• Thompson v. Dekalb County, Georgia

    Publication Date: 2022-03-31
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Government | Whistleblower Laws
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eleanor Attwood, (Legare Attwood & Wolfe LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Randy Gepp, Ann Schildhammer, Marc Taylor, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A1754

    Whistleblower Law Claimant Failed to Rebut Employer's Direct Evidence He Was Terminated For Stated Reasons

  • State ex rel. Jennings v. BP Am. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-18
    Practice Area: Energy and Natural Resources
    Industry: Energy | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christian Douglas Wright, Jameson A.L. Tweedie, Ralph K. Durstein III, Delaware Department Of Justice, Wilmington, DE; Victor M. Sher and Matthew K. Edling, Sher Edling LLP, San Francisco, CA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David E. Wilks, R. Stokes Nolte, Wilks Law, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. William E. Thomson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Andrea E. Neuman, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Thomas G. Hungar, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC; Joshua D. Dick, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE; David C. Frederick, Grace W. Knofczynski, Daniel S. Severson, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC; Catherine A. Gaul, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Nancy G. Milburn, Diana E. Reiter, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, New York, NY; Jonathan W. Hughes, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, San Francisco, CA Matthew T. Heartney, John D. Lombardo, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Kenneth J. Nachbar, Alexandra M. Cumings, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Nathan P. Eimer, Pamela R. Hanebutt, Lisa S. Meyer, Eimer Stahl LLP, Chicago, IL; Robert E. Dunn, Eimer Stahl LLP, San Jose, CA; Jeffrey L. Moyer, Christine D. Haynes, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Kevin Orsini, Vanessa A. Lavely, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY; Colleen D. Shields, Patrick M. Brannigan, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Tristan L. Duncan, Daniel B. Rogers, and William F. Northrip, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.; Antoinette D. Hubbard, Stephanie A. Fox, Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC, Wilmington, DE; Shannon S. Broome, Ann Marie Mortimer, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, San Francisco, CA; Shawn Patrick Regan, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, New York, NY; Kevin J. Mangan, Kristen H. Cramer, Nicholas T. Verna, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, Wilmington, DE; Andrew G. McBride, McGuire Woods LLP, Washington, DC; Christian J. Singewald, White And Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joy C. Fuhr, Brian D. Schmalzbach, W. Cole Geddy, McGuire Woods LLP, Richmond, VA; Mackenzie M. Wrobel, Duane Morrjs LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael F. Healy, SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP, San Francisco, CA Michael L. Fox, DUANE MORRJS LLP, San Francisco, CA; Paul D. Brown, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kathleen Taylor Sooy, Tracy A. Roman, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC; Honor R. Costello, Crowell & Moring LLP, New York, NY; Michael P. Kelly, Daniel J. Brown, Alexandra M. Joyce, McCarter & English LLP, Wilmington, DE; Steven M. Bauer, Margaret A. Tough, Latham & Watkins LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jameson R. Jones, Daniel R. Brody, Bartlit Beck LLP, Denver, CO; Daniel A. Mason, Matthew D. Stachel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrIson LLP, Wilmington, DE; Yahonnes Cleary, Caitlin E. Grusauskas, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrIson LLP, New York, NY; Michael P. Kelly, Daniel J. Brown, Alexandra M. Joyce, McCarter & English LLP, Wilmington, DE; Steven M. Bauer, Margaret A. Tough, Latham & Watkins LLP, San Francisco, CA; Robert W. Whetzel, Richards Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, D

    Case Number: D69684

    Federal court lacked jurisdiction over purely state law claims alleging nuisance and consumer fraud arising from fossil fuel companies' purported disinformation campaigns to suppress the link between fossil fuel products and climate damage.

  • January 11, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

    NJ Senate Approves 7 New Superior Court Judges, 4 From Essex County; Apter Nomination Fizzles

    With the expiration of Rachel Wainer Apter's nomination, it's up to Gov. Phil Murphy to either nominate someone else to fill Justice Jaynee LaVecchia's seat, or to renominate Apter, possibly in combination with a Republican to fill the opening being vacated by Justice Faustino Fernandez-Vina,

    5 minute read

  • August 30, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

    With New Regs in Place, Cannabis Lawyers Expect More Municipalities Will Opt In

    "At some point, cannabis will be treated like any other regulated entity—whether it's liquor or crypto," said one cannabis lawyer.

    8 minute read

  • April 4, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

    OSHA Emphasizes Enforcement Effort for COVID-19 Hazards in Certain Industries

    Employers in OHSA-targeted industries need to plan and be ready for what is likely to be an intense enforcement effort related to COVID-19 hazards in the workplace.

    1 minute read

  • January 6, 2021 | Daily Report Online

    Judge Keeps Alive Claims That Public Service Commission Elections Violate Voting Rights Act

    On the same day a white PSC commissioner eked out a win over a Black challenger, a federal judge ruled that lawsuit claiming the system for election commissioners is racially biased can proceed.

    1 minute read

  • December 18, 2020 | Daily Report Online

    'I'm not Rudy Giuliani': McGuireWoods Partner Distances From Failed GOP Election Challenges

    Judges in federal courts in Atlanta and Augusta—one appointed by a Republican and one by a Democrat—rejected new efforts by the GOP for more scrutiny of mail-in ballot signature verification during the runoff for the U.S. Senate.

    1 minute read

  • December 17, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Cannabis Gets Green Light, Judges Confirmed as Legislative Year Winds Down

    Before getting to two-dozen bills on its agenda, including S-21, the Senate unanimously confirmed four new judges to the Superior Court and granted tenure to eight sitting judges.

    1 minute read

  • December 16, 2020 | Daily Report Online

    DENIED! No Injunction to Restore 200,000 Canceled Registrations to Georgia Voter Rolls

    At issue is a policy known as "use it or lose it" that civil rights organizations claim led to the erroneous removal of nearly 200,000 eligible voters from the state voter-registration rolls.

    1 minute read

  • State of Delaware v. Univar, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-11
    Practice Area: Government
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | State and Local Government
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Melanie K. Sharp, Martin S. Lessner, Mary F. Dugan, Michael A. Laukaitis, II, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Steven S. Rosenthal, Tiffany R. Moseley, John David Taliaferro, Loeb & Loeb LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Michael P. Kelly, David A. White, Matthew J. Rifino, McCarter & English LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jameel S. Turner, James G. Ryan, Bailey Cavalieri LLC, Columbus, OH for defendant.

    Case Number: D69188

    An administrative subpoena was not overly broad and was allowed under the state's revised escheat law.