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  • Matter of Sapphire W. (Kenneth L.)

    Publication Date: 2025-02-14
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Justice Lourdes M. Ventura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Respondent: Rebecca L. Visgaitis, Josh Liebman, and Ingrid Gustafson of counsel, Muriel Goode-Trufant, Corporation Counsel, New York, NY. For Nonparty-Appellant: David Shalleck-Klein and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP [Naomi J. Scotten], of counsel, Family Justice Law Center, New York, NY. Attorney for the Child: Dawne A. Mitchell and Zoe Allen of counsel, Twyla Carter, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Amicus Curiae Pro Se and for Amici Curiae Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, Center for Family Representation, Bronx Defenders, Children's Rights, and National Association of Counsel for Children: Josh Gupta-Kagan and Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem [Michael Weinstein] pro se of counsel, Columbia Law School-Family Defense Clinic, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Americans for Prosperity Foundation: Michael S. O'Reilly and John A. Basinger of counsel, Saul Ewing LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Sanctuary for Families, Day One, Empire Justice Center, Her Justice, Incendii Law, PLLC, Lawyers Committee Against Domestic Violence, Legal Momentum, New York Legal Assistance Group, and New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Kartik Naram of counsel, Lara Flath, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae New York Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union Women's Rights Project, and National Center for Youth Law: Jessica Perry, Jenna Lauter, Gabriella Larios, Molly K. Biklen, and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation [Linda S. Morris, pro hac vice, Aditi Fruitwala, pro hac vice, and Anjana Samant] of counsel, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 2023-10606

    Family Court Cannot Place Nonrespondent Custodial Parent Under ACS Supervision

  • Appellate Division, First Department: February 14, 2025

    Publication Date: 2025-02-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appeals & Motions List released on:February 11, 2025

  • Clarke v. Town of Newburgh

    Publication Date: 2025-02-10
    Practice Area: Election and Political Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Justice Cheryl E. Chambers
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Robert A. Spolzino, Jeffrey A. Cohen, David Imamura, Steven Still, and Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School [Ruth Greenwood, Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos, Daniel Hessel, and Samuel Jacob Davis, pro hac vice], of counsel, Abrams Fensterman, LLP, White Plains, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondents: Misha Tseytlin and Bennet J. Moskowitz of counsel, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, New York, NY. Intervenor-Appellant Pro Se: Barbara D. Underwood, Judith Vale, Andrea Trento, Beezly J. Kiernan, Sandra Park, Lindsay McKenzie, and Derek Borchardt of counsel, Letitia James, Attorney General, New York, NY. Amicus Curiae Pro Se and for Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California: Robert Brent Ferguson of counsel, Campaign Legal Center, Washington, DC. Amicus Curiae Pro Se: Adam Lioz, Samuel Spital, Stuart Naifeh, Michael Pernick, and Maia Cole of counsel, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Town of Mount Pleasant and Town Board of the Town of Mount Pleasant: Ariana Dindiyal, Robert J. Tucker, Erika D. Prouty, Rebecca Schrote, and E. Mark Braden of counsel, Baker & Hostetler, LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Town of Cheektowaga: Joseph Burns of counsel, Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak, PLLC, Buffalo, NY.
    Case Number: 2024-04376

    90-Day Safe Harbor Not Triggered by Resolution to Remedy Voting Rights Violation

  • Smith v. Ranch Owners Association

    Publication Date: 2025-02-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Williams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 11-23-00231-CV

    Appellants own a lot adjacent to but not within the territory of appellee Ranch Owners Association.

  • Appellate Division, First Department: February 10, 2025

    Publication Date: 2025-02-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appeals & Motions List released on:February 6, 2025

  • Silverthorne Seismic, LLC v. Sterling Seismic Serv., Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2025-02-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Trade Secrets
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Smith
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 24-20006

    Plaintiff sued defendant for trade-secret misappropriation and sought a remedy of a reasonable royalty.

  • Mejia v. Japan Society, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2025-02-07
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Bronx
    Judge: Justice Fidel E. Gomez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 28455/17E

    Additur Granted for Plaintiff in Personal Injury Action

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: February 7, 2025

    Publication Date: 2025-02-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown List released on:February 5, 2025

  • Concern for Independent Living Inc. v. Town of Southampton, New York

    Publication Date: 2025-02-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
    Judge: Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Michael G. Allen, Esq., Rebecca Livengood, Esq., Robert William Hunter, Esq., Valerie Comenencia Ortiz, Esq., Edward K. Olds, Esq., Relman Colfax PLLC, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants: Brian S. Sokoloff, Esq., Mark A. Radi, Esq., Sokoloff Stern LLP, Carle Place, NY.
    Case Number: 24-CV-07101

    Discovery in Zoning Challenge Is Stayed Pending Dismissal Motion's Resolution

  • February 5, 2025 | The American Lawyer

    Reed Smith Joins Saudi Legal Boom as Firms Race for Market Share

    Reed Smith is the latest law firm to secure a Saudi licence, joining a growing list of U.K. and U.S. firms already competing for private sector mandates and lucrative Vision 2030 contracts.

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