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  • October 4, 2018 | New York Law Journal

    Supreme Court Review: Agency Fees and Retiree Health Benefits

    In their Labor Relations column, David E. Schwartz and Risa M. Salins discuss recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions impacting labor and employment law. The decisions address two traditional labor issues: whether unions may collect fees from non-union members who they represent, and whether explicit language is needed in a collective bargaining agreement to vest retiree medical benefits beyond the term of the contract.

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  • In Interest of D S v. Matter of G S A G

    Publication Date: 2018-07-30
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Fillmore
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 05-17-01066-CV

    During divorce proceedings, a father signed an affidavit voluntary relinquishing parental rights to his daughter.

  • Fuentes v. Evangelina

    Publication Date: 2018-06-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Bland
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 01-16-00251-CV

    The parties, who are Mexican citizens were married in 1953 and thereafter lived in Juarez, Mexico as well as El Paso Texas.

  • In The Interest Of D S

    Publication Date: 2018-04-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Fillmore
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 05-17-01066-CV

    The mother of D.S. filed for divorce from the father, who signed an affidavit voluntarily relinquishing his parental rights.

  • Graphic Packaging v. Hegar

    Publication Date: 2018-01-01
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Devine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 15-0669

    A taxpayer that conducts business in multiple states must apportion its business revenue among the states in which it does business.

  • In Re Petrobras Securities, 16-1914-cv

    Publication Date: 2017-07-10
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Securities Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Hall, Livingston, C.JJ., and Garaufis, D.J.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the Plaintiffs-Appellees: Jeremy A. Lieberman, Mark I. Gross, Emma Gilmore, John A. Keho & Brenda F. Szydlo on the brief, Pomerantz LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras, Theodore Marshall Helms, Petrobras Global Finance B.V., and Petrobras America Inc.: Lewis J. Liman, Jared Gerber & Mitchell A. Lowenthal on the brief, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellants BB Securities Ltd., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, Banca IMI, S.p.A., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Standard Chartered Bank, and Banco Bradesco BBI S.A.: Jay B. Kasner, Boris Bershteyn, Scott D. Musoff & Jeremy A. Berman on the brief, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York NY.
    Case Number: 16-1914-cv

  • Seaview Trading, LLC v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

    Publication Date: 2017-06-07
    Practice Area: Tax | Corporate Entities
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Date Filed: 2017-06-07
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Before: MILAN D. SMITH, JR. and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges, and GARY FEINERMAN, District Judge.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Benjamin Levin (argued), Jessica Barclay-Strobel, and Ronald L. Olson, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, California; David W. Foster and Armando Gomez, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, D.C.; for Petitioners-Appellants.
    for defendant: Andrew Weiner (argued) and Richard Farber, Attorneys; Tax Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Respondent-Appellee.
    Case Number: No. 15-71330

    Single-member LLC's status as disregarded entity did not preclude classification as pass-thru partner (M.D. Smith, J.)

  • Engelman v. Shields, 15-0188 (TexApp Dist 03/17/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-04-24
    Practice Area: Government
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-03-17
    Court: Supreme Court of Texas
    Judge: DON R. WILLETT, JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 15-0188

    Petitioner Engelman Irrigation District, a government body, failed to pay a judgment against it for more than 20 years. A court held in 1995 that petitioner breached its contract to deliver water to

  • 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

  • Glassman v. Goodfriend, 14-16-00327-CV (TexApp Dist 03/21/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-04-04
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-03-21
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth
    Judge: TRACY CHRISTOPHER, JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-16-00327-CV

    Appellant Elene Glassman filed an appeal in 2016 reviving years-old litigation against her sister, Meryl Goodfriend, over the remainder of their parents' trust. In the initial litigation, the tr