• January 28, 2022 | The Recorder

    SF District Attorney's Office Disputes Allegations in Lawsuit Involving Alleged Anti-Asian Attack

    The San Francisco District Attorney's Office said claims that the office reached a plea deal in a case involving the attack of a Vietnamese man without consulting the victim was inaccurate. DA Chesa Boudin said the lawsuit targeting the office filed by King & Spalding was politically motivated, which the firm denied.

    7 minute read

  • January 26, 2022 | New York Law Journal

    NY AG James Moves to Dismiss Trump's Lawsuit Challenging Civil Probe of Businesses

    Special Counsel Andrew Amer argued that Trump's allegations that James is pursuing the investigation for political reasons are legally insufficient.

    2 minute read

  • January 25, 2022 | New York Law Journal

    New York Judicial Leaders Answer Questions from Lawmakers on Bail Reform, COVID-19

    Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks told lawmakers that state court leaders have not yet opined on New York City Mayor Eric Adams' proposal that judges be allowed to consider dangerousness as they weigh whether to detain a defendant.

    3 minute read

  • January 25, 2022 | The Recorder

    'Cavalier and Callous': SF District Attorney Sued for 'Lenient' Plea Deal in Alleged Anti-Asian Attack

    The lawsuit, filed by King & Spalding, follows reports of an uptick in "anti-Asian incidents," and seeks a court order requiring the DA's Office to "institute basic training and protocols and provide humane support and assistance to Asian American victims of violence in the aftermath of attacks, during criminal prosecution, at and after sentencing."

    6 minute read

  • January 21, 2022 | Daily Business Review

    Revamped Mask Case for Disabled Children Gets Go-Ahead

    U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore allowed attorneys for parents and children with disabilities to file an amended complaint contending that Florida is violating federal laws designed to protect the rights of people with disabilities.

    4 minute read

  • 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 10, 2022 | New York Law Journal

    Trump Seeks James' Recusal in Federal Lawsuit Challenging Her Civil Investigation of Family Businesses

    Lawyers for ex-President Donald Trump argued that NY AG Letitia James has "exhibited a clear and profound hatred" for Trump since before she was attorney general. James has dismissed the accusation as part of a delaying tactic.

    3 minute read

  • January 7, 2022 | New York Law Journal

    Trial of Former Goldman Sachs Banker Delayed as Brooklyn Federal Court Wrestles With Omicron Variant

    Roger Ng's defense attorney, Marc Agnifilo of Brafman & Associates, opposed the government's request for a delay, saying that Ng and his defense team are ready for trial and are open to some witnesses testifying by videoconference if necessary.

    3 minute read

  • Corsini v. City of New York

    Publication Date: 2022-01-06
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
    Judge: District Judge Margo Brodie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-CV-5459

    Rights Claims Arising From Proceedings After Pigeon Coop's Construction Time-Barred

  • State of Texas v. Biden

    Publication Date: 2022-01-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Oldham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-10806

    Two states, that argued that the federal government's termination of immigration protocols was illegal, successfully proved on appeal how that decision was correct.