• July 26, 2022 | Daily Business Review

    Climate Activists Are 'Fight Back' by Deflating SUVs

    Since March, an anonymous collective called Tyre Extinguishers has deflated the tires of nearly 6,500 SUVs in Austria, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Sweden, the U.K. and the U.S.

    5 minute read

  • Nat'l. Hockey League v. TIG Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-26
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Insurance
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Melissa Crane
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiffs by: Peter D. Luneau, Shaud G. Tavakoli, National Hockey League, NHL Board of Governors, NHL Enterprises, Inc., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
    for defendant: Defendants by: Michael O. Kassak, John Hacker, Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, Federal Insurance Company, Vigilant Insurance Company, White and Williams LLP. By: Heather E. Simpson, Mark F. Hamilton, TIG Insurance Company f/k/a Transamerica Insurance Company, Kennedys CMK LL. By Glenn Jacobson, Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, as successor to Commercial Union Assurance Co., LTD, Abrams, Gorelick, Friedman & Jacobson LLP. By: Jourdan Dozier, Zurich Insurance Company Ltd, Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP.

    Case Number: 653421/2020

    Insurers Must Pay Defense Costs Incurred in NHL's Concussion Litigation

  • State ex rel. Jennings v. Monsanto Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-26
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Manufacturing | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christian Douglas Wright, Ralph K. Durstein, III, State of Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE; Amy Williams-Derry, Daniel Mensher, Alison S. Gaffney, Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Seattle, WA; Keil Mueller, Steve Larson, Emily Johnson, Stoll Stoll Berne Lokting & Shlachter P.C., Portland, OR for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Christian J. Singewald, Timothy S. Martin, Daryll Hawthorne-Searight, White and Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Thomas M. Goutman, David S. Haase, Kim Kocher, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Philadelphia, PA; Adam E. Miller, Susan L. Werstak, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., St. Louis, MO; Richard L. Campbell, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Boston, MA for defendants.

    Case Number: D69901

    State's regulatory control over public lands and waters was insufficient to confer standing to assert a trespass claim arising from alleged environmental contamination where trespass required exclusive possession.

  • July 25, 2022 | Law.com

    New Climate Litigation Trend Threatens EU Emissions Curbs

    Fossil Fuel companies are using a 1990s investment agreement treaty to recoup investment losses suffered as a result of governments' plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions. NGOs have called the treaty a "climate action killer" and lawyers say it has created a regulatory chill.

    9 minute read

  • July 25, 2022 | Daily Report Online

    Film Producer Pleads Guilty in Fraud Investment Scams

    "The defendant used 21st-century technology to perpetrate an age-old fraud: lying to investors to steal their money and fund his own lavish lifestyle," U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan said in a news release. "Felton's conviction should serve as a warning to anyone who seeks to capitalize on emerging technology to victimize others."

    2 minute read

  • USA v. Wills

    Publication Date: 2022-07-25
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-40648

    A criminal defendant, who was convicted by a jury of sexually abusing a child, failed to prove on appeal any reversible error in the trial court proceedings.

  • Gilbreath v. Horan

    Publication Date: 2022-07-25
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Corporate Governance
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rivas-Molloy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 01-17-00316-CV

    In 1964, Wesley Gilbreath, Sr. founded an advertising company focused on billboards.

  • July 22, 2022 | Daily Report Online

    Ex-Conyers Mayoral Candidate Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulent $323K PPP Loan

    "Ware shamelessly took advantage of a program designed to assist others in need during an unprecedented challenge to our nation," U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan said in a news release.

    3 minute read

  • July 22, 2022 | Delaware Law Weekly

    Delaware Agency Reaches First Fair Housing Settlement for Wilmington Tenant

    The settlement of disability bias claims marked the Delaware Department of Justice's first-ever fair housing settlement.

    2 minute read

  • People v. Agan

    Publication Date: 2022-07-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Third Department
    Judge: Justice Molly Reynolds Fitzgerald
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Respondent: James Carlucci of counsel, Paul Czajka, District Attorney, Hudson.
    for defendant: For Appellant, and Appellant Pro Se: Matthew C. Hug, Albany.

    Case Number: 110262

    Court Reduces Conviction for Failure to Prove Motive in Witness Elimination Murder Case