• Kaziu v. U.S.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Guido Calabresi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellant Betim Kaziu: Yoav M. Griver, Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee United States of America: Breon Peace, United States Attorney, Saritha Komatireddy And Robert M. Pollack, Assistant United States Attorneys, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, New York.

    Case Number: 121-1247-pr

    District Court Exceeded Its Discretion in Declining Full De Novo Resentencing Proceeding

  • A & A Concepts, LLC v. Fernandez

    Publication Date: 2024-07-22
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Commercial Law | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Douglas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-50757

    Appellants were a group of produce suppliers who sold produce to Lonestar Produce Express, LLC, a produce broker owned by Leonidez Fernandez, III and Eric Fernandez, the sons of Leonidez Fernandez, Jr. By mid-2019, Lonestar owed about $221,000 to the appellants in unpaid produce invoices.

  • July 12, 2024 | Pro Mid Market

    Midsize Moves: Tucker Arensberg Hires Federal Public Defender as Shareholder, Farrell Fritz Adds 9 Attorneys in 2024

    Tucker Arensberg announced that Heidi R. Freese, an attorney with a background in federal criminal defense, has joined the firm as a shareholder; New York-based Farrell Fritz has added nine lawyers in the first half of 2024, according to a firm spokesperson

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  • July 9, 2024 | National Law Journal

    Biden Moves Swiftly to Formally Nominate US Judge in Phila. After Pratter's Death

    "Judge [Gail] Weilheimer has served the people of Southeastern Pennsylvania for decades, bringing to the table a wealth of experience ranging from the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office to Abington Township Commissioner to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas," Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pennsylvania, said of President Biden's judicial nominee to replace deceased U.S. District Judge Pratter.

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  • July 9, 2024 | Law.com

    Biden Moves Swiftly to Formally Nominate US Judge in Phila. After Pratter's Death

    "Judge [Gail] Weilheimer has served the people of Southeastern Pennsylvania for decades, bringing to the table a wealth of experience ranging from the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office to Abington Township Commissioner to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas," Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pennsylvania, said of President Biden's judicial nominee to replace deceased U.S. District Judge Pratter.

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  • July 3, 2024 | Law.com

    Judge Denies Wholesalers' Class Certification in RICO Suit Against EpiPen Manufacturer Mylan

    U.S. District Judge Eric C. Tostrud for the District of Minnesota determined that the plaintiffs failed to affirmatively demonstrate the class was so numerous and joinder of all members is impracticable under Rule 23(a)(1), that the representative parties will adequately protect the interests of the class under Rule 23(a)(4), or that questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members under Rule 23(b)(3).

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  • June 27, 2024 | Law.com

    AstraZeneca Sues an Attorney General as Big Pharma Challenges Rise

    "Exploiting a loophole in the federal 340B drug program—a program intended to benefit the needy—[pharmaceutical companies] have in recent years begun imposing their will on Mississippi medical providers and pharmacies," the defendant contended.

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  • In Re C.J.S.

    Publication Date: 2024-06-17
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rivas-Molloy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 01-22-00396-CV

    In a suit to establish paternity of C.J.S, the trial court held it had jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, and subsequently issued a default final order naming the child's parents joint managing conservators, awarding mother primary conservatorship, ordering supervised visitation for appellant father, and ordering appellant to pay child support.

  • United States v. Pritchett

    Publication Date: 2024-05-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Roth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin L. Wallace, Jesse S. Wenger, Office of United States Attorney, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: David Pugh, Mary K. Healy, Office of Federal Public Defender, Wilmington, DE for appellee.

    Case Number: 23-2005

    District court correctly suppressed evidence where defendant's actions were not sufficiently furtive or suspicious to justify a Terry stop.

  • May 20, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Judge Clears Path for Genesis Diagnostic's Dispute Over $419K of Lab Testing

    In opposition, Kaiser argued Genesis failed to allege sufficient facts to show a contract existed, claiming the lab failed to adequately plead it "received a valid assignment of benefits from anyone."

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