• In Re: MTBE Products Liability Litigation, 10-4135-cv (L)

    Publication Date: 2013-07-29
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Parker, Hall, and Carney, CJJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants the City of New York, the New York City Water Board, and the New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority: Susan E. Amron, Assistant Corporation Counsel, New York City Law Department, New York, NY; Victor M. Sher, Sher Leff LLP, San Francisco, CA, on the brief, Paul M. Smith, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For amicus curiae Natural Resources Defense Council, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Michael E. Wall, Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco, CA, Johanna Dyer, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York, NY. For amicus curiae New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Paula T. Dow, Attorney General of New Jersey, George N. Cohen, Richard F. Engel, Deputy Attorneys General, Trenton, NJ; Michael Axline, Miller, Axline & Sawyer, Sacramento, CA. For Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees Exxon Mobil Oil Corporation, Exxon Mobil Corporation, and Mobil Corporation: Traci L. Lovitt, Nicholas W. Haddad, Jones Day, New York, NY; Peter John Sacripanti, James A. Pardo, Lauren E. Handel, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Paul D. Clement, Bancroft PLLC, Washington, DC. For amici curiae American Chemistry Council, American Coatings Association, the National Association of Manufacturers, the NFIB Small Business Legal Center, and the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, in support of Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Donald W. Fowler, Eric G. Lasker, Hollingsworth LLP, Washington, DC; Donald D. Evans, American Chemistry Council, Washington, DC; Thomas J. Graves, American Coatings Association, Inc., Washington, DC; Quentin Riegel, National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, DC; Elizabeth Milito, NFIB Small Business Legal Center, Washington, DC; Robin S. Conrad, National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Washington, DC. For amici curiae, National Petrochemical and Refiners Association and American Petroleum Institute, in support of Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Joseph R. Guerra, James R. Wedeking, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC. For amicus curiae The Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., in support of Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees Michael B. Mukasey, Anne E. Cohen, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY; Hugh F. Young, Jr., Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., Reston, VA.

    Case Number: 10-4135-cv (L)

    Cite as: In Re: MTBE Lit., 10-4135-cv (L), NYLJ 1202612814095, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 26, 2013) 10-4135-cv (L) Before: Parker, Hall, and Car

  • Hedges v. Obama, 12-3176

    Publication Date: 2013-07-18
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Kearse and Lohier, CJJ, and Kaplan, DJ.**
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiffs-Appellees: Carl J. Mayer, Mayer Law Group LLC, New York, NY, Bruce I. Afran, Esq., Princeton, NJ.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants-Appellants: Stuart F. Delery, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Washington, DC; Beth S. Brinkmann, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Washington, DC; August E. Flentje, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC; Jeh Charles Johnson, General Counsel, Department of Defense, Washington, DC; Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY; Benjamin H. Torrance, Christopher B. Harwood, Assistant United States Attorneys, New York, NY, on the brief, Robert M. Loeb, Appellate Staff Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Attorneys for Amici Curiae Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Kelly Ayotte: Lee A. Casey, Andrew M. Grossman, on the brief David B. Rivkin, Jr. BakerHostetler LLP, Washington, DC. Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Bill of Rights Defense Committee: Kent A. Yalowitz, Arnold & Porter LLP, New York, NY; L. Charles Landgraf, Arpan A. Sura, Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC. Attorney for Amici Curiae Center for National Security Studies and The Constitution Project: Matthew J. MacLean, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Washington, DC. Attorney for Amicus Curiae Government Accountability Project: Reem Salahi, Hadsell Stormer Richardson & Renick, LLP, Pasadena, CA. Attorneys for Amici Curiae Karen and Ken Korematsu, et al.: Eric K. Yamamoto, University of Hawaii School of Law, Honolulu, HI; Lorraine K. Bannai, Anjana Malhotra, Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, WA. Attorneys for Amicus Curiae the Rutherford Institute: John W. Whitehead, Douglas R. McKusick, Lina M. Ragep, The Rutherford Institute, Charlottesville, VA; Anand Agneshwar, Arnold & Porter LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Amici Curiae U.S. Congressman Steve Stockman, et al.: William J. Olson, Herbert W. Titus, John S. Miles, Jeremiah L. Morgan, Robert J. Olson, William J. Olson, P.C., Vienna, VA; Steven J. Harfenist, Friedman Harfenist Kraut & Perlstein LLP, Lake Success, NY; Gary G. Kreep, U.S. Justice Foundation, Ramona, CA.

    Case Number: 12-3176 (Lead)

    Cite as: Hedges v. Obama, 12-3176 (Lead), NYLJ 1202611414668, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 17, 2013) 12-3176 (Lead) Before: Kearse and Lohier, CJJ

  • Young v. Conway, 11-830-pr

    Publication Date: 2012-10-18
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: B.D. Parker, Hall, and Carney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellee: Brian Shiffrin, Easton Thompson Kasperek Shiffrin, LLP, Rochester, NY, on the brief, John H. Blume, Cornell Death Penalty Project, Cornell Law School, Ithaca, NY. For Amicus Curiae the Innocence Project: James L. Brochin, Jennifer H. Wu, Cassius K. Sims, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY; Barry C. Scheck, David Loftis, Karen Newirth, Innocence Project, Inc., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellant: Geoffrey Kaeuper, Assistant District Attorney, for Sandra Doorley, District Attorney of Monroe County, Rochester, NY.

    Case Number: 11-830-pr

    Cite as: Young v. Conway, 11-830-pr, NYLJ 1202575266434, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided October 16, 2012)Before: B.D. Parker, Hall, and Carney, C.JJ.p class

  • December 21, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Turkmen v. Ashcroft

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  • Patton v. Porterfield

    Publication Date: 2013-08-30
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    Date Filed: 2013-08-30
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 5
    Judge: DOUGLAS S. LANG JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 05-11-01619-CV

    On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CC-10-074

  • Williams v. Illinois

    Publication Date: 2012-06-18
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    Date Filed: 2012-06-18
    Court: U.S. Sup. Ct.
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    Case Number: No. 10-8505

    SANDY WILLIAMS, Petitioner v. ILLINOIS No. 10-8505 In the Supreme Court of the

  • Taber v. Roush

    Publication Date: 2010-04-21
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    Date Filed: 2010-04-20
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 14
    Judge: William J. Boyce Justice
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14-08-00089-CV

    Affirmed and Majority and Dissenting Opinions filed April 20, 2010.MAJORITY OPINIONAppellant Lauren Taber, acting individually and as next friend to her minor son Jordan Robinson, sued appellees

  • Montana Wilderness Association v. Connell

    Publication Date: 2013-07-31
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    Date Filed: 2013-07-31
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Sam E. Haddon, District Judge, Presiding Before: Raymond C. Fisher, Ronald M. Gould, and Richard A. Paez, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew K. Bishop (argued), Western Environmental Law Center, Helena, Montana, for Plaintiff-Appellant Montana Wilderness Association. James S. Angell and Melanie R. Kay (argued), Earthjustice, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiffs-Appellants The Wilderness Society, Friends of the Missouri Breaks Monument, National Trust for Historic Preservation and Oil and Gas Accountability Project.
    for defendant: Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General, Tyler Welti, Rachel K. Bowen, David C. Shilton, and Robert P. Stockman (argued), United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Washington, D.C.; Karan Dunnigan and Sarah Shattuck, Office of the Solicitor, United States Department of the Interior, for Defendants-Appellees Jamie Connell, in her official capacity as Director of BLM's Montana State Office; Mike Pool, in his official capacity as Acting Director of the Bureau of Land Management; Bureau of Land Management, an agency of the United States Department of the Interior; United States Department of the Interior, a federal department; Zane Fulbright, in his official capacity as Acting Manager of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. Paul A. Turcke (argued), Moore Smith Buxton & Turcke, Chtd., Boise, Idaho, for Intervenor-Defendants-Appellees Recreational Aviation Foundation and Montana Pilots Association. Steven J. Lechner (argued) and Jeffrey Wilson McCoy, Mountain States Legal Foundation, Lakewood, Colorado; Hertha L. Lund, Lund Law, PLLC, Bozeman, Montana, for Intervenor-Defendants-Appellees Missouri River Stewards, Fergus County, Phillips County, Chouteau County and Blaine County.

    Case Number: No. 11-35818 No. 11-35821

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 8174 MONTANA WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION, a nonprofit organization, Plaintiff-Appellant, andp c

  • People v. Tom

    Publication Date: 2012-03-20
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    Date Filed: 2012-03-19
    Court: C.A. 1st
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Respondent: Edmund G. Brown Jr. Attorney General of California, Dane�R. Gillette Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald�A. Engler Senior Assistant Attorney General, Stan Helfman Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Mark�S. Howell Deputy Attorney General
    for defendant: Counsel for Appellant: Marc J. Zilversmit, First District Appellate Project, under appointment by the Court of Appeal

    Case Number: No. A124765 No. A130151

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 3259 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RICHARD TOM, Defendant and Appellan

  • Taber v. Roush

    Publication Date: 2010-06-21
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    Date Filed: 2010-06-17
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 14
    Judge: William J. Boyce Justice
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-08-00089-CV

    Appellant's Motion for Rehearing Overruled; Majority and Dissenting Opinions of April 20, 2010 Withdrawn; Affirmed and Substitute Majority and Substitute Dissenting Opinions filed June 17, 2010.SUB