• 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 13, 2025 | The Recorder

    News Publishers Sue AI Firm Cohere, Alleging Copyright and Trademark Violations

    The suit filed by a coalition of news publishers from the U.S., the U.K. and Canada say Cohere’s AI products regurgitate near-verbatim stories in real time and invent false stories that are wrongly attributed to the newsrooms.

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  • February 13, 2025 | The American Lawyer

    'Back to Normal': Cadwalader Sees Revenue, PEP Surge as Equity Tier Shrinks

    Firm chair Pat Quinn said the volatility of interest rates over the last several years produced unpredictable results. He said 2024 was a return to normalcy for the firm.

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  • February 13, 2025 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    Expert-Witness Impact: $600K Settlement Reached on Eve of Trial

    The deal came after plaintiff counsel disclosed their expert witnesses.

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  • Westside Ventura II LLC v. Henderson

    Publication Date: 2025-02-13
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry:
    Court: Civil Court, New York
    Judge: Judge Jack Stoller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 72423/2017

    Eviction Dismissed; Respondent Succeeded The Tenant-of-Record

  • February 12, 2025 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    'If You Were Hurt': $750K Settlement Despite Delay in Seeking Help

    "Liability in this case was clear," counsel for the plaintiff Jessica Ayala of Carter Mario said. "It was never formally accepted, but it was not an issue. The real issues were: What are the injuries and what are they worth?"

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  • K.J. v. Jackson

    Publication Date: 2025-02-11
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    Judge: Judge Paez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-3052

    School district defendants not entitled to qualified immunity in suit brought by high school student alleging due process rights violations

  • McGoveran v. Amazon Web Serv., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2025-02-11
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry: E-Commerce
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alexander L. Braitberg, Andrew D. Schlichter, Joel Rohlf, Nathan D. Stump, Schlichter Bogard LLP, St. Louis, MO; David T. Crumplar, Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Jody C. Barillare, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ari M. Selman, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY; Elizabeth Herrington, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Chicago, IL; Jordan McCrary, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Raechel K. Kummer, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC for defendant.

    Case Number: 1:20-cv-01399-SB

    Court declined to enjoin subsequently-filed state court action where the issues and parties in that action were different from the present case and the state court was the proper forum for defendant to raise a claim preclusion defense.

  • N.K. v. A.D.

    Publication Date: 2025-02-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-2986-22

    Plaintiff appealed the amended FRO denying her request for attorney fees as compensatory damages following the issuance of a final restraining order against defendant under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act.