• Hong v. U.S. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n

    Publication Date: 2022-07-27
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Securities Litigation | Whistleblower Laws | White Collar Crime
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Richard S. Corenthal, John H. Byington III, on the brief, Paul K. Brown, Archer, Byington, Glennon & Levine LLP, Melville, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent Securities and Exchange Commission: Michael A. Conley, Thomas J. Karr, on the brief, Matthew S. Ferguson, Office of the General Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC. For Respondent United States of America: Casen B. Ross, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC

    Case Number: 21-529

    Settlements Were Not Judicial Actions by SEC Warranting Award Under Whistleblower Program

  • Nat'l. Hockey League v. TIG Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-26
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Insurance
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Melissa Crane
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiffs by: Peter D. Luneau, Shaud G. Tavakoli, National Hockey League, NHL Board of Governors, NHL Enterprises, Inc., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
    for defendant: Defendants by: Michael O. Kassak, John Hacker, Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, Federal Insurance Company, Vigilant Insurance Company, White and Williams LLP. By: Heather E. Simpson, Mark F. Hamilton, TIG Insurance Company f/k/a Transamerica Insurance Company, Kennedys CMK LL. By Glenn Jacobson, Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, as successor to Commercial Union Assurance Co., LTD, Abrams, Gorelick, Friedman & Jacobson LLP. By: Jourdan Dozier, Zurich Insurance Company Ltd, Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP.

    Case Number: 653421/2020

    Insurers Must Pay Defense Costs Incurred in NHL's Concussion Litigation

  • Nelson v. McKenzie

    Publication Date: 2022-07-26
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrea Pawlak, (Schulten Ward & Turner, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alyson Lembeck, (Ellis Funk, P.C.), Atlanta, Juliette Lavallee, (Western Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Athens, for appellee.

    Case Number: A22A0199

    Court reverses order that modified a father's child support payments due to errors in calculating his income and in evaluating educational expenses

  • July 25, 2022 | Law.com

    Tenth Circuit Rules That Religious Employers May Not Use the Collateral Order Doctrine To Immediately Appeal Rulings on the Ministerial Exception to Title VII Claims

    The court held in a 2-1 decision that it lacked jurisdiction to consider, on interlocutory appeal, orders preliminarily denying a religious employer summary judgment on the "ministerial exception" defense to Title VII racial discrimination claims, because a jury must first resolve genuine issues of disputed fact.

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  • July 25, 2022 | Law.com

    Law Firm Business Opportunities, The Line Between Personal and Professional, GDPR Guidance: The Morning Minute

    The news and analysis you need to start your day.

    4 minute read

  • Gilbreath v. Horan

    Publication Date: 2022-07-25
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Corporate Governance
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rivas-Molloy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 01-17-00316-CV

    In 1964, Wesley Gilbreath, Sr. founded an advertising company focused on billboards.

  • USA v. Wills

    Publication Date: 2022-07-25
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-40648

    A criminal defendant, who was convicted by a jury of sexually abusing a child, failed to prove on appeal any reversible error in the trial court proceedings.

  • July 22, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

    New Jersey Cannabis Law: Weeding Out Misconceptions

    This article examines some recent legislative and judicial developments related to the legalization of medicinal and recreational cannabis in New Jersey and offers guidance for employers .

    10 minute read

  • July 21, 2022 | Law.com

    D.C. Firms Benefit, Georgia Abortion Ban, SCOTUS Approval Rating: The Morning Minute

    The news and analysis you need to start your day.

    4 minute read

  • Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Rio Tinto PLC

    Publication Date: 2022-07-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Securities Litigation
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Dan M. Berkovitz, General Counsel; Michael A. Conley, Solicitor; Dominick V. Freda, Assistant General Counsel; Hope Hall Augustini, Martin Totaro, Senior Litigation Counsel, on the brief, Emily True Parise, Senior Litigation Counsel, Securities & Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited: Mark A. Kirsch, Jennifer L. Conn, Avi Weitzman, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Mark A. Perry, Richard W. Grime, Kellam M. Conover, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., on the brief, THOMAS H. DUPREE JR., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C. For Defendant-Appellee Thomas Albanese: James P. Loonam, Jones Day, New York, NY; Matthew J. Rubenstein, Jones Day, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief, Sarah L. Levine, Jones Day, Washington, D.C. For Defendant-Appellee Guy Robert Elliott: Theodore V. Wells, Jr., Walter G. Ricciardi, Geoffrey R. Chepiga, Livia Fine, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Kannon K. Shanmugam, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America: Tara S. Morrissey, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C.; Carter G. Phillips, Kwaku A. Akowuah, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C.; Eamon P. Joyce, James R. Horner, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Law Professors Joseph Grundfest, Todd Henderson, Adam Pritchard, Andrew Vollmer, and Karen Woody: Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Marisa C. Maleck, King & Spalding LLP, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 21-2042

    Actionable Scheme Liability Claim Requires More That Misstatements, Omissions