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  • November 2, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Attorney's Disqualification From Police Discipline Matter Upheld

    The Appellate Division upheld the disqualification of an attorney over his representation of both a police lieutenant and the internal affairs officer who conducted an investigation into disciplinary charges leveled against that lieutenant.

    5 minute read

  • October 31, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

    Huntington Ingalls Industries v. Ace American Ins. Co.

    Click here for ICLC Expert Analysis. Huntington Ingalls Industries v. Ace American Ins. Co. Supreme Court of Vermont September 23, 2022, Filed No.…

    67 minute read

  • Arreola v. Union Pacific Railroad

    Publication Date: 2022-10-31
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Evidence | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Alley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 08-20-00133-CV

    Sixteen-year-old Jason Molinar lost his life when a train struck him as he was walking on railroad tracks wearing headphones.

  • Windstream Holdings Inc. v. Charter Comm'ns Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-14
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Cathy Seibel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Plaintiffs-Appellees: Terence P. Ross, Shaya Rochester, Robert T. Smith, Eric T. Werlinger, Timothy H. Gray, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: Counsel for Defendants-Appellants: Susheel Kirpalani, Benjamin I. Finestone, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, New York.
    Case Number: 21-CV-4552

    Court Vacates Contempt Finding, $19 Million Sanction in Adversary Proceeding

  • Ethridge v. Bell

    Publication Date: 2022-09-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Joseph F. Bianco
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellant: Jonathan I. Edelstein, Edelstein & Grossman, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee: Barbara D. Underwood, Nikki Kowalski, Andrew W. Amend, on the brief, Margaret A. Cieprisz, for Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 20-1685-pr

    Habeas Petitioner Is Entitled to Notice, Hearing Before Petition Dismissed Under 'Stone'

  • September 21, 2022 | The Recorder

    On Appeals: When the Court Phones a Friend: Certification of Questions of State Law

    Given the increased interest in certification, litigators of all stripes should understand the rules governing it.

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  • Hyland v. Navient Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Raymond J. Lohier, Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees Kathryn Hyland, Melissa Garcia, Jessica Saint-Paul, Rebecca Spitler-Lawson, Michelle Means, Elizabeth Kaplan, Jennifer Guth, Megan Nocerino, Elizabeth Taylor, and Anthony Church, each individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated: Faith E. Gay, Yelena Konanova, David A. Coon, Max Siegel, on the brief, Caitlin J. Halligan, Selendy & Gay PLLC, New York, NY; Mark Richard, Phillips, Richard & Rind, P.A., Miami, FL.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Navient Corporation, Navient Solutions, LLC: Ashley M. Simonsen, Covington & Burling LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Andrew A. Ruffino, Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY. For Objector-Appellant William Yeatman: Anna St. John, Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, Center for Class Action Fairness, Washington, DC. For Objector-Appellant Richard Estle Carson, III: Eric Alan Isaacson, Law Office of Eric Alan Isaacson, La Jolla, CA.
    Case Number: 20-3765-cv

    Fair Settlement's Cy Pres Award Aids Class Member Navigation of Loan Forgiveness Program

  • King v. Baylor University

    Publication Date: 2022-09-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contracts | Education Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Jones
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-50352

    Appellant, Allison King, enrolled online for the Spring 2020 semester at Baylor University for undergraduate "educational services," including meals and on-campus activities.

  • Belya v. Kapral

    Publication Date: 2022-08-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Richard B. Katskee, on the brief, Bradley Girard, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, DC, and Oleg Rivkin, Rivkin Law Group PLLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: Daniel H. Blomberg, Lori H. Windham, Daniel D. Benson, on the brief, Diana Verm Thomson, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, and Donald J. Feerick, Jr., Feerick Nugent MacCartney, PLLC, South Nyack, NY. For Amici Curiae Professor Michael W. McConnell and Professor Douglas Laycock: Thomas G. Hungar, Andrew G.I. Kilberg, John Matthew Butler, Jason Manion, Macey L. Olave, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, and San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Assemblies of God (USA), Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy of the Anglican Church in North America, General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Gordon D. Todd, Daniel J. Hay, John L. Gibbons, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Ryan Paulsen, Ryan N. Gardner, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX. For Amici Curiae Constitutional Law Scholars, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Matthew T. Nelson, Warner Norcross + Judd LLP, Grand Rapids, MI. James A. Campbell, Solicitor General of Nebraska; Douglas J. Peterson, Attorney General of Nebraska; David T. Bydalek, Chief Deputy Attorney General of Nebraska; Steve Marshall, Attorney General of Alabama; Mark Brnovich, Attorney General of Arizona; Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas; Chris Carr, Attorney General of Georgia; Derek Schmidt, Attorney General of Kansas; Daniel Cameron, Attorney General of Kentucky; Jeff Landry, Attorney General of Louisiana; Lynn Fitch, Attorney General of Mississippi; Eric S. Schmitt, Attorney General of Missouri; Austin Knudsen, Attorney General of Montana; John M. O'Connor, Attorney General of Oklahoma; Alan Wilson, Attorney General of South Carolina; and Sean D. Reyes, Attorney General of Utah, for Amici Curiae States of Nebraska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah, in support of Defendants-Appellants.
    Case Number: 21-1498

    Church Autonomy, Collateral Order Doctrines Discussed in Defamation Appeal's Dismissal

  • Williams v. MTA Bus Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-19
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Employment Compliance | Employment Litigation
    Industry: State and Local Government | Transportation
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Ike Williams: David John Hommel, on the reply brief, Andrew Rozynski, Eisenberg & Baum, LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee MTA Bus Company: Gabriella Palencia, Executive Agency Counsel, for David Farber, General Counsel, MTA Bus Company, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 20-2985

    Applicant's Qualifications for Job Sought Not Shown; No Bias in Denial of ASL Interpreter