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  • Dorce v. City of New York

    Publication Date: 2021-06-30
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Civil Rights | Real Estate | Tax
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants McConnell Dorce and Sherlivia Thomas-Murchison: Keith H. Wofford, Gregg L. Weiner, Alexander B. Simkin, New York, NY, on the brief, Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Ropes & Gray LLP, Washington, DC. For Plaintiffs-Appellants McConnell Dorce, Cecilia Jones, and Sherlivia Thomas-Murchison: Robert J. Valli, Jr., Matthew Berman, Valli Kane & Vagnini, Garden City, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees City of New York and Maria Torres-Springer, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Richard Dearing, Kate Fletcher, Kevin Osowski, Of Counsel, on the brief, Melanie T. West, Assistant Corporation Counsel, for James E. Johnson, Corporation Counsel of New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Neighborhood Restore Housing Development Fund Co. Inc. and BSDC Kings Covenant Housing Development Fund Company, Inc.: Brian J. Markowitz, Goldstein Hall PLLC, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.: Coty Montag, Washington, DC, Samuel Spital, Rachel M. Kleinman, Kristen A. Johnson, New York, NY, on the brief, Mahogane D. Reed, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Pacific Legal Foundation: Christina M. Martin, Kathryn D. Valois, Pacific Legal Foundation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
    Case Number: 20-1809-cv

    Judgment Dismissing Challenges to City's Tax Foreclosure Program Partly Reversed

  • People v. Perez

    Publication Date: 2021-06-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Supreme Court, Queens
    Judge: Acting Justice Gene Lopez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 00477-2020

    People Not Required to Provide Reports That Were Not in Their Actual Possession

  • June 24, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

    US Supreme Court Reins in the NCAA in Narrow Ruling

    On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in NCAA v. Alston, an antitrust case that tested the limits on the NCAA's power to cap compensation to college athletes. The unanimous opinion, written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, begins with a detailed history of the interplay between two colliding forces (revealing the prism through which the court viewed the issues): money and college amateur athletics.

    10 minute read

  • Hogan v. Zoanni

    Publication Date: 2021-06-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Devine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 18-0944

    Petitioner, a pastor, divorced respondent, who was awarded primary custody of their child.

  • Central Texas Water v. Kempner Water

    Publication Date: 2021-06-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Public Utilities
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Palafox
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    Case Number: 08-20-00142-CV

    In this water-supply-contract dispute, appellant, Central Texas Water Supply Corp. argued that the trial court erred in rendering a final summary judgment against it regarding the proper interpretation of the Kempner Contract.

  • June 14, 2021 | National Law Journal

    Lobbying Business Surges During Infrastructure Talks — And Not Just From the Usual Clients

    Covington, Akin Gump and Brownstein Hyatt have been paid millions of dollars in lobbying as a result of Biden's infrastructure proposals.

    6 minute read

  • June 9, 2021 | New York Law Journal

    Limit on Attorney Fees, Unintentional Waiver, Question of Prejudice

    In this edition of their No-Fault Insurance Law Wrap-Up, David M. Barshay and Steven J. Neuwirth discuss some recent notable opinions, including a case in which a Florida court denied a request for additional attorney fees; another where plaintiff's acceptance of a check resulted in unintentional waiver of claims; and another where an appellate court agreed that plaintiff's case should be dismissed, but left open the issue of whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice.

    10 minute read

  • The City of Ogdensburg v. Ogdensburg Firefighters Assoc.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-01
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Supreme Court, St. Lawrence
    Judge: Justice Mary Farley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Petitioner: Paul J. Sweeney, Esq., of counsel, Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Respondent: Nathaniel G. Lambright, Esq., of counsel, and Blitman & King, LLP.
    Case Number: EFCV-21-159086

    Stay of Arbitration Granted; Provisions Comprised Enforceable 'Job Security' Clause

  • Tsui v. Chou

    Publication Date: 2021-05-26
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Joel Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 652840/2013

    Defendants Breached Condo Offering Plan by Disregarding Board Election Procedures

  • May 21, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

    Stroede v. Society Insurance & Railroad Station, LLC

    Insurers may have to cover damages caused by an off-duty employee's negligent actions.

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