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May 24, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

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STATE COURT CASES ADMINISTRATIVE LAW01-2-9975 In the Matter of the Protest of George’s Garage Inc. of the Award

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May 27, 2005 | The Recorder

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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

October 11, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

Associates Class of 2007

Once again, we offer a portfolio of the newest lawyers at New Jersey law firms, 406 recent arrivals who accepted our invitation to be featured in this, the Law Journal's eighth annual magazine

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National Association of Optometrists & Opticians v. Harris

Publication Date: 2012-06-13
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Date Filed: 2012-06-13
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: Lawrence K. Karlton, Senior District Judge, Presiding Before: Procter Hug, Jr., Richard A. Paez, and Marsha S. Berzon, Circuit Judges.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lois A. Schechter, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, California, Deanne E. Maynard, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington, D.C., for the appellants.
for defendant: Sherry L. Ledakis, Deputy Attorney General, San Diego, California, for the appellees.
Case Number: No. 10-16233

Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 6450 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF OPTOMETRISTS & OPTICIANS; LENSCRAFTERS, INC.; EYE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., Plaintiffs-Appella

The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada v. Masto

Publication Date: 2012-02-10
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Date Filed: 2012-02-10
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: James C. Mahan, District Judge, Presiding Before: Stephen S. Trott and Carlos T. Bea, Circuit Judges, and William H. Stafford, Senior District Judge.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Margaret A. McLetchie, ACLU of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada; and Robert Langford, Langford & Associates, Las Vegas, Nevada, for the plaintiffs-appellees.
for defendant: Binu G. Palal, Nevada Attorney General?s Office, Las Vegas, Nevada, for the defendants-appellants.
Case Number: No. 08-17471 No. 09-16008

Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 1794 THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEVADA; DOES 1-8, and Does A-S, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. p cl

Haskell v. Harris

Publication Date: 2012-02-23
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Date Filed: 2012-02-23
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: Charles R. Breyer, District Judge, Presiding Before: William A. Fletcher and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges, and James Dale Todd, Senior District Judge.**
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael T. Risher (argued), American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California, Inc., San Francisco, California, and Peter C. Meier and Eric A. Long, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, San Francisco, California, for the plaintiffs-appellants.
for defendant: Daniel J. Powell, Deputy Attorney General (argued), Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General of California, James M. Humes, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Jonathan K. Renner, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Constance L. LeLouis, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and Enid A. Camps, Deputy Attorney General, San Francisco, California, for the defendants-appellees. Daniel J. Broderick, Federal Defender, David Porter, Assistant Federal Defender, Rachelle Barbour, Research and Writing Attorney, Sacramento, California, and John T. Philipsborn, San Francisco, California, for amici curiae Federal Defender of the Eastern and Southern Districts of California, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Jonathan S. Franklin, Tillman J. Breckenridge, and Mark T. Emery, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae DNA Saves. Anne Marie Schubert, Albert C. Locher, Jan Scully, and W. Scott Thorpe, Sacramento, California, for amicus curiae California District Attorneys Association.
Case Number: No. 10-15152

Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 2163 ELIZABETH AIDA HASKELL; REGINALD ENTO; JEFFREY PATRICK LYONS, JR.; AAKASH DESAI, on behalf of themselves and others similarly sit

State of California v. Continental Insurance Company

Publication Date: 2012-08-09
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Date Filed: 2012-08-09
Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
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Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Darryl L. Doke and Jill Scally, Deputy Attorneys General; Cotkin & Collins, Joan Cotkin; Law Offices of Roger W. Simpson, Roger W. Simpson; Law Offices of Daniel J. Schultz, Daniel J. Schultz; Anderson Kill & Olick, Robert M. Horkovich, Edward J. Stein, Robert Chung and Cort Malone for Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant. Gauntlett & Associates, David A. Gauntlet, James A. Lowe; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Barry S. Levin and Darren S. Teshima for United Policyholders and Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant. Winston & Strawn, Scott P. DeVries, Yelitza V. Dunham and Gene C. Schaerr for the League of California Cities as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant. Latham & Watkins, David L. Mulliken, Kristine L. Wilkes, Johanna S. Schiavoni and Drew T. Gardiner for Montrose Chemical Corporation of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant. Heller Ehrman, Proskauer Rose, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Reynold L. Siemens and David A. Thomas for Aeorojet-General Corporation and Whittaker Corporation as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant. Epstein, Turner & Song and David B. Epstein for Consumer Federation of America as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant.
for defendant: Hodius; Berman & Aiwasian, Aiwasian & Associates, Deborah A. Aiwasian, Steven M. Haskell; Woolls & Peer, John E. Peer and H. Douglas Galt for Defendants, Cross-complainants and Appellants Continental Insurance Company, Continental Casualty Company, Horace Mann Insurance Company and Yosemite Insurance Company. Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, Patrick M. Kelly, Carey B. Moorehead, Craig C. Hunter, Robert Cooper; Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, SNP Denton US, Paul E. B. Glad and Katherine J. Evans for Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant Stonebridge Life Insurance Company. Duane Morris, Philip R. Matthews, Andrew K. Gordon and William J. Baron for Certain London Market Insurers as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants, Cross-complainants and Appellants. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Scott R. Hoyt for Truck Insurance Exchange as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants, Cross-complainants and Appellants. Barber Law Group, Bryan M. Barber and Steven D. Meier Defendant, Cross-complainant and Respondent. Wiley Rein, Laura A. Foggan, Gregory J. Langlois; Sinnott Dito Moura & Puebla and Randolph P. Sinnott for Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association and American Insurance Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants, Cross-complainants and Appellants and Defendant, Cross-complainant and Respondent.
Case Number: No. S170560

Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 9101 THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff, Cross-Defendant and Appellant, v. CONTINENTA

Chesser v. Lifecare Management Services L.L.C.

Publication Date: 2011-09-03
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Date Filed: 2011-08-31
Court: Tex. App. Dist. 2
Judge: Sue Walker Justice
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Case Number: NO. 02-10-00291-CV

OPINIONI. INTRODUCTIONA jury returned a verdict for Appellant Curtis Chesser, individually, and through his spouse and power of attorney, Ava Chesser, in his health care liability suit