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June 1, 2015 | The American Lawyer

King & Wood Mallesons on Fosun's $1.2B Share Sale

The Chinese conglomerate has raised funds to continue its acquisition spree in the insurance sector.

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June 1, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

McGinnis Lochridge's Product Liability Group Emphasizes 'Effecting Social Change'

McGinnis Lochridge's products liability practice group has a unique philosophy in litigation.Austin partner Ray Chester, leader of the practice group, said, "We don't just try to win t

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May 29, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

McGinnis Lochridge's Product Liability Group Emphasizes 'Effecting Social Change'

The practice group's lead partner says there aren't enough watchdogs in the United States to address public safety concerns.

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Laumann v. National Hockey League, et al., Defendants, 12-cv-1817 (SAS)

Publication Date: 2015-05-28
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Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge Shira Scheindlin
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Edward A. Diver, Esq., Howard I. Langer, Esq., Peter E. Leckman, Esq., Langer Grogan & Diver, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kevin M. Costello, Esq., Gary E. Klein, Esq., Klein Kavanagh Costello, LLP, Boston, Massachusetts. Michael Morris Buchman, Esq., John A. Ioannou, Esq., Motley Rice, LLC, New York, N.Y. Marc I. Gross, Esq., Adam G. Kurtz, Esq., Pomerantz, LLP, New York, N.Y. Robert LaRocca, Esq., Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. J. Douglas Richards, Esq., Jeffrey Dubner, Esq., Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll, PLLC, New York, N.Y. Michael J. Boni, Esq., Joshua D. Snyder, Esq., Boni & Zack, LLC, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
for defendant: For Defendants Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc., MLB Advanced Media L.P., MLB Advanced Media, Inc., Athletics Investment Group, LLC, The Baseball Club of Seattle, L.L.P., Chicago White Sox, Ltd., Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Ltd., The Phillies, Pittsburgh Baseball, Inc., and San Francisco Baseball Associates, L.P.: Beth A. Wilkinson, Esq., Samantha P. Bateman, Esq., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, D.C. Bradley I. Ruskin, Esq., Helene Debra Jaffe, Esq., Jennifer R. Scullion, Esq., Colin Kass, Esq., Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, N.Y. Thomas J. Ostertag, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, New York, N.Y. For Defendants National Hockey League, NHL Enterprises, L.P., NHL Interactive Cyberenterprises, LLC, Chicago Blackhawk Hockey Team, Inc., Comcast-Spectator, L.P., Hockey Western New York LLC, Lemieux Group, L.P., Lincoln Hockey LLC, New Jersey Devils LLC, New York Islanders Hockey Club, L.P., and San Jose Sharks, LLC: Shepard Goldfein, Esq., James A. Keyte, Esq., Paul M. Eckles, Esq., Matthew M. Martino, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, N.Y. For Defendants Comcast Corporation, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, L.P., Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic L.P., Comcast SportsNet California, LLC, and Comcast SportsNet Chicago, LLC: Arthur J. Burke, Esq., James W. Haldin, Esq., Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, N.Y. For Defendants DIRECTV, LLC, DIRECTV Sports Networks, LLC, DIRECTV Sports Net Pittsburgh, LLC a/k/a Root Sports Pittsburgh, DIRECTV Sports Net Rocky Mountain, LLC a/ka/a Root Sports Rocky Mountain, and DIRECTV Sports Net Northwest, LLC a/ka/a Root Sports Northwest: Louis A. Karasik, Esq., Andrew E. Paris, Esq., Stephanie A. Jones, Esq., Alston & Bird LLP, Los Angeles, California. For Defendant New York Yankees Partnership: Jonathan Schiller, Esq., Alan Vickery, Esq., Christopher Duffy, Esq., Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, New York, N.Y. For Defendants The Madison Square Garden Company and New York Rangers Hockey Club: Stephen R. Neuwirth, Esq., Deborah Brown, Esq., Richard I. Werder, Jr., Esq., Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, N.Y. For Defendant Yankees Entertainment Sports Network, LLC: John E. Schmidtlein, Esq., Kenneth Charles Smurzynski, Esq., James Harris Weingarten, Esq., William Jefferson Vigen, Esq., Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, D.C.
Case Number: 12-cv-1817 (SAS)

Cite as: Laumann v. NHL, 12-cv-1817 (SAS), NYLJ 1202727529273, at *1 (SDNY, Decided May 14, 2015) CASE NAME Thomas Laumann, Robert Silver, Garre

Laumann v. National Hockey League, 12-cv-1817 (SAS)

Publication Date: 2015-05-28
Practice Area:
Industry:
Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge Shira Scheindlin
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Edward A. Diver, Esq., Howard I. Langer, Esq., Peter E. Leckman, Esq., Langer Grogan & Diver, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kevin M. Costello, Esq., Gary E. Klein, Esq., Klein Kavanagh Costello, LLP, Boston, Massachusetts. Michael Morris Buchman, Esq., John A. Ioannou, Esq., Motley Rice, LLC, New York, N.Y. Marc I. Gross, Esq., Adam G. Kurtz, Esq., Pomerantz, LLP, New York, N.Y. Robert LaRocca, Esq., Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. J. Douglas Richards, Esq., Jeffrey Dubner, Esq., Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll, PLLC, New York, N.Y. Michael J. Boni, Esq., Joshua D. Snyder, Esq., Boni & Zack, LLC, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
for defendant: For Defendants Office Of the Commissioner of Baseball, Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc., MLB Advanced Media L.P., MLB Advanced Media, Inc., Athletics Investment Group, LLC, The Baseball Club of Seattle, L.L.P., Chicago White Sox, Ltd., Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Ltd., The Phillies, Pittsburgh Baseball, Inc., and San Francisco Baseball Associates, L.P.: Beth A. Wilkinson, Esq., Samantha p. Bateman, Esq., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, D.C. Bradley I. Ruskin, Esq., Helene Debra Jaffe, Esq., Jennifer R. Scullion, Esq., Colin Kass. Esq., Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, N.Y. Thomas J. Ostertag, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, New York, N.Y. For Defendants National Hockey League, NHL Enterprises, L.P., NHL Interactive Cyberenterprises, LLC, Chicago Blackhawk Hockey Team, Inc., Comcast-Spectator, L.P., Hockey Western New York LLC, Lemieux Group, L.P., Lincoln Hockey LLC, New Jersey Devils LLC, New York Islanders Hockey Club, L.P., and San Jose Sharks, LLC: Shepard Goldfein, Esq., James A. Keyte, Esq., Paul M. Eckles, Esq., Matthew M. Martino, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, N.Y. For Defendants Comcast Corporation, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, L.P., Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic L.P., Comcast SportsNet California, LLC, and Comcast SportsNet Chicago, LLC: Arthur J. Burke, Esq., James W. Haldin, Esq., Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, N.Y. For Defendants DIRECTV, LLC, DIRECTV Sports Networks, LLC, DIRECTV Sports Net Pittsburgh, LLC a/k/a Root Sports Pittsburgh, DIRECTV Sports Net Rocky Mountain, LLC a/ka/a Root Sports Rocky Mountain, and DIRECTV Sports Net Northwest, LLC a/ka/a Root Sports Northwest: Louis A. Karasik, Esq., Andrew E. Paris, Esq., Stephanie A. Jones, Esq., Alston & Bird LLP, Los Angeles, California. For Defendant New York Yankees Partnership: Jonathan Schiller, Esq., Alan Vickery, Esq., Christopher Duffy, Esq., Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, New York, N.Y. For Defendants The Madison Square Garden Company and New York Rangers Hockey Club: Stephen R. Neuwirth, Esq., Deborah Brown, Esq., Richard I. Werder, Jr., Esq., Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, N.Y. For Defendant Yankees Entertainment Sports Network, LLC: John E. Schmidtlein, Esq., Kenneth Charles Smurzynski, Esq., James Harris Weingarten, Esq., William Jefferson Vigen, Esq., Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, D.C.
Case Number: 12-cv-1817 (SAS)

Cite as: Laumann v. NHL, 12-cv-1817 (SAS), NYLJ 1202727529087, at *1 (SDNY, Decided May 14, 2015) CASE NAME Thomas Laumann, Robert Silver, Garre

May 28, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Big Deals

Heinz / Kraft Pittsburgh-based H.J. Heinz Co. said March 26 it will acquire Northfield, Illinois-based Kraft Foods Group Inc. in a deal backed by billionaire Warren Bu

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May 28, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Big Deals

Heinz / Kraft Pittsburgh-based H.J. Heinz Co. said March 26 it will acquire Northfield, Illinois-based Kraft Foods Group Inc. in a deal backed by billionaire…

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HUMANA HEALTH PLAN, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff - Appellee v. PATRICK NGUYEN, Defendant - Appellant

Publication Date: 2015-05-27
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Date Filed: 2015-05-11
Court: UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Judge: EDITH BROWN CLEMENT
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Case Number: 14-20358

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUITHUMANA HEALTH PLAN, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff - Appellee v. PATRICK NGUY

Harris v. Amgen, Inc.

Publication Date: 2015-05-26
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Date Filed: 2014-10-30
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: Before: Jerome Farris and William A. Fletcher, Circuit Judges, and Edward R. Korman, Senior District Judge.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen J. Fearon, Jr. and Garry T. Stevens, Jr., Squitieri & Fearon, LLP, New York, New York; Stephen M. Fishback and Daniel L. Keller, Keller, Fishback & Jackson, LLP, Tarzana, California; Francis M. Gregorek, Betsy C. Manifold, and Rachele R. Rickert, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz, LLP, San Diego, California, Mark C. Rifkin (argued), Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz, LLP, New York, New York; and Thomas James McKenna, Gainey & McKenna, New York, New York, for Appellants.
for defendant: Emily Seymour Costin, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP, Washington, D.C.; Steven Oliver Kramer and Jonathan David Moss, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP, Los Angeles, California; Jonathan Rose, Alston & Bird, LLP, Washington, D.C.; John Nadolenco, Mayer Brown, LLP, Los Angeles, California; Brian David Netter, Mayer Brown, LLP, Washington, D.C.; and Robert P. Davis (argued), Mayer Brown, LLP, New York, New York, for Appellees.
Case Number: No. 10-56014

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 5170 STEVE HARRIS; DENNIS F. RAMOS, AKA Dennis Ramos; DONALD HANKS; JORGE TORRES; ALBERT CAPPA, On Behalf of Themselves and All Ot

TENET HOSPITALS, LTD. A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, D/B/A PROVIDENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Appellant, v. ESPERANZA NARAH GARCIA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ARMANDO GARCIA AND FOR ALL WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARIES, INCLUDING MINOR ALEXA GARCIA, Appellee.

Publication Date: 2015-05-22
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Date Filed: 2015-04-22
Court: COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS, EIGHTH DISTRICT, EL PASO
Judge: STEVEN L. HUGHES
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for defendant:
Case Number: 08-14-00087-CV

COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS, EIGHTH DISTRICT, EL PASOTENET HOSPITALS, LTD. A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, D/B/A PROVIDENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,