• In re Bilski

    Publication Date: 2008-11-05
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    Date Filed: 2008-10-30
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: Michel, Chief Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for appellants: David Hanson, The Webb Law Firm, Pittsburgh.
    for defendant: Attorney for the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Raymond Chen, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Arlington, Va. Attorney for amicus curiae Regulatory Datacorp Inc.: John Duffy, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, Washington, D.C. Attorney for amici curiae Financial Services Industry, Bank of America, et al., and for all other amici: William Lee, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Boston.

    Case Number: 2007-1130

    (Serial No. 08/833,892)Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, MAYER, LOURIE, RADER, SCHALL, BRYSON, GAJARSA, LINN, DYK, PROST, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.Opinion for the court filed by Chief Judge M

  • In Re Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 08 MDL 1963

    Publication Date: 2011-01-26
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Robert W. Sweet
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the Securities Plaintiffs: By: David S. Preminger, Esq., Keller Rohrback LLP, New York, NY By: Lynn L. Sarko, Esq., Derek W. Loeser, Esq., Erin M. Riley, Esq., Gretchen S. Obrist, Esq., Seattle, WA By: Joseph H. Meltzer, Esq., Edward W. Ciolko, Esq., Peter H. LeVan Jr., Esq., Shannon O. Lack, Esq., Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer Check LLP, Radnor, PA Attorneys for Lead Securities Plaintiff State of Michigan Retirement Systems: By: Jeffrey C. Block, Esq., Patrick T. Egan, Esq., Justin Saif, Esq., Berman Devalerio, Boston, MA By: Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Esq., Julie J. Bai, Esq., San Francisco, CA By: Thomas A. Dubbs, Esq., James W. Johnson, Esq., Michael W. Stocker, Esq., Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY Co-Lead Counsel for the Derivative Plaintiff: By: David A.P. Brower, Esq., Brower Piven, P.C., New York, NY By: Marc M. Umeda, Esq., George C. Aguilar, Esq., Shane P. Sanders, Esq., Gregory E. Del Gaizo, Esq., Robbins Umeda LLP, San Diego, CA Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the ERISA Plaintiffs: By: Joseph H. Meltzer, Esq., Edward W. Ciolko, Esq., Julie Siebert-Johnson, Esq., Peter H. LeVan Jr., Esq., Shannon O. Lack, Esq., Mark K. Gyandoh, Esq., James A. Maro, Jr., Esq., Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer Check LLP, Radnor, PA By: David S. Preminger, Esq., Keller Rohrback LLP, New York, NY By: Lynn L. Sarko, Esq., Derek W. Loeser, Esq., Erin M. Riley, Esq., Gretchen S. Obrist, Esq., Seattle, WA Interim Liaison Counsel for ERISA Plaintiffs: By: Milo Silberstein, Esq., Dealy & Silberstein, LLP, New York, NY
    for defendant: Interim Liaison Counsel for the Securities Plaintiffs: By: Milo Silberstein, Esq., Dealy & Silberstein, LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendants The Bear Stearns Companies Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Michael Minikes, Kathleen Cavallo, Stephen Lacoff, and Robert Steinberg: By: Eric. S. Goldstein, Esq., Brad S. Karp, Esq., Lewis R. Clayton, Esq., Douglas M. Pravda, Esq., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY By: Paul J. Ondrasik, Jr., Esq., F. Michael Kail, Esq., Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC Attorneys for Defendant James E. Cayne: By: David S. Frankel, Esq., Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Alan D. Schwartz: By: Jay B. Kasner, Esq., Susan Saltzstein, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Samuel L. Molinaro, Jr.: By: Michael Chepiga, Esq., William T. Russell, Jr., Esq., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Alan C. Greenberg: By: Ronald Richman, Esq., Jill L. Goldberg, Esq., Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Warren J. Spector: By: David B. Anders, Esq., Meredith L. Turner, Esq., Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Jeffrey Mayer: By: Richard A. Edlin, Esq., Ronald D. Lefton, Esq., Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendants Henry S. Bienen, Carl D. Glickman, Michael Goldstein, Donald J. Harrington, Frank T. Nickell, Paul A. Novelly, Frederic V. Salerno, Vincent Tese and Wesley S. Williams, Jr.: By: Randy M. Mastro, Esq., Robert F. Serio, Esq., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Michael Alix: By: Scott D. Corrigan, Esq., Jeffrey P. Wade, Esq., Wiggin & Dana LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Jeffrey M. Farber: By: Michael R. Young, Esq., Antonio Yanez, Jr., Esq., Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Deloitte & Touche LLP: By: Max R. Shulman, Esq., Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY

    Case Number: 08 MDL 1963

    Cite as: In Re Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 08 MDL 1963, NYLJ 1202479404634, at *1 (SDNY, Decided January 9, 2011)District Judge Robert W. Sweetp class="decided

  • Blankenship v. Hall

    Publication Date: 2008-09-19
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    Date Filed: 2008-09-15
    Court: 11th Cir.
    Judge: Black, Circuit Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 08-10511

    [PUBLISH]Before BLACK, HULL and WILSON, Circuit Judges.Thirty years ago, Sarah Mims Bowen was found dead in her apartment. She had been raped and brutalized. Today, Roy Willard Blankenship, havi

  • People v. Lynch

    Publication Date: 2010-08-12
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    Date Filed: 2010-08-12
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Respondent: Bill Lockyer and Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorneys General, Robert R. Anderson and Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Ronald S. Matthias and Gerald A. Engler, Assistant Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Appellant: Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Jay Colangelo and Denise Kendall Assistant State Public Defenders, Ellen J. Eggers and Alison Bernstein, Deputy State Public Defenders, for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. S026408

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 10363THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. FRANKLIN LYNCH, Defendant and Appellant.

  • Hart v. Massanari

    Publication Date: 2001-09-26
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    Date Filed: 2001-09-24
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Alex Kozinski and Richard C. Tallman, Circuit Judges, and Frank Zapata, District Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 99-56472

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge. Appellant' s opening brief cites Rice v. Chater, No. 95-35604, 1996 WL 583605 (9th Cir.

  • Washington Convention Center Authority v. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2008-08-06
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    Date Filed: 2008-07-31
    Court: D.C. Ct. App.
    Judge: Fisher, Associate Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellants-cross-appellees: David Durbin, Jordan, Coyne & Savits, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For appellee-cross-appellant: Amy Goldson, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: Nos. 04-CV-193 & 04-CV-387

    Argued September 26, 2006Before RUIZ, REID, and FISHER, Associate Judges.The case before us was tried by a jury, which found in plaintiff Langdon Johnson's favor on claims of age discrimination,

  • Vingcard A.S. v. Merrimac Hospitality Systems, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2001-08-10
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    Date Filed: 2001-08-09
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 2
    Judge: Terrie Livingston Justice
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    Case Number: 2-00-132-CV

    FROM THE 17TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTYOPINIONThis is a suit brought by appellee, Merrimac Hospitality Systems, Inc., against appellants, VingCard a.s. ("VingCard") and VingCard Systems,

  • Glidepath Holding BV v. Spherion Corp., 04 Civ. 9758

    Publication Date: 2007-08-20
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    Date Filed: 2007-07-25
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
    Judge: Kenneth Karas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 04 Civ. 9758

    District Judge Kenneth M. Karas U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Appearances: John Lang, Esq. Martin R. Pollner, Esq. Bria

  • Lozano v. City of Hazleton

    Publication Date: 2010-09-20
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    Date Filed: 2010-09-09
    Court: 3rd Cir.
    Judge: McKEE,Chief Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 07-3531

    PRECEDENTIALArgued October 30, 2008Before: McKEE, Chief Judge, and NYGAARD and SILER,*fn1 Circuit JudgesOPINIONTABLE OF CONTENTSI. INTRODUCTION........

  • B. LEWIS PRODUCTIONS, INC. v. ANGELOU

    Publication Date: 2003-07-30
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    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 01 Civ 0530

    In this diversity action, B. Lewis Productions, Inc. ("BLP") sues Maya Angelou for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract. BLP also sues Hallmark Cards, Inc. ("Hallmark") for tortious inte