• 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

  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. v. Superior Court (Prime Healthcare La Palma, LLC)

    Publication Date: 2017-08-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Dispute Resolution | Civil Procedure | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care | Insurance
    Date Filed: 2017-07-31
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Gregory N. Pimstone and Joanna S. McCallum for Petitioners.
    for defendant: No appearance for Respondent.King & Spalding, Marcia Augsburger and W. Scott Cameron for Real Parties in Interest.

    Case Number: No. B272284

    Trial court lacked jurisdiction to confirm partial arbitration award (Small, J.)

  • July 26, 2017 |

    So, What’s a Leak?

    A little bit of dripping water is a “leak.” But can the volume ever be too much for the drip, drip, drip to be something other than a leak…

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  • July 26, 2017 |

    Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. Kaeding

    Click Here for FC&S Expert Legal AnalysisCincinnati Ins. Co. v. KaedingCourt of Appeals of MichiganJuly 20, 2017, DecidedNo. 3325592017 Mich. App.…

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  • July 25, 2017 |

    Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Kelly

    Click Here for FC&S Expert Legal AnalysisMetro. Life Ins. Co. v. KellyUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern DivisionJuly…

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  • July 25, 2017 |

    Case of Hallucinating Alcoholic Shows It’s Not Easy to Prove That Undue Influence Led to Insurance Beneficiary Being Changed

    A recent decision in a case involving allegations that a decedent’s modifications to his life insurance beneficiary were invalid due to undue influence…

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  • The People v. Halle, 2017 KN001046

    Publication Date: 2017-07-21
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    Court: Supreme Court, Kings County, Criminal Term Part AP1F
    Judge: Justice Laura R. Johnson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People: By ADA Cassandra Pond, Eric Gonzalez, Acting District Attorney, Kings County District Attorney's Office, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant Jermaine Halle: By Noor Ahmad, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, Seymour W. James, Esq., Brooklyn, NY. For Defendant Dhaylon Feggins: Michael Colihan, Esq., Brooklyn, NY.

    Case Number: 2017 KN001046

    Prosecutors Granted Motion to Compel DNA Swabs; Defendants Granted Protective

  • McQueen v. Bank of N.Y., 509371/15

    Publication Date: 2017-07-20
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Supreme Court, Kings County, IAS Part 68
    Judge: Justice Johnny L. Baynes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Lawrence A. Garvey, Esq., Todd S. Cushner, Esq., James J, Rufo, Esq., Garvey Tirelli & Cushner.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendant Bank of New York: Larry T. Powell, Esq., Davidson Fink LLP. Attorneys for America's Wholesale Lender and MERS: Christine L. Andreoli, Esq., Bryan Cave, LLP.

    Case Number: 509371/15

    Loan Modification Application Did Not Resurrect Expired Statute of Limitations on Mo

  • Pasternack v. Shrader, 16-217

    Publication Date: 2017-07-19
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Winter, Jacobs, and Pooler, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Bruce Pasternack: Jared R. Clark on the brief, Mark M. Elliott, Phillips Nizer LLP, New York, NY. For Plaintiff-Appellant Reginald Boudinot: Michael Q. English, Finn Dixon & Herling LLP, Stamford, CT. For Consolidated-Plaintiffs-Appellants Reginald Boudinot and Paul Kocourek: Mark Kelly, Kelly & Hazen, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Counter Claimants-Appellees: Everett C. Johnson, Jr., J. Christian Word, Sarah A. Greenfield, and Jonathan Y. Ellis on the brief, J. Scott Ballenger Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 16-217

    ERISA Claims' Dismissal Upheld; Consultancy's Stock Rights Plan Not an Employee Pensio

  • Moss v. BMO Harris Bank, 13-CV-5438

    Publication Date: 2017-07-18
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Joseph Bianco
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff is represented by: Darren T. Kaplan of Darren Kaplan Law Firm, P.C., New York, NY. Jeffrey Ostrow of Kopelowitz Ostrow P.A., Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Hassan Zavareei and Jeffrey D. Kaliel of Tycko & Zavareei LLP, Washington, DC., and John A. Moore, Norman Siegel, and Stephen N. Six of Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP, Kansas City, Missouri.
    for defendant: Defendant is represented by: Barry Werbin of Herrick, Feinstein LLP, New York, NY., and John C. Elkman, Bryan Freeman, and James P. McCarthy of Lindquist & Vennum, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

    Case Number: 13-CV-5438

    RICO, GBL Claims Against Bank Over 'Payday' Loan Dismissed; Enrichment Claim Su