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  • August 23, 2022 | Law.com

    Who Got the Work?℠: Big Law Defends Meta From Claims Linking Social Media to Mental Health + More

    Welcome to "Who Got the Work?℠," a regular column that highlights the law firms and lawyers around the country who are being brought in to handle key cases and close major deals for their clients.

    9 minute read

  • Belya v. Kapral

    Publication Date: 2022-08-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Richard B. Katskee, on the brief, Bradley Girard, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, DC, and Oleg Rivkin, Rivkin Law Group PLLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: Daniel H. Blomberg, Lori H. Windham, Daniel D. Benson, on the brief, Diana Verm Thomson, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, and Donald J. Feerick, Jr., Feerick Nugent MacCartney, PLLC, South Nyack, NY. For Amici Curiae Professor Michael W. McConnell and Professor Douglas Laycock: Thomas G. Hungar, Andrew G.I. Kilberg, John Matthew Butler, Jason Manion, Macey L. Olave, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, and San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Assemblies of God (USA), Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy of the Anglican Church in North America, General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Gordon D. Todd, Daniel J. Hay, John L. Gibbons, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Ryan Paulsen, Ryan N. Gardner, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX. For Amici Curiae Constitutional Law Scholars, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Matthew T. Nelson, Warner Norcross + Judd LLP, Grand Rapids, MI. James A. Campbell, Solicitor General of Nebraska; Douglas J. Peterson, Attorney General of Nebraska; David T. Bydalek, Chief Deputy Attorney General of Nebraska; Steve Marshall, Attorney General of Alabama; Mark Brnovich, Attorney General of Arizona; Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas; Chris Carr, Attorney General of Georgia; Derek Schmidt, Attorney General of Kansas; Daniel Cameron, Attorney General of Kentucky; Jeff Landry, Attorney General of Louisiana; Lynn Fitch, Attorney General of Mississippi; Eric S. Schmitt, Attorney General of Missouri; Austin Knudsen, Attorney General of Montana; John M. O'Connor, Attorney General of Oklahoma; Alan Wilson, Attorney General of South Carolina; and Sean D. Reyes, Attorney General of Utah, for Amici Curiae States of Nebraska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah, in support of Defendants-Appellants.
    Case Number: 21-1498

    Church Autonomy, Collateral Order Doctrines Discussed in Defamation Appeal's Dismissal

  • Texas Fair Plan v. Ahmed

    Publication Date: 2022-08-22
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Spain
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-20-00585-CV

    Appellee, Adil Ahmed, had his home insured by appellant Texas FAIR Plan Association and sustained hail damage in spring 2015.

  • Williams v. MTA Bus Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-19
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Employment Compliance | Employment Litigation
    Industry: State and Local Government | Transportation
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Ike Williams: David John Hommel, on the reply brief, Andrew Rozynski, Eisenberg & Baum, LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee MTA Bus Company: Gabriella Palencia, Executive Agency Counsel, for David Farber, General Counsel, MTA Bus Company, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 20-2985

    Applicant's Qualifications for Job Sought Not Shown; No Bias in Denial of ASL Interpreter

  • U.S. v Godfrey

    Publication Date: 2022-08-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    Judge: District Judge Sidney Stein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-Cr-511

    Court Vacates Defendant's Conviction; Shooting Does Not Meet Elements of Assault

  • August 16, 2022 | New York Law Journal

    Realty Law Digest

    Scott Mollen discusses Lemberg Found. v. Shuttleworth Artists," and "Boston LLC v. 35 West Realty Co., LLC."

    18 minute read

  • Van Bortel v. Ford Motor Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-16
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, U.S. - WDNY
    Judge: District Judge David Larimer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-CV-6739

    Dismissal of Oral Contract Breach Action Over Ford Auto Dealership's Sale Is Explained

  • August 12, 2022 | Daily Report Online

    'A Decisive Victory for Trial Lawyers': 40 Years of 'Two-Dismissal Rule' Precedent Overturned by Ga. Supreme Court in Wrongful Death Case

    "Our Supreme Court rightly—and bravely—held that when less than all parties are dismissed, that does not dismiss a case against nonparties too. Albeit hard to believe, that was the law in Georgia for nearly 40 years."

    5 minute read

  • Tyson v. County of Sabine

    Publication Date: 2022-08-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Clement
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-40590

    Wade Tyson called the sheriff's department to conduct a welfare check on appellant, his wife, reporting that he was out of town and appellant was home alone and distressed.

  • People v. Krull

    Publication Date: 2022-08-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Bahaati Pitt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Respondent: John T. Komondorea and Rafael Curbelo of counsel, Darcel D. Clark, District Attorney, Bronx.
    for defendant: For Appellant: Alexandra L. Mitter of counsel, Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York.
    Case Number: 831/15

    Assessment of Risk Factor 12 Points Violated Fifth Amendment Self-Incrimination Right