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  • January 13, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Application of Truth Defense Not Always Straightforward

    Even truthful statements can sometimes create a misleading impression. Take these two sentences as an example: "Company A's decisions were made in New York. Banker B, who represents

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  • In The Matter Of Talisman Energy Usa, Inc., v. New York State Department Of Environmental Conservation Et Al.

    Publication Date: 2014-01-09
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION THIRD DEPARTMENT
    Judge: J.P., Lahtinen, McCarthy and Garry, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 516480

    The West Firm, PLLC, Albany (Thomas S. West of counsel), for appellant.Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Albany (Andrew B. Ayers of counsel), for New York State Department of Env

  • January 7, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Second Tries at Supreme Court Not Mission Impossible

    The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and Department of Environmental Protection face steep odds in asking the state Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to strike down as unconstit

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  • In re Garcia

    Publication Date: 2014-01-02
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    Date Filed: 2014-01-02
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Starr Babcock, Lawrence C. Yee, Richard J. Zanassi, Rachel S. Grunberg; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Robert E. Palmer, Joshua A. Jessen, Drew A. Harbur; Mark A. Perry; Minami Tamaki, Donald K. Tamaki, Minette A. Kwok, Phillip M. Zackler; Kevin R. Johnson; Bill Onh Hing; Bryan Springmeyer; Kerr & Wagstaffe and James N. Wagstaffe for Respondent Committee of Bar Examiners of State Bar of California.
    for defendant: Fishkin & Slatter, Jerome Fishkin, Lindsay K. Slatter, Samuel C. Bellicini; Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker and Robert Cooper for Petitioner Sergio C. Garcia. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Manuel M. Medeiros, Sate Solicitor General, Kathleen A. Kenealy, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Jonathan Wolff, Acting Chief Assistant Attorney General, Douglas J. Woods, Assistant Attorney General, Rochelle C. East, Tamar Pachter, Daniel J. Powell and Ross C. Moody, Deputy Attorneys General, for California Attorney General as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner Sergio C. Garcia.
    Case Number: No. S202512

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 62 In re SERGIO C. GARCIA on Admission. No. S202512 In the Supreme Court o

  • Alliance for Property Rights and Fiscal Responsibility v. City of Idaho Falls

    Publication Date: 2014-01-02
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    Date Filed: 2013-12-31
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: B. Lynn Winmill, Chief District Judge, Presiding Before: Mary M. Schroeder, Sidney R. Thomas, and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brent L. Whiting (argued), Richard A. Hearn, and Eric Lynn Olsen, Racine Olson Nye Budge & Bailey, Idaho Falls, Idaho, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.
    for defendant: Joshua Evett (argued) and Matthew C. Parks, Elam & Burke, Boise, Idaho, for Defendants-Appellants.
    Case Number: No. 12-35800

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 47 ALLIANCE FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY; BRYON REED; CARL TAYLOR; LINDA TAYLOR; HAROLD CARLSON; RITA CARLSON; JE

  • ACLU v. Clapper, 13 Civ. 3994 (WHP)

    Publication Date: 2013-12-31
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge William H. Pauley III
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel of Record: Jameel Jaffer, Esq., Alex A. Abdo, Esq., Brett M. Kaufman, Esq., Patrick C. Toomey, Esq., Catherine N. Crump, Esq., American Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Arthur N. Eisenberg, Esq., Christopher T. Dunn, Esq., New York Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY. Counsel for Plaintiffs: Laura Donohue, Esq., Georgetown Law, Bethesda, MD. Counsel for Defendants: David S. Jones, Esq., Tara M. La Morte, Esq., Christopher B. Harwood, Esq., John D. Clopper, Esq., U.S. Attorney's Office, S.D.N.Y., New York, NY.
    Case Number: 13 Civ. 3994 (WHP)

    Cite as: ACLU v. Clapper, 13 Civ. 3994 (WHP), NYLJ 1202635183225, at *1 (SDNY, Decided December 27, 2013) 13 Civ. 3994 (WHP) District Judge Willia

  • December 29, 2013 |

    Interstate Bankers Cas. Co. v. Hernandez

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis Interstate Bankers Cas. Co.v.Hernandez 2013 IL App (1st) 123035NOTICE: THIS OPINION HAS NOT BEEN…

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  • December 26, 2013 |

    Midwest Family Mut. Ins. Co. v. Wolters

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis Midwest Family Mut. Ins. Co.v.Wolters 831 N.W.2d 628Supreme Court of Minnesota.MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL…

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  • In re: Coudert Brothers LLP, 06-12226 (RDD)

    Publication Date: 2013-12-24
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    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District
    Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Robert D. Drain
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: By: David S. Tannenbaum and Karen S. Frieman for Development Specialists, Inc., Stern Tannenbaum & Bell LLP.
    for defendant: By: Edward J.M. Little and Lisa A. Cahill for Statek Corporation., Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP.
    Case Number: 06-12226 (RDD)

    Cite as: In re: Coudert Brothers LLP, 06-12226 (RDD), NYLJ 1202634550869, at *1 (Bankruptcy., SD, Decided August 19, 2013) 06-12226 (RDD) Bankrupt

  • December 24, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Industry Lawyers Expect Act 13 Ruling To Keep Them Busy

    Analysis Last week's state Supreme Court ruling striking down as unconstitutional several key amendments to the state's Oil and Gas Act scuttled any hopes th

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