• City of Hoboken v. Chevron Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-29
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Energy | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); Thomas G. Hungar (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); Joel M. Silverstein and Herbert J. Stern (Stern Kilcullen & Rufolo); Joshua D. Dick (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); Andrea E. Neuman (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); William E. Thomson, III (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher); William T. Marks and Kannon K. Shanmugam, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison); Daniel J. Toal and Theodore V. Wells, Jr. (Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison); Kevin H. Marino and John D. Tortorella (Marino Tortorella & Boyle); Paul J. Fishman (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer); Matthew T. Heartney and John D. Lombardo (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer); Jonathan W. Hughes (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer); Nancy G. Milburn and Diana E. Reiter (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer); Steven M. Bauer and Margaret Tough (Latham & Watkins); Daniel R. Brody and Jameson R. Jones (Bartlit Beck); Jeffrey S. Chiesa, Michael K. Plumb, and Dennis M. Toft (Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi); Daniel J. Brown and Alexandra M. Joyce (McCarter & English); Steven M. Bauer (Latham & Watkins); Anthony P. Callaghan (Gibbons); Sylvia-Rebecca Gutierrez and Thomas R. Valen (Gibbons); Daniel J. Brown and Alexandra M. Joyce (McCarter & English); Margaret Tough (Latham & Watkins); Robert W. Whetzel (Richards Layton & Finger); Kathryn M. Barber and Brian D. Schmalzbach (McGuireWoods); Jeffrey M. Beyer and Anthony J. Zarillo, Jr. (Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti); Kevin J. Mangan (Womble Bond Dickinson); Andrew G. McBride (McGuireWoods); David C. Frederick, Grace W. Knofczynski, and Daniel Severson (Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick); Steven L. Caponi (K&L Gates); Joseph J. Bellew (White & Williams); Megan H. Berge (Baker Botts); J. Scott Janoe (Baker Botts); Tristan L. Duncan (Shook Hardy & Bacon); Daniel B. Rogers (Shook Hardy & Bacon); Michael A. Barlow (Abrams & Bayliss); Robert P. Reznick (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe); Shannon S. Broome and Ann M. Mortimore (Hunton Andrews Kurth); Shawn P. Regan (Hunton Andrews Kurth); Antionette D. Hubbard (Maron Marvel Bradley & Anderson); Robert E. Dunn (Eimer Stahl); Nathan P. Eimer, Pamela R. Hanebutt, and Lisa S. Meyer (Eimer Stahl); Jeffrey L. Moyer (Richards Layton & Finger); Vanessa Lavely and Kevin J. Orsini (Cravath Swaine & Moore); Joy C. Fuhr and Brian D. Schmalzbach (McGuireWoods); Christian J. Singewald (White & Williams); Michael A. Barlow (Abrams & Bayliss); Alexandra Ewing and Robert W. Whetzel (Richards Layton & Finger); Robert P. Reznick (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe); J. Benjamin Aguinaga (Jones Day); Noel J. Francisco and David M. Morrell (Jones Day); David C. Kiernan (Jones Day); Tracy A. Roman and Kathleen T. Sooy (Crowell & Moring); Honor R. Costello (Crowell & Moring); Michael F. Healy (Shook Hardy & Bacon); Mackenzie M. Wrobel (Duane Morris); Michael L. Fox (Duane Morris); Blake K. Rohrbacher, Alexandra Ewing, and Robert W. Whetzel (Richards Layton & Finger)
    for defendant: Jonathan S. Abady, Matthew D. Brinckerhoff, Ananda V. Burra, andMax R. Selver (Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel); Gerald Krovatin and Helen A. Nau (Krovatin Nau); Stephanie D. Biehl, Matthew K. Edling, Quentin C. Karpilow, and Victor M. Sher (Sher Edling); Ralph K. Durstein, III and Christian D. Wright (Office of Attorney General of Delaware); Jameson A.L. Tweedie (Delaware Department of Justice)

    Case Number: 21-2728 & 22-1096

    State Law Tort Claims Arising from Climate Change Caused by Use of Fossil Fuel Products Did Not Create Federal Question Permitting Removal to Federal Court

  • Matter of People of the State of N.Y. v. Quality King Distribs. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-29
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection | Covid-19 | White Collar Crime
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice John Higgitt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant-respondent: Philip J. Levitz and Steven C. Wu of counsel, Letitia James, Attorney General, New York.
    for defendant: For Respondent-appellant: Anthony J. Viola and Andre K. Cizmarik of counsel, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., New York.

    Case Number: 451296/20

    AG Made Showing of Price Gouging by Lysol Disinfectant Distributor During 'Covid' Pandemic

  • August 26, 2022 | Daily Business Review

    Cozen O'Connor to Face Mediation Confidentiality Violation Stemming From $828K Attorney Fees Dispute

    The Florida Supreme Court reminded litigants that it has consistently held that the purpose of the writ of prohibition is to prevent a court's action beyond the scope of its jurisdiction.

    4 minute read

  • August 26, 2022 | Law.com

    AG's Office: Virginia Landlord Ordered to Pay $10K in Restitution to Tenants Who Were Misled About Low-Income Programs

    "We will not tolerate landlords who take advantage of Virginians seeking affordable housing by violating and ignoring laws designed to protect Virginia consumers," Miyares said in a written statement. "My office is dedicated to protecting vulnerable Virginians from such abusive practices, and we will continue to hold bad actors accountable."

    3 minute read

  • August 24, 2022 | Daily Business Review

    4 South Florida Judges Lose Their Seats: Roundup of 2022 South Florida Election Results

    Four judges lost their seats in Tuesday's election.

    9 minute read

  • August 17, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

    The War on Independent Contractors

    Very sophisticated adjudicatory authorities cannot even agree on what an 'employee' is. But we have adopted a legal scheme that subjects a business owner to being labeled a fraudster if she guesses wrong.

    7 minute read

  • J.K.J. v. City of San Diego

    Publication Date: 2022-08-17
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    Judge: Judge Fisher
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-55622

    Police officers entitled to qualified immunity for failing to recognize arrestee's undisclosed medical need

  • August 16, 2022 | New York Law Journal

    Bronx Judge Fines NYC Roughly $200K for Not Providing Inmates Medical Visits Upon Request

    The ongoing suit that has led to the contempt finding against the DOC, and now imposed fines, was launched in 2021 by several inmates who are jointly represented by The Legal Aid Society of New York, the Brooklyn Defender Services and the Am Law 100 law firm Milbank.

    5 minute read

  • August 15, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Capitol Report

    Following is a listing of executive, legislative and judicial action in Harrisburg for the period beginning Aug. 4. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time, Aug. 11.

    4 minute read

  • August 10, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Attorney Review of Palimony Agreements Is No Longer Required

    According to a recent decision by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, people in cohabiting, non-marital relationships no longer need to hire attorneys to review their palimony agreements for them to be considered enforceable and valid.

    7 minute read