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  • Citibank, N.A. v. Bravo, 2013-0582

    Publication Date: 2017-04-04
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    Court: Supreme Court, Tompkins County
    Judge: Justice Phillip Rumsey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: By Heino J. Muller, Esq., McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C., New Rochelle, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants Bravo and Cullen: By Edward Y. Crossmore, Esq., The Crossmore Law Office, Ithaca, New York.
    Case Number: 2013-0582

    Preclusion Order Requires Dismissal Of Citibank's Foreclosure

  • Equity Investment & Mortgage Co. v. Smith, 58583/2015

    Publication Date: 2017-04-04
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    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester County
    Judge: Justice William Giacomo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff Attorney: Matthew Gordon.
    for defendant: Defendant-City of Yonkers: Alain Natchev. Defendant-Aubrey Smith, Brian Smith: Michael Amodio, McGovern and Amodio.
    Case Number: 58583/2015

    Dismissal of Tax Lien Foreclosure Action By Plaintiff Granted Bona Fide Property

  • Orellana v. Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc., 453060/2015

    Publication Date: 2017-04-04
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York County, Part 13
    Judge: Justice Manuel J. Mendez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiffs: Usar Law Group, PC, Faruk Usar, Esq.
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendant Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc.: Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer LLP, Robert Dunn, Esq.; Attorney for Defendant Law Offices of Palmer, Reifler and Associates, P.A.: McManus Ateshoglou Adams Aiello & Apostolakos, PLLC, Thomas Reilly, Esq.
    Case Number: 453060/2015

    Unjust Enrichment, False Imprisonment Claims In Class Action Suit Dismissed Against La

  • Kipp v. Mid-Continent, 16-20255 (5th Cir. 03/24/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-04-03
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
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    Date Filed: 2017-03-24
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    Judge: EDITH H. JONES, CIRCUIT JUDGE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 16-20255

    KFA creates and markets proprietary home designs and plans. In a series of licensing agreements, KFA prepared 21 different architectural designs for Hall ollection of Homes, L.L.C. Although Hal

  • 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:
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    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
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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