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  • Ronnie Van Zant Inc. v. Cleopatra Records Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-10-18
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Defendants‐Appellants Cleopatra Records, Inc. and Cleopatra Films: Rishi Bhandari, on the brief, Evan M. Mandel, Mandel Bhandari LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Plaintiffs‐Appellees Ronnie Van Zant, Inc., Gary R. Rossington, Johnny Van Zant, Barbara Houston, Alicia Rapp, and Corinna Gaines Biemiller: Sandor Frankel, Pauline McTernan, on the brief, Richard G. Haddad, Otterbourg P.C., New York, NY For Amici Curiae A&E Television Networks, LLC, Home Box Office, Inc., Metro‐Goldwyn‐Mayer Studios Inc., Nbcuniversal Media, LLC, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Univision Communications Inc., and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., In Support of Defendants‐Appellants: Nathan Siegel, L. Danielle Toaltoan, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY For Amici Curiae The Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press, American Society of News Editors, the Associated Press Media Editors, Association of Alternative Newsmedia, The Association of American Publishers, Inc., Discovery Communications LLC, Dow Jones & Company, Inc., First Amendment Coalition, First Look Media Works, Inc., The International Documentary Association, The Investigative Reporting Workshop, MPA – The Association of Magazine Media, National Press Photographers Association, and the Tully Center For Free Speech, In Support of Defendants‐Appellants: Bruce D. Brown, Gregg P. Leslie, Caitlin Vogus, The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: 17-2849

    Consent Decree's Inconsistent Provisions Do Not Support Ban on Movie About Rock Band

  • October 17, 2018 | The American Lawyer

    Suspended West Virginia Justice Convicted in Criminal Fraud Trial

    As one West Virginia Supreme Court justice escaped a possible impeachment, another met a less favorable fate: guilty verdicts in a federal criminal trial.

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  • Commonwealth v. Irland

    Publication Date: 2018-10-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Saylor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 18-1184

    The trial court erred in granting a petition for the forfeiture and destruction of defendant's firearm, seized by police during a road rage incident, as there was no historical foundation establishing common law civil forfeiture in the commonwealth and civil forfeiture of derivative contraband required statutory authorization. The high court affirmed the intermediate court's order.

  • October 15, 2018 | National Law Journal

    West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Can't Be Impeached, Panel Rules

    Acting Chief Justice James A. Matish and two other acting justices ruled that the Senate overstepped its authority when it moved to impeach Chief Justice Margaret Workman, who was accused of causing senior judges to be overpaid.

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  • APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT

    Publication Date: 2018-10-15
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: DOCKET

    APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT

  • USA v. Contreras

    Publication Date: 2018-10-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Stewart
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 17-11271

    In 2017, federal agents executed a search warrant for child pornography at Appellant's home.

  • Felton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-10-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew K. Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Deputy, Paula Khristian Smith, Senior Assistant, Christopher M. Carr, Attorney General, Matthew Min-soo Youn, Assistant, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joshua Bradley Smith, A.D.A., Natalie Spires Paine, District Attorney , Henry Wayne Syms, Jr., District Attorney (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A0627

    Court Upholds Conviction of Murderer Who Claimed Trial Judge Interfered with Witness Examination

  • October 12, 2018 | National Law Journal

    Split Virginia Supreme Court Finds Duty of Care for Asbestos Exposure to Nonemployees

    In a 4-3 ruling, the majority said it was clear that if the employer knows or should have known that employees' clothing dusted with asbestos could be handled by others, there is a clear duty of care.

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  • Appellate Division, Second Department: October 10, 2018

    Publication Date: 2018-10-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, Second Department:October 10, 2018

  • People v. Darryl T.

    Publication Date: 2018-10-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Peter Tom
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Ana Vuk-Pavlovic and Dennis B. Feld of counsel, Michael D. Neville, Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Mineola.
    for defendant: For Respondent: Shannon Henderson and Justin J. Braun of Counsel, Darcel D. Clark, District Attorney, Bronx.
    Case Number: 1311/13

    Counsel Ineffective for Conceding Defendant a Danger, Waiving §330.20 Confinement Hearing