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  • August 8, 2016 | Legaltech News

    New Suits Against Social Media Giants Seek to Expand Reach of US Anti-Terrorism Laws

    Three lawsuits pending in federal court make the sensational claim that Twitter, Google and Facebook committed acts of "international terrorism" and are responsible for compensating individu

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  • August 8, 2016 | The American Lawyer

    Ex-K&L Gates Litigator Resurfaces, Plus More Lateral Moves

    Two months after abruptly leaving K&L Gates, litigator

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  • August 8, 2016 | National Law Journal

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    LATERALS AKERMAN (Chicago): Thomas Pasternak joins the intellectual property practice group as partner and will focu

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  • Stillwell v. City of Williams

    Publication Date: 2016-08-05
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Constitutional Law | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2016-08-05
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: H. Russel Holland, District Judge, Presiding Before: Ferdinand F. Fernandez, Ronald M. Gould, and Michelle T. Friedland, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Anthony Shaw (argued), Law Offices of Charles Anthony Shaw, PLLC, Prescott, Arizona, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
    for defendant: Kenneth H. Brendel (argued), Mangum, Wall, Stoops & Warden, PLLC, Flagstaff, Arizona, for Defendants-Appellees.
    Case Number: No. 14-15540

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 8413 RONNIE D. STILWELL; COURTNEY STILWELL, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v.p

  • G.D., Plaintiff v. D.D., Defendant, [Index Number Redacted by Court]

    Publication Date: 2016-07-28
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester County
    Judge: Justice Linda Christopher
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiff: Brett Kimmel, Esq., New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendant: Howard P. Roy, Esq., Cohen Clair Lans Greifer & Thorpe LLP, New York, NY. Attorney for the Children: Michele L. Bermel, Esq., Chappaqua, NY.
    Case Number: [Index Number Redacted by Court]

    Cite as: G.D. v. D.D., [Index Number Redacted by Court], NYLJ 1202763759984, at *1 (Sup., WE, Decided June 10, 2016) [Index Number Redacted by Cou

  • Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2016-07-27
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Date Filed: 2016-07-27
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Lonny R. Suko, District Judge, Presiding Before: Michael Daly Hawkins, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, and Consuelo M. Callahan, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul J. Dayton (argued) and Brian S. Epley, Short Cressman & Burgess PLLC, Seattle, Washington, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.
    for defendant: Kevin M. Fong (argued), Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Francisco, California; Christopher J. McNevin, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Austin, Texas; for Defendant-Appellant.
    Case Number: No. 15-35228

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 7960 JOSEPH A. PAKOOTAS, an individual and enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; DONALD R. MICHE

  • Matter of: Motors Liquidation Company, 15-2844-bk

    Publication Date: 2016-07-18
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Straub, Chin, and Carney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Creditors-Appellants-Cross-Appellees Celestine Elliott, Lawrence Elliott, and Berenice Summerville, and Appellants-Cross-Appellees Sesay and Bledsoe Plaintiffs: Gary Peller, Washington, D.C. For Appellants-Cross-Appellees Ignition Switch Plaintiffs: Andrew M. Volk, on the brief, Steven W. Berman, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, Washington, and Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco, California, and Rachel J. Geman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York, New York, and Edward S. Weisfelner, David J. Molton, Howard S. Steel, Brown Rudnick LLP, New York, New York, and Sandra L. Esserman, Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka, P.C., Dallas Texas. For Appellants-Cross-Appellees Ignition Switch Pre-Closing Accident Plaintiffs: Gregory W. Fox, on the brief, William P. Weintraub, Goodwin Procter LLP, New York, New York. For Appellant-Cross-Appellee Doris Powledge Phillips: Joshua P. Davis, Josh Davis Law Firm, Houston, Texas. For Appellants Groman Plaintiffs: Alexander H. Schmidt, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, New York, and Jonathan L. Flaxer, Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Appellee-Cross-Appellant General Motors LLC: Scott Davidson, on the brief, Arthur J. Steinberg, King & Spalding LLP, New York, New York, and Merritt E. McAlister, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, and Edward L. Ripley, King & Spalding LLP, Houston, Texas, and Richard C. Godfrey, Andrew B. Bloomer, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Illinois. For Trustee-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Wilmington Trust Company: Adam H. Offenhartz, Aric H. Wu, Lisa H. Rubin, Gabriel K. Gillett, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, New York. For Creditors-Appellees-Cross-Appellants Participating Unitholders: Pratik A. Shah, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, D.C., and Daniel H. Golden, Deborah J. Newman, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, New York.
    Case Number: 15-2844-bk(L)

    Cite as: Motors Liquidation, 15-2844-bk, NYLJ 1202762885155, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 13, 2016) CASE NAME In The Matter of: Motors Liquidation Company, De

  • July 17, 2016 | The American Lawyer

    A Rare Cravath Hire Departs, Plus More Lateral Moves

    As Faiza Saeed prepares to ascend to Cravath, Swaine & Moore’s a href="http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/07/14/cravaths-first-woman-leader-promises-to-stay-the-course/" targe

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  • Heeran v. Long Island Power Authority, 702558/13

    Publication Date: 2016-07-15
    Practice Area: Government | Civil Appeals | Public Utilities
    Industry: Energy
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: By: Balkin, J.P., Austin, Miller, Hinds-Radix, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For respondents: Keith M. Sullivan of counsel, Sullivan & Galleshaw, LLP, and Anthony P. Gentile of counsel, Godosky & Gentile, P.C. ([Brian J. Isaac], of counsel, Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & De Cicco, LLP, New York, NY).
    for defendant: Lazer, Aptheker, Rosella & Yedid, P.C., Melville, NY. David Lazer and Zachary Murdock of counsel, for appellant Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), and Hammill, O'Brien, Croutier, Dempsey, Pender & Koehler, P.C., Syosset, NY. William J. Croutier, Jr., Erin N. Mackin, and Anton Piotroski of counsel, for appellant National Grid Electric Services, LLC, incorrectly sued herein as Keyspan Electric Services, LLC, one brief filed.
    Case Number: 702558/13

    Cite as: Heeran v. LIPA, 702558/13, NYLJ 1202762512617, at *1 (App. Div., 2nd, Decided July 13, 2016)CASE NAMEWilliam Heeran, etc., et al., Respondents v. Long

  • July 13, 2016 | National Law Journal

    NY Attorney General, Responding to Texas Lawmaker, Warns of 'Constitutional Conflict'

    The New York state attorney general on Wednesday urged a Texas congressman to show “due respect for federalism” as the lawmaker's office pushes to obtain communicat

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