The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, M. Dolores Denman courthouse in Rochester. Courtesy photo Who Got the Work: Array of National Lawyers Appearing in Appeal Over Social Media Role in Buffalo Massacre
The co-chair of Morrison & Foerster's appellate practice and a Hueston Hennigan partner have entered the case on behalf of Discord and Amazon, and partners with Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe are awaiting admission to argue for Meta.
July 25, 2024 at 05:23 PM
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What You Need to Know
- On the plaintiffs side are national civil rights attorney Ben Crump and lawyers from DiCello Levitt, along with Terrence Connors of Buffalo.
- Firms say complaint should be tossed because racist ideology expressed on platforms are third-party content and speech.
- Buffalo trial court judge said it would be premature to dismiss case; plaintiffs' allegations concerning products liability establish basis for "duty" to them.
An appeal of a lawsuit in Western New York, alleging social media companies "fueled" an 18-year-old's deadly, racist shooting massacre in Buffalo, continues to draw an expanded lineup of high-profile national litigators.
The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, recently granted a request by Amazon.com to admit pro hac vice Allison L. Libeu, a partner in Hueston Hennigan of Newport Beach, California. The boutique firm has taken on high-profile business litigation.
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Who Got The Work
J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.
Who Got The Work
Rebecca Maller-Stein and Kent A. Yalowitz of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer have entered their appearances for Hanaco Venture Capital and its executives, Lior Prosor and David Frankel, in a pending securities lawsuit. The action, filed on Dec. 24 in New York Southern District Court by Zell, Aron & Co. on behalf of Goldeneye Advisors, accuses the defendants of negligently and fraudulently managing the plaintiff's $1 million investment. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick, is 1:24-cv-09918, Goldeneye Advisors, LLC v. Hanaco Venture Capital, Ltd. et al.
Who Got The Work
Attorneys from A&O Shearman has stepped in as defense counsel for Toronto-Dominion Bank and other defendants in a pending securities class action. The suit, filed Dec. 11 in New York Southern District Court by Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, accuses the defendants of concealing the bank's 'pervasive' deficiencies in regards to its compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and the quality of its anti-money laundering controls. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, is 1:24-cv-09445, Gonzalez v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank et al.
Who Got The Work
Crown Castle International, a Pennsylvania company providing shared communications infrastructure, has turned to Luke D. Wolf of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani to fend off a pending breach-of-contract lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 25 in Michigan Eastern District Court by Hooper Hathaway PC on behalf of The Town Residences LLC, accuses Crown Castle of failing to transfer approximately $30,000 in utility payments from T-Mobile in breach of a roof-top lease and assignment agreement. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Susan K. Declercq, is 2:24-cv-13131, The Town Residences LLC v. T-Mobile US, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Wilfred P. Coronato and Daniel M. Schwartz of McCarter & English have stepped in as defense counsel to Electrolux Home Products Inc. in a pending product liability lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 26 in New York Eastern District Court by Poulos Lopiccolo PC and Nagel Rice LLP on behalf of David Stern, alleges that the defendant's refrigerators’ drawers and shelving repeatedly break and fall apart within months after purchase. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Joan M. Azrack, is 2:24-cv-08204, Stern v. Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
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