• September 6, 2019 | New York Law Journal

    Memorial Service To Be Held for Judge Robert Sweet

    The service will be held on Friday, Sept. 20. at 4 p.m.

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  • March 25, 2019 | New York Law Journal

    SDNY Mourns Passing of 'Role Model' Judge Robert Sweet at 96

    In a letter to colleagues, Chief Judge Colleen McMahon praised the intellect and wit of Judge Sweet, who passed away at his home in Idaho.

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  • Spinelli v. National Football League, 13 Civ. 7398

    Publication Date: 2016-07-21
    Practice Area: Contracts | Entertainment and Sports Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Robert Sweet
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for the Plaintiffs by: Kevin Patrick McCulloch, Esq., Nelson & McCulloch LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for the Defendants by: Jeffrey A. Mishkin, Esq., Anthony Joseph Dreyer, Esq., Jordan Adam Feirman, Esq., Karen Hoffman Lent, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Four Times Square, New York, NY. By: Jura Christine Zibas, Esq., Jana A. Slavina, Esq., Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, White Plains, NY. By: Bruce S. Meyer, Esq., Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY. By: Andrew Lawrence Deutsch, Esq., Marc Evan Miller, Esq., Paolo Morante, Esq., Tamar Y. Duvdevani, Esq., DLA Piper US LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 13 Civ. 7398 (RWS)

    Cite as: Spinelli v. NFL, 13 Civ. 7398, NYLJ 1202762987058, at *1 (SDNY, Decided July 15, 2016)CASE NAMEPaul Spinelli, Scott Boehm, Paul Jasienski, George Newm

  • July 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

    NFL, AP Can't Shake Photographers' Unfair Contract Suit, Judge Rules

    A group of freelance photographers contracted to shoot NFL games may press forward with a claim that they were forced to enter into unconscionable licensing agreements that cost them their a

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  • June 8, 2015 | Litigation Daily

    Billionaire Wife's Case Tossed for Failure to Show

    Doling out sanctions over billionaire real estate mogul Roger Wang's failure to show for a deposition, a federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed a securities case brought by Wang's

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  • June 8, 2015 | Litigation Daily

    Billionaire Wife's Case Tossed for Failure to Show

    Real estate mogul Roger Wang's failure to show for a deposition caused the dismissal of a securities case brought by his wife over Bear Stearns' collapse.

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  • May 28, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Big Suits

    U.S. v. United Technologies Latham & Watkins' Gregory Garre convinced a federal appeals court to throw out a $657 million damages award against United Technol

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  • May 28, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Big Suits

    U.S. v. United Technologies; Pao v. Kleiner Perkins; Spinelli v. NFL; Pesante v. Pfizer

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  • Spinelli v. National Football League, 13 Civ. 7398

    Publication Date: 2015-04-02
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Robert Sweet
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for the Plaintiffs By: Danial A. Nelson, Esq., Kevin Patrick McCulloch, Esq., Nelson & McCulloch LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for the Defendants By: Jeffrey A. Mishkin, Esq., Anthony Joseph Dreyer, Esq., Jordan Adam Feirman, Esq., Karen Hoffman Lent, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Four Times Square, New York, NY. By: Jura Christine Zibas, Esq., Jana A. Slavina, Esq., Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, White Plains, NY. By: Bruce S. Meyer, Esq., Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. By: Andrew Lawrence Deutsch, Esq., Marc Evan Miller, Esq., Paolo Morante, Esq., Tamar Y. Duvdevani, Esq., DLA Piper US LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 13 Civ. 7398

    Cite as: Spinelli v. National Football League, 13 Civ. 7398, NYLJ 1202722256487, at *1 (SDNY, Decided March 24, 2015) FULL CASE

  • April 1, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Judge Tosses Antitrust, Copyright Suit Against NFL, AP

    The National Football League and The Associated Press have defeated a lawsuit filed by freelance professional photographers who cover the NFL and challenged licensing agreements they say vio

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