• Revitalize Auto Communities Environmental Response Trust v. National Grid USA

    Publication Date: 2024-02-15
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Automotive | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Beth Robinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Laura E. Jensen, on the brief, Jeffrey D. Talbert, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, LLP, Portland, ME. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Alan J. Knauf, Linda R. Shaw, Amy K. Kendall, Jonathan R. Tantillo, Knauf Shaw LLP, Rochester, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Lockheed Martin Corporation: Steven T. Miano, Peter V. Keays, on the brief, Robert A. Wiygul, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA. For Defendant-Appellee General Electric Company: Dean S. Sommer, Kristin Carter Rowe, Young/Sommer LLC, Albany, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Northeast Management Services, Inc.: Douglas H. Zamelis, The Law Office of Douglas H. Zamelis, Cooperstown, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Syracuse Deere Road Associates, LLC and Hauler's Facility LLC: Gregory M. Brown, Fogel & Brown, P.C., Syracuse, NY. For Defendants-Appellees National Grid USA and Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation: Yvonne E. Hennessey, Barclay Damon LLP, Albany, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Verizon New York Inc. as successor to Telesector Resources Group, Inc.: Philip H. Gitlen, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, Albany, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Honeywell International Inc.: Geoffrey Michael, Lauren C. Daniel, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees Carrier Circle Business Complex LLC, North Midler Properties, LLC, and Syracuse LePage LLC: Michael A. Fogel, Fogel & Brown, P.C., Syracuse, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Carrier Circle Business Complex LLC, North Midler Properties, LLC, Syracuse LePage LLC, Syracuse Deere Road Associates, LLC, Hauler's Facility LLC: Patrick D. Donnelly, McGivney, Kluger Clark & Intoccia, P.C., Syracuse, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Amparit Industries, LLC: Lori E. Petrone, Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee B&B Family Limited Partnership: Joseph R. Talarico, II, Talarico Law Firm, Fayetteville, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Jagar Enterprises, Inc.: Linda E. Alario, Syracuse, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Magna Powertrain USA, Inc., and New Process Gear, Inc.: John J. Kuster, Sidney Austin LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Onondaga Pottery Company, Inc.: Andrew C. Rose, Nixon Peabody LLP, Albany, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Metalico New York, Inc. and Metalico Syracuse Realty, Inc.: Albert J. Millus, Jr., Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP, Binghamton, NY. For Defendants-Appellees C&S Engineers, Inc. and Calocerinos and Spina: Paul D. Sylvestri, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, Rochester NY. For Defendants-Appellees Carrier Corporation, Carlyle Air Conditioning Company Inc., and Raytheon Technologies Corporation f/k/a United Technologies Corporation: Elizabeth C. Barton, Erick M. Sandler, Day Pitney LLP, Hartford, CT. For Defendant-Appellee Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company: Glen R. Stuart, Adina D. Bingham, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA, and Bernard J. Garbutt, III, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Nokia of America Corporation and Western Electric Company, Incorporated: Meaghan G. Boyd, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA, and David Venderbush, Alston & Bird LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Gardner Denver, Inc.: Daniel T. Flaherty, Daniel C.W. Narvey, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Milwaukee

    Case Number: 22-1589-cv

    Consent Decree Resolved Only RACER's CERCLA Liability as to Plant, Pollutants Therefrom

  • February 14, 2024 | Law.com

    Nigerian Lawyers Resist Trade Deal to Allow UK Counterparts to Practice in Nigeria 

    The country's bar association said it intends to challenge Tuesday's bilateral trade agreement between the countries up to the Supreme Court.

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  • Variscite NY Four LLC v. N.Y.S. Cannabis Control Board

    Publication Date: 2024-02-14
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: District Judge Anne M. Nardacci
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiffs: Jeffrey M. Jensen, Esq., Pro Hac Vice, of counsel, Jeffrey M. Jensen, Beverly Hills, CA. Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Thomas J. Higgs, Esq., of counsel, E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy, LLP, Troy, NY.
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendants: Ryan W. Hickey, Esq., Assistant Attorney General, of counsel, Hon. Letitia James, New York State Attorney General, The Capitol, Albany, NY.

    Case Number: 1:23-CV--01599

    Barring Issuance of Adult Cannabis Licenses Would Not Serve Public Interest

  • Appellate Division, First Department: February 13, 2024

    Publication Date: 2024-02-13
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appeals & Motions List released on:February 8, 2024

  • Bernard-Moses v. Chick-Fil-A Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-13
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Jared B. Dubin, of counsel, Raphaelson & Levine Law Firm, P.C., New York City.
    for defendant: For Defendant Crown 144 Fulton LLC and non-party Melbo Franchise Holdings, Inc.: Kristen E. John, of counsel, Rende, Ryan & Downes, LLP, White Plains.

    Case Number: 506371/2022

    Relation Back Inapplicable; Defendants Were Not United in Interest

  • In the Matter of R. Dale Perry.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-13
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Van Hearnburg, Jr., Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: R. Dale Perry, Gainseville, for appellee; Patrick H. Head, Marietta, for Other Party.

    Case Number: S24Y0071

    Court disbars attorney for multiple violations of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct in various client matters

  • Spring v. Allegany-Limestone Cent. Sch. Dist.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-13
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Education Law
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, U.S. - WDNY
    Judge: District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-CV-476

    Tourette's Syndrome Disability a Motivator in Youth's Removal From School Baseball Team

  • In the Matter of Sharon L. Barksdale.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-13
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donald Barclay Brown, (Hall Booth Smith PC), Atlanta, for appellee; Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, William Thomas Davis, (Naggiar & Sarif LLC), Newnan, for Other Party.

    Case Number: S24Y0016

    Court imposes a public reprimand in an attorney disciplinary matter for violations of Rules 1.3 and 1.4 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct

  • The Estate of Margaret Alechko

    Publication Date: 2024-02-13
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice Damaris E.Torrent
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Joseph L. Ciaccio, Esq., Napoli Shkolnick, PLLC, Melville, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Anna Borea, Esq., Steven V. Debraccio, Esq., Wilson Elser Mos Kowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, White Plains, New York.

    Case Number: 59472/2022

    Statute Applied Retroactively, Defendant Immune from Being Sued

  • February 12, 2024 | Legaltech News

    The Future of Tech-Enabled Law Practice: Balancing AI's Precision with Human Insight

    The legal field stands at a critical crossroads where it needs to balance the rule-based, algorithmic, and data-driven logic of LLMs against the human lawyer's ability to interpret, strategize, and empathize, applying AI-generated results in tandem with human insight to address clients' issues comprehensively.

    12 minute read