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January 2, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Animal Rights Group Vows to Fight for CT Elephants in '18

An animal-rights group says it will continue fighting for the release of three Connecticut zoo elephants despite a Litchfield Superior Court ruling that denies standing for the petitioners.

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Eric Joseph Corley v. The State of Texas

Publication Date: 2017-11-27
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Justice Frost
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Case Number: 14-16-00691-CR

While speeding and weaving through interstate traffic, appellant was pulled over and, after the investigating officer smelled alcohol, was subject to a standard field sobriety test.

State_Elrod

Publication Date: 2017-11-06
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Court of Criminal Appeals
Judge: Judge RICHARDSON
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Case Number: PD-0704-16

Elrods wife, Marshal Stovall, was arrested after she tried to cash a fraudulent check. She told officers where she was staying (in a motel), that Elrod and her children were in the same room, and that the room was being used to print counterfeit checks, drivers licenses and social security cards

October 30, 2017 | Daily Report Online

'You're Going to Fail'—and Other Great Advice for Rookie Lawyers

Here's some advice for new lawyers on humility, fees, more humility, mentors, hard work, diversity, telling the truth, finding a job and a little more humility.

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S.M. v. M.R.

Publication Date: 2017-09-25
Practice Area: Family Law
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Court: Supreme Court, Richmond County
Judge: Justice Catherine DiDomenico
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Steven Scavuzzo Esq., New York, New York.
for defendant: For Defendant: Mitchell Newman Esq., Staten Island, New York.
Case Number: [Index Number Redacted by Court]

One Spouse's Parcels Equitably Distributed; Presumption of Marital Assets Unre

Sharabani v. Sharabani, 54890/2010

Publication Date: 2017-09-25
Practice Area: Family Law
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Court: Supreme Court, Kings County, Part 5F
Judge: Justice Rachel Adams
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Case Number: 54890/2010

Wife Entitled to Full Proceeds of Marital Asset Where Husband Prohibited Her Rema

Palin v. The N.Y. Times Co., 17-cv-4853

Publication Date: 2017-09-11
Practice Area: Litigation
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Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge Jed S. Rakoff
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Case Number: 17-cv-4853

Defamation Case Brought by Political Figure Dismissed for Lack of Evidence of

Doe v. Hagenbeck, 15-1890-cv

Publication Date: 2017-09-08
Practice Area: Personal Injury
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Chin, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee for Jane Doe: Rebecca Ojserkis, Jonas Wang, Erin Baldwin, Kathryn Wynbrandt, Bethany Li, Michael J. Wishnie, Veteran Legal Services Clinic, Jerome M. Frank Legal Services Organization, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants for Lt. Gen. Franklin Lee Hagenbeck and Brig. Gen. William E. Rapp: Christopher Connolly, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorneys, New York, NY, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Amici Curiae for Amici Curiae Federal Courts and Constitutional Law Professors, in support of Jane Doe: Caitlin J. Halligan, Joel M. Cohen, Casey K. Lee, Kathryn M. Cherry, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae University Administrators, in support of Jane Doe: Paul W. Hughes, Travis Crum, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Former Military Officers, in support of Jane Doe: Penelope A. Preovolos, Ben Patterson, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae National Veterans Legal Services Program, Protect Our Defenders, Service Women's Action Network, in support of Jane Doe: John D. Niles, James Anglin Flynn, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, American Association of University Women, Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic at the City University of New York School of Law, Human Rights Watch, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, National Women's Law Center, in support of Jane Doe: Sandra S. Park, Steven Watt, Lenora M. Lapidus, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-1890-cv

Incident-to-Service Rule Precluded Bivens Claim from Conduct at Military A

City of San Antonio v. San Antonio Firefighters' Association, 04-15-00819-CV (4th COA. 08/23/2017)

Publication Date: 2017-09-06
Practice Area: Labor Law
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Date Filed: 2017-08-23
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Judge: LUZ ELENA D. CHAPA, JUSTICE
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Case Number: 04-15-00819-CV

Appellant the City of San Antonio and its firefighters union, the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 624, operate under a collective bargaining agreement. When the current CBA was due

Pulte Home Corporation v. American Safety Indemnity Company

Publication Date: 2017-09-05
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Insurance | Construction | Legal Services
Date Filed: 2017-08-30
Court: C.A. 4th
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Attorneys: For plaintiff: Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck, Robert C. Carlson, Sharon A. Huerta and Sarah P. Long, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
for defendant: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, Gregory D. Hagen; Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Robert A. Olson and Gary J. Wax, for Defendant and Appellant.
Case Number: No. D070478

Ambiguity in policy had to be construed in favor of insured (Huffman, Acting P.J.)