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  • Cosey v. Lilley

    Publication Date: 2023-03-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellant Archie Cosey: Rebecca E. Freedman, on the brief, Glenn A. Garber, The Exoneration Initiative, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee Lynn Lilley: Karen Schlossberg, Assistant District Attorney, on the brief, Stephen Kress, Assistant District Attorney, for Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney of New York County, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae The Innocence Project and Centurion Ministries, Inc., in support of Petitioner-Appellant Archie Cosey: Parvin Daphne Moyne, Elise B. Maizel, Andrew A. McWhorter, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, NY; Zara H. Shore, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 20-1916-pr

    'Schlup' Innocence Claim Fails; §2254 Habeas Petition Time-Barred Under AEDPA

  • March 14, 2023 | New York Law Journal

    Rule 10b-5 Liability, Part 1: The Supreme Court and 'Janus'

    The author's goal of his three-part series is to ultimately discuss the Second Circuit's recent Securities law landmark case, S.E.C. v. Rio Tinto. However, in order to discuss Rio Tinto, he believes it is important to first understand the Supreme Court landmark cases upon which Rio Tinto is based: Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Trader and S.E.C v. Lorenzo. Janus is discussed here in the first installment.

    9 minute read

  • U.S. v. Kukushkin

    Publication Date: 2023-03-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Election and Political Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Rosemary S. Pooler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Ivana Djak, Alexandra Day Coyle, on the brief, Celeste L.M. Koeleveld, Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Appellee: Nicholas Roos, Hagan Scotten, Danielle R. Sassoon, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Aline R. Flodr, Assistant United States Attorney, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 22-666-cr

    No Error in Standard Jury Instruction on Willfulness as to Crimes Under FECA

  • Paymentech v. Landrys

    Publication Date: 2023-03-13
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws | Civil Appeals | Contracts
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Duncan
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    Case Number: 21-20447

    A business, that had its credit card systems hacked and was sued by the credit card companies, failed to prove on appeal that the trial court erred in finding there were no genuine issues of material facts to justify summary judgment.

  • CCT Enterprises v. Texas 1031 Exchange

    Publication Date: 2023-03-13
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rios
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    Case Number: 04-21-00238-CV

    A real estate company, that filed suit against a contracting partner for breach of contract, failed to prove on appeal that the trial court erred in dismissing the case.

  • March 10, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    Riddled With Errors: Alex Jones to Face Sanctions If Bankruptcy Filing Is Inaccurate

    "We have a client in this situation that just has very little knowledge of his financial background," Alex Jones attorney Vickie Driver said. "I am looking for ... support for every fact."

    4 minute read

  • Max v. Lissner

    Publication Date: 2023-03-09
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Elder Law
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    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Valerie E. Caproni
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    Case Number: 22 CV 5070

    IIED Claim Falls Within 'Rooker-Feldman' Doctrine; Anti-SLAPP Claim Inadequately Pleaded

  • Sillah v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-03-02
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Tax
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angela Dillon, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Parisia Faith Sarfarazi, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Patsy A. Austin-Gatson, Clifford Louis Kurlander, Tristan Wade Gillespie, (Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0939

    No Affirmative Evidence was Offered to Show Sentencing Court Misapplied Law In Imposing LWOP Sentence on Juvenile Offender

  • Reid v. Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-28
    Practice Area: Law Firm Client Relationships | Products Liability
    Industry: Electronics
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Min Koo, (Infinity Trial Group, P.C.), Atlanta, Pete Werdesheim, (Werdesheim Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christine Mast, (Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP), Atlanta, Robert Thompson, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee; Eric Bumgartner, (Brown Readdick Bumgartner Carter Strickland & Watkins, LLP), Brunswick, for other party.
    Case Number: A22A1728

    Court affirms disqualification of plaintiff's attorney in a product liability case where she had previously worked for the defendant's liability insurer on similar matters

  • Gruss v. Gallagher

    Publication Date: 2023-02-27
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Trusts and Estates
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wilson
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    Case Number: 14-21-00178-CV

    Appellant is a closely held corporation founded by Robert Gallagher that processes nuclear and other toxic waste chemicals.