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Cerame v. Slack

Publication Date: 2024-12-16
Practice Area: Constitutional Law
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Margaret A. Little, on the brief, Richard A. Samp, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Washington, DC.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Emily Gait, Assistant Attorney General, on the brief, Michael K. Skold, Deputy Solicitor General, on behalf of William Tong, Attorney General, State of Connecticut, Hartford, CT.
Case Number: 22-3106

Lawyers Can Mount Pre-Enforcement Challenge to CT Rules of Professional Conduct

Wharton v. State of Texas

Publication Date: 2024-12-16
Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
Industry:
Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Justice Duncan
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for defendant:
Case Number: 01-22-00178-CR

A jury convicted appellant of capital murder and the trial court assessed punishment at confinement for life without parole.

December 11, 2024 | Law.com

Justice on the Move: The Impact of 'Bristol-Myers Squibb' on FLSA Forum-Shopping

Savvy plaintiffs-side attorneys are leveraging this split to avoid bringing their FLSA collective action where the employer is located if that jurisdiction is deemed unfavorable, and instead identifying a putative plaintiff located in a “friendlier” jurisdiction that allows anyone with similar claims to opt-in, regardless of where they live or work.

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December 10, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Awards $200K in Attorney Fees Following $80K Employment Discrimination Award

"Taking an employment discrimination case to trial is labor-intensive and entails a lot of risk for both the employee and counsel," the plaintiff's attorney said.

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December 9, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Union Leader Awarded $662K Judgment Against Employer in Decade-Old Wiretap Suit

"The lesson is, in New Jersey, unions have the right to elect leadership who will represent you, and it's a civil rights violation when you're retaliating against somebody for doing so," plaintiffs lawyer Charles Sciarra said.

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Jeffrey Colt et al., Respondents, v. New Jersey Transit Corporation, et al., Appellants.

Publication Date: 2024-11-27
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Court of Appeals, New York State
Judge: Associate Judge Madeline Singas
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Katherine L. Pringle, for appellants
for defendant: Brian J. Shoot, for respondents.
Case Number: No. 72

Colt v. NJT

Reid v. Garland

Publication Date: 2024-11-15
Practice Area: Immigration Law
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Myrna Pérez
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner Everod Ray Anthony Reid: Molly Lauterback, Sophie Dalsimer, Brooklyn Defender Services, Brooklyn, NY, on the brief, Andrew D. Bergman, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Houston, TX.
for defendant: For Respondent Merrick B. Garland, United States Attorney General: Brian Boynton, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Carl H. McIntyre, Jr., Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, on the brief, Paul Fiorino, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae Former Immigration Judges and Former Members of the Board of Immigration Appeals, in support of Petitioner: John J. Clarke, Jr., Subarkah Syafruddin, John O. Wray, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY. For Amici Curiae The Bronx Defenders, Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc., Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, The Legal Aid Society, and Open Immigration Legal Services, in support of Petitioner: John Harland Giammatteo, Staff Attorney and Justice Catalyst Fellow, Lutheran Social Services of New York, Immigration Legal Program, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, Disability Rights Advocates, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, and Pangea Legal Services, in support of Petitioner: Allen Burton, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY, Martha F. Hutton, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC.
Case Number: 20-3324

IJ Improperly Applied Framework to Protect Rights of Noncitizens Who May Be Incompetent

November 14, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Approves $667K Settlement Against Independence Blue Cross for Unpaid, Pre-Shift Computer Work

The plaintiffs claimed they spent approximately 15 to 30 minutes per day rebooting and loading their computers, logging in to their computers, and opening and loading various software applications and web browsers, without being compensated.

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November 11, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

3rd Circuit Revives Class Action Against Bayer Over Benzene-Contaminated Products

“Since the contaminated products contained a defect that rendered them unusable, the products were worth less than their full purchase price,” Judge Cindy K. Chung said. “To hold otherwise would be to conclude that an unusable product is worth the same as a usable one—a conclusion that resists logic.”

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United States v. Freeman

Publication Date: 2024-10-22
Practice Area: Criminal Law
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Judge Freeman
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mary K. Healy, Office of Federal Public Defender, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
for defendant: Kevin Pierce, Jesse S. Wenger, Office of United States Attorney, Wilmington, DE for appellee.
Case Number: 23-2869

District court erred by not relying on commentary to Guidelines sentencing enhancement that contained ambiguous language to determine applicability of enhancement to defendant's actions.