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August 28, 2023 | Law.com

ABA President Mary Smith Releases Diversity Statement

"Now is the time for law firms, law schools and employers to rededicate themselves to creating a more diverse and inclusive environment," ABA President Mary Smith said in her statement on Friday.

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August 28, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Bar Report – August 28, 2023

  Bar Foundation awards $80,000 in scholarships to N.J. law students  The New Jersey State Bar Foundation is proud to award 16 scholarships…

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Echols Minerals, LLC v. Green

Publication Date: 2023-08-28
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Energy and Natural Resources | Real Estate
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Justice Bailey
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Case Number: 11-21-00154-CV

In 1952, Floyd Haynes and others in his family conveyed to Lois Madison a 5/6 interest in a parcel of land in Martin County, Texas in a general warranty deed that provided that the Haynes grantors did not own or convey the minerals in the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of the tract.

In the Interest of A.H.

Publication Date: 2023-08-28
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Evidence | Family Law
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Justice Soto
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Case Number: 08-23-00101-CV

Appellant and biological mother of A.H., S.T., had prior open cases with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services involving her six older children who had been removed from her care and placed with others before A.H. was born.

August 25, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Unconstitutional: Connecticut Supreme Court Strikes Down Special Act

"The public is certainly not getting the ability to hold people accountable when they don't do their jobs … especially for disabled school children," Deborah Stevenson said. "That shouldn't be allowed to continue. Something needs to be done."

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August 25, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Aug. 25, 2023

Fiduciary Trust International announced that attorney Scott S. Small recently joined the firm as trust counsel in its Radnor, Pennsylvania, office.

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Konopka v. Clemons

Publication Date: 2023-08-25
Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
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Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
Judge: District Judge Eric Komitee
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Case Number: 21-CV-7080

Court Lacks Jurisdiction, Dismisses Breach, Other Claims Over Failure to Pay Settlement

August 23, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Giuliani Turns Himself in on Georgia 2020 Election Charges After Bond Is Set at $150K

The former New York mayor was indicted last week along with Trump and 17 others. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said they participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy to subvert the will of the voters after the Republican president lost to Democrat Joe Biden in November 2020.

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Sinvany v. The Metropolitan Transit Authority

Publication Date: 2023-08-23
Practice Area: Personal Injury
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Court: Supreme Court, Kings
Judge: Justice Patria Frias-Colon
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Case Number: 512449/2017

Motion to Name Unnamed Defendant in Tort Action Denied as Untimely, Court Rules

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

Publication Date: 2023-08-23
Practice Area: Class Actions
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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