• Barrows v. Becerra

    Publication Date: 2022-01-31
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John Walker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees and Intervenors-Plaintiffs-Appellees: Wey-Wey Kwok, on the brief, Alice Bers, Center for Medicare Advocacy, Willimantic, CT; David J. Berger, Steven Guggenheim, on the brief, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto, CA; Regan Bailey, Carol Wong, on the brief, Justice in Aging, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Michael S. Raab, on the brief, Adam C. Jed, Attorneys, Appellate Staff, for Brian M. Boynton, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae AARP, AARP Foundation, National Disability Rights Network, and Disability Rights Connecticut: M. Geron Gadd, Kelly Bagby, William Alvarado Rivera, on the brief, AARP Foundation, Washington, D.C.; Kasey Considine, on the brief, Disability Rights Connecticut, Hartford, CT. For Amici Curiae The American Medical Association and Connecticut State Medical Society: Erin G. Sutton, on the brief, American Medical Association, Chicago, IL. For Amicus Curiae The American Health Care Association: James F. Segroves, on the brief, Reed Smith LLP, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 20-1642-cv

    Medicare Beneficiaries' Rights Violated by Reclassification Absent Mechanism to Appeal

  • Daves v. Dallas County

    Publication Date: 2022-01-24
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights | Class Actions
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Owen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 18-11368

    Appellants brought a class action suit challenging the bail system in Dallas County and alleging indigent arrestees are subjected to an unconstitutional system of wealth-based detention.

  • January 14, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

    Vitamin Energy, LLC v. Evanston Ins. Co.

    The circuit court's opinion stated that Vitamin Energy carried its burden to show that it was entitled to a defense, noting that Pennsylvania law imposes a "broad duty" on insurers to defend lawsuits brought against their insured.

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  • Looney v. Macy's Inc

    Publication Date: 2022-01-03
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Retail
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
    Judge: District Judge Diane Gujarati
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Macy's Inc., Cross Claimant, v. Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation, Cross Defendant
    for defendant: Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation, Cross Claimant, v. Macy's Inc., Cross Defendant

    Case Number: 16-CV-04814

    Injured Plaintiff Fails to Show That Macy's Created or Knew of Escalator's Condition

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: December 22, 2021

    Publication Date: 2021-12-28
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, Second Department: December 22, 2021

  • U.S. v. Capers

    Publication Date: 2021-12-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Jessica Lonergan, Jason M. Swergold, and Won S. Shin, on the brief, Scott Hartman, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Andrew G. Patel, on the brief, Benjamin Silverman, Patel & Shellow LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 17-1836-cr

    Firearm-Murder Conviction Vacated; RICO Conspiracy Is Not a Crime of Violence

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: December 13, 2021

    Publication Date: 2021-12-17
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, Second Department: December 13, 2021

  • Massaro v. Palladino

    Publication Date: 2021-12-10
    Practice Area: Employment Compliance | Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Alan J. Bozer, James D. Donathen, Kyle Tanzer, on the briefs, Joshua S. Glasgow, Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: James V. Cole II, Kalena R. Kettering, Meredith F. Kimelblatt, on the reply brief, Edward J. Meehan, Groom Law Group, Chartered, Washington, DC; Robert L. Boreanaz, Joseph L. Guza, on the opening brief, Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria, Buffalo, NY.

    Case Number: 20-1807

    Union Trustees Breached Fiduciary Duties Under ERISA by Amending Pacts by Majority Vote

  • American Civil Liberties Union, Inc. v. Zeh

    Publication Date: 2021-11-11
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John P. Batson, (The Law Office of John P. Batson), Augusta, Leslie K. Eason, Tiffany N. Taylor, (Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP), Atlanta, Sean Jengwei Young, Brian Matthew Hauss, Andres M. Lopez-Delgado, (American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Of Georgia, Inc.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brent J. Savage, Kathryn Hughes Pinckney, (Savage Turner Pinckney & Savage), Savannah, for appellee; David E. Hudson, (Hull Barrett, PC), Augusta, for Other Party; Clare Rivka Norins, (First Amendment Clinic), Athens, Joshua Barrett Belinfante, (Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.

    Case Number: S20G1473

    Actual Malice Standard Applies to Public Official, Who Fails to Show in Defamation Claim That ACLU Disbelieved Truth of Disputed Statements in Blog Post

  • November 7, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Associates Class of 2021

    Profiles of over 200 associates hired in New Jersey in 2021.

    58 minute read