• Cedeno v. Sasson

    Publication Date: 2024-05-09
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Beth Robinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Rachana A. Pathak, Douglas D. Geyser, John Stokes, Tillman J. Breckenridge, on the brief: Peter K. Stris, Stris & Maher LLP, Los Angeles, CA and Washington, D.C. As Amicus Curiae in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Seema Nanda, G. William Scott, Jeffrey M. Hahn, on the brief, Alyssa C. George, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Argent Trust Co.: Lars C. Golumbic, Michael J. Prame, Paul J. Rinefierd, on the brief, Sarah M. Adams, Groom Law Group, Chartered, Washington, D.C. For Defendants-Appellants Ryan Sasson, Daniel Blumkin, Ian Behar, Duke Enterprises LLC, Twist Financial LLC, Blaise Investments LLC, and Strategic Financial Solutions, LLC: Jeremy P. Blumenfeld, Margaret M. McDowell, Jared R. Killeen, Antonia M. Moran, Michael E. Kenneally, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA and Washington, D.C. Jennifer B. Dickey, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C., Andrew J. Pincus, Archis A. Parasharami, Daniel E. Jones, Erica A. White, Nancy G. Ross, Jed W. Glickstein, Washington, D.C. and Chicago, IL. For Amici Curiae the ESOP Association and the American Benefits Council in support of Defendants-Appellants: Mark D. Taticchi, Elizabeth M. Casey, Richard J. Pearl, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Philadelphia, PA and Chicago, IL.

    Case Number: 21-2891-cv

    Arbitration Clause Unenforceable; Would Prevent Pursuit of Plan-Wide Remedies Under ERISA

  • Kars 4 Kids Inc. v. Am. Can!

    Publication Date: 2024-05-06
    Practice Area: Intellectual Property
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Fisher
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Upnit K. Bhatti (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe); Alexandra Bursak and Christopher Cariello (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe); Marc D. Haefner (Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly & Falanga); Jonathan Z. King (Cowan Liebowitz & Latman)
    for defendant: Karen A. Confoy and Corinne M. Trainor (Fox Rothschild); Christopher R. Kinkade (Pierson Ferdinand); Aubrey N. Pittman (The Pittman Law Firm)

    Case Number: 23-1273 & 23-1281

    District Court Erred by Not Applying Presumption of Laches in Lanham Act Claim and Shifting Burden of Proof to Opposing Party

  • March 21, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Firing White Woman for Facebook Posts Is OK, Court Says

    "[W]hat everyone fails to realize is that if you're home on the couch doing what you're supposed to be doing, you won't ever be one of those numbers no matter what your race, religion, or political affiliation!" the employee posted about police killings of Black people.

    5 minute read

  • March 5, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

    New Partners Yearbook 2024

    Congratulations to these new partners, made and hired laterally over the past year.

    46 minute read

  • March 4, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

    People in the News—March 4, 2024—Flaster Greenberg, Duane Morris

    Meghan K. Finnerty has joined Flaster Greenberg as a shareholder in its litigation and insurance counseling and recovery departments.

    3 minute read

  • February 16, 2024 | Litigation Daily

    Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

    Runners-up honors this week go to litigators at Cleary, Latham, MoFo, Simpson Thacher and Skadden.

    7 minute read

  • In re: Ursa Operating Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-02-05
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Energy
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Porter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George A. Barton, Barton and Burrows, LLC, Mission, KS for appellants.
    for defendant: Duston K. McFaul, Maegan Quejada, Sidley Austin LLP, Houston, TX; Robert S. Velevis, Sidley Austin LLP, Dallas, TX; Robert S. Brady, Edmon L. Morton, Kenneth J. Enos, Joseph M. Mulvihill, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, DE; Ana Alfonso, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, New York, NY; John H. Knight, Amanda R. Steele, Richards Layton & Finger, Wilmington, DE for appellees.

    Case Number: 22-1729

    Lower courts erroneously dismissed adversary complaint of property owners to recover improperly withheld oil and gas royalties where property owners, not extractor, had an equitable interest in the funds, and thus a constructive trust was an appropriate mechanism for relief.

  • Kimble v. Opteon Appraisal Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-01-31
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, U.S. - WDNY
    Judge: Magistrate Judge Mark W. Pedersen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Bruce E. Menken, Esq., Jason J. Rozger, Esq., Beranbaum Menken Ben-Asher & Bierman LLP.
    for defendant: Bryan J. Schwartz, Esq., Bryan Schwartz Law, Oakland, CA. For Defendant: William J. Anthony, Esq., Littler Mendelson, P.C., New York, NY. Riane F. Lafferty, Esq., Littler Mendelson, P.C., Fairport, NY.

    Case Number: 23-CV-6399

    Out-of-State Plaintiffs Cannot Join FLSA Collective Action; Equitable Tolling Is Denied

  • January 29, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Crying Foul Over Attorney Conduct During Depositions

    Depositions can and often do go awry when one or both sides are unfamiliar with the rules governing deposition practice. Indeed, case law abounds with examples of such persistent issues as communications between attorney and witness, sanctionable conduct, making and ruling on objections, and when to compel the continuation of a deposition.

    9 minute read

  • January 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

    Phone Home: Inflatable Alien Costume Held Copyrightable

    To ring out the old year on an otherworldly note, the Western District of Pennsylvania issued a preliminary injunction in a case involving the unauthorized copying of an inflatable adult Halloween costume that created the "whimsical" illusion that the wearer was being carried around by a seven-foot-tall green space alien.

    6 minute read