• July 18, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Court Tackles State Public Education Funding in Two Cases

    In their New York Court of Appeals Roundup, Lynn K. Neuner and William T. Russell Jr. write that at the end of last month, the Court of Appeals addressed once again the issue of adequate state funding for public education, dismissing plaintiffs' statewide challenges to the system, but permitting certain claims to proceed solely to the extent that they relate to circumstances in Syracuse and New York City.

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  • Fairfield v. EP Energy, 14-15-00586-CV (TexApp Dist 07/06/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-07-18
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-07-06
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth
    Judge: KEM THOMPSON FROST, CHIEF JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-15-00586-CV

    Appellant Fairfield Industries sells seismic data to oil companies under licensing agreements that prevent them from sharing the data with others. EP Energy and its predecessors purchased data for

  • U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ETC., res, v. SHIRLEY ABRAHAM, a/k/a SHIRLEY VACCACHAN, ap

    Publication Date: 2017-07-18
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION: SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Eng, P.J.; Mastro, Rivera, Dillon and Balkin, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

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    U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ETC., res, v. SHIRLEY ABRAHAM, a/k/a SHIRLEY VACCACHAN, ap — Application to withdraw appeals from an order and a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester Coun

  • LAKRISTA Q. (ANONYMOUS). SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PETITIONER-res, SAMANTHA Q. (ANONYMOUS), res-res

    Publication Date: 2017-07-18
    Practice Area:
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION: SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Eng, P.J.; Mastro, Rivera, Dillon and Balkin, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

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    MATTER OF LAKRISTA Q. (ANONYMOUS). SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PETITIONER-res, SAMANTHA Q. (ANONYMOUS), res-res — Appeal by Samantha Q. from an order of the Family Court, Suf

  • JOHN B. ELLISON, ap, v. CHARTIS CLAIMS, INC., a/k/a AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP DOMESTIC CLAIMS, INC. res

    Publication Date: 2017-07-18
    Practice Area:
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION: SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Eng, P.J.; Mastro, Rivera, Dillon and Balkin, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

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    JOHN B. ELLISON, ap, v. CHARTIS CLAIMS, INC., a/k/a AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP DOMESTIC CLAIMS, INC. res — Application by the appellant pursuant to 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2) to enlarge the time t

  • TCR Sports v. WN Partner, 652044/14

    Publication Date: 2017-07-18
    Practice Area: Telecommunications | Civil Appeals
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Before: Acosta, P.J., Richter, Andrias, Kahn, Gesmer, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, LLP, appellant-respondent/respondent: Thomas J. Hall of counsel, Chadbourne & Parke LLP, New York, and Rachel W. Thorn, Alan Levine and Caroline Pignatelli of counsel, Cooley LLP, New York. For TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, LLP, the Baltimore Orioles Baseball Club and the Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership, appellants-respondents/respondents: Carter G. Phillips of the bar of the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For the Baltimore Orioles Baseball Club and the Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership, appellants-respondents/respondents: Benjamin R. Nagin, Eamon P. Joyce, Kwaku A. Akowuah and Tobias S. Loss-Eaton of counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, New York. For Washington Nationals Baseball Club, LLC, respondent-appellant/respondent: Stephen R. Neuwirth, Sanford I. Weisburst, Julia J. Peck and Cleland B. Welton II of counsel, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York. For the Office of Commissioner of Baseball and the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, respondents-appellants: Paul Clement of the bar of the District of Columbia, admitted pro hac vice, Erin E. Murphy of the bar of the District of Columbia and the State of Virginia, admitted pro hac vice, and Michael H. McGinley of the bar of the District of Columbia, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC, John J. Buckley, Jr. of counsel, Williams & Connolly, New York, and Jonathan D. Lupkin of counsel, Lupkin and Associates, New York. For E. Leo Milonas, amicus curiae: David G. Keyko of counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York. For Diamond Dealers Club, Inc., amicus curiae: Stephen L. Ascher, Irene M. Ten Cate and Jeremy H. Ershow of counsel, Jenner Block LLP, New York. For Kenneth R. Feinberg, amicus curiae: Lawrence I. Ginsburg, Jay R. Fialkoff and Robert B. McFarlane of counsel, Moses & Singer LLP, New York. For Robert S. Smith, amicus curiae: Robert S. Smith, Robert J. Lack and Nora Bojar of counsel, Friedman Kaplan Seiler and Adelman, New York.

    Case Number: 652044/14

    Panel's Close Call on MLB-Network Dispute May Set Up Extra Legal I

  • Lazo v. Bacher, 12-37120

    Publication Date: 2017-07-18
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk County, I.A.S. Part 39
    Judge: Justice Denise F. Molia
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiffs: Zimmerman Law, PLLC, Huntington Station, New York.
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendant: Richard T. Lau & Associates, Jericho, New York.

    Case Number: 12-37120

    Conflicting Medical Expert Reports Raise Issues For Trier of Fact in Personal Injury

  • July 17, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    How to Shift Your Litigation Strategies for the New IP Landscape

    Sapna W. Palla and Andrew Bochner if Wiggin and Dana write: The year 2016 and the last few months of 2017 have been characterized by many notable developments, causing sea changes in intellectual property law that shift litigation strategies more than ever. While the changes have been far reaching, this article will focus on those which most impact litigation strategies, such as venue, laches, patent exhaustion, patent damages, and extraterritoriality, and provide practical suggestions for strategies to employ, along with real-world examples of successful approaches to navigate this new landscape.

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  • Swigart v. Bruno

    Publication Date: 2017-07-17
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Date Filed: 2017-06-22
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: The Law Office of John Derrick and John Derrick for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Selman Breitman, Elaine K. Fresch, Rachel E. Hobbs and Melanie M. Smith for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. D071072

    Accident resulting from contact between horses inherent risk of endurance riding (Aaron, J.)

  • Lewis v. Superior Court (Medical Board of California)

    Publication Date: 2017-07-17
    Practice Area: Privacy | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Date Filed: 2017-07-17
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fenton Nelson, Fenton Law Group, Henry R. Fenton, Dennis E. Lee and Benjamin J. Fenton for Petitioner.
    for defendant: No appearance for Respondent.Kamala D. Harris and Xavier Becerra, Attorneys General, Edward C. DuMont, State Solicitor General, Kathleen A. Kenealy, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gloria L. Castro, Assistant Attorney General, Janill L. Richards, Principal Deputy State Solicitor General, Aimee Feinberg, Deputy State Solicitor General, Kathleen Vermazen Radez and Samuel P. Siegel, Associate Deputy State Solicitor General, E.A. Jones III and Edward K. Kim, Deputy Attorneys General, for Real Party in Interest.

    Case Number: No. S219811

    Medical Board's accessing of patient prescription records did not violate patient privacy rights (Liu, J.)