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  • U.S. v. McPartland

    Publication Date: 2023-09-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Jo Ann M. Navickas, Nicole Boeckmann, and Michael Maffei, Assistant United States Attorneys, and Lara Treinis Gatz, Special Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Justina Geraci, Assistant United States Attorney, for Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Christopher McPartland: Lisa Cahill, Krantz & Berman LLP, New York, NY; Bradley Gershel, Ballard Spahr LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Larry H. Krantz, Krantz & Berman LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Thomas J. Spota: Erin Monju, Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Alan Vinegrad, Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 21-1999 cr

    Prosecutors' Convictions Upheld; Fear of Retaliation Evidence Not Admitted in Error

  • U.S. v. Cottom

    Publication Date: 2023-08-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, U.S. - WDNY
    Judge: Chief Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 6:15-CR-06054

    Motion to Terminate Supervised Release Early Is Denied as Inappropiate

  • Horn v. Medical Marijuana Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-25
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard E. Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Jeffrey M. Benjamin, The Linden Law Group, P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Roy A. Mura, Scott D. Mancuso, Mura Law Group, PLLC, Buffalo, NY.
    Case Number: 22-349-cv

    RICO Suit for Business, Property Injury Not Barred by Personal Injury Preceding Action

  • Tarpon Bay Partners LLC v. Zerez Holdings Corp.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-22
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert A. Katzmann
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant and Counterclaim Defendants-Appellants: George O. Richardson, III, Sullivan & Worcester LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Cross-Appellant: Evan K. Buchberger, on the brief, Jonathan M. Shapiro, Aeton Law Partners, Middletown, CT.
    Case Number: 21-1916-cv

    Signing Fee Note Not Established as Unconscionable at Summary Judgment Stage

  • United States v. Sadeek

    Publication Date: 2023-08-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 22-40332

    Defendant was convicted of enticement of a minor, travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, and transfer of obscene material to a minor.

  • United States v. Teijeiro

    Publication Date: 2023-08-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Duncan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 22-10227

    Appellant pled guilty to possession of child pornography.

  • U.S. v. Rechnitz

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Judges
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Lara Pomerantz, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, David Abramowicz, Assistant United States Attorney, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Michael Tremonte and Maya Brodziak, on the brief, Noam Biale, Sher Tremonte LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 20-1011-cr

    Action's Reassignment to Different District Court Judge, for Resentencing, Is Explained

  • People of the State of New York v. Trump

    Publication Date: 2023-07-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 23 Civ. 3773

    Indictment Against Donald Trump Remanded to Manhattan Supreme Court

  • Sessa v. Trans Union LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-07-25
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Neil K. Sawhney, Gupta Wessler PLLC, San Francisco, CA; Daniel A. Schlanger, Evan S. Rothfarb, Schlanger Law Group LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Matthew W. H. Wessler, Gupta Wessler PLLC, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Albert E. Hartmann, M. Patrick Yingling, Daniel E. Alperstein, Reed Smith LLP, Chicago, IL, on the brief, Michael O'Neil, Reed Smith LLP, Chicago, IL.
    Case Number: 22-87

    Court Erred in Finding Accuracy of Reported Balloon Payment Unactionable 'Legal' Dispute

  • Abbo-Bailey v. City of Niagara Falls

    Publication Date: 2023-07-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Toxic Torts
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Peter A. Kraus, Leslie C. MacLean, on the brief, Charles S. Siegel, Waters & Kraus, LLP, Dallas, TX, and Christen E. Civiletto, East Amherst, NY, and Melissa L. Stewart, Steven J. Phillips, Phillips & Paolicelli, LLP, New York, NY, and Paul Barr, Fanizzi & Barr, Niagara Falls, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Occidental Chemical Corporation, Glenn Springs Holdings, Inc., and Miller Springs Remediation Management, Inc.: Sheila L. Birnbaum, Lincoln Davis Wilson, on the brief, Douglas E. Fleming III, Dechert LLP, New York, NY, and Kevin M. Hogan, Andrew P. Devine, Joshua Glasgow, and Elizabeth Bove, Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Cecos International, Inc.: Zackary D. Knaub, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Albany, NY, and William G. Beck, Lathrop GPM, Kansas City, MO. For Defendant-Appellant OP-Tech Environmental Services: Jeffrey D. Schulman, Pillinger Miller Tarallo LLP, Syracuse, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Roy's Plumbing, Inc.: Robert E. Knoer, Alice J. Cunningham, The Knoer Group, PLLC, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant City of Niagara Falls: Mark P. Della Posta, Walsh, Roberts & Grace LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Niagara Falls Water Board: Jeffrey F. Baase, Corey J. Weber, Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham LLC, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Conestoga-Rovers & Associates: Jeffrey C. Stravino, Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc.: Agnieszka Wilewicz, Patricia A. Rauh, Hurwitz & Fine, P.C., Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Scott Lawn Yard, Inc.: Brian Sutter, Sugarman Law Firm, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation, in support of Defendants-Appellants: John M. Masslon II, Cory L. Andrews, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 21-0249-cv

    Love Canal Superfund Actions Untimely, Remanded to State Court