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  • July 21, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Court: Liquor License Transfer Denials Immediately Appealable

    A business can still appeal directly from a local government's denial of an intermunicipal liquor license transfer, despite the Pennsylvania Liquor Code's prohibition on appeals, a sharply divided Commonwealth Court en banc has ruled in a published opinion.

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  • July 21, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    'Joyce in Court': James Joyce and the Law

    The overall theme of the book is Joyce's fascination with the law, lawyers, judges, and important contemporary civil and criminal cases.

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  • People v. Bloomfield

    Publication Date: 2017-07-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-07-20
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler and Jeffrey M. Laurence, Assistant Attorneys General, Seth K. Schalit and Victoria Ratnikova, Deputy Attorneys General for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Lauren E. Dodge, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. A148919

    Felony access card forgery not subject to Prop 47 reduction to misdemeanor (Margulies, Acting P.J.)

  • Chugach Management Services v. Jetnil

    Publication Date: 2017-07-21
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Defense
    Date Filed: 2017-07-21
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Before: William C. Canby and Mary H. Murguia, Circuit Judges, and Cynthia M. Rufe,*District Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keith L. Flicker (argued) and Timothy A. Pedergnana, Flicker Garelick & Associates LLP, New York, New York, for Petitioners.
    for defendant: Patrick B. Streb (argued), Weltin Streb & Weltin LLP, Oakland, California; Matthew W. Boyle (argued), Attorney; Gary K. Stearman, Counsel for Appellate Litigation; Mark Reinhalter, Counsel for Longshore; Rae Ellen James, Associate Solicitor; M. Patricia Smith, Solicitor of Labor; United States Department of Labor, Washington, D.C.; for Respondents.
    Case Number: No. 15-72873

    "Zone of special danger" doctrine applies to local nationals employed on contracts covered under Defense Base Act (Murguia, J.)

  • US v. Anthony Allen, 16-898-cr

    Publication Date: 2017-07-21
    Practice Area: Litigation | White Collar Crime | Securities Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Cabranes, Pooler, and Lynch, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General; Andrew Weissman, Carol Sipperly, Brian R. Young, Sung‐Hee Suh, and Michael T. Koenig, Fraud Section, on the brief, John M. Pellettieri, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendant‐Appellant Anthony Allen: Casey E. Donnelly, on the brief, Michael S. Schachter, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant‐Appellant Anthony Conti: Aaron Williamson, Tor Ekeland, P.C., Brooklyn, NY.
    Case Number: 16-898-cr (Lead)

    Circuit Puts Fifth Amendment Front and Center in Libor Conviction Re

  • Able Motor Cars, Corp., Plaintiff(s) v. Gymbelle Gymnastics, Inc., Defendant(s), 17886/2014

    Publication Date: 2017-07-21
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Supreme Court, Queens County, IAS Part 4
    Judge: Justice Marguerite A. Grays
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17886/2014

    Landlord's Failure to Exercise Ordinary Care in Taking Exact Measurement of Demised Premises Rendered Its Cause of Action for Rescission Without

  • July 21, 2017 | Litigation Daily

    Litigator of the Week: When the Feds Went Too Far, This Willkie Lawyer Hit Back

    For a criminal defense lawyer, there's no better feeling than winning exoneration for a deserving client. Just ask Willkie Farr and Gallagher partner Michael Schachter.

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  • In the Matter of Jessica U. et al. v. Stephanie U.

    Publication Date: 2017-07-20
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION THIRD DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Peters, P.J., Garry, Egan Jr., Rose and Mulvey, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 522568

  • People v. Jones

    Publication Date: 2017-07-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-07-20
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris and Xavier Becerra, Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Assistant Attorney General, Joseph P. Lee and Viet H. Nguyen, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Jessica K. McGuire, Assistant State Public Defender, and Ellen J. Eggers, Deputy State Public Defender, for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number:

    Exclusion of testimony describing prosecutor's efforts to secure additional witnesses harmless error (Kruger, J.)

  • In re R.T.

    Publication Date: 2017-07-20
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-07-20
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark J. Saladino, County Counsel, Mary C. Wickham, Interim County Counsel, Dawyn R. Harrison, Assistant County Counsel, William D. Thetford, Principal Deputy County Counsel, and Stephen D. Watson, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.No appearance for Minor.
    for defendant: Nancy Rabin Brucker, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number:

    Showing of parental fault not required for exercise of dependency jurisdiction over out-of-control minor (Chin, J.)