• December 17, 2024 | The American Lawyer

    Amid Big Law’s China Chaos, A Few Silver Linings

    Asia Legal Briefing: As a year of law firm exits comes to an end, here are a few positive things that have come from it 

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  • Macias v. Mercer Square LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-12-17
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff Gerardo G. Macias. Michael James Prisco of counsel, Wingate Russotti Shapiro Moses & Halperin LLP, New York City & The Law Office of Michael James Prisco PLLC, Massapequa.
    for defendant: For Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs Douglas Elliman Property Management & Mercer Square Owners Corp: Aimee D. Drexler of counsel, Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP, Islandia. For Defendant/Third-Party Defendant/Second Third-Party Plaintiff DJM NYC, LLC: Emma Schwab of counsel, Kahana & Feld LLP, New York. For Second Third-Party Defendant New York Insulation, Inc: Susan Scaria of counsel, Fullerton Beck LLP, White Plains.

    Case Number: 502856/2019

    Ladder Falling on Head, Even Only Four Feet, Not De Minimis For Labor Law § 240 (1)

  • Tornetta v. Musk

    Publication Date: 2024-12-17
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Automotive | Manufacturing
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor McCormick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory V. Varallo, Daniel E. Meyer, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeroen van Kwawegen, Margaret Sanborn-Lowing, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York, NY; Peter B. Andrews, Craig J. Springer, David M. Sborz, Jackson E. Warren, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, DE; Jeremy S. Friedman, Spencer M. Oster, David F.E. Tejtel, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC; Bedford Hills, New York for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David E. Ross, Garrett B. Moritz, Thomas C. Mandracchia, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael A. Barlow, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Alex B. Spiro, Christopher D. Kercher, Jonathan E. Feder, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY; Kathleen M. Sullivan, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Daniel Slifkin, Vanessa A. Lavely, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY; Catherine A. Gaul, Randall J. Teti, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE; John L. Reed, Ronald N. Brown, III, Caleb G. Johnson, Daniel P. Klusman, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; William M. Lafferty, Susan W. Waesco, Ryan D. Stottmann, Miranda N. Gilbert, Jacob M. Perrone, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Rudolf Koch, John D. Hendershot, Kevin M. Gallagher, Andrew L. Milam, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Brian T. Frawley, Matthew A. Schwartz, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY; A. Thompson Bayliss, Adam K. Schulman, Eliezer Y. Feinstein, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kristen R. Seeger, John M. Skakun III, Elizabeth Y. Austin, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL for defendants.

    Case Number: 2018-0408-KSJM

    Court rejected board's post-trial efforts to obtain stockholder "ratification" of executive compensation award that failed to meet entire fairness standard where ratification was an affirmative defense required to be raised before the close of trial and where material misstatements and omissions in proxy materials meant the vote alone could not ratify a conflicted controller driven award.

  • Wharton v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2024-12-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Duncan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 01-22-00178-CR

    A jury convicted appellant of capital murder and the trial court assessed punishment at confinement for life without parole.

  • Markbreiter v. Elite Hospitality Group LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-12-16
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau
    Judge: Justice Sarika Kapoor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 611767/2023

    Motion to Dismiss Granted And Denied in Part in Employment Case

  • Appellate Division, First Department: December 16, 2024

    Publication Date: 2024-12-16
    Practice Area: Appellate Division Activity | Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion List & Order on Application
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Motion List & Order on Application released on:December 12, 2024

  • Times v. Success Acad. Charter Sch. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-12-16
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Denise Cote
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff Jerald Times, appearing pro se.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Diane Windholz, Laura Victorelli, Jackson Lewis P.C., New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22cv3229

    Questions Exists on Whether Plaintiff Would Have Been Fired Notwithstanding Email to HR

  • StoneX Financial, Inc. v. Mazza

    Publication Date: 2024-12-13
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Ingrid Joseph
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 527032/2022

    Arbitration Awards Upheld, No Manifest Disregard of The Law Found

  • Mosher v. Veyda

    Publication Date: 2024-12-11
    Practice Area: Trademarks
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Cathy Seibel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Plaintiff: Emmanuel Coffy, Coffylaw, LLC, Maplewood, New Jersey
    for defendant: Counsel for Defendants Veyda, Elam, Elam & Estate of Keith Elam: Kristin Grant, Grant Attorneys at Law PLLC, New York, New York.

    Case Number: 22-CV-9632

    Plaintiff Fails to Adequately Plead Whether Defendants Are Using Mark Without Permission

  • December 10, 2024 | Daily Business Review

    Florida Court Rules in Favor of Production Co. in Dispute Over Viral Documentary 'Died Suddenly'

    A Florida court has ruled that TLM Global, not Stew Peters, owns the rights to the viral documentary "Died Suddenly," which explores claims of vaccine-related sudden deaths and has amassed 18 million views. Peters falsely claimed ownership, alleging that filmmakers Matthew Skow and Nick Stumphauzer were his employees.

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