• February 19, 2016 | The Recorder

    Class Action Bar Braces for Post-Scalia Era

    What does the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia mean for the future of class action litigation? The justice penned three majority opinions that shaped the class action lands

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  • February 13, 2016 | Daily Business Review

    How Murky Video, Dead Lawyer Won a New Murder Trial

    Now that police dashboard cameras and smart phones are everywhere, it seems incredible that a grainy, silent video can still sway a 1994 murder case.But it can. Casmir "Casey" Sucharsk

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  • February 12, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

    Trevor Wommack Joins Vinson & Elkins Houston Office as Partner; Plus Other 'On The Move' News

    New Positions . . . Trevor Wommack has joined the Houston office of Vinson & Elkins as a partner in the firm's finance practice group. He focuses his practice on synd

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  • Wynn v. New York City Housing Authority, 14-cv-2818

    Publication Date: 2016-01-29
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Shira Scheindlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Plaintiffs: Lee Sam Nuwesra, Esq., Law Offices of Lee Nuwesra, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Counsel for New York City Housing Authority: Donna Marie Murphy, Esq., New York City Housing Authority, New York, NY. Roger H. Briton, Esq., Shawn Matthew Clark, Esq., Jackson Lewis P.C. (Melville N.Y.), Melville, NY. Counsel for Local 237: Alexandra Joy Howell, Esq., Marty Gerard Glennon, Esq., Robert Thomas McGovern, Esq., Archer, Byington, Glennon & Levine LLP, Melville, NY.

    Case Number: 14-cv-2818

    Cite as: Wynn v. NYCHA, 14-cv-2818, NYLJ 1202747959278, at *1 (SDNY, Decided January 19, 2016) CASE NAME Brian Wynn, Jo

  • Karnazes v. Ares

    Publication Date: 2016-01-28
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    Date Filed: 2016-01-27
    Court: C.A. 2nd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elizabeth Karnazes, in pro. per., for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Posner Law Corporation and Ashley D. Posner for Movant and Respondent.

    Case Number: No. B246308

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 1085 ELIZABETH KARNAZES Plaintiff and Appellant, v. TYLER ARES et al

  • USS-POSCO Industries v. Case

    Publication Date: 2016-01-27
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    Date Filed: 2016-01-26
    Court: C.A. 1st
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: The Law Offices of Jon Webster, Jon Paul Webster and James A. Arcellana for Appellant.
    for defendant: Greenan, Peffer, Sallander & Lally, Robert L. Sallander, Jr., Kyle G. Kunst; Cory Stephen Anderson for Respondent.

    Case Number: No. A140457 No. A142145

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 1025 USS-POSCO INDUSTRIES, Plaintiff, Cross-Defendant, and Responden

  • January 21, 2016 | National Law Journal

    Next Lawyer to Leave Dickstein Shapiro: Biz Van Gelder

    White-collar lawyer Barbara Van Gelder—who goes by “Biz”—will leave Dickstein Shapiro for Cozen O’Connor Feb. 1, becoming the latest among a h

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  • January 21, 2016 | The American Lawyer

    Greenberg Traurig Goes Beyond Rudy, Plus More Lateral Moves

    As if hiring former New York City mayor and ex-Republican presidential candidate RUDY GIULIANI to a href="http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202747344859/Rudy-Giuliani-Jumps

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  • January 8, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

    What Does Ascertainability Really Mean for Class Actions?

    In Pennsylvania federal court, a recent spate of decisions on whether class actions could move forward have hinged on the factor of ascertainability, which at a minimum requires a showing tha

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  • January 7, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

    What Does Ascertainability Really Mean for Class Actions?

    In Pennsylvania federal court, a recent spate of decisions on whether class actions could move forward have hinged on the factor of ascertainability, which at a minimum requires a showing that prospective class members are readily identifiable.

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