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July 11, 2019 | The American Lawyer

As the Litigation Funding Industry Grows, So Do Efforts to Control It

With more states enacting or considering laws aimed at predatory consumer lending, some commercial litigation finance companies worry that they are also targets.

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July 11, 2019 | Law.com

As the Litigation Funding Industry Grows, So Do Efforts to Control It

With more states enacting or considering laws aimed at predatory consumer lending, some commercial litigation finance companies worry that they are also targets.

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June 27, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Firm-by-Firm Reports

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & FeldDallasFirmwide Lawyer Head Count: 8852018 StatsGross Revenue: $1,071,486,000 Up 3.1%Net Income:…

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June 11, 2019 | Law.com

Social Media Influencers: Basic Tax Issues

This article discusses the basic tax issues facing social media influencers, who have become an important element in the entertainment industry.

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Appellate Division, Second Department:June 5, 2019

Publication Date: 2019-06-07
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
Industry:
Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
Judge: Unsigned
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Case Number: DOCKET

Appellate Division, Second Department:June 5, 2019

June 7, 2019 | Law.com

Big Relief, Ex-Google Bro, Conversion in Court: The Morning Minute

Here's the news you need to start your day.

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Charles v. Orange County

Publication Date: 2019-05-31
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Industry: Health Care | 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 Michelet Charles and Carol Small: Thomas C. Rice, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, on the brief, Daniel J. Stujenske, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY, Laura F. Redman, Antony P. F. Gemmell, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Orange County, State of New York, Orange County Sheriff's Department, Orange County Department of Mental Health and Carmen Elizondo, Former Clinic Director, Orange County Correctional Facility, in her individual capacity: Anthony Cardoso, Orange County Attorney's Office, Goshen, NY. For Amici Curiae American Psychiatric Association, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, American Psychological Association, American Medical Association, National Association of Social Workers, American Public Health Association, and Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Ira A. Burnim, Judge David C. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Washington, DC, on the brief, Aaron M. Panner, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae The Bronx Defenders, Brooklyn Defender Services, Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement, Detention Watch Network, The Florida Justice Institute, Inc., Human Rights First, Immigrant Defense Project, The Immigrant Rights Clinic of Washington Square Legal Services, Inc., at NYU Law School, the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, The Legal Aid Society of New York, The Prison Law Office, Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, and the Urban Justice Center Mental Health Project, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Jamie A. Levitt, Morrison & Foerster LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae New York State Sheriffs' Association, in support of Defendants-Appellees: Alexander M. Wilson, New York State Sheriffs' Association, Albany, NY.
Case Number: 17-3506-pr

Civil Detainees Alleged Discharge Planning an Essential Part of Their In-Custody Care

Fort Worth v. Vizant Technologies

Publication Date: 2019-05-27
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Government
Industry:
Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Boyd
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Case Number: 18-0059

The plaintiff in this case claimed that a government entity, the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board, breached a contractual promise to make a good-faith effort to obtain authorization for a higher payment than the parties' written contract required it to make.

May 22, 2019 | National Law Journal

Mueller Judge Unseals Attorney-Client Ruling That Aided Prosecutors

The newly unsealed opinion was heavily blacked-out to conceal the identities of the attorney and the individual at issue, along with the substance of their email communication.

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Appellate Division, First Department: May 16, 2019

Publication Date: 2019-05-20
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
Industry:
Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Cases Decided
Judge: Unsigned
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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Case Number: DOCKET

Appellate Division, First Department: May 16, 2019