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  • Jane Doe, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Lt. Gen. Franklin Lee Hagenbeck, Brig. Gen. William E. Rapp, Defendants-Appellants, United States of America, Defendant, 15-1890-cv

    Publication Date: 2017-09-01
    Practice Area: Litigation | Civil Appeals
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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

    Former West Point Cadet's Sexual Assault Liability Suit Stymied by Second C

  • Robinson v. Knibbs, 16-cv-3826

    Publication Date: 2017-09-01
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Nelson S. Roman
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    Case Number: 16-cv-3826

    Delay in Prisoner's Medical Treatment Did Not Amount to Deliberate Indiff

  • August 31, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Unpublished Opinions for the Week of September 4, 2017

    07-4-4126 Hermanns v. Hermanns, N.J. Chancery Div. (Contillo, P.J. Ch.) (23 pp.) Plaintiff sought to amend his complaint to add claims in his action…

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  • Sarah Palin, Plaintiff v. The New York Times Company, Defendant, 17-cv-4853 (JSR)

    Publication Date: 2017-08-30
    Practice Area: Communications and Media
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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 (JSR)

    Judge Tosses Palin's Defamation Suit Against The New York

  • Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 16-cv-3081

    Publication Date: 2017-08-29
    Practice Area: Copyrights
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Katherine Forrest
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    Case Number: 16-cv-3081

    Video Commenting on, Criticizing YouTube Video Was 'Fair Use,' Not Infringing Cop

  • Rampersad v. Centerpoint, 01-16-00675-CV (TexApp Dist 08/01/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-08-15
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    Date Filed: 2017-08-01
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, First District
    Judge: RUSSELL LLOYD, JUSTICE
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    Case Number: 01-16-00675-CV

    Appellant was traveling on his motorcycle when he was struck by another driver while entering an intersection. Appellant's left leg was severely injured in the accident, which ultimately require

  • Lemon v. Hagood, 08-15-00309-CV (TexApp Dist 07/26/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-08-14
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    Date Filed: 2017-07-26
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Eighth District
    Judge: ANN CRAWFORD MCCLURE, CHIEF JUSTICE
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    Case Number: 08-15-00309-CV

    Appellant D. Brent Lemon formed a partnership with fellow attorney Van Shaw, which took a case against Holmes Builders for a 40 percent contingency fee. They contracted with Daniel Hagood to work on

  • Orange County Water District v. SABIC Innovative Plastics US, LLC

    Publication Date: 2017-08-07
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Mining and Resources | State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-08-04
    Court: C.A. 4th
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Connor Fletcher & Hedenkamp, Edmond M. Connor, Douglas Aaron Hedenkamp; Miller & Axline, Duane C. Miller, Michael Dana Axline and Justin Morgan Massey, for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Squire Patton Boggs, Adam R. Fox, Helene Huang Yang and Marisol Corral Mork, for Defendants and Respondents Sabic Innovative Plastics US, LLC, and General Electric Company.
    Case Number: No. D070553

    Water district not required to demonstrate liability for remediation costs caused by groundwater pollution in order to bring private cause of action for indemnity under HSAA (Haller, J.)

  • Watson v. United States, 16-655

    Publication Date: 2017-08-04
    Practice Area: Immigration Law | Civil Rights
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch.J., Jacobs, and Livingston, C.J.J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee Davino Watson: Robert J. Burns on the brief, Mark A. Flessner, Holland & Knight LLP, Chicago, IL.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant United States of America: Varuni Nelson, James R. Cho, and Elliot M. Schachner on the brief, Joseph A. Marutollo, for Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY. For Amici Curiae National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild; American Immigration Council, in support of Davino Watson: Trina Realmuto, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, Boston, MA; Mary Kenney, American Immigration Council, Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 16-655 (L)

  • Watson v. USA, 16-655

    Publication Date: 2017-08-04
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch.J., Jacobs, and Livingston, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee Davino Watson: Robert J. Burns on the brief, Mark A. Flessner, Holland & Knight LLP, Chicago, IL.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant United States of America: Varuni Nelson, James R. Cho, and Elliot M. Schachner on the brief, Joseph A. Marutollo, for Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY. For Amici Curiae National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild; American Immigration Council, in support of Davino Watson: Trina Realmuto, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, Boston, MA; Mary Kenney, American Immigration Council, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: 16-655

    Wrongly Detained U.S. Citizen's FTCA Claim Untimely; Government Did Not Act With