• April 16, 2016 | The Recorder

    Meet the 2016 Litigation Department and In-House Impact Winners

    Litigation wins take many forms. There are quick conquests and hard-fought victories after the crucible of trial. There are the death-by-a-million-cuts cases and appellate turnarounds that t

    1 minute read

  • April 14, 2016 | Daily Business Review

    Court Sides With Lenders in Prolonged Foreclosure Case

    The Third District Court of Appeal split 6-4 Wednesday when the full court revisited the application of the five-year statute of limitations in mortgage foreclosures with input from a nation

    1 minute read

  • April 11, 2016 | National Law Journal

    Company-Contractor Relationships Draw Scrutiny

    Given the increasing scrutiny of contractor relationships, companies relying on independent contractors should evaluate that practice and their options for risk mitigation. Contractor

    1 minute read

  • Asbestos Workers Philadelphia Pension Fund v. Bell, 652020/13

    Publication Date: 2016-04-06
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Before: Friedman, J.P., Andrias, Gische, Kapnick, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Alexander Arnold Gershon of counsel, Barrack, Rodos, & Bacine, New York.
    for defendant: For James A. Bell, Crandall C. Bowles, Stephen B. Burke, David M. Cote, James S. Crown, Ellen V. Futter, Laban P. Jackson, Jr., David C. Novak, Lee R. Raymond, and William C. Weldon, Respondents: Stuart J. Baskin of counsel, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York. For James Dimon, Michael J. Cavanagh, Ina R. Drew and JPMorgan Chase & Company, Respondents: Gary W. Kubek of counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York.

    Case Number: 652020/13

    Cite as: Pension Fund v. Bell, 652020/13, NYLJ 1202754109042, at *1 (App. Div., 1st, Decided March 31, 2016)CASE NAMEAsbestos Workers Philadelphia Pension Fund

  • Kilby v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2016-04-04
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2016-04-04
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin J. McInerney; Arias Ozzello & Gignac, Mark A. Ozzello, Mike M. Arias; Capstone Law, Raul Perez, Suzy E. Lee; Sullivan Law Group, Eric K. Yaeckel, Altshuler Berzon, Michael Rubin, Connie K. Chan; Dostart Hannick & Coveney, James T. Hannink, Zach P. Dostart; Clapp Legal, James F. Clapp; Righetti Glugoski and Matthew Righetti for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Timothy J. Long, Michael D. Weil and Leah L. Spero for Defendant and Respondent CVS Pharmacy, Inc.

    Case Number: 9th Cir. Nos. 12-56130/13-56095

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 3577 NYKEYA KILBY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CVS PHARMACY, INC., D

  • Sevilla-Carcamo v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-04-01
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chirag Patel and Norman Cuadra Cuadra Patel LLC, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Drew Unger District Attorney's Office, Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A15A2351

    After the defendant was arrested for driving without a license and agreed to allow her pastor to take her vehicle, the pastor possessed authority to consent to a search of the vehicle because there

  • People v. Gonzalez

    Publication Date: 2016-03-31
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2016-03-30
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Gerard A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Assistant Attorney General, Steven D. Matthews and Roberta L. Davis, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Robert Franklin Howell, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Jorge Gonzalez.

    Case Number: No. B255375

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 3466 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JORGE GONZALEZ et al.,

  • March 28, 2016 |

    Edward T. Joyce & Associates, P.C. v. Professionals Direct Ins. Co.

     Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis   Edward T. Joyce & Associates, P.C.v.Professionals Direct Ins. Co.2016 WL 1085223Only…

    1 minute read

  • Graziadio v. Culinary Institute of America, 15-888-cv

    Publication Date: 2016-03-24
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Calabresi, Lynch, Lohier, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Nathaniel K. Charny, Charny & Associates, Rhinebeck, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Michael A. Frankel on the brief, Jospeh J. Lynett Jackson Lewis P.C., White Plains, NY.

    Case Number: 15-888-cv

    Cite as: Graziadio v. Culinary Institute, 15-888-cv, NYLJ 1202752750135, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided March 17, 2016)CASE NAMECathleen Graziadio, Plaintiff-Appellan

  • Saul v. Cahan, 500494/2014

    Publication Date: 2016-03-22
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings County, IAS Term, Com 1
    Judge: Justice Carolyn Demarest
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiff: Lauren B. Lepore, Esq., Law Offices of Lauren B. Lepore, P.C.
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendant: Judd Burstein, Esq., Judd Burstein, P.C.

    Case Number: 500494/2014

    Cite as: Saul v. Cahan, 500494/2014, NYLJ 1202752649737, at *1 (Sup., KI, Decided March 9, 2016) CASENAME Lewis Saul, Plaintiff(s) v. Eric Cahan, Defendant(s)