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  • December 24, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Justices End Pa. Bid to Reinstate $80M Drug Case

    Likely ending the Pennsylvania state government's bid to reinstate nearly $80 million in damages against two pharmaceutical giants, the state Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court's holding that, while the companies “willfully violated” consumer protection laws, the state is not entitled to damages.

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  • David Floyd, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. City of New York, Defendant-Appellant.*, 13-3088-cv

    Publication Date: 2014-11-20
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Walker, Cabranes, and Parker, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Floyd Plaintiffs-Appellees: Darius Charney, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY; Philip A. Irwin, Eric Hellerman, Gretchen Hoff Varner, Covington & Burling, LLP, New York, NY; Jonathan C. Moore, Joshua S. Moskovitz, Beldock, Levine & Hoffman, LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Baher Azmy, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY. For Ligon Plaintiffs-Appellees: Christopher Dunn, Jordan Wells, New York Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY; Mariana Kovel, The Bronx Defenders, Bronx, NY; Juan Cartagena, Latino Justice Prldef, New York, NY; J. McGregor Smyth, Jr., New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, New York, NY; John A. Nathanson, Jeffrey J. Resetarits, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Alexis Karteron, New York Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For City of New York: Deborah A. Brenner, Fay Ng, Kathy Park, on the brief, Richard Dearing, Assistant Corporation Counsel, for Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY. For Detectives' Endowment Association, Inc., Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York, Inc., New York City Police Department Captains Endowment Association: Jeffrey J. Molinaro, on the brief, Joseph A. Diruzzo, III, Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL, Miami, FL. For Sergeants Benevolent Association: Courtney G. Saleski, on the brief, Anthony P. Coles, DLA Piper, New York, NY. For Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York, Inc: Edward A. McDonald, James M. McGuire, Elisa T. Wiygul, on the brief, Steven A. Engel, Dechert LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Grand Council of Guardians, Inc., National Latino Officers' Association, and 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care: James Reif, Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss, LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Communities United for Police Reform, et al.: David B. Rankin, Rankin & Taylor, PLLC, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Law Professors: Jonathan Romberg, Seton Hall University School of Law, Center for Social Justice, Newark, NJ. For Amici Curiae Public Advocate for the City of New York and Members of the New York City Council: Jennifer Levy, Office of the Public Advocate, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 13-3088-cv

    Cite as: Floyd v. City of New York, 13-3088-cv, NYLJ 1202676953519, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided October 31, 2014) 13-3088-cvp cla

  • November 3, 2014 | New York Law Journal

    Circuit Rejects Police Union Role in 'Stop and Frisk'

    New York City police unions protesting the city's agreement to settle lawsuits on stop-and-frisk practices waited too long before trying to insert themselves into the high-profile litiga

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  • Ligon v. NYC, 13-3123-cv

    Publication Date: 2014-02-26
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    Court: In The United States Court Of Appeals For The Second Circuit Before: Walker, Cabranes, and Parker, C.J.
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    Case Number: Docket Nos. 13-3123-cv, 13-3088-cv, 13-3461-cv

    Cite as: Ligon v. NYC, 13-3123-cv, NYLJ 1202644220414, at *1 (2cir, Decided February 21, 2014) Docket Nos. 13-3123-cv, 13-3088-cv,

  • May 23, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Daily Decision Service Alert: Vol. 20, No. 98 - May 23, 2011

    STATE COURT CASES ATTORNEY/CLIENT – LIMITATIONS ON ACTIONS 04-2-2227 Sterling Grace 1992 Limited Partners

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  • Kensington International Limited v. Republic of Congo

    Publication Date: 2006-09-01
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    Date Filed: 2006-08-25
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Ralph Winter
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    U.S. COURT OF APPEALS SECOND CIRCUIT For Plaintiff: Robert A. Cohen, Dechert LLP (Ross L. Hirsch, Dechert LLP, Kevin S. Reed, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP, on t

  • October 26, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Evidentiary Certifications After 'Crawford v. Washington'

    The last six years have seen a significant re-thinking by the U.S. Supreme Court of the confrontation clause of the Sixth Amendment. As a consequence of the Court's work, many once-settled practice

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  • August 20, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    How the Second Circuit Liberalized Rule 11 Sanctions Availability

    One of the goals of the 1993 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure was to reduce the frequency of motions and cross-motions for Rule 11 sanctions, in recognition of the time and

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  • April 26, 2004 |

    Unwritten Rules of the Pa. Supreme Court

    While there's no right to appellate oral argument, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court generally hears attorneys' pitches if they want the opportunity to do so.It is unknown whether

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  • April 7, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Another Seroquel Setback for Plaintiffs: Eleventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Bellwether Federal Suit

    If you've been paying attention at all, you know it's been a tough s

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