• New Hope Family Servs. Inc. v. James

    Publication Date: 2022-10-07
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: David A. Cortman, Esq., of counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom Georgia Office, Lawrenceville, Georgia. Attorneys for Plaintiff: Jonathan A. Scruggs, Esq., Roger Greenwood Brooks, Esq., Jeremiah Galus, Esq., Mark Lippelmann, Esq., of counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom Arizona Office, Scottsdale, Arizona.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants Letitia James, Licha Nyiendo, Melissa Franco, Gina Martinez, and Julia Day: Adrienne J. Kerwin, Aag, of counsel, Office of the New York, State Attorney General, The Capitol, Albany, New York. Attorneys for Defendant William Fitzpatrick: John E. Heisler, Jr., Esq., of counsel, Onondaga County Department of Law, John H. Mulroy Civic Center, Syracuse, New York.

    Case Number: 5:21-CV-01031

    'Christian' Adoption Agency Cannot Be Penalized for Referring Same Sex Couples to Others

  • Rubin v. Sabharwal

    Publication Date: 2022-10-06
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Acting Justice Gerald Lebovits
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Ethan Y. Leonard and Neal Brickman of counsel, The Law Offices of Neal Brickman, P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants: John H. Gionis, Jaspreet S. Mayall, and Nicole L. Milone of counsel, Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 650839/2017

    Jewelry Seller Sued for Fraudulently Overcharging Museum for Items of Lesser Value

  • Reed v. State

    Publication Date: 2022-10-04
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randall Paul Sharp, (Sharp Georgia Law Firm), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Parisia Faith Sarfarazi, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Aslean Zachary Eaglin, Juliana Sleeper, Karen S. Bemis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0530

    Defendant Failed to Show Prejudice Resulting From His Absence From Numerous Bench Conferences During Tria

  • NetChoice v. Paxton

    Publication Date: 2022-10-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Social Media
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Oldham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-51178

    A Texas statute named House Bill 20 generally prohibits large social media platforms from censoring speech based on the viewpoint of its speaker.

  • Appellate Division,Second Department: September 30, 2022

    Publication Date: 2022-09-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Downs
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown released on: September 23, 26, 28, 2022

  • Gauuan v. Eastshowtime, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-22
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Queens
    Judge: Acting Justice Sally E. Unger
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 712212/2015

    Defrauded Plaintiffs' Case Dismissed for Failure to Prove Damages

  • September 21, 2022 | The Recorder

    On Appeals: When the Court Phones a Friend: Certification of Questions of State Law

    Given the increased interest in certification, litigators of all stripes should understand the rules governing it.

    7 minute read

  • Hyland v. Navient Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Raymond J. Lohier, Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees Kathryn Hyland, Melissa Garcia, Jessica Saint-Paul, Rebecca Spitler-Lawson, Michelle Means, Elizabeth Kaplan, Jennifer Guth, Megan Nocerino, Elizabeth Taylor, and Anthony Church, each individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated: Faith E. Gay, Yelena Konanova, David A. Coon, Max Siegel, on the brief, Caitlin J. Halligan, Selendy & Gay PLLC, New York, NY; Mark Richard, Phillips, Richard & Rind, P.A., Miami, FL.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Navient Corporation, Navient Solutions, LLC: Ashley M. Simonsen, Covington & Burling LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Andrew A. Ruffino, Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY. For Objector-Appellant William Yeatman: Anna St. John, Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, Center for Class Action Fairness, Washington, DC. For Objector-Appellant Richard Estle Carson, III: Eric Alan Isaacson, Law Office of Eric Alan Isaacson, La Jolla, CA.

    Case Number: 20-3765-cv

    Fair Settlement's Cy Pres Award Aids Class Member Navigation of Loan Forgiveness Program

  • King v. Baylor University

    Publication Date: 2022-09-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contracts | Education Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Jones
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-50352

    Appellant, Allison King, enrolled online for the Spring 2020 semester at Baylor University for undergraduate "educational services," including meals and on-campus activities.

  • U.S. v. Ragonese

    Publication Date: 2022-09-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Christine I. Magdo, Won S. Shin, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Daniel H. Wolf, Assistant United States Attorney, for Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Colleen P. Cassidy, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20-3371-cr

    Prior State Conviction Is Held Categorically Related to Sexual Abuse of a Minor