• December 9, 2020 | The American Lawyer

    As Market Leaders Up Bonuses for 2020, Will Boutiques Follow?

    Wilkinson Stekloff announced a scale that outshines top-paying Big Law firms, while others are mulling their choices.

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  • December 9, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

    As Market Leaders Up Bonuses for 2020, Will Boutiques Follow?

    Two Texas firms are planning to give competitive bonuses, while others are mulling their choices.

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  • Clay v. Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Land Use and Planning
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Clay, Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Buckley, Kelly Christopher, (Buckley Christopher & Haff, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee. Laurel Henderson, (The Balch Law Group), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: A20A1320

    Court dismisses appellant's direct appeal because it lacked jurisdiction, as appellant was required to file an application for a discretionary appeal in the matter

  • Appellate Division, First Department:November 10, 2020

    Publication Date: 2020-11-13
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, First Department:November 10, 2020

  • October 21, 2020 | Law.com

    What's Next: Biometric Backlash: BIPA Creeping Into A Court Near You, But Will it Stick?

    The germination of facial recognition legislation suggests a growing distrust for biometric databases.

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  • Norman et al. v. Xytex Corp. et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-19
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Francis McDonough, (Heninger Garrison & Davis, LLC), Atlanta, Nancy Hersh, Kate Hersh-Boyle, (Hersh & Hersh), San Francisco, David Blake Newdorf, (Newdorf Legal), Oakland, William L. Garrison, Jr., (Heninger Garrison Davis), Birmingham, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Edward Lavender, Alison Lawrence Currie, Andrew John King, (Fisherbroyles, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Timothy D Lytton, (Georgia State University College of Law), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.

    Case Number: S19G1486

    Rule Barring "Wrongful Birth" Claims Did Not Necessarily Bar All Claims Based on Defective Sperm

  • October 15, 2020 | Law.com

    Higher Law: SCOTUS Won't Hear Rescheduling Case | DEA Sued Again Over Hemp Rule | Quinn Emanuel Defends Securities Suit

    SCOTUS this week denied a writ petition brought by retired NFL player Marvin Washington, veterans' advocates and families of ill children who object to the federal government's continued labeling of marijuana as a drug with no medical value.

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  • The Diocese of Buffalo, NY v. The Cont'l. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-14
    Practice Area: Admiralty | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Insurance | Non-Profit
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. - WDNY
    Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Carl Bucki
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y.: Stephen A. Donato, Esq., Charles J. Sullivan, Esq., Brian J. Butler, Esq., Grayson T. Walter, Esq., of counsel, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Syracuse, New York. Attorneys for The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y.: James R. Murray, Esq., of counsel, Blank Rome LLP, New York, New York. Principal: Charles Mendolera, c/o The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y., Buffalo, New York. Attorneys for Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors: Ilan D. Scharf, Esq., of counsel, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, New York, New York. Co-Counsel for Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors: Scott Bogucki, Esq., of counsel, Gleichenhaus, Marchese & Weishaar, PC, Buffalo, New York. Members of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors: Peter Starks, Kevin Brown, Richard Brownell. Attorneys for The Continental Insurance Company: Craig Goldblatt, Esq., of counsel, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP, Washington, District of Columbia. Attorneys for The Continental Insurance Company: James Pio Ruggeri, Esq., of counsel, Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Washington, District of Columbia. Attorneys for Employers Insurance Company of Wausau and Wausau Underwriters Insurance Company: Jonathan Schapp, Esq., Adam R. Durst, Esq., of counsel, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Buffalo, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Selective Insurance Company of New York: William Corbett, Jr., Esq., of counsel, Coughlin Duffy LLP, Morristown, New Jersey. Attorneys for Selective Insurance Company of New York: Robert Malone, Esq., of counsel, Gibbons P.C., Newark, New Jersey. Attorneys for Selective Insurance Company of New York: Judith T. Shelton, Esq., of counsel, Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP, Buffalo, New York. Attorneys for National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA: Nora A. Valenza-Frost, Esq., of counsel, Carlton Fields PA, New York, New York. Attorneys for Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America: Joseph M. Fisher, Esq., of counsel, Schiff Hardin LLP, Chicago, Illinois. Attorneys for Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America: Robert J. Feldman, Esq., of counsel, Gross Shuman P.C., Buffalo, New York. Assistant U.S. Trustee: Joseph W. Allen, Esq., Office of the U.S. Trustee, Buffalo, New York. Assistant Attorney General: Diane C. Hertz, Esq., of counsel, New York State Office of the Attorney General, New York, New York. Attorneys for Parish Steering Committee: Timothy P. Lyster, Esq., of counsel, Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, Rochester, NY. Attorneys for Various Defendants: Stacey Benson, Esq., of counsel, Jeff Anderson & Associates, PA, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Attorneys for Various Defendants: Stephen Boyd, Esq., of counsel, Steve Boyd, PC, Williamsville, New York. Attorneys for Various Defendants: Mitchell Garabedian, Esq., of counsel, Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian, Boston, Massachusetts. Attorneys for Various Defendants: Daniel J. Chiacchia, Esq., of counsel, Chiacchia & Fleming, LLP, Hamburg, New York.

    Case Number: BK 20-10322

    Court Sets Deadline for Filing Proofs of Claim in Sexual Abuse Actions Against Diocese

  • Appellate Division, First Department:October 8, 2020

    Publication Date: 2020-10-13
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeal(s) & Motion(s)
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, First Department:October 8, 2020