• Arkansas Teacher Ret. Sys. v. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-23
    Practice Area: Class Actions
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard C. Wesley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Kevin K. Russell, Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD; Spencer A. Burkholz, Joseph D. Daley, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA; Thomas A. Dubbs, James W. Johnson, Michael H. Rogers, Irina Vasilchenko, Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Thomas C. Goldstein, Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD. For Defendants-Appellants: Richard H. Klapper, David M.J. Rein, Benjamin R. Walker, Julia A. Malkina, Jacob E. Cohen, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY; Morgan L. Ratner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Washington, D.C., on the brief, Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellants: Audra J. Soloway, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Kannon K. Shanmugam, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington D.C. For Amicus Curiae Former United States Securities and Exchange Commission Officials and Law Professors in Support of Defendants-Appellants: Todd G. Cosenza, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Amicus Curiae Economic Scholars in Support of Defendants-Appellants: Victor L. Hou, Jared Gerber, on the brief, Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Jr., Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Bank Policy Institute, American Bankers Association, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, American Property Casualty Insurance Association in Support of Defendants-Appellants: Craig S. Waldman, Joshua C. Polster, Daniel H. Owsley, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY; Ira D. Hammerman, Kevin Carroll, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Washington, D.C.; Thomas Pinder, American Bankers Association, Washington, D.C.; Gregg Rozansky, Bank Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.; Tyler S. Badgley, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C.; Kenneth Stoller, American Property Casualty Insurance Association, Washington, D.C., on the brief, Jonathan K. Youngwood, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Society for Corporate Governance in Support of Defendants-Appellants: Jeremy C. Marwell, James T. Dawson, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Washington, D.C.; Darla C. Stuckey, Randi V. Morrison, Society for Corporate Governance, New York, NY, on the brief, Christopher E. Duffy, Vinson & Elkins LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation in Support of Defendants-Appellants: George Anhang, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Washington, D.C.; William Marsh, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Dallas, TX; Cory L. Andrews, John M. Masslon II, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, D.C., on the brief, Lyle Roberts, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amicus Curiae Financial Economists in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Jeremy Lieberman, Emma Gilmore, Pomerantz LLP, New York, NY; Andrew L. Zivitz, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, Radnor, PA; Stacey M. Kaplan, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, San Fransisco, CA, on the brief, Ernest A. Young, Apex, NC. For Amicus Curiae Securities Law Scholars in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Linnet R. Davis-Stermitz, Gupta Wessler PLLC, Washington, D.C.; Salvatore J. Graziano, Jai K. Chandrasekhar, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Joseph E. White, III, Saxena White P.A., Boca Raton, FL, on the brief, Deepak Gupta, Gupta Wessler PLLC, Washington, D.C. For Amicus Curiae Better Markets, Inc. in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: John Paul Schnapper-Casteras, Schnapper-Casteras PLLC, Washington, D.C. For Amicus Curiae Former SEC Officials in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: John Paul Schnapper-Casteras, Schnapper-Casteras PLLC, Washington, D.C.; Daniel P. Chiplock, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Carolyn E. Shapiro, Schnapper-Casteras PLLC, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 22-484

    Misrepresentations Did Not Impact Stock Price; Shareholder Class Decertified

  • August 18, 2023 | Litigation Daily

    Another Stellar Batch of Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

    Boies Schiller Flexner, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check and Grant & Eisenhofer won more than $600 million in damages for shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at trial against the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

    7 minute read

  • August 9, 2023 | Law.com

    World, Interrupted: Tracking the Trajectory of COVID-19 Business Interruption Litigation

    We've collected all of our coverage, analysis and expert commentary related to COVID-19 business interruption cases nationwide (and, in a few instances, worldwide) and will continue to update this page with new developments.

    36 minute read

  • United States v. Capistrano

    Publication Date: 2023-08-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Higginbotham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-10620

    Appellant Capistrano operated multiple pain clinics as a pill mill.

  • Kinowski v. The Home for Elderly Women of Montgomery County Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-04
    Practice Area: Covid-19 | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: Chief Judge Brenda K. Sannes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Eric M. Galarneau, Galarneau Law Firm PLLC, Albany, NY.
    for defendant: Linda Mandel Clemente, Mandel Clemente, P.C., East Greenbush, NY For Defendant: Paul Buehler, III, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Albany, NY.

    Case Number: 1:22-CV-1342

    Facts Minimally Support Claim Termination Partly Motivated by Discriminatory Intent

  • August 3, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

    DLA Piper Picks Up 2 Shearman Emerging Growth Partners in Austin

    DLA Piper, which has more than 200 lawyers in its emerging growth and venture capital practice, continues to expand it in Texas and nationwide.

    3 minute read

  • Appellate Term, Second Department: August 3, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-08-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Term, Second Department, Decision & Order on Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Decision & Orders on Motions decided on:July 14 & 21, 2023

  • Robert T. Burnett v. Destini Allen

    Publication Date: 2023-07-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Fourth Department
    Judge: Unsigned Whalen, P.J., Peradotto, Bannister, Montour, and Greenwood, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 0313

    Robert T. Burnett v. Destini Allen

  • Robert T. Burnett v. Destini Allen

    Publication Date: 2023-07-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Fourth Department
    Judge: Unsigned Whalen, P.J., Peradotto, Bannister, Montour, and Greenwood, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 0314

    Robert T. Burnett v. Destini Allen

  • Robert T. Burnett v. Destini Allen

    Publication Date: 2023-07-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Fourth Department
    Judge: Unsigned Whalen, P.J., Peradotto, Bannister, Montour, and Greenwood, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 0312

    Robert T. Burnett v. Destini Allen