• Davis v. United States

    Publication Date: 2017-04-13
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-04-13
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Consuelo B. Marshall, District Judge, Presiding Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Chief Judge, and Andrew J. Kleinfeld and Jacqueline H. Nguyen, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter B. Schlueter (argued), Schlueter Law Firm PC, Redlands, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.
    for defendant: John K. Rubiner (argued), Gerard Fox Law P.C., Los Angeles, California; Steven I. Wallach, Gerard Fox Law P.C., New York, New York; for Defendants-Appellants.

    Case Number: No. 15-55671

    Government agent not entitled to qualified immunity for "prolonged and degrading" detention of elderly woman in parking lot (Thomas, J.)

  • April 11, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    Kirkland's Gross Revenue, Partner Profits Hit New Highs

    The Chicago-based Am Law 100 firm had a 2016 to remember, as gross revenue rose 15 percent and profits per partner soared nearly 14 percent, helping Kirkland & Ellis break financial re

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  • April 11, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    Kirkland's Gross Revenue, Partner Profits Hit New Highs

    The Chicago-based Am Law 100 firm had a 2016 to remember, as gross revenue rose 15 percent and profits per partner soared nearly 14 percent, helping Kirkland & Ellis break financial records.

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  • United Sates v. Allstate Insurance, 16-705

    Publication Date: 2017-04-07
    Practice Area: Whistleblower Laws | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, C.J., Pooler and Lynch, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Peter M. Jasen, Buffalo, NY, on the brief, J. Michael Hayes.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees FedEx Corporation, Federal Express Corporation, FedEx Ground Package System Inc., FedEx Freight Corporation, FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc., FedEx Custom Critical, Inc., FedEx Trade Networks Inc., FedEx Supply Chain Systems, Inc., and FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.: John W. Campbell, Federal Express Corporation, Memphis, TN. For Defendants-Appellees Farmers Insurance Exchange, Truck Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, and Foremost Property and Casualty Insurance Company: Lori L. Pines and John P. Mastando III, on the brief, David L. Yohai Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Travelers Insurance Group Holding, Inc., Travelers Property Casualty Corporation, and The Travelers Companies, Inc.: Bryce L. Friedman, Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY; Deborah L. Stein, Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP, Los Angeles, CA. For Defendant-Appellee Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.: Jonathan M. Freiman, Wiggin and Dana LLP, New Haven, CT. For Defendants-Appellees J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., Founders Insurance Company, Founders Insurance Company of Michigan, Graphic Arts Mutual Insurance Company, Republic-Franklin Insurance Company, Utica Mutual Insurance Company, Utica National Insurance Company of Texas, Utica National Insurance Company of Ohio, Utica National Assurance Company, Utica Lloyd's of Texas, Utica Specialty Risk Insurance Company, and Utica National Insurance Group.: Sharon Angelino, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Erie Insurance Company of New York, Erie Insurance Exchange, Inc., Erie Indemnity Company, and The Erie Insurance Company: Heath J. Szymczak, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Buffalo, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Allstate Insurance Company, Allstate Indemnity Company, Kemper Independence Insurance Company, Metropolitan Group Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company; and Defendants Kemper Corporation and The Allstate Corporation: Steven M. Levy and Alan S. Gilbert, Dentons US LLP, Chicago IL; Sean C. Cenawood, Dentons US LLP, New York, NY; Sharon Angelino, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Preferred Mutual Insurance Company: Suzanne O. Galbato, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Syracuse, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Progressive Insurance Company and The Progressive Corporation, Inc.: Terrance M. Connors, Connors LLP, Buffalo, NY; Michael K. Loucks, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Boston, MA. For Defendant-Appellee State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company: Douglas W. Baruch and Anayansi Rodriquez Carbo, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Washington, D.C.; Dan David Kohane, Hurwitz & Fine, P.C., Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Zurich North America: Michael J. Willett, Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Nationwide General Insurance Company, Nationwide Financial Services Incorporated, and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company: Stephen Sozio, Jones Day, Cleveland, OH, Matthew Corcoran, Jones Day, Columbus, OH, Mark C. Davis, Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company: Eric Dranoff, Saretsky Katz & Dranoff, LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee CorePointe Insurance Company f/k/a Daimler Chrysler Insurance Company: Susan L. Swatski, Hill Wallack LLP, Princeton, NJ. For Defendant-Appellee Geico, Insurance.: Barry I. Levy, Cheryl F. Korman, and Brian L. Bank, Rivkin Radler LLP, Uniondale, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual Group, and Liberty Mutual Holding Company, Inc.: Kevin J. Fee and Amy C. Gross, Duane Morris LLP, New York, NY, Dennis R. McCoy, Barclay Damon, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee U-Haul International: Kevin M. Hogan, Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, NY.

    Case Number: 16-705

    Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit by Lawyer Who Acted in Bad

  • SIMRANJIT KAUR, plf-ap-res, v. VENIAMIN GOKFELD, def-res-ap, DANIELLA HACKING CORP., def

    Publication Date: 2017-04-06
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Friedman, J.P., Sweeny, Moskowitz, Gische, Kapnick, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 3635

    3635. SIMRANJIT KAUR, plf-ap-res, v. VENIAMIN GOKFELD, def-res-ap, DANIELLA HACKING CORP., def — Kent, Beatty & Gordon, LLP, New York (Joshua B. Katz of counsel), for appellant-res —

  • Orellana v. Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc., 453060/2015

    Publication Date: 2017-04-04
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York County, Part 13
    Judge: Justice Manuel J. Mendez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiffs: Usar Law Group, PC, Faruk Usar, Esq.
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendant Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc.: Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer LLP, Robert Dunn, Esq.; Attorney for Defendant Law Offices of Palmer, Reifler and Associates, P.A.: McManus Ateshoglou Adams Aiello & Apostolakos, PLLC, Thomas Reilly, Esq.

    Case Number: 453060/2015

    Unjust Enrichment, False Imprisonment Claims In Class Action Suit Dismissed Against La

  • April 3, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    Will Deal Flow Be an Unexpected Bust in 2017?

    The market is poised for a blockbuster year, but uncertainty about the implementation of Trump's policies is chilling deal

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  • April 3, 2017 | National Law Journal

    Trump Lawyers' Financial Disclosures Reveal Big Law Salaries, Client Lists

    Want to know what Jones Day's biggest names made last year? How about partners at other major firms? The White House's staff financial disclosures, released over the weekend, offer rare glimpses ins

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  • April 1, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    Big Deals

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  • March 30, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    Who Rules the World of Litigation Funding?

    Commercial litigation finance is a growing industry. But when it comes to the people who laid its foundations and those who are propelling the business today, it is an exceedingly small and interco

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