• Nelson v. City of N.Y.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-03
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Evidence | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Queens
    Judge: Justice Salvatore Modica
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the Plaintiff: By Brett A. Zekowski and Alex Tovstolug, Esqs., Parker Waichman LLP
    for defendant: For Defendant Lindenwood Owners Corp.: By Michael J. White, Esq., Hannum Feretic Prendergast & Merlino, LLC

    Case Number: 24005/2012

    Court Grants Motion to Permit Elderly, Infirm Plaintiff to Testify Via Live Videotelephony

  • Hound Partners Offshore Fund LP v. Valeant Pharms. Int'l Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-03
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Denise Cote
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the plaintiffs: Chad Johnson, Jennifer Barrett, Steig D. Olson, Rollo C. Baker, Kathryn Bonacorsi, Jesse Bernstein, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For defendants Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Robert L. Rosiello, Ari S. Kellen, Ronald H. Farmer, Colleen Goggins, Robert A. Ingram, Anders Lönner, Theo Melas-Kyriaza, Robert N. Power, Norma Provencio, and Katharine B. Stevenson: Paul C. Curnin, Jonathan K. Youngwood, Craig S. Waldman, Daniel J. Stujenske, Dean McGee, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, New York.; For defendants Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., DNB Markets Inc., Barclays Capital Inc. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, and Suntrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.: Richard A. Rosen, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, New York.; For defendant Tanya Carro: William J. Schwartz, Laura G. Birger, Cooley LLP, New York, New York.; For defendant Deborah Jorn: Cara David, Barry A. Bohrer, Michael L. Yaeger, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, New York.; For defendant J. Michael Pearson: Holly S. Wintermute, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, New York.; Jonathan R. Tuttle, Ada F. Johnson, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Washington, D.C.; For defendant PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP: James J. Capra, King & Spalding LLP, New York, New York.; Kenneth Y. Turnbull, King & Spalding LLP, Washington, D.C.; For defendant Howard B. Schiller: Robert Y. Sperling, Joseph L. Motto, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, Illinois.

    Case Number: 18 cv 76

    Securities Fraud Suit Could Have Been Brought in District of New Jersey, Granted Transfer

  • May 2, 2018 | Law.com

    Critical Mass: Why SCOTUS Picked Google Settlement to Test Cy Pres. Plus, Infighting Roils Plaintiffs' Lawyers in Flint Water Case

    In a win for critics of the doctrine, the U.S. Supreme Court has finally picked a case to review the use of cy pres funds: An $8.5 million class action settlement with Google, which yielded $5.3 million to be distributed to public interest causes, some of which opponents said had ties to lawyers in the case.

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  • May 2, 2018 |

    Newhook v. Erie Ins. Exchange

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert AnalysisNewhook v. Erie Ins. Exch.Superior Court of PennsylvaniaApril 25, 2018, Decided; April 25, 2018, FiledNo.…

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  • Ryu v. Hope Bancorp. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-02
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Jed Rakoff
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 18 Civ. 1236

    Bank's CEO Contractually Entitled to Advanced Legal Fees in Embezzlement Probes, Lawsuit

  • Burgin v. Brown

    Publication Date: 2018-05-02
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, U.S. - WDNY
    Judge: District Judge William Skretny
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 15-CV-201

    Advocacy Group's Founder Lacks Standing to Assert Claims on Students' Behalf

  • In The Interest Of R. S. T., a child.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-01
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Jeffrey (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr (Attorney General), Atlanta; Penny Hannah (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta; Shalen Nelson (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellant. William Collins (Smith, Collins & Fletcher, P.A.), Atlanta; Nigel Davis (Attorney at Law), Atlanta; Karen Pulliam (Guardian Ad Litem), Decatur, for other party.

    Case Number: A17A1595

    Termination of Parental Rights Not Supported By Clear and Convincing Evidence of Harm to Child

  • Reid v. Waste Industries USA, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-01
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Johnson, Natalie Mark (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Martin (McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP), Atlanta; George Darden (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A17A1791

    The Court of Appeals partially reversed the trial court's order granting defendants' motion for summary judgment and denying plaintiff's motion for sanctions in his suit for malicious prosecution, conspiracy, and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress after he was acquitted of charges stemming from his alleged brandishing of a gun on his supervisor and co-workers after he was fired from his job.

  • April 30, 2018 | National Law Journal

    How to Identify Bias in the Courtroom

    Lawyers will enjoy more success in their practice by acknowledging, rather than ignoring, the natural biases of the participants and developing a practical understanding of bias in their practices.

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  • Appellate Division, Second Department: April 26, 2018

    Publication Date: 2018-04-30
    Practice Area: Appellate Division Activity | Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, Second Department: April 26, 2018