• February 14, 2025 | Texas Lawyer

    Newsmakers: Patterson + Sheridan Welcomes Patent Attorney as Counsel

    Also: Spencer Fane hires Austin partner; David J. Beck given award; The Woodall Law Firm rebrands; and more.

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  • 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

  • Matter of Wharton-Bickley

    Publication Date: 2025-02-14
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry:
    Court: Other Courts, New York
    Judge: Judge Christine Stecure
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Petitioner by: Margaret B. Sandercock, Esq., Elizabeth Sandercock, Esq., Goodfarb & Sandercock, LLP.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Respondent by: David R. Brody, Esq., Gabriel W. Block, Esq., Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins, Goidel, P.C.

    Case Number: 2654/23

    Court Grants Protection to Tenants Under Loft Law

  • 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

  • 1211 Gilbert Avenue Holdings LLC v. Berri

    Publication Date: 2025-02-14
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Bronx
    Judge: Justice Veronica G. Hummel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 816749/2023E

    Buyer Did Not Give Justification as to Why He Failed to Appear on Closing Date

  • February 11, 2025 | Law.com

    Pinsent Masons Launches Third Mainland China Office in Shenzhen, China

    Pinsent Masons China head Kanyi Lui will relocate from Beijing to Shenzhen to lead its new outfit.

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  • 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

  • In re Serta Simmons Bedding, L.L.C.

    Publication Date: 2025-02-10
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Oldham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-20181

    Debtor executing financing deals with various lenders and then went bankrupt, which resulted in four appeals that the court consolidated.

  • 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

  • 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