• July 9, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Hearing Ordered to Address Constitutionality of Prison Term

    In their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan review recent decisions involving a summary judgment motion in a civil forfeiture case, fraudulent transfers under the New York Debtor Law, accommodations for nursing mothers under the FLSA, and mitigating circumstances in sentencing a defendant who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography and sexually exploiting a child.

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  • Rent-A-Center, Inc., Appellant v. Glenn Hegar, in his capacity as Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas; and Ken Paxton, in his capacity as Attorney General of the State of Texas, Appellees

    Publication Date: 2015-07-08
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2015-06-11
    Court: COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS, THIRD DISTRICT, AUSTIN
    Judge: David Puryear
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 03-13-00101-CV

    COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS, THIRD DISTRICT, AUSTINRent-A-Center, Inc., Appellant v. Glenn Hegar, in his capacity as Comptro

  • July 6, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Bus Attack Case Could Challenge NJ Transit's Immunity

    In a case that could potentially test the limits of NJ Transit's immunity as a public agency, a New Jersey appeals court has allowed a woman injured on a bus when she was attacked by other pa

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  • July 6, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Bus Attack Case Could Challenge NJ Transit's Immunity

    In a case that could potentially test the limits of NJ Transit's immunity as a public agency, a New Jersey appeals court has allowed a woman who was injured on a bus when she was attacked by other passengers to amend her complaint to allege the driver had a duty to stop the bus.

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  • United States of America, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Apple, Inc., Simon & Schuster, Inc., Defendants, 13-3741-cv

    Publication Date: 2015-07-02
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Jacobs, Livingston, and Lohier, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: for the United States, Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, William J. Baer, Assistant Attorney General, Mark W. Ryan, Daniel McCuaig, Kristen C. Limarzi, Robert B. Nicholson, David Seidman, Finnuala K. Tessier, Lawrence B. Buterman, Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, Washington, DC. For Plaintiff-States: George Jepsen, Attorney General of Connecticut, W. Joseph Nielsen, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General of Connecticut, Hartford, CT, Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas, Daniel T. Hodge, First Assistant Attorney General of Texas, John Scott, Deputy Attorney General of Texas, Jonathan F. Mitchell, Solicitor General of Texas, Andrew Oldham, Deputy Solicitor General of Texas, John T. Prud'homme, Kim van Winkle, Eric Lipman, Assistant Attorneys General, Office of Attorney General of Texas, Austin, TX. For the State of New York: Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York, Won S. Chin, Assistant Solicitor General, Office of Attorney General of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: for Apple, Inc: Theodore J. Boutros, Jr., Daniel G. Swanson, Blaine H. Evanson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Cynthia E. Richman, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, Orin S. Snyder, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY. For Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH, Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC, d/b/a Macmillan: Eamon P. Joyce, Joel M. Mitnick, Mark D. Taticchi, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. For Simon & Schuster, Inc. and Simon & Schuster Digital Sales, Inc: Gregory Silbert, Yehuda L. Buchweitz, Weil, James W. Quinn, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 13-3741-cv

    Cite as: USA v. Apple, Inc., 13-3741-cv, NYLJ 1202731055527, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided June 30, 2015) Case Name United Stat

  • June 29, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Big Suits

    Apple v. Samsung The four-year-long epic patent fight between Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Apple Inc. isn't over yet. On May 18, Samsung won a partial reversa

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  • June 29, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Big Suits

    Apple v. Samsung; Eon Corp. v. AT&T Mobility; ASCAP v. Pandora; Chicago v. Purdue Pharma

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  • USA v. Approximately $620,349.85 Seized From Wachovia Bank, 13-CV-3966

    Publication Date: 2015-06-11
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Raymond Dearie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 13 CV 3966

    Cite as: USA v. USA v. Approximately $620,349.85 Seized From Wachovia Bank, 13-CV-3966, NYLJ 1202728904460, at *1 (EDNY, Decided June 5, 205) CASENAME United S

  • June 10, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    McKenna Long Departures Mount, Plus More Lateral Moves

    Ahead of its proposed combination with Dentons, more lawyers are leaving M

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  • June 10, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    McKenna Long Departures Mount, Plus More Lateral Moves

    Ahead of its proposed combination with Dentons, more partners have left McKenna Long & Aldridge, even as the latter makes a hire of its own; Latham & Watkins lands another O'Melveny & Myers rainmaker; Nelson Mullins and Barnes & Thornburg open new offices; Delta Air Lines taps Dorsey & Whitney for a new legal chief; and more notable additions from throughout The Am Law 200.

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