• John O'Rourke and Michelle O'Rourke, Plaintiffs v. The City of New York, Five Star Electric Corp., Hazen & Sawyer P.C., Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., and Hazen & Sawyer P.C./Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., a Joint Venture, Defendants, 9600/06

    Publication Date: 2012-06-27
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    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings County, IAS Term, Part 25
    Judge: Justice Sylvia G. Ash
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff were represented by Charles J. Nolet, Esq., Brecher Fishman Pasternack Walsh Tilker & Zeigler PC, Garden City, NY.
    for defendant: Defendant, The City of New York, was represented by Edward Hayum and David Shimkin, Esqs., Cozen O'Connor, New York, NY. Defendant, Five Star Electrical Corp., was represented by Denis Farrell, Esq., Traub Liberman Strauss & Shrewsberry LLP, Hawthorne, NY. Defendants, Hazen Sawyer PC and Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., were represented by Gail J. McNally, Esq., Lawrence Worden Rainis & Bard, PC, Melville, NY. Second Third-Party Defendants, A.J. Pegno Construction Corp. and Tully Construction Co., Inc., were represented by Peter Riggs, Esq., Cerussi & Spring, White Plains, NY.

    Case Number: 9600/06

    Cite as: O'rourke v. The City of New York, 9600/06, NYLJ 1202560692500, at *1 (Sup., KI, d May 31, 2012)Justice Sylvia G. Ash

  • Etan Industries, Inc. v. Lehmann

    Publication Date: 2010-03-30
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    Date Filed: 2010-03-26
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 3
    Judge: Jan P. Patterson, Justice
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    Case Number: 03-07-00539-CV

    OPINIONThis appeal from a judgment following a jury trial arises from a dispute between appellant Etan Industries, Inc. and Etan Industries, Inc., d/b/a CMA Cablevision and/or CMA Communications ("

  • Tranum v. Broadway

    Publication Date: 2008-04-25
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    Date Filed: 2008-04-23
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 10
    Judge: Felipe Reyna Justice
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    Case Number: 10-06-00308-CV

    OPINIONA jury found Jim Tranum liable for malicious prosecution and slander against David Broadway and awarded mental anguish, reputation, and exemplary damages to Broadway. Tranum appeals, arguing

  • North American Van Lines, Inc. v. Emmons

    Publication Date: 2001-07-03
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    Date Filed: 2001-06-28
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 9
    Judge: David B. Gaultney Justice
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    Case Number: 09-00-073 CV

    OPINIONFollowing a jury trial, the trial court entered a total judgment for plaintiffs of $19,858,638.08, including actual and punitive damages. No defendant challenges the amount of actual damages

  • Ross v. Union Carbide Corp.

    Publication Date: 2009-08-26
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    Date Filed: 2009-08-25
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 14
    Judge: Eva M. Guzman Justice
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    Case Number: 14-07-00860-CV

    Affirmed and Majority and Concurring Opinions on En Banc Review filed August 25, 2009.MAJORITY OPINION ON EN BANC REVIEWIn this asbestos case, we must determine whether a broad settlement and re

  • O'Carolan v. Hopper

    Publication Date: 2013-07-01
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    Date Filed: 2013-06-21
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 3
    Judge: David Puryear, Justice
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    Case Number: 03-10-00407-CV

    FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 200TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. D-1-FM-98-010618, HONORABLE JEFF L. ROSE,

  • Rowan Companies, Inc. v. Wilmington Trust Co.

    Publication Date: 2009-04-02
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    Date Filed: 2009-03-31
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 14
    Judge: Eva M. Guzman Justice
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    Case Number: 14-07-00465-CV

    Reversed and Remanded and Majority and Dissenting Opinions filed March 31, 2009.MAJORITY OPINIONIn this summary-judgment appeal, bareboat charterer Rowan Companies, Inc. challenges the trial cou

  • Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina State Ports Authority

    Publication Date: 2002-05-28
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    Date Filed: 2002-05-28
    Court: U.S. Sup. Ct.
    Judge: Justice Thomas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 01-46

    535 U. S. ____ (2002)This case presents the question whether state sovereign immunity precludes petitioner Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or Commission) from adjudicating a private party's compla

  • RSR Corp. v. Siegmund

    Publication Date: 2010-03-30
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    Date Filed: 2010-03-26
    Court: Tx. App. Dist. 5
    Judge: Mary Murphy Justice
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    Case Number: 05-09-00571-CV

    REVERSE and REMANDOPINIONBefore Justices FitzGerald, Murphy, and Thomas*fn1In this suit involving allegations of misuse of confidential information, appellan

  • East Texas Salt Water Disposal Co., Inc. v. Werline

    Publication Date: 2010-03-16
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    Date Filed: 2010-03-12
    Court: Tx. Sup. Ct.
    Judge: Nathan L. Hecht Justice
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 07-0135

    Argued January 16, 2008JUSTICE HECHT delivered the opinion of the Court, in which J USTICE O'N EILL, JUSTICEWAINWRIGHT, JUSTICE JOHNSON, J USTICE WILLETT, and J USTICE GUZMAN joined.JUSTICE W