• Freeman v. Harleton, 06-16-00034-CV (TexApp Dist 07/07/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-07-18
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    Date Filed: 2017-07-07
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Sixth Appellate District
    Judge: BAILEY C. MOSELEY, JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 06-16-00034-CV

    Harleton Oil & Gas owned half of the mineral rights of an oil field. In 2008, Chesapeake Louisiana, an appellant in this case, offered to buy the field from two other appellants, Buffco Product

  • San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Haugrud

    Publication Date: 2017-02-21
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Date Filed: 2017-02-21
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Lawrence J. O'Neill, Chief Judge, Presiding Before: Alex Kozinski and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges, and Sharon L. Gleason,** District Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel J. O'Hanlon (argued), Rebecca R. Akroyd, and Elizabeth L. Leeper, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard, Sacramento, California; Steven O. Sims and Dulcinea Z. Hanuschak, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, Denver, Colorado; for Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority and Westlands Water District.
    for defendant: Ellen J. Durkee (argued), Bradley H. Oliphant, and Anna K. Stimmel, Attorneys; John C. Cruden, Assistant Attorney General; Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Stephen Palmer, Office of the Regional Solicitor, Department of the Interior, Sacramento, California; Carter Brown, Office of the Solicitor, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.; for Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees Kevin Haugrud, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and David Murillo.

    Case Number: No. 14-17493 No. 14-17506 No. 14-17515 No. 14-17539

    Cite as 17 C.D.O.S. 1548 SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATER AUTHORITY; WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT, Plaintiffs-Appellee

  • February 15, 2017 |

    AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES LLC, v. WATER QUALITY INSURANCE SYNDICATE

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis    American Commercial Lines, LLC.v.Water Quality Ins. Syndicate.2017 WL 549023This case…

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  • In Re: Judicial Qualifications Comm'n Formal Advisory Op. No. 239

    Publication Date: 2016-12-07
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nathan A. Gaffney Hall Booth Smith PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Norman S. Fletcher and Lee B. Carter Brinson Askew Berry Seigler Richardson Davis LLP, Rome, for appellee. Other party representation: Charles S. Wynne Hall County State Court, Gainesville, and Wayne M. Purdom DeKalb County State Court, Decatur. Neutral Amicus: Sarah E. Geraghty Southern Center for Human Rights, Lesli N. Gaither, Thomas M. Clyde Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP, Gerald R. Weber Jr., Atlanta, and Hollie G. Manheimer Stuckey Manheimer, Decatur.

    Case Number: S15Z1633

    The Supreme Court directed Judicial Qualifications Commission to reconsider Formal Advisory Opinion No. 239, which concerns Canon 2 A of the former Code of Judicial Conduct and the obligation of ju

  • Akina v. State Of Hawaii

    Publication Date: 2016-08-29
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Constitutional Law | Election and Political Law
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    Date Filed: 2016-08-29
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: J. Michael Seabright, Chief Judge, Presiding Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Chief Judge, and Consuelo M. Callahan and Mary H. Murguia, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert D. Popper (argued), Paul J. Orfanedes, Lauren M. Burke, and Chris Fedeli, Judicial Watch, Inc., Washington, D.C.; Michael A. Lilly, Ning Lilly & Jones, Honolulu, Hawaii; H. Christopher Coates, Law Offices of H. Christopher Coates, Charleston, South Carolina; for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
    for defendant: Kannon K. Shanmugam (argued), Ellen E. Oberwetter, Eli S. Schlam, and Masha G. Hansford, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, D.C.; Robert G. Klein, McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP, Honolulu, Hawaii; for Defendants-Appellees Robert K. Lindsey, Jr., Collette Y. Machado, Peter Apo, Haunani Apoliona, Rowena Akana, John D. Waihe'e IV, Carmen Hulu Lindsey, Dan Ahuna, Leina'ala Ahu Isa, and Kamana'opono Crabbe.

    Case Number: No. 15-17134 No. 15-17453

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 9493 KELI'I AKINA; KEALII MAKEKAU; JOSEPH KENT; YOSHIMASA SEAN MITSUI; PEDRO KANA'E GAPERO; MELISSA LEINA'ALA MONIZ, P

  • Kirschenbaum, et al., Plaintiff v. 650 Fifth Avenue and Related Properties, Defendant, 14-1963

    Publication Date: 2016-07-22
    Practice Area: Foreign Direct Investment | International Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Kearse, Raggi, and Wesley, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees Steven M. Greenbaum, et al., Carols Acosta, et al., Anna Beer, et al., Jason Kirschenbaum, et al., The Estate of Michael Heiser, et al., Deborah D. Peterson, personal representative of the estate of James C. Knipple (Dec.) et al., Fiona Havlish, individually and on behalf of the Estate of Donald G. Havlish, Jr., et al., and Jenny Rubin, et al.: Curtis C. Mechling, Benjamin Weathers-Lowin, Monica Hanna, Patrick N. Petrocelli, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, New York, NY; Richard M. Kremen, Dale K. Cathell, Timothy H. Birnbaum, DLA Piper LLP (US), Baltimore, MD; Liviu Vogel, Salon Marrow Dyckman, Newman Broudy LLP, New York, NY; Timothy B. Fleming, Wiggins Childs Pantazis, Fisher Goldfarb PLLC, Washington, D.C.; Benjamin Voce-Gardner, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, James L. Bernard, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, New York, NY. For Plaintiffs-Appellees Edwena R. Hegna, et al.: Ralph Paul Dupont, The Dupont Law Firm LLP, Stamford, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Alavi Foundation and 650 Fifth Avenue Company: Krista D. Adler, Adam Blumenkrantz, Melissa R. Ginsberg, on the brief, Daniel S. Ruzumna, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 14-1963(L)

    Cite as: Kirschenbaum v. 650 Fifth Ave., 14-1963(L), NYLJ 1202763223360, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 20, 2016)h2 class="articleSect

  • In the Interest of E.R.C., 06-15-00085-CV (TexApp Dist 06/14/2016)

    Publication Date: 2016-07-22
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    Date Filed: 2016-06-14
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Sixth Appellate District
    Judge: BAILEY C. MOSELEY JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 06-15-00085-CV

    On Appeal from the 200th District Court Travis County, TexasTrial Court No. D-1-FM-10-003078Before Morriss, C.J., Moseley and Burgess, JJ.Opinion by

  • Valence Technology v. KPMG Corporate Finance, L.L.C., 15-50381 (5th Cir. 05/04/2016)

    Publication Date: 2016-06-24
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    Date Filed: 2016-05-04
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    Judge: PRADO, CIRCUIT JUDGE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 15-50381

    Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC Nos. 1:14-CV-595, 1:14-CV-596Before PRADO, OWEN, and HAYNES, Circuit J

  • Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft v. U.S. Oil Trading LLC, 15-97

    Publication Date: 2016-03-02
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Kearse, Straub, and Wesley, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Michael Fernandez, Gina M. Venezia, on the brief, Peter J. Gutowski, Freehill Hogan & Mahar LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Casey D. Burlage, Corey R. Greenwald, George G. Cornell, on the brief, John R. Keough III, Clyde & Co US LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae APL Co. Pte Ltd., American President Lines, Ltd., Baere Maritime LLC, Bonny Gas Transport Ltd., Clearlake Shipping Pte Ltd., Conti 149 Conti Guinea, MT Cape Bird Tankschiffahrts GmbH & Co KG, Sigma Tankers Inc, Star Tankers Inc, and UPT Pool Ltd.: James H. Hohenstein, James H. Power, Marie E. Larsen, Holland & Knight LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae 1372 Tanker Corporation, OSG Ship Management, Inc., SK Shipping Co., Ltd., and SK B&T Pte. Ltd.: William F. Dougherty, Keith W. Heard, Michael J. Walsh, Burke & Parsons, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae SHV Gas Supply & Risk Management SAS: Andrea Pincus, Reed Smith LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Exmar Shipping BVBA.1: Kerri M. D'Ambrosio, George M. Chalos, Chalos & Co., P.C., Oyster Bay, NY.

    Case Number: 15-97

    Cite as: Hapag-Lloyd Akt ellschaft v. U.S. Oil Trading LLC, 15-97, NYLJ 1202751009605, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided February 24, 2016) CASENAME Hapag-Lloyd Akt

  • December 3, 2015 |

    Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Balch

      Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert AnalysisHartford Fire Ins. Co.v.Balch350 P.2d 514Supreme Court of Oklahoma.HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,…

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