• August 25, 2023 | The Recorder

    The Battle for DEI in the Court of Public Opinion

    "Those who are fighting DEI efforts misunderstand and mischaracterize the work. There seems to be a significant disconnect between their characterization of the work and what the work actually is," says Yusuf Zakir, chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at Davis Wright Tremaine.

    7 minute read

  • August 25, 2023 | Daily Report Online

    Judge Denies Fulton County's Motion for $38K in Attorney Fees in Election Challenge Case

    "This court does not find that the plaintiffs' petition was frivolous since it presented a clear issue of fact the court had to resolve. The court also does not find any party acted in bad faith in regard to any matters raised in this issue," Senior Fulton County Superior Court Judge David Emerson wrote in his order.

    6 minute read

  • August 25, 2023 | Law.com

    Law Firm Leasing Activity Rebounds: The Morning Minute

    The news and analysis you need to start your day.

    5 minute read

  • Horn v. Medical Marijuana Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-25
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard E. Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Jeffrey M. Benjamin, The Linden Law Group, P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Roy A. Mura, Scott D. Mancuso, Mura Law Group, PLLC, Buffalo, NY.

    Case Number: 22-349-cv

    RICO Suit for Business, Property Injury Not Barred by Personal Injury Preceding Action

  • Konopka v. Clemons

    Publication Date: 2023-08-25
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
    Judge: District Judge Eric Komitee
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-CV-7080

    Court Lacks Jurisdiction, Dismisses Breach, Other Claims Over Failure to Pay Settlement

  • Seneca Lake Guardian v. Greenidge Generation LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-08-25
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, U.S. - WDNY
    Judge: Chief Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 6:21-CV-06063

    Permit Renewal Application's Deficiency Not Plausibly Alleged; EPA Permit Was Focus

  • August 23, 2023 | National Law Journal

    Do 'Fail Safe' Class Definitions Automatically Derail Certification?

    Hilton Hotels Retirement Plan asks U.S. Supreme Court to decide class action certification issue that has divided lower courts.

    4 minute read

  • August 23, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Court of Chancery Holds 'Corwin' Inapplicable to Claims Governed by 'Unocal' Standard

    In In re Edgio Stockholders Litigation, the Delaware Chancery Court was asked to apply the same cleansing effect to a claim for injunctive relief analyzed under Unocal, but Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn found that Corwin was inapplicable.

    6 minute read

  • August 23, 2023 | Law.com

    How Remote Flexibility Helps This Firm Land Lateral Talent: The Morning Minute

    The news and analysis you need to start your day.

    4 minute read

  • Arkansas Teacher Ret. Sys. v. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-23
    Practice Area: Class Actions
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard C. Wesley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Kevin K. Russell, Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD; Spencer A. Burkholz, Joseph D. Daley, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA; Thomas A. Dubbs, James W. Johnson, Michael H. Rogers, Irina Vasilchenko, Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Thomas C. Goldstein, Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD. For Defendants-Appellants: Richard H. Klapper, David M.J. Rein, Benjamin R. Walker, Julia A. Malkina, Jacob E. Cohen, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY; Morgan L. Ratner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Washington, D.C., on the brief, Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellants: Audra J. Soloway, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Kannon K. Shanmugam, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington D.C. For Amicus Curiae Former United States Securities and Exchange Commission Officials and Law Professors in Support of Defendants-Appellants: Todd G. Cosenza, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Amicus Curiae Economic Scholars in Support of Defendants-Appellants: Victor L. Hou, Jared Gerber, on the brief, Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Jr., Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Bank Policy Institute, American Bankers Association, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, American Property Casualty Insurance Association in Support of Defendants-Appellants: Craig S. Waldman, Joshua C. Polster, Daniel H. Owsley, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY; Ira D. Hammerman, Kevin Carroll, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Washington, D.C.; Thomas Pinder, American Bankers Association, Washington, D.C.; Gregg Rozansky, Bank Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.; Tyler S. Badgley, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C.; Kenneth Stoller, American Property Casualty Insurance Association, Washington, D.C., on the brief, Jonathan K. Youngwood, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Society for Corporate Governance in Support of Defendants-Appellants: Jeremy C. Marwell, James T. Dawson, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Washington, D.C.; Darla C. Stuckey, Randi V. Morrison, Society for Corporate Governance, New York, NY, on the brief, Christopher E. Duffy, Vinson & Elkins LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation in Support of Defendants-Appellants: George Anhang, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Washington, D.C.; William Marsh, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Dallas, TX; Cory L. Andrews, John M. Masslon II, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, D.C., on the brief, Lyle Roberts, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amicus Curiae Financial Economists in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Jeremy Lieberman, Emma Gilmore, Pomerantz LLP, New York, NY; Andrew L. Zivitz, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, Radnor, PA; Stacey M. Kaplan, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, San Fransisco, CA, on the brief, Ernest A. Young, Apex, NC. For Amicus Curiae Securities Law Scholars in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Linnet R. Davis-Stermitz, Gupta Wessler PLLC, Washington, D.C.; Salvatore J. Graziano, Jai K. Chandrasekhar, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Joseph E. White, III, Saxena White P.A., Boca Raton, FL, on the brief, Deepak Gupta, Gupta Wessler PLLC, Washington, D.C. For Amicus Curiae Better Markets, Inc. in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: John Paul Schnapper-Casteras, Schnapper-Casteras PLLC, Washington, D.C. For Amicus Curiae Former SEC Officials in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: John Paul Schnapper-Casteras, Schnapper-Casteras PLLC, Washington, D.C.; Daniel P. Chiplock, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Carolyn E. Shapiro, Schnapper-Casteras PLLC, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 22-484

    Misrepresentations Did Not Impact Stock Price; Shareholder Class Decertified