• July 12, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

    Newsmakers: Bracewell Adds Oil & Gas Pipeline Regulatory Lawyer

    Also: Hicks Johnson names its first chief marketing and business development officer, Becky Garverick.

    6 minute read

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: July 12, 2024

    Publication Date: 2024-07-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown List released on:July 10, 2024

  • Litovich v. Bank of America Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Judges
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Gregory Rapawy, Eliana Margo Pfeffer, on the brief, David C. Frederick, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Christopher M. Burke, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, New York, NY. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Walter W. Noss, Kate Lv, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, San Diego, CA. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: George A. Zelcs, Chad E. Bell, Ryan Z. Cortazar, Korein Tillery LLC, Chicago, IL. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Glen E. Summers, Karma M. Giulianelli, Bartlit Beck LLP, Denver, CO.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC: Matthew J. Porpora, Jonathan S. Carter, on the brief, Richard C. Pepperman II, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Bank of America Corporation, BofA Securities, Inc., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated: Adam S. Hakki, Richard F. Schwed, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Barclays Capital, Inc.: Barry G. Sher, Kevin P. Broughel, Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC: Herbert S. Washer, Sheila C. Ramesh, Adam S. Mintz, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees JPMorgan Chase & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC: Robert D. Wick, John S. Playforth, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee NatWest Markets Securities Inc: Paul S. Mishkin, Adam G. Mehes, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Citigroup Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.: Jay Kasner, Karen M. Lent, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.: John F. Terzaken, Adrienne V. Baxley, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC: Richard A. Rosen, Brad S. Karp, Susanna M. Buergel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, Kannon K. Shanmugam, Jane B. O'Brien, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees Wells Fargo & Co., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC: Jayant W. Tambe, Laura W. Sawyer, Amanda L. Dollinger, Jones Day, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-2905

    Judgment Vacated; Statute, Precedents Required Judge's Pre-Judgment Disqualification

  • July 10, 2024 | Law.com

    7th Circuit Panel Denies CITGO's Appeal Over $31M Pension Underpayments Class Certification, Trial Possible in November

    "It really doesn't make any sense, in terms of judicial efficiency, to pause a case for an interlocutory appeal on a summary judgment motion when the trial is going to be completed this year," said Michelle C. Yau, chair of Cohen Milstein's Employee Benefits/ERISA practice. "What they were asking for was trying to fit a square peg in a round hole."

    3 minute read

  • July 9, 2024 | The Recorder

    Who Got the Work: Sheppard Mullin Team Steps In to Defend Visionox in Patent Case

    The plaintiffs, led by Fish & Richardson principal David M. Barkan, contend SEL holds patents on semiconductor technology that improves image quality of displays and enhances operational and manufacturing efficiencies.

    3 minute read

  • Colunga v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Expert Witnesses | Insurance Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Chapa
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 04-22-00423-CV

    In 2019, appellant sued Moncada for negligence resulting from a car accident and she later amended her petition and impleaded appellee, her vehicle insurance carrier, seeking a declaratory judgment for underinsured motorist coverage as well as attorneys' fees.

  • July 2, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

    Corporate Threats at Highest Level in 12 Years, Report Finds

    Respondents to a Clyde & Co. and Winmark Global survey foresee "the competitive advantages from AI being short-lived as early innovations become commoditized over time."

    4 minute read

  • Mobil Pipe Line Co. v. Sunoco Pipeline, L.P.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wright
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 09-23-00075-CV

    After appellants initiated the Beaumont Connector Pipeline Project, appellees filed suit alleging unsafe construction practices that threatened their pipelines and obtained a temporary restraining order and temporary injunction.

  • Samson Exploration, LLC v. Bordages

    Publication Date: 2024-07-01
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Damages | Energy and Natural Resources
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Hecht
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0215

    Petitioner Sampson Exploration LLC held oil and gas leases on properties of three different families, the Klorers, the Hooks and the Bordages, that sued petitioner for unpaid royalties owed.

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: June 28, 2024

    Publication Date: 2024-06-28
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned `
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown List released on:June 26, 2024