• October 12, 2015 |

    Oregon Supreme: Insured Could Not Amend Underlying Settlement Agreement to Revive Liability to Obtain Insurance Coverage

    The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that an insured builder and a homeowner’s association could not amend their settlement agreement to retroactively…

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  • October 9, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

    Ingersoll Rand Names New GC to Handle Both Legal and Compliance

    Ingersoll Rand has drilled down to find its next general counsel. Maria Green is joining as senior vice president and general counsel. Green will serve as a company officer and be responsibl

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  • North County Advocates v. City of Carlsbad (Plaza Camino Real, LP)

    Publication Date: 2015-10-09
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    Date Filed: 2015-09-10
    Court: C.A. 4th
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: DeLano & DeLano, Everett L. DeLano III and M. Dare DeLano, for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Celia A. Brewer and Jane Mobaldi for Defendant and Respondent City of Carlsbad.

    Case Number: No. D066488

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 11164 NORTH COUNTY ADVOCATES, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY OF CA

  • Belfiore v. The Procter & Gamble Co., 14-CV-4090

    Publication Date: 2015-10-09
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Jack Weinstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony Belfiore: Lester L. Levy, Michele Fried Raphael, Roy Herrera, Matthew Insley-Pruitt, Robert Scott Plosky, Wolf Popper LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: The Procter and Gamble Company: Emily Henn, Covington & Burling LLP, Redwood Shores, CA. Andrew D. Schau, Claire Catalano Dean, Michael Sochynsky, Covington & Burling LLP, The New York Times Building, New York, NY. Cortlin Lannin, Covington & Burling LLP, One Front Street, San Francisco, CA.

    Case Number: 14-CV-4090

    Cite as: Belfiore v. Procter & Gamble, 14-CV-4090, NYLJ 1202739274496, at *1 (EDNY, Decided October 5, 2015) CASE NAMEAnthony Belfiore, Individually and on

  • October 7, 2015 |

    Boisvert v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis Boisvertv.State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. 2015 WL 5771797Only the Westlaw citation is currently…

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  • Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman, 13-4533

    Publication Date: 2015-10-01
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Carney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Defendant-Appellant Eric T. Schneiderman, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of New York: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Judith Vale, Assistant Attorney General.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., in his official capacity as District Attorney of New York County, and Charles J. Hynes, in his official capacity as District Attorney of Kings County: Larry A. Sonnenschein, Ronald E. Sternberg, for Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel of the City of N.Y. For Amicus Curiae Credit Union Association of New York in support of Defendants-Appellants: Henry C. Meier, Associate General Counsel. For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Gary Friedman, Friedman Law Group, LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Deepak Gupta, Gupta Beck PLLC, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae The Kroger Company, Safeway Inc., Walgreen Co., Food Lion, LLC, Hy-Vee Inc., H.E. Butt Grocery Co., The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc., Albertson's LLC, and Rite Aid Corp., in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Linda P. Nussbaum, Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A. For Amici Curiae Consumer Action, National Association of Consumer Advocates, National Consumers League, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: J. Douglas Richards, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 13-4533

    Cite as: Expressions v. Schneiderman, 13-4533, NYLJ 1202738558601, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided September 29, 2015)CASE NAMEExpressions Hair Design, Linda Fiacco, t

  • O'Bannon v. National Collegiate Athletic Association

    Publication Date: 2015-09-30
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    Date Filed: 2015-09-30
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Claudia Wilken, Senior District Judge, Presiding Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Chief Judge, Jay S. Bybee, Circuit Judge and Gordon J. Quist,* Senior District Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael D. Hausfeld (argued), Hilary K. Scherrer, Sathya S. Gosselin, Swathi Bojedla, Hausfeld LLP, Washington, D.C.; Michael P. Lehmann, Bruce Wecker, Hausfeld LLP, San Francisco, California; Jonathan Massey, Massey & Gail LLP, Washington, D.C., for Plaintiffs-Appellees.
    for defendant: Seth P. Waxman (argued), Leon B. Greenfield, Daniel S. Volchok, David M. Lehn, Weili J. Shaw, Matthew J. Tokson, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, D.C.; Glenn D. Pomerantz, Kelly M. Klaus, Luis Li, Rohit K. Singla, Carolyn H. Luedtke, Thane Rehn, Justin P. Raphael, Jeslyn A. Miller, Munger, Tolles, & Olson LLP, San Francisco, California; Gregory L. Curtner, Robert J. Wierenga, Kimberly K. Kefalas, Suzanne L. Wahl, Schiff Hardin LLP, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Defendant-Appellant.

    Case Number: Nos. 14-16601, 14-17068

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 10763 EDWARD C. O'BANNON, JR., On Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellee,p class="ca

  • International Franchise Association, Inc. v. City of Seattle

    Publication Date: 2015-09-25
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    Date Filed: 2015-09-25
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Richard A. Jones, District Judge, Presiding Before: Michael Daly Hawkins, Ronald M. Gould, and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul D. Clement (argued), Viet D. Dinh and H. Christopher Bartolomucci, Bancroft PLLC, Washington, D.C., for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
    for defendant: Peter S. Holmes, Seattle City Attorney, Gregory C. Narver (argued), Gary T. Smith, John B. Schochet, Assistant City Attorneys, Seattle City Attorney's Office, Seattle, Washington; Parker C. Folse, III, Edgar G. Sargent, Justin A. Nelson, Drew D. Hansen, E. Lindsay Calkins, Susman Godfrey LLP, Seattle, Washington, for Defendants-Appellees.

    Case Number: No. 15-35209

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 10598 INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION, INC.; CHARLES STEMPLER; KATHERINE LYONS; MARK LYONS; MICHAEL PARK; RONALD OH, Plaintiff

  • KELLY R. GINN, GREEN-SPAN PROFILES, L.P., GREEN-SPAN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., GREEN-SPAN ENTERPRISES, INC., AND BKG INVESTMENTS, L.L.C., Appellants/Cross-Appellees v. NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC., Appellee/Cross-Appellant

    Publication Date: 2015-09-25
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    Date Filed: 2015-08-13
    Court: COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS, FIRST DISTRICT, HOUSTON
    Judge: Terry Jennings
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 01-12-00502-CV

    COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS, FIRST DISTRICT, HOUSTONKELLY R. GINN, GREEN-SPAN PROFILES, L.P., GREEN-SPAN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., GREEN-SPAN ENTE

  • Airday v. The City of New York, 14 Civ. 8065

    Publication Date: 2015-09-24
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Robert Sweet
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff By: Nathaniel B. Smith, Esq. Law Office of Nathaniel B. Smith, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants By: Don H. Nguyen, Esq., Zachary W. Carter, Esq., Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 14 Civ. 8065

    Cite as: Airday v. The Ci New York, 14 Civ. 8065, NYLJ 1202737927513, at *1 (SDNY, Decided September 15, 2015) CASENAME George Airday, Plaintiff v. The Ci