• TCR Sports v. WN Partner, 652044/14

    Publication Date: 2017-07-18
    Practice Area: Telecommunications | Civil Appeals
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Before: Acosta, P.J., Richter, Andrias, Kahn, Gesmer, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, LLP, appellant-respondent/respondent: Thomas J. Hall of counsel, Chadbourne & Parke LLP, New York, and Rachel W. Thorn, Alan Levine and Caroline Pignatelli of counsel, Cooley LLP, New York. For TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, LLP, the Baltimore Orioles Baseball Club and the Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership, appellants-respondents/respondents: Carter G. Phillips of the bar of the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For the Baltimore Orioles Baseball Club and the Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership, appellants-respondents/respondents: Benjamin R. Nagin, Eamon P. Joyce, Kwaku A. Akowuah and Tobias S. Loss-Eaton of counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, New York. For Washington Nationals Baseball Club, LLC, respondent-appellant/respondent: Stephen R. Neuwirth, Sanford I. Weisburst, Julia J. Peck and Cleland B. Welton II of counsel, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York. For the Office of Commissioner of Baseball and the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, respondents-appellants: Paul Clement of the bar of the District of Columbia, admitted pro hac vice, Erin E. Murphy of the bar of the District of Columbia and the State of Virginia, admitted pro hac vice, and Michael H. McGinley of the bar of the District of Columbia, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC, John J. Buckley, Jr. of counsel, Williams & Connolly, New York, and Jonathan D. Lupkin of counsel, Lupkin and Associates, New York. For E. Leo Milonas, amicus curiae: David G. Keyko of counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York. For Diamond Dealers Club, Inc., amicus curiae: Stephen L. Ascher, Irene M. Ten Cate and Jeremy H. Ershow of counsel, Jenner Block LLP, New York. For Kenneth R. Feinberg, amicus curiae: Lawrence I. Ginsburg, Jay R. Fialkoff and Robert B. McFarlane of counsel, Moses & Singer LLP, New York. For Robert S. Smith, amicus curiae: Robert S. Smith, Robert J. Lack and Nora Bojar of counsel, Friedman Kaplan Seiler and Adelman, New York.

    Case Number: 652044/14

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  • Fratello v. Archdiocese of New York, 16-1271

    Publication Date: 2017-07-18
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Sack and Lohier, C.JJ., and Woods, D.J. **
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Michael David Diederich, Jr., Stony Point, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Lori Halstead Windham, Daniel H. Blomberg; James P. McCabe, Roderick J. Cassidy, Archdiocese of New York, New York, NY; Kenneth A. Novikoff, Barry I. Levy, Rivkin Radler LLP, Uniondale, NY, on the brief, Eric C. Rassbach, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Call to Action, Dignity USA, Future Church, The National Coalition of American Nuns, New Ways Ministry, and Voice of the Faithful: Leslie Griffin, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law, Las Vegas, NV on the brief. For Amicus Curiae National Employment Lawyers Association/New York: Stephen Bergstein, Bergsten & Ullrich, LLP, New Paltz, NY on the brief. For Amici Curiae Douglas Laycock, Michael W. McConnell, Thomas C. Berg, Carl H. Esbeck, Richard W. Garnett, Paul Horwitz, and John D. Inazu: Victoria Dorfman, Todd Geremia, Lauren Pardee Ruben, Jones Day, New York, NY on the brief. For Amici Curiae Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles and Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Paul J. Zidlicky, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C. on the brief. For Amicus Curiae Orthodox Church in America: Erik W. Stanley, Jeremiah Galus, Alliance Defending Freedom, Scottsdale, AZ on the brief.

    Case Number: 16-1271

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  • In re TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, LLP, Petitioner-Appellant-Respondent, v. WN Partner, LLC, et al., respondents, Washington Nationals Baseball Club, LLC, et al.

    Publication Date: 2017-07-14
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Acosta P.J., Richter, Andrias, Kahn, Gesmer, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 3595-3596

    3595-3596. In re TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, LLP, Petitioner-Appellant-Respondent, v. WN Partner, LLC, et al., respondents, Washington Nationals Baseball Club, LLC, et al., respondents-Responde

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