• 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

  • June 27, 2024 | The American Lawyer

    Japan's PE Market is the Bright Spot that Asia Needs. But Will Law Firms Step Up to the Plate?

    Private equity is thriving in Japan, in part because the weak Japanese yen has made local assets incredibly appealing to foreign investors. Foreign law firms want a piece of the action.

    10 minute read