust, sued several defendants on behalf of the trust, including Spencer and Holly Edwards. The Edwards were not served. In January 2014, Holly filed

  • Luongo v. Civilian Complaint Review Board, 100250/15

    Publication Date: 2017-04-03
    Practice Area: Public Records
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Before: Sweeny, Jr., J.P., Acosta, Moskowitz, Kapnick, Kahn, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Records Access Officer, Civilian Complaint Review Board, Appellant: Aaron M. Bloom, Richard Dearing and Devin Slack of counsel, Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel, New York. For Officer Daniel Pantaleo, Appellant: Mitchell Garber of counsel, Worth, Longworth & London, New York.
    for defendant: For Respondent: Cynthia Conti-Cook of counsel Seymour W. James, Jr., The Legal Aid Society, New York and Jeffrey L. Braun and Anna K. Ostrom of counsel, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York. For Communities United for Police Reform, The Association of Muslim American Lawyers, Center for Constitutional Rights, Center for Popular Democracy, Just LeadershipUSA, Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice, Latino Justice PRLDEF, New York Civil Liberties Union, The Public Science Project, Urban Justice Center, Alliance for Quality Education, Arab American Association of New York, Bill of Rights Defense Committee/Defending Dissent Foundation, The Black Institute, Brooklyn Movement Center, CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities, Citizen Action of New York NYC Chapter, Equality for Flatbush, FIERCE, Filipino American Democratic Club of NY, The Gathering for Justice/Justice League NYC, Girls for Gender Equity, Jews for Racial & Economic Justice, Justice Committee, Make the Road New York, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, NAACP New York State Conference, New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, New York Communities for Change, The Peace Poets, Picture the Homeless, Queens Neighborhood United, T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights and UPROSE, amici curiae: Jane L. Moisan, David B. Rankin and Vanessa Selbst of counsel, Rankin & Taylor, PLLC, New York. For Progresive Caucus of the New York City Council, Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus of the New York City Council, United States Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, amici curiae: Avram E. Luft, Nefertiti J. Alexander, Mark E. McDonald and Grace J. Kurland of counsel, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York For The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Advance Publications, Inc., The Associated Press ("AP"), BuzzFeed, Daily News, LP, Dow Jones & Company, Inc., The E. W. Scripps Company, First Look Media Works, Inc., Gannett Co., Inc., Gawker Media LLC, Hearst Corporation, MPA-The Association of Magazine Media ("MPA"), The National Press Club, The National Press Photographers Association ("NPPA"), The New York Times Company, News 12, The News Guild — CWA, Newsday LLC ("Newsday"), Online News Association ("ONA"), Radio Television Digital News Association ("RTDNA") and The Tully Center for Free Speech, amici curiae: Alison Schary of counsel, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 100250/15

    Appeals Court Flips Decision on Files in Eric Garne

  • The State of N.Y. v. Spherion Corp., 15 Civ. 6605

    Publication Date: 2017-04-03
    Practice Area:
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge John Keenan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff/Relator Vinod Khurana: David Kovel, Esq., David Bishop, Esq., Kirby McInernery, LLP. John R. Newcomer, Jr., Esq. Elaine Stromgren, Esq. Jillian Estes, Esq. James Hoyer, P.A.
    for defendant: For The City of New York: Zachary W. Carter, Esq., Gail Rubin, Esq., Sabita Krishnan, Esq., Lilia Toson, Esq., Corporation Counsel of The City of New York

    Case Number: 15 Civ. 6605

    Qui Tam Claims Dismissed, Pact's Settlement Not Alternate Remedy; Relator's Award

  • April 3, 2017 | Litigation Daily

    Lateral Report: The Few, the Proud, the March Movers

    There weren't many run-of-the-mill lateral litigator moves in March, the kind where a mid-level partner at Big Firm A moves to Big Firm B, spouting something about platforms and synergy. Instead, t

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  • April 1, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    Big Suits

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  • Mia Kadah v. Keith N. Byrd

    Publication Date: 2017-03-31
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    Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPELLATE DIVISION, FOURTH DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Whalen, P.J., Lindley, Nemoyer, Curran, and Troutman, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 16-01266

  • Luam K. Abraha v. Cristine M. Adams, M.D.

    Publication Date: 2017-03-31
    Practice Area:
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    Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPELLATE DIVISION, FOURTH DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Whalen, P.J., Centra, DeJoseph, Nemoyer, and Troutman, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 16-00323

  • March 31, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

    The Senate's Uneventful Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing

    Recently, we discussed in prior articles the antitrust legacy of Neil Gorsuch, currently a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and nominee for the Supreme Court of the United St

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  • March 31, 2017 | National Law Journal

    DC Bar Gets New Leader, Lawyers Flock to Trump Probes, a New Firm Is Born

    White House and agency transitions may have supercharged D.C.'s lateral market this year, but this spring brings another notable transition beyond the federal government and Big

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  • DORA MARIA CARRIEL CORTEZ, a/k/a DORA MARIA CARRIEL, DECEASED. LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, ETC., PETITIONER-res; WALDEN TERRACE, INC., APPELLANT res

    Publication Date: 2017-03-31
    Practice Area:
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION: SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Priscilla Hall, J.P.; Austin, Sgroi and Connolly, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number:

    MATTER OF DORA MARIA CARRIEL CORTEZ, a/k/a DORA MARIA CARRIEL, DECEASED. LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, ETC., PETITIONER-res; WALDEN TERRACE, INC., APPELLANT res — (FILE NO. 2818/09)Gerard J. Sweeney, Re