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  • February 21, 2024 | Daily Report Online

    Vacated on Appeal: Ruling Clarifies Standard of Review

    "'Competent substantial evidence' is a deferential [standard] that does not permit the commissioner to reweigh the evidence, judge the credibility of witnesses, or substitute his judgment on factual issues for that of the hearing officer based on the commissioner's expertise," read the Supreme Court of Georgia opinion.

    7 minute read

  • Jackson v. Law Offs. of Peter Sverd, PLLC

    Publication Date: 2024-02-16
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Lisa S. Headley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 153586/2023

    Mere Dissatisfaction with Case Outcome Does Not Constitute Malpractice

  • Revitalize Auto Communities Environmental Response Trust v. National Grid USA

    Publication Date: 2024-02-15
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Automotive | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Beth Robinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Laura E. Jensen, on the brief, Jeffrey D. Talbert, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, LLP, Portland, ME. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Alan J. Knauf, Linda R. Shaw, Amy K. Kendall, Jonathan R. Tantillo, Knauf Shaw LLP, Rochester, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Lockheed Martin Corporation: Steven T. Miano, Peter V. Keays, on the brief, Robert A. Wiygul, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA. For Defendant-Appellee General Electric Company: Dean S. Sommer, Kristin Carter Rowe, Young/Sommer LLC, Albany, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Northeast Management Services, Inc.: Douglas H. Zamelis, The Law Office of Douglas H. Zamelis, Cooperstown, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Syracuse Deere Road Associates, LLC and Hauler's Facility LLC: Gregory M. Brown, Fogel & Brown, P.C., Syracuse, NY. For Defendants-Appellees National Grid USA and Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation: Yvonne E. Hennessey, Barclay Damon LLP, Albany, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Verizon New York Inc. as successor to Telesector Resources Group, Inc.: Philip H. Gitlen, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, Albany, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Honeywell International Inc.: Geoffrey Michael, Lauren C. Daniel, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees Carrier Circle Business Complex LLC, North Midler Properties, LLC, and Syracuse LePage LLC: Michael A. Fogel, Fogel & Brown, P.C., Syracuse, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Carrier Circle Business Complex LLC, North Midler Properties, LLC, Syracuse LePage LLC, Syracuse Deere Road Associates, LLC, Hauler's Facility LLC: Patrick D. Donnelly, McGivney, Kluger Clark & Intoccia, P.C., Syracuse, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Amparit Industries, LLC: Lori E. Petrone, Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee B&B Family Limited Partnership: Joseph R. Talarico, II, Talarico Law Firm, Fayetteville, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Jagar Enterprises, Inc.: Linda E. Alario, Syracuse, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Magna Powertrain USA, Inc., and New Process Gear, Inc.: John J. Kuster, Sidney Austin LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Onondaga Pottery Company, Inc.: Andrew C. Rose, Nixon Peabody LLP, Albany, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Metalico New York, Inc. and Metalico Syracuse Realty, Inc.: Albert J. Millus, Jr., Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP, Binghamton, NY. For Defendants-Appellees C&S Engineers, Inc. and Calocerinos and Spina: Paul D. Sylvestri, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, Rochester NY. For Defendants-Appellees Carrier Corporation, Carlyle Air Conditioning Company Inc., and Raytheon Technologies Corporation f/k/a United Technologies Corporation: Elizabeth C. Barton, Erick M. Sandler, Day Pitney LLP, Hartford, CT. For Defendant-Appellee Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company: Glen R. Stuart, Adina D. Bingham, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA, and Bernard J. Garbutt, III, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Nokia of America Corporation and Western Electric Company, Incorporated: Meaghan G. Boyd, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA, and David Venderbush, Alston & Bird LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Gardner Denver, Inc.: Daniel T. Flaherty, Daniel C.W. Narvey, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Milwaukee
    Case Number: 22-1589-cv

    Consent Decree Resolved Only RACER's CERCLA Liability as to Plant, Pollutants Therefrom

  • February 1, 2024 | Law.com

    Interstate Sales Suit Dies / More Licensing Suits / An IP Attorney Returns to Alston & Bird / Weed in the Workplace Suits

    An Oregon cannabis wholesaler dropped its lawsuit challenging a state ban on interstate sales, marking another recent loss for Dormant Commerce Clause arguments.

    11 minute read

  • January 23, 2024 | Pro Mid Market

    Litigation, IP Headlined Big Law Poaching by Midsize Firms in 2023

    Rate flexibility and client conflicts drove Big Law attorneys to smaller firms in 2023, leading to gains for Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr in Texas, Stoel Rives in Oregon and Potter Anderson & Corroon in Delaware.

    6 minute read

  • January 22, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

    Newsmakers: More Texas Firms Announce Partner Promotions

    Alston & Bird, McGlinchey Stafford, and others.

    8 minute read

  • Employers Ins. Co. of Wasau v. First State Orthopaedics, P.A.

    Publication Date: 2024-01-22
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Health Care | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin J. Connors, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Wilmington, DE; Andrew Hatchett, Tiffany Powers, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA for appellants.
    for defendant: John S. Spadaro, John Sheehan Spadaro, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Jonathan L. Parshall, Lauren A. Cirrinicione, Murphy & Landon, Wilmington, DE for appellee.
    Case Number: 27, 2023D

    Trial court erred in concluding that medical provider had standing to challenge lawfulness of insurer's old billing codes under the workers' compensation law, where the insurer had switched to a new billing code system prior to, and independent of, the provider's lawsuit and any prospective declaratory relief would not redress the claimed injury.

  • January 5, 2024 | Daily Report Online

    Millions at Stake as Defunct Apportionment Law Is Debated in Ga. Courts

    "[Our recent settlement's] a good example of what Alston & Bird v. Hatcher Management Holdings allowed that we can no longer do," plaintiff attorney Mike Rafi said. "Something like this will almost certainly never happen again because of the way the law changed."

    5 minute read

  • January 2, 2024 | Daily Report Online

    In Atlanta Partner Moves, Big Law Looks to Real Estate and Transactional Practices

    Real estate lawyers "are the folks who are going to be the real premium and who [firms will] go after," one Atlanta recruiter said.

    8 minute read

  • December 21, 2023 | Litigation Daily

    Encore! One Last Look at 2023's Litigators of the Week

    With one more LOTW set to be named tomorrow, a familiar firm has already clinched the most top spots for the year.

    16 minute read