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September 28, 2021 | The Recorder

9th Circuit Blocks Oakland's Fair Housing Act Claims Against Wells Fargo in Discriminatory Lending Case

The ruling marks a win for Wells Fargo's fleet of Big Law counsel, which includes a Hogan Lovells team led by Neal Katyal, as well as attorneys from K&L Gates, Munger, Tolles & Olson and Proskauer Rose.

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Whole Womans Health v. Jackson

Publication Date: 2021-09-27
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Legislation
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Judge: Per Curiam
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Case Number: 21-50792

This case challenged the recently enacted S.B. 8, which authorized private civil actions against persons who abort an unborn child with a detectable fetal heartbeat.

September 23, 2021 | Law.com

Another Federal Appeals Court Says COVID-19 Shutdown Orders Aren't Covered by Business Interruption Insurance

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has sided with insurers in the ongoing national debate over whether businesses should be entitled to coverage for lost income as a result of government shutdown orders during the pandemic.

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Hewitt v. Helix Energy

Publication Date: 2021-09-20
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Labor Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Wilson
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Case Number: 19-20023

Appellant worked as a tool pusher for appellee and acted as a manager while working offshore on an oil rig.

Kelly v. Kelly

Publication Date: 2021-09-13
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Family Law
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Justice Farris
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Case Number: 01-19-00580-CV

Appellant, who argued that the trial court erred in its decision as to his divorce decree, successfully showed that the marital estate division was incorrectly calculated.

Whole Womans Health v. Paxton

Publication Date: 2021-09-06
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Legislation
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Wilson
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Case Number: 17-51060

The court was presented with the question of whether the district court erred in permanently enjoining Texas' Senate Bill 8 that prohibited a particular type of dilation and evacuation abortion method.

Taylor Morrison of Texas v. Kohlmeyer

Publication Date: 2021-09-06
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contracts | Dispute Resolution
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Justice Kelly
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Case Number: 01-19-00519-CV

This was an accelerated appeal from the trial court's order denying arbitration.

New York ex rel. James v. Griepp

Publication Date: 2021-09-02
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Guido Calabresi
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee People of the State of New York: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, and Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Philip J. Levitz, Assistant Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants Kenneth Griepp, Ronald George, Patricia Musco, Ranville Thomas, Osayinwense Okuonghae, Anne Kaminsky, Brian George, Sharon Richards, Deborah M. Ryan, and Prisca Joseph: Michael G. McHale, on the brief, Adam S. Hochschild, Hochschild Law Firm, Plainfield, VT; Stephen M. Crampton, Thomas More Society, Tupelo, MS; and Martin A. Cannon, Thomas More Society, Crescent, IA. For Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants Angela Braxton and Jasmine LaLande: Richard Thompson, Thomas More Law Center, Ann Arbor, MI. For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Scott Fitchett, Jr.: Roger K. Gannam, Liberty Counsel, Orlando, FL. For Amicus Curiae the City of New York in support of Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee: Richard Dearing and Jeremy W. Shweder, on the brief, Eva L. Jerome, Assistant Corporation Counsel, for Georgia M. Pestana, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae New York Civil Liberties Union in support of Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee: Arthur Eisenberg, on the brief, Erin Beth Harrist, New York Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae 40 Days for Life, Pro-Life Action Ministries, Californians for Life, and Issues4Life Foundation in support of Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants' petitions for rehearing or rehearing en banc: Philip J. Vecchio, East Greenbush, NY.
Case Number: 18-2454

Injunction's Denial Against Abortion Protesters Upheld But Case Remanded for Merit Ruling

Grano v. Martin

Publication Date: 2021-08-24
Practice Area: Attorney Rates and Arrangements
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Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Judge: District Judge Cathy Seibel
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Petitioner: Neil J. Saltzman, The Law Office of Jeremy D. Morley, New York, New York.
for defendant: Counsel for Respondent: Richard Min, Burger Green & Min LLP, New York, New York.
Case Number: 19-CV-6970

Court Reduces Rate for Attorney Who Was Less Credentialed in Hague Convention Matters

Haverkamp v. Linthicum

Publication Date: 2021-08-23
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Government
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Judge: Per Curiam
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Case Number: 20-40337

Texas state prisoner David Allen Haverkamp, also known as Bobbie Lee Haverkamp, a biological male at birth who identifies as a transgender woman, sued state officials for violations of the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution.