• Appellate Division, Second Department:October 16, 2020

    Publication Date: 2020-10-20
    Practice Area: Appellate Division Activity | Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion List & Order on Application
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, Second Department:October 16, 2020

  • Appellate Division, First Department: October 15, 2020

    Publication Date: 2020-10-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, First Department: October 15, 2020

  • State of Texas v. Hollins

    Publication Date: 2020-10-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Election and Political Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0729

    Respondent, the Harris County Clerk, proposed mailing unsolicited ballot applications for mail-in ballots to all registered voters under 65 years of age, only a fraction of whom are eligible to vote by mail.

  • Norman et al. v. Xytex Corp. et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-19
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Francis McDonough, (Heninger Garrison & Davis, LLC), Atlanta, Nancy Hersh, Kate Hersh-Boyle, (Hersh & Hersh), San Francisco, David Blake Newdorf, (Newdorf Legal), Oakland, William L. Garrison, Jr., (Heninger Garrison Davis), Birmingham, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Edward Lavender, Alison Lawrence Currie, Andrew John King, (Fisherbroyles, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Timothy D Lytton, (Georgia State University College of Law), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.

    Case Number: S19G1486

    Rule Barring "Wrongful Birth" Claims Did Not Necessarily Bar All Claims Based on Defective Sperm

  • October 16, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Supervising Judge Shirdan-Harris Named as New Phila. Administrative Judge

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has appointed Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Lisette Shirdan-Harris as the new administrative judge, replacing Judge Jacqueline Allen.

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  • Appellate Division, Second Department: October 14, 2020

    Publication Date: 2020-10-16
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Handdown list released on: October 14, 2020
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, Second Department: October 14, 2020

  • October 15, 2020 | Law.com

    Higher Law: SCOTUS Won't Hear Rescheduling Case | DEA Sued Again Over Hemp Rule | Quinn Emanuel Defends Securities Suit

    SCOTUS this week denied a writ petition brought by retired NFL player Marvin Washington, veterans' advocates and families of ill children who object to the federal government's continued labeling of marijuana as a drug with no medical value.

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  • Haynes v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-10-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jessica Towne, (Clark & Towne, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter, Samuel D'Entremont, Daniel Sanmiguel, (Gwinnett Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1347

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Removing Defendant From Courtroom, Given Defendant's Repetitive Arguing and Refusal to Answer Judge's Questions

  • Trump v. Vance

    Publication Date: 2020-10-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Cameron T. Norris, Alexa R. Baltes, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Arlington, VA; Patrick Strawbridge, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Boston, MA; Marc L. Mukasey, Mukasey Frenchman & Sklaroff LLP, New York, NY; Alan S. Futerfas, Law Offices of Alan S. Futerfas, New York, NY, on the brief, William S. Consovoy, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Arlington, VA.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.: Christopher Conroy, Julieta V. Lozano, Solomon B. Shinerock, James H. Graham, Allen J. Vickey, Sarah A. Walsh, New York County District Attorney's Office, New York, NY; Caitlin Halligan, Ryan W. Allison, David A. Coon, Selendy & Gay PLLC, New York, NY; Walter E. Dellinger III, Duke University Law School, Durham, NC, on the brief, Carey R. Dunne, General Counsel, New York County District Attorney's Office, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20-2766

    Trump Fails to Plausibly Allege That Subpoena Was Overbroad or Issued in Bad Faith

  • The Diocese of Buffalo, NY v. The Cont'l. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-14
    Practice Area: Admiralty | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Insurance | Non-Profit
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. - WDNY
    Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Carl Bucki
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y.: Stephen A. Donato, Esq., Charles J. Sullivan, Esq., Brian J. Butler, Esq., Grayson T. Walter, Esq., of counsel, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Syracuse, New York. Attorneys for The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y.: James R. Murray, Esq., of counsel, Blank Rome LLP, New York, New York. Principal: Charles Mendolera, c/o The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y., Buffalo, New York. Attorneys for Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors: Ilan D. Scharf, Esq., of counsel, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, New York, New York. Co-Counsel for Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors: Scott Bogucki, Esq., of counsel, Gleichenhaus, Marchese & Weishaar, PC, Buffalo, New York. Members of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors: Peter Starks, Kevin Brown, Richard Brownell. Attorneys for The Continental Insurance Company: Craig Goldblatt, Esq., of counsel, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP, Washington, District of Columbia. Attorneys for The Continental Insurance Company: James Pio Ruggeri, Esq., of counsel, Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Washington, District of Columbia. Attorneys for Employers Insurance Company of Wausau and Wausau Underwriters Insurance Company: Jonathan Schapp, Esq., Adam R. Durst, Esq., of counsel, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Buffalo, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Selective Insurance Company of New York: William Corbett, Jr., Esq., of counsel, Coughlin Duffy LLP, Morristown, New Jersey. Attorneys for Selective Insurance Company of New York: Robert Malone, Esq., of counsel, Gibbons P.C., Newark, New Jersey. Attorneys for Selective Insurance Company of New York: Judith T. Shelton, Esq., of counsel, Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP, Buffalo, New York. Attorneys for National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA: Nora A. Valenza-Frost, Esq., of counsel, Carlton Fields PA, New York, New York. Attorneys for Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America: Joseph M. Fisher, Esq., of counsel, Schiff Hardin LLP, Chicago, Illinois. Attorneys for Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America: Robert J. Feldman, Esq., of counsel, Gross Shuman P.C., Buffalo, New York. Assistant U.S. Trustee: Joseph W. Allen, Esq., Office of the U.S. Trustee, Buffalo, New York. Assistant Attorney General: Diane C. Hertz, Esq., of counsel, New York State Office of the Attorney General, New York, New York. Attorneys for Parish Steering Committee: Timothy P. Lyster, Esq., of counsel, Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, Rochester, NY. Attorneys for Various Defendants: Stacey Benson, Esq., of counsel, Jeff Anderson & Associates, PA, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Attorneys for Various Defendants: Stephen Boyd, Esq., of counsel, Steve Boyd, PC, Williamsville, New York. Attorneys for Various Defendants: Mitchell Garabedian, Esq., of counsel, Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian, Boston, Massachusetts. Attorneys for Various Defendants: Daniel J. Chiacchia, Esq., of counsel, Chiacchia & Fleming, LLP, Hamburg, New York.

    Case Number: BK 20-10322

    Court Sets Deadline for Filing Proofs of Claim in Sexual Abuse Actions Against Diocese