• Karzoun v. State of Connecticut

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Litigation | Personal Injury
    Industry: Education | Hospitality and Lodging | State and Local Government
    Court: Connecticut Superior Court, New Haven J.D. at New Haven
    Judge: Judge Stewart
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: CV-22-6124410

    Motion to Strike Jury Trial against State Granted

  • Prescott v. UTMB Galveston Texas

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Stewart
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-40856

    Plaintiff-appellant, Anthony Prescott, an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, filed suit against various defendants arguing civil rights violations, including appellee University of Texas Medical Branch.

  • Hizar v. Heflin

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Discovery
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Partida-Kipness
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 05-21-00936-CV

    Appellee homeowners entered into a contract with appellants for removal of the popcorn ceiling in appellees' home.

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: July 21, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-07-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown List released on:July 19, 2023

  • Abbo-Bailey v. City of Niagara Falls

    Publication Date: 2023-07-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Toxic Torts
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Peter A. Kraus, Leslie C. MacLean, on the brief, Charles S. Siegel, Waters & Kraus, LLP, Dallas, TX, and Christen E. Civiletto, East Amherst, NY, and Melissa L. Stewart, Steven J. Phillips, Phillips & Paolicelli, LLP, New York, NY, and Paul Barr, Fanizzi & Barr, Niagara Falls, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Occidental Chemical Corporation, Glenn Springs Holdings, Inc., and Miller Springs Remediation Management, Inc.: Sheila L. Birnbaum, Lincoln Davis Wilson, on the brief, Douglas E. Fleming III, Dechert LLP, New York, NY, and Kevin M. Hogan, Andrew P. Devine, Joshua Glasgow, and Elizabeth Bove, Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Cecos International, Inc.: Zackary D. Knaub, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Albany, NY, and William G. Beck, Lathrop GPM, Kansas City, MO. For Defendant-Appellant OP-Tech Environmental Services: Jeffrey D. Schulman, Pillinger Miller Tarallo LLP, Syracuse, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Roy's Plumbing, Inc.: Robert E. Knoer, Alice J. Cunningham, The Knoer Group, PLLC, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant City of Niagara Falls: Mark P. Della Posta, Walsh, Roberts & Grace LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Niagara Falls Water Board: Jeffrey F. Baase, Corey J. Weber, Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham LLC, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Conestoga-Rovers & Associates: Jeffrey C. Stravino, Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc.: Agnieszka Wilewicz, Patricia A. Rauh, Hurwitz & Fine, P.C., Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Scott Lawn Yard, Inc.: Brian Sutter, Sugarman Law Firm, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation, in support of Defendants-Appellants: John M. Masslon II, Cory L. Andrews, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 21-0249-cv

    Love Canal Superfund Actions Untimely, Remanded to State Court

  • U.S. v. Sherwood

    Publication Date: 2023-07-20
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1:22-CV-406

    Lump-Sum Retirement Funds Not Protected by CCPA Cap on Garnishment

  • July 19, 2023 | Daily Business Review

    Ex-Florida Lawyer to Take $650K Loss Over Stolen Attorney Fees

    The Florida Supreme Court disbarred the attorney and several others, including a Broward Circuit Court judge, stemming from their role in the stolen legal fees.

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  • New York County, Surrogate's Court

    Publication Date: 2023-07-13
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Surrogate, New York County
    Judge: Surrogate Hillary Gingold and Rita Mella
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Decision & Orders & Decree & Orders signed:July 10, 2023

  • Appellate Division, First Department: July 3, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-07-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appeals & Motions List released on:June 29, 2023

  • In re: Boy Scouts of Am.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-03
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Insurance | Non-Profit
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Richard J. Doren, Blaine H. Evanson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Dierdre M. Richards, Fineman Krekstein & Harris P.C., Wilmington, DE; Susan Gummow, Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff P.C.; Michael A. Rosenthal, Mitchell A. Karlan, James Hallowell, Keith R. Martorana, Seth M. Rokofsky, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Kathleen M. Miller, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ronald P. Schiller, Matthew A. Hamermesh, Handley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA; Paul Logan, Post & Schell, P.C., Wilmington, DE; John C. Sullivan, Kathleen K. Kerns, Post & Schell, P.C., Philadelphia, PA; George R. Calhoun, Ifrah PLLC, Washington, DC; Michael J. Joyce, Joyce LLC, Wilmington, DE; Kevin Coughlin, Lorraine Armenti, Michael Hrinewski, Coughlin Midlige & Garland, LLP, Morristown, NJ; Britton C. Lewis, John M. Flynn, Carruthers & Roth, P.A., Greensboro, NC; Maria Aprile Sawczuk, Goldstein & McClintock LLP, Wilmington, DE; Laura McNally, Emily Stone, Loeb & Loeb LLP, Chicago, IL; David Christian, David Christian Attorneys LLC, Chicago, IL; Brian A. Sullivan, Werb & Sullivan, Wilmington, DE: John E.W. Baay II, Gieger Loborde & Laperouose, LLC, New Orleans, LA; William H. White, Jr. Kiernan Trebach LLP, Washington, DC; Mary E. Borja, Gary P. Seligman, Ashley L. Criss, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC; Bruce W. McCullough, Bodell Bove, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Bruce D. Celebrezze, Clyde & Co US LLP, San Francisco, CA; Konrad R. Krebs, Clyde & Co US LLP, Morristown, NJ; Lloyd A. Gura, Pamela J. Minetto, Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass LLP, New York, NY; R. Karl Hill, Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Douglas R. Gooding, Jonathan D. Marshall, Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP, Boston, MA; Kim V. Marrkand, Laura Bange Stephens, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo PC, Boston, MA; Thaddeus J. Weaver, Dilworth Paxson LLP, Wilmington, DE; William E. McGrath, Jr., Dilworth Paxon LLP, Princeton, NJ; Stephen M. Miller, Carl N. Kunz, III, Sarah M. Ennis, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Margaret M. Anderson, Ryan T. Schultz, Adam A. Hachikian, Kenneth M. Thomas, Fox Swibel Levin & Carroll LLP, Chicago, IL; Marla S. Benedick, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Louis J. Rizzo, Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP, Wilmington, DE; David M. Fournier, Marcy J. McLaughlin Smith, Troutman Sanders Hamilton Sanders LLP, Wilmington, DE; Harris B. Winsberg, Matthew G. Roberts, Parker Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP, Atlanta, GA; Margaret H. Warner, Ryan S. Smethurst, Alex M. Spisak, McDermott Will & Emery, Washington, DC; Gilion Dumas, Dumas & Vaughn, Portland, OR; Charles J. Brown, III, Gellert Scali Busenkell & Brown LLC, Wilmington, DE; Delia Lujan Wolff, Lujan & Wolff LLP, Hagatna, GU; Christopher D. Loizides, Loizides, P.A., Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Jessica Lauria, Glenn M. Kurtz, White & Case LLP, New York, NY; Michael C. Andolina, Matthew E. Linder, Laura E. Baccash, Blair M. Warner, White & Case LLP, Chicago, IL; Ronald K. Gorsich, White & Case LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Michael Stoner, Hayes & Boone, Dallas, TX; Derek C. Abbott, Andrew R. Remming, Paige N. Topper, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; R. Craig Martin, DLA Piper, LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Richard G. Mason, Douglas K. Mayer, Joseph C. Celentina, Mitchell S. Levy, Watchell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY; Kami E. Quinn, Rachel H. Jennings, Kyle Y. Dechant, December L. Huddleston, Gilbert LLP, Washington, DC; Robert S. Brady, Edwin J. Harron, Kenneth J. Enos, Ashley E. Jacobs, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Philip D. Anker, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Door LLP, New York, NY; James P. Ruggeri, Joshua D. Weinberg, Ruggeri Parks Weinberg LLP, Washington, DC; Joel Millar, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Door LLP, Washington, DC; Erin R. Fay, Gregory J. Flasser, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE: Robert D. Cecil, Tybout, Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, DE; Mark D. Plevin, Kevin D. Cacabelos, Crowell & Morning LLP, San Francisco, CA; Tacie H. Yoon, Rachel A. Jankowksi, Crowell & Morning LLP, Washington, DC; Matthew G. Summers, Chantelle D. McClamb, Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE: Harry Lee, John O’Connor, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, Washington, DC; Stephen Warren; Stamatios Stamoulis, Stamoulis & Weinblatt LLC, Wilmington, DE; Tancred Schiavoni, O’Melveny & Meyers LLP, New York, NY; Stephen Warren, O’Melveny & Meyers LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Jonathan D. Hacker, O’Melveny & Meyers LLP, Washington, DC for appellees.

    Case Number: 20-10343-LSS

    Plan of reorganization establishing sexual abuse settlement trust affirmed where non-consensual releases of claims against non-debtors, who were affiliates of debtors, fell within "related to" jurisdiction since the non-debtors' viability as going concerns was necessary to the success of debtors' reorganization.