• September 12, 2022 | Law.com

    3rd Circuit Refuses to DQ White & Case Over Lateral Hire of Sidley Partner

    In a precedential opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that White & Case is not conflicted out of a bankruptcy case after hiring a partner from opposing counsel Sidley Austin who previously worked on the matter.

    4 minute read

  • September 8, 2022 | Law.com

    Bench Report: The Impact of a Diverse Judiciary + Biden's 'Appoint-a-Palooza'

    This week, we took a closer look at a memorable dissent from a federal appeals court judge, and why one court watcher called it an example of "why diversity on the bench is so critical."

    11 minute read

  • September 7, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Originalism Debate Swamps Third Circuit Nominees' Hearing as 'No One Wants to Express a Judicial Philosophy'

    As the panel considered Third Circuit nominees Cindy Chung and Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves, a debate erupted over "judicial philosophy."

    4 minute read

  • September 7, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Senate Debate Over Originalism Swamps Judiciary Hearing for Third Circuit Nominees

    While Chuck Grassley has long asked about a nominee's "judicial philosophy," Wednesday was the first time the Iowa senator acknowledged the criticism he's received for the question. 

    4 minute read

  • September 7, 2022 | National Law Journal

    Debate Over Originalism Swamps Senate Judiciary Hearing

    While Chuck Grassley has long asked about a nominee's "judicial philosophy," Wednesday was the first time the Iowa senator acknowledged the criticism he's received for the question. 

    4 minute read

  • September 1, 2022 | Law.com

    Bench Report: Senate Nominations Loom as Midterm Deadline Approaches + An ERA Showdown

    President Joe Biden is quick to brag about his successes in appointing 76 judges in his first 200-plus days in office, the most compared to any other POTUS by this point in their term. But he'll need to pick up the pace to fill as many of the remaining 75 district and circuit court vacancies, especially if Democrats lose their Senate majority after the midterm elections.

    7 minute read

  • August 31, 2022 | Law.com

    Critical Mass by Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Bankruptcy Ruling Greenlights Earplug Lawsuits Against 3M. Facebook Settles Privacy Lawsuits, But Sanctions Hearing Survives

    I'm Amanda Bronstad. Feel free to reach out to me with your input. My email is [email protected], or follow me on Twitter: @abronstadlaw.

    6 minute read

  • City of Hoboken v. Chevron Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-29
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Energy | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); Thomas G. Hungar (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); Joel M. Silverstein and Herbert J. Stern (Stern Kilcullen & Rufolo); Joshua D. Dick (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); Andrea E. Neuman (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); William E. Thomson, III (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); William T. Marks and Kannon K. Shanmugam, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison); Daniel J. Toal and Theodore V. Wells, Jr. (Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison); Kevin H. Marino and John D. Tortorella (Marino Tortorella & Boyle); Paul J. Fishman (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer); Matthew T. Heartney and John D. Lombardo (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer); Jonathan W. Hughes (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer); Nancy G. Milburn and Diana E. Reiter (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer); Steven M. Bauer and Margaret Tough (Latham & Watkins); Daniel R. Brody and Jameson R. Jones (Bartlit Beck); Jeffrey S. Chiesa, Michael K. Plumb, and Dennis M. Toft (Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi); Daniel J. Brown and Alexandra M. Joyce (McCarter & English); Steven M. Bauer (Latham & Watkins); Anthony P. Callaghan (Gibbons); Sylvia-Rebecca Gutierrez and Thomas R. Valen (Gibbons); Daniel J. Brown and Alexandra M. Joyce (McCarter & English); Margaret Tough (Latham & Watkins); Robert W. Whetzel (Richards Layton & Finger); Kathryn M. Barber and Brian D. Schmalzbach (McGuireWoods); Jeffrey M. Beyer and Anthony J. Zarillo, Jr. (Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti); Kevin J. Mangan (Womble Bond Dickinson); Andrew G. McBride (McGuireWoods); David C. Frederick, Grace W. Knofczynski, and Daniel Severson (Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick); Steven L. Caponi (K&L Gates); Joseph J. Bellew (White & Williams); Megan H. Berge (Baker Botts); J. Scott Janoe (Baker Botts); Tristan L. Duncan (Shook Hardy & Bacon); Daniel B. Rogers (Shook Hardy & Bacon); Michael A. Barlow (Abrams & Bayliss); Robert P. Reznick (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe); Shannon S. Broome and Ann M. Mortimore (Hunton Andrews Kurth); Shawn P. Regan (Hunton Andrews Kurth); Antionette D. Hubbard (Maron Marvel Bradley & Anderson); Robert E. Dunn (Eimer Stahl); Nathan P. Eimer, Pamela R. Hanebutt, and Lisa S. Meyer (Eimer Stahl); Jeffrey L. Moyer (Richards Layton & Finger); Vanessa Lavely and Kevin J. Orsini (Cravath Swaine & Moore); Joy C. Fuhr and Brian D. Schmalzbach (McGuireWoods); Christian J. Singewald (White & Williams); Michael A. Barlow (Abrams & Bayliss); Alexandra Ewing and Robert W. Whetzel (Richards Layton & Finger); Robert P. Reznick (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe); J. Benjamin Aguinaga (Jones Day); Noel J. Francisco and David M. Morrell (Jones Day); David C. Kiernan (Jones Day); Tracy A. Roman and Kathleen T. Sooy (Crowell & Moring); Honor R. Costello (Crowell & Moring); Michael F. Healy (Shook Hardy & Bacon); Mackenzie M. Wrobel (Duane Morris); Michael L. Fox (Duane Morris); Blake K. Rohrbacher, Alexandra Ewing, and Robert W. Whetzel (Richards Layton & Finger)
    for defendant: Jonathan S. Abady, Matthew D. Brinckerhoff, Ananda V. Burra, andMax R. Selver (Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel); Gerald Krovatin and Helen A. Nau (Krovatin Nau); Stephanie D. Biehl, Matthew K. Edling, Quentin C. Karpilow, and Victor M. Sher (Sher Edling); Ralph K. Durstein, III and Christian D. Wright (Office of Attorney General of Delaware); Jameson A.L. Tweedie (Delaware Department of Justice)

    Case Number: 21-2728 & 22-1096

    State Law Tort Claims Arising from Climate Change Caused by Use of Fossil Fuel Products Did Not Create Federal Question Permitting Removal to Federal Court

  • In Re: Zohar III Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-16
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Consulting | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Krause
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: G. David Dean, Norman L. Pernick, Patrick J. Reilley, Cole Schotz, Wilmington, DE; Michael G. Farag, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, CA; Monica K. Loseman, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Denver, CO; Michael L. Nadler, Akiva Shapiro, Randy M. Mastro, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, New York, NY for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph M. Barry, Michael R. Nestor, Shane M. Reil, James L. Patton, Jr., Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, DE for appellee.

    Case Number: D69922

    Management services company not entitled to transaction fee where proviso requiring liquidity event to satisfy client's outstanding liabilities was included in the section defining liquidity events and therefore constituted a condition to payment of the fee.

  • August 15, 2022 | Law.com

    Eighth Circuit Splits With Third, Requiring Proof of But-For Causation To Establish Violation of False Claims Act Through Anti-Kickback Statute.

    'Cairns' represents a sharp departure from the approach applied by other courts and will make kickback-based FCA cases far more difficult to establish in the Eighth Circuit.

    8 minute read