• January 26, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Gotham Perils: Clifford Chance Sues City Over Construction Outage

    Clifford Chance, like any other inhabitant of Manhattan, knows the occasional pain of residing in the city. For more than 60 hours last August, the U.K. firm's office on W. 52nd Stree

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  • In the Matter of Angela F. v. St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services

    Publication Date: 2017-01-26
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION THIRD DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Egan Jr., J.P., Lynch, Rose, Clark and Aarons, JJ.
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    Case Number: 521559

    Susan Patnode, Rural Law Center of New York, Castleton (Cynthia Feathers of counsel), for appellant.David D. Willer, St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services, Canto

  • In the Matter of Byron K. Brown v. Anthony J. Annucci

    Publication Date: 2017-01-26
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION THIRD DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Garry, J.P., Egan Jr., Devine, Clark and Mulvey, JJ.
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    Case Number: 522729

    Byron K. Brown, Auburn, petitioner pro se.Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Albany (Marcus J. Mastracco of counsel), for respondent.Proceeding pursuant to CPLR arti

  • Microsoft v. United States, 14-2985

    Publication Date: 2017-01-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, C.J., Acobs, Cabranes, Pooler, Raggi, Hall, Livingston, Chin, Lohier, Jr., Carney, Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Microsoft Corporation: Robert M. Loeb and Brian P. Goldman, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY; Guy Petrillo, Petrillo Klein & Boxer LLP, New York, NY; James M. Garland and Alexander A. Berengaut, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC; Bradford L. Smith, David M. Howard, John Frank, Jonathan Palmer, and Nathaniel Jones, Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA; on the brief, E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
    for defendant: For Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York: Serrin Turner, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Justin Anderson, Assistant United States Attorney, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, American Civil Liberties Union, The Constitution Project, and Electronic Frontier Foundation, in support of Appellant, Brett J. Williamson, David K. Lukmire, Nate Asher, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY; Faiza Patel, Michael Price, Brennan Center for Justice, New York, NY; Hanni Fakhoury, Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA; Alex Abdo, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Apple, Inc., in support of Appellant: Kenneth M. Dreifach, Marc J. Zwillinger, Zwillgen PLLC, New York, NY and Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae BSA | The Software Alliance, Center for Democracy and Technology, Chamber of Commerce of the United States, The National Association of Manufacturers, and ACT | The App Association, in support of Appellant: Andrew J. Pincus, Paul W. Hughes, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Anthony J. Colangelo, in support of Appellant: Steven A. Engel, Dechert LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae AT&T Corp., Rackspace US, Inc., Computer & Communications Industry Association, i2 Coalition, and Application Developers Alliance, in support of Appellant: Alan C. Raul, Kwaku A. Akowuah, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Ireland: Peter D. Stergios, Charles D. Ray, McCarter & English, LLP, New York, NY and Hartford, CT. For Amici Curiae Amazon.com, Inc., and Accenture PLC, in support of Appellant: Peter Karanjia, Eric J. Feder, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Verizon Communications, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., eBay Inc., Salesforce.com, Inc., and Infor, in support of Appellant: Michael Vatis, Jeffrey A. Novack, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, New York, NY; Randal S. Milch, Verizon Communications Inc., New York, NY; Kristofor T. Henning, Hewlett-Packard Co., Wayne, PA; Amy Weaver, Daniel Reed, Salesforce.com, Inc., San Francisco, CA; Orin Snyder, Thomas G. Hungar, Alexander H. Southwell, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Mark Chandler, Cisco Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA; Aaron Johnson, eBay Inc., San Jose, CA. For Amici Curiae Media Organizations, in support of Appellant: Laura R. Handman, Alison Schary, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae Computer and Data Science Experts, in support of Appellant: Philip Warrick, Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, Portland, OR. For Amicus Curiae Jan Philipp Albrecht, Member of the European Parliament, in support of Appellant: Owen C. Pell, Ian S. Forrester, Q.C., Paige C. Spencer, White & Case, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Digital Rights Ireland Limited, National Council for Civil Liberties, and The Open Rights Group, in support of Appellant: Owen C. Pell, Ian S. Forrester, Q.C., Paige C. Spencer, White & Case, New York, NY; Edward McGarr, Simon McGarr, Dervila McGirr, McGarr Solicitors, Dublin, Ireland.

    Case Number: 14-2985

    Cite as: Microsoft v. US, 14-2985, NYLJ 1202777615376, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided January 24, 2017)CASE NAMEMicrosoft Corporation, Appellant v. United States of Am

  • January 26, 2017 | Daily Business Review

    New Report Highlights Special Interest Pressure on Florida Judiciary

    A new report released Thursday by the Florida Access to Justice Project spotlights a flood of special interest

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  • Flood v. Just Energy Marketing Corp., 7:15-cv-2012

    Publication Date: 2017-01-26
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Katherine Forrest
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    Case Number: 7:15-cv-2012

    Cite as: Flood v. Just Marketing Corp., 7:15-cv-2012, NYLJ 1202777603778, at *1 (SDNY, Decided January 20, 2017) CASENAME Kevin Flood, Plaintiff v. Just

  • Adams v. State

    Publication Date: 2017-01-25
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    Court: Court of Appeals
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jacob Rhein Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rebecca A. Wright, District Attorney, and Joshua Smith District Attorney's Office, Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A16A1583

    Evidence that mother left her two young children asleep at home alone for less than an hour—without more—was insufficient to support her convictions on two counts of contributing to the deprivation

  • January 25, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Vicarious Liability for Judiciary Law §487 Violations

    Violating New York Judiciary Law §487 can be memorably costly for an errant attorney. Significant penalties can ensue, both the criminal and the civil kind. Section 487 not only codi

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  • DENNIST. (ANONYMOUS), JR. ULSTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PETITIONERres, DENNIS T. (ANONYMOUS), ET AL., RESPONDENTS-APPELLANTS res

    Publication Date: 2017-01-25
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION: SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Rivera, J.P.; Cohen, Miller and Brathwaite Nelson, JJ.
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    MATTEROFDENNIST. (ANONYMOUS), JR. ULSTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PETITIONERres, DENNIS T. (ANONYMOUS), ET AL., RESPONDENTS-APPELLANTS res — (PROCEEDING NO. 4) N-2098-16, N-20

  • UNITY T. (ANONYMOUS). ULSTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PETITIONER-res, DENNIS T. (ANONYMOUS), ET AL., RESPONDENTS-APPELLANTS res

    Publication Date: 2017-01-25
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION: SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Rivera, J.P.; Cohen, Miller and Brathwaite Nelson, JJ.
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    MATTER OF UNITY T. (ANONYMOUS). ULSTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PETITIONER-res, DENNIS T. (ANONYMOUS), ET AL., RESPONDENTS-APPELLANTS res — (PROCEEDING NO. 1) N-2098-16, N-20