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March 21, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Circuit Again Dismisses Suit Against Lehman Pension Plan

For the second time, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed a long-running case against directors of a Lehman Brothers pension plan, saying the U.S. Supreme Court's r

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Rinehart v. Lehman Brothers Holdings, 15‐2229

Publication Date: 2016-03-21
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs, Wesley, and Livingston, C.J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs‐Appellants Alex E. Rinehart, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Jo Anne Buzzo, Monique Miller Fong, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, Maria DeSousa, and Linda DeMizio: Matthew M. Guiney, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, NY. Thomas J. McKenna, Gregory Egleston, Gainey McKenna & Egleston, New York, NY, on the brief, Daniel W. Krasner, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants‐Appellees Mary Pat Archer, Amitabh Arora, Michael Branca, Evelyne Estey, Adam Feinstein, David Romhilt, and Wendy M. Uvino: Janet Gochman, Alexander Li, on the brief, Jonathan K. Youngwood, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant‐Appellee Richard S. Fuld, Jr.: Todd S. Fishman, Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15‐2229

Cite as: Rinehart v. Lehman Brothers, 15‐2229, NYLJ 1202752668579, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided March 18, 2016)CASE NAMEAlex E. Rinehart, on behalf of himself and a

March 17, 2016 | Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: James Rouhandeh of Davis Polk

Persistence paid off this month for Davis Polk & Wardwell's James Ro h, to the great relief of his law firm client, Proskauer Rose. Despite a U.S. Supreme Court loss, Ro

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March 17, 2016 | National Law Journal

Lightning Strikes Twice at Arnold & Porter with Merrick Garland Nomination

Law firm leaders describe this moment, when a U.S. Supreme Court nominee hails from their partnership, as a lightning bolt. Law firms don’t plan for this. Th

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March 10, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Proskauer Beats Megabucks Class Action Over Work for Ponzi Schemer

Proskauer Rose and Chadbourne & Parke are immune from liability for the conduct of a former partner at the firms who was accused of helping R. Allen Stanford orchestrate a $7 billion fra

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March 10, 2016 | National Law Journal

Court Shields Proskauer, Chadbourne From Investors' Stanford Claims

Proskauer Rose and Chadbourne & Parke are immune from liability for the conduct of a former partner at the firms who investors accused of helping R. Allen Stanford orchestrate a $7

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Burton v. Davis

Publication Date: 2016-03-10
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Date Filed: 2016-03-10
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: A. Howard Matz, District Judge, Presiding Before: Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, and Jay S. Bybee, Circuit Judges.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marcia A. Morrissey (argued), Santa Monica, California; Lisa M. Romo, Berkeley, California, for Petitioner-Appellee.
for defendant: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General of California, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Keith H. Borjon, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Chung L. Mar (argued), Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, California, for Respondent-Appellant.
Case Number: No. 13-55328

Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 2605 ANDRE BURTON, Petitioner-Appellee, v. RON DAVIS,* Warden, Cal

March 8, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Implementing Juvenile Lifer Ruling a 'Tremendous' Task

As county agencies around Pennsylvania begin to implement a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on juveniles unconstitutionally sentenced to life without parole, a raft of conflicts, concerns a

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March 1, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Police Beating Victim to Collect $450,000 in Decade-Old Excessive Force Case

Tylon Outlaw v. City of Hartford, Detective Troy Gordon and Officer Michael Allen: A man who claims he was beaten by Hartford police officers more than a decade ago has been aw

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Buntion v. State, AP-76, 769 (Tex.Crim.App. 01/27/2016)

Publication Date: 2016-02-29
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Date Filed: 2016-01-27
Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Judge: Richardson, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Hervey, J., filed a concurring opinion in which Keasler and Newell, J.J., joined. Alcala, J., filed a concurring opinion. Hervey, J. Alcala, J.
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Case Number: AP-76, 769

ON DIRECT APPEAL FROM CAUSE NO. 588227 IN THE 178TH DISTRICT COURT HARRIS COUNTY Richardson, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Hervey, J., fil