• Appellate Division, First Department: March 23, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-03-23
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appeals & Motions List released on:March 21, 2023

  • March 22, 2023 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

    Tesoro Ref. & Mktg. Co. LLC v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co.

    Click here for ICLC Expert Analysis. Tesoro Ref. & Mktg. Co. LLC v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. United States District Court for the Western District…

    31 minute read

  • Bennett v. Cnty. of Rockland

    Publication Date: 2023-03-20
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Alison J. Nathan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees Laureen Connelly et al.: Russell G. Wheeler, on the brief, Nathaniel K. Charny, Charny & Wheeler, P.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants County of Rockland and Kathleen Tower-Bernstein: Vincent W. Crowe, Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP, Thomas E. Humbach, County Attorney, for County of Rockland, on the brief, Matthew G. Parisi, Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP.

    Case Number: 21-2597

    Warning Memorandum to Probation Workers Protesting Move Was Trivial Punishment

  • JTH Tax LLC v. Agnant

    Publication Date: 2023-03-17
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard E. Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Amy Mason Saharia, Kimberly Broecker, on the brief, Matthew B. Nicholson, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Alexander T. Coleman, Michael J. Borrelli, on the brief, Jaazaniah Asahguii, Borrelli & Associates, P.L.L.C., Garden City, NY.

    Case Number: 22-1229-CV

    Preliminary Injunction's Denial Upheld; Heightened Pleading Standard Correctly Applied

  • March 16, 2023 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

    Federal Ins. Co. v. Neice

    The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia found that the decedent was, in fact, an employee of Dana Mining Company, meaning the "Employer's Liability" exclusion in the company's liability policy precluded coverage for a wrongful death suit brought by the decedent's widow.

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  • Solomon v. St. Joseph Hospital

    Publication Date: 2023-03-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Medical Malpractice | Personal Injury
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Michael H. Park
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Defendants-Appellants: Megan A. Lawless, Dylan Braverman, Charles K. Faillace, Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter, LLP, Garden City, NY.
    for defendant: For Amicus Curiae Vivian Rivera-Zayas in Support of Neither Party: Adam R. Pulver, Allison M. Zieve, Scott L. Nelson, Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, DC; Brett R. Leitner, Leitner Varughese Warywoda PLLC, Melville, NY. For Court-Appointed Amicus Curiae in Support of Neither Party: Timothy W. Hoover, Spencer L. Durland, Hoover & Durland LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Amici Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, and Medical Society of the State of New York in Support of Defendants-Appellants: Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Alexander Kazam, King & Spalding LLP, Washington, DC; Jennifer B. Dickey, Jordan L. Von Bokern, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, DC; Chad Golder, American Hospital Association, Washington DC; Leonard A. Nelson, American Medical Association, Chicago, IL. For Amici Curiae Greater New York Hospital Association and Healthcare Association of New York State, Inc. in Support of Defendants-Appellants: Henry M. Greenberg, Zackary Knaub, Julie A. Yedowitz, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Albany, NY.

    Case Number: 21-2729

    Dismissal Vacated, Suit Returned to State Court; Federal Removal Improper

  • Relevent Sports LLC v. U.S. Soccer Fed'n Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-13
    Practice Area: Antitrust
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Raymond J. Lohier, Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Relevent Sports, LLC: Linda T. Coberly, on the brief, JEFFREY L. KESSLER, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, and New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Fédération Internationale de Football Association: Williams T. Marks, H. Christopher Boehning, Andrew C. Finch, on the brief, Kannon K. Shanmugam, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY and Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee United States Soccer Federation, Inc.: Lawrence E. Buterman, Samir Deger-Sen, Christopher S. Yates, Aaron T. Chiu, Elizabeth H. Yandell, on the brief, Gregory G. Garre, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, DC, San Francisco, CA, and New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae United States of America, in support of Neither Party: Adam D. Chandler, Daniel E. Haar, Nickolai G. Levin, Attorneys, Kathleen S. O'Neill, Senior Director of Investigations and Litigation, on the brief, Peter M. Bozzo, Attorney, for Richard A. Powers, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae American Antitrust Institute, in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: Randy M. Stutz, American Antitrust Institute, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae 14 Antitrust, Sports Law, and Economics Professors, in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: Steffen N. Johnson, Jonathan M. Jacobson, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.,

    Case Number: 21-2088-cv

    By Challenging Monopolistic 2018 Policy Soccer Promoter Alleged Concerted Action

  • Slattery v. Hochul

    Publication Date: 2023-03-06
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Mary Catherine Hodes, Thomas More Society, Chicago, IL, Timothy Belz, J. Matthew Belz, Clayton Plaza Law Group, St. Louis, MO, on the brief, Stephen M. Crampton, Thomas More Society, Chicago, IL.
    for defendant: For Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, Albany, NY, for Defendants-Appellees: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Andrea Oser, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Frederick A. Brodie, Assistant Solicitor General. For Amicus Curiae American Atheists: Geoffrey T. Blackwell, American Atheists, Inc., Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae New York Civil Liberties Union: Gabriella Larios, Katharine Es Bodde, Allison S. Bohm, Robert Hodgson, Molly K. Biklen, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Catholics for Choice, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Covenant Network of Presbyterians, Disciples Center for Public Witness, Disciples for Choice, Disciples Justice Action Network, Equal Partners in Faith, Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Hindu American Foundation, Men of Reform Judaism, Methodist Federation for Social Action, Muslim Advocates, Muslim Public Affairs Council, National Council of Jewish Women, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, Union for Reform Judaism, Unitarian Universalist Association, and Women of Reform Judaism: Richard B. Katskee, Alex J. Luchenitser, Adrianne M. Spoto, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 21-911

    Pregnancy Center Shows NYLL §203-e Burdens Its Right to Freedom of Expressive Association

  • February 28, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

    Verdicts & Settlements - March Issue

    These case results are reported by Texas Lawyer affiliate VerdictSearch. MOTOR VEHICLE PLAINTIFFS: DRIVER WAS DRUNK DURING FATAL CRASH On Aug.…

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  • Fort Bend County v. US Army Corps

    Publication Date: 2023-02-20
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Government
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Southwick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-20174

    Multiple political subdivisions, that filed suit against the United States Army Corps of Engineers over flooding issues and had the case dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, successfully proved to on appeal that they were entitled to relief.