• January 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Alston & Bird, Accused of Dragging Out Litigation, Wins Appeal in Malpractice Suit

    Alston & Bird did not commit malpractice against a textile company it represented in a patent infringement case, despite the company's claim that the law firm delayed using a key defe

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  • People v. Thompson

    Publication Date: 2016-12-01
    Practice Area: Evidence | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2016-12-01
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bill Lockyer, Edmund G. Brown, Jr., and Kamala D. Harris, Attorneys General, Robert R Anderson and Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Assistant Attorney General, Keith H. Borjon, John R. Gorey and A. Scott Hayward, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Denise Kendall and Gail R. Weinheimer, Deputy State Public Defenders, for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number:

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 12605 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CATHERINE THOMPSON, D

  • July 14, 2016 | National Law Journal

    Merrick Garland Unsigned: Per Curiam Rulings Add to Nominee's Record

    In 2013, three judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that post-mortem photographs of Osama bin Laden could remain secret. "As the district court rightly

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  • July 11, 2016 |

    Dart Indus., Inc. v. Commercial Union Ins. Co.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis  Dart Indus., Inc.v.Commercial Union Ins. Co.KeyCite Yellow Flag - Negative TreatmentDistinguished…

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  • I. A. Group Ltd. Co. v. RMNANDCO Inc.

    Publication Date: 2016-05-19
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Anulewicz, Brooke Gram Balch Bingham LLP, Atlanta, and Charles Leverett Bush, Crowley, Leverett Leggett, Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Scott Cochran, R. Randy Edwards, and Paul Piland Cochran Edwards LLC, Smyrna, for appellee. Other party representation: Charles Cork, Macon.

    Case Number: A15A2077

    Apportionment of damages was mandated pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33 in the plaintiff's breach of fiduciary duty suit against several defendants, and the trial court erred in instructing the jury o

  • February 17, 2016 | New York Law Journal

    Judge Told to Review Report Before Rejecting Disclosure

    A Brooklyn appellate court said a judge must review an internal police report on a woman's death before deciding if the report can be disclosed. The Appellate Division, Second Dep

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  • Guzman v. Jones, 15-40007 (5th Cir. 10/22/2015)

    Publication Date: 2015-10-30
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2015-10-22
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    Judge: JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, CIRCUIT JUDGE:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 15-40007

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Before HIGGINBOTHAM, ELROD, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges./major

  • Hermitage Insurance Company, Plaintiff v. Beer-Bros, Inc. of NYC, Shawn Morgan, Mark Petrisch and Catiana Mourino, Defendants, 113684/10

    Publication Date: 2015-05-18
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York County
    Judge: Justice Richard Braun
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff's attorney by: Joseph S. Weiner, Esq., Law Office of Max W. Gershweir, New York, N.Y.
    for defendant: For defendant Beer-Bros. Inc. of NYC, by: Oscar Michelen, Esq., Cuomo LLC, Mineola, N.Y. For defendant Catiana Mourino by: David A. Kapelman, Esq., David A. Kapelman, P.C., New York, N.Y.

    Case Number: 113684/10

    Cite as: Hermitage Ins. Co. v. Beer-Bros, Inc. of NYC, 113684/10, NYLJ 1202726410730, at *1 (Sup., NY, Decided May 12, 2015) 113684/10 Justice Ric

  • Hermitage Ins. Co. v. Beer-Bros, Inc., 113684/10

    Publication Date: 2015-05-18
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York County, IAS Part 23
    Judge: Justice Richard Braun
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff's attorney by: Joseph S. Weiner, Esq., Law Office of Max W. Gershweir.
    for defendant: For defendant Beer-Bros. Inc. of NYC: Cuomo LLC, by Oscar Michelen, Esq. For defendant Catiana Mourino: David A. Kapelman, P.C., by David A. Kapelman, Esq.

    Case Number: 113684/10

    Cite as: Hermitage Ins. Co. v. Beer-Bros, Inc., 113684/10, NYLJ 1202726542699, at *1 (Sup., NY, Decided May 12, 2015) CASENAME Hermitage Insurance Company, Pla

  • October 17, 2014 | New York Law Journal

    Navigating Uncharted Legal Waters

    Ten years ago, in October 2004, the New York Law Journal launched the Appellate Division Review on its maiden voyage. Since that time, New York's intermediate appellate courts hav

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