• Levy v. The City of New York, 10-CV-5295 (WFK) (JMA)

    Publication Date: 2013-11-08
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge William F. Kuntz, II
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 10-CV-5295 (WFK) (JMA)

    Cite as: Levy v. The City of New York, 10-CV-5295 (WFK) (JMA), NYLJ 1202626849923, at *1 (EDNY, Decided March 29, 2013) 10-CV-5295 (WFK) (JMA) Dis

  • Matthews v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-11-07
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peggy A. Katz, Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta, and Edward V. C. Silverbach The Silverbach Group LLC, Kennesaw, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Benjamin H. Pierman, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S13A1170

    The trial court properly refused to allow the defendant to present evidence implicating another person in the crimes, since the testimony at issue was not based on personal knowledge and did not rai

  • November 6, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Survival Act Award of $10 Mil. Against UPMC Upheld by Court

    The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld a $10 million jury award against UPMC Shadyside Hospital. A three-judge panel unanimously ruled in an unreported memorandum decision in R

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  • November 5, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

    'Lull' Seen by Attorneys in Phila.-Based Mass Tort Litigation

    Philadelphia has traditionally been a hotbed of mass tort litigation, but some attorneys say the city's courts are currently experiencing a break in the number of new mass tort cases fi

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  • November 4, 2013 | The Recorder

    Special Report: Employment Law

    When asked to predict the next big thing in employment law, Orrick's Lynne Hermle says "gender discrimination is going to s

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  • October 29, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    1 Year Later, Attorneys Still Counsel Victims

    It has been has been a year since Hurricane Sandy swept through the region, but New York lawyers are still helping storm victims wade through legal problems that are growing ever more co

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  • October 28, 2013 | Litigation Daily

    Ninth Circuit Snuffs Out 'Broughton-Cruz' Doctrine

    Scott Graham writes for The Recorder, an American Lawyer sibling publication.SAN FRANCISCO — Over the last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit a

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  • October 28, 2013 | The Recorder

    After Wavering, Ninth Circuit Snuffs Out 'Broughton-Cruz' Doctrine

    SAN FRANCISCO — Over the last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit a href="http://apps.americanbar.org/litigation/committees/adr/articles/spring2013-062413-ninth-

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  • Chavarria v. Ralphs Grocery Company

    Publication Date: 2013-10-28
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    Date Filed: 2013-10-28
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Dean D. Pregerson, District Judge, Presiding Before: Richard C. Tallman, Richard R. Clifton, and Consuelo M. Callahan, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Glenn A. Danas (argued), Capstone Law, Los Angeles, California; Mark Yablonovich, Neda Roshanian, and Michael D. Coats, Law Offices of Mark Yablonovich, Los Angeles, California, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    for defendant: Steven B. Katz (argued), Linda S. Husar, and Mara Matheke, Reed Smith LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Defendant-Appellant.

    Case Number: No. 11–56673

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 11853 ZENIA CHAVARRIA, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appel

  • Ferguson v. Corinthian Colleges, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2013-10-28
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    Date Filed: 2013-10-28
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: David O. Carter, District Judge, Presiding Before: Richard C. Tallman, Richard R. Clifton, and Consuelo M. Callahan, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Francis A. Bottini, Jr. and Albert Y. Chang (argued), Chapin Fitzgerald Sullivan & Bottini LLP, San Diego, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellees. Kate Comerford Todd and Tyler R. Green, National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Washington, D.C.; Andrew J. Pincus, Evan M. Tager, Archis A. Parasharami, and Richard B. Katskee, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States.
    for defendant: Peter W. Homer (argued) and Christopher King, HomerBonner P.A., Miami, Florida; Paul D. Fogel and Felicia Yu, Reed Smith LLP, San Francisco, California; Kevin P. Jacobs, Herron, Jacobs, & Ortiz, Miami, Florida, for Defendants-Appellants.

    Case Number: No. 11-56965

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 11785 KEVIN FERGUSON, on behalf of himself and all others arly situated; SANDRA L. MUNIZ, on behalf of herself and all others