• Panzella v. Sposato, 15-2825-cv

    Publication Date: 2017-07-20
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Calabresi, Pooler, C.JJ., Vilardo,** D.J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant: Robert James La Reddola, La Reddola, Lester & Associates, LLP, Garden City, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Robert F. Van Der Waag, Deputy County Attorney, for Carnell T. Foskey, Nassau County Attorney, Mineola, NY.

    Case Number: 15-2825-cv (Lead)

    Circuit Opens Door to Gun Recovery After Order E

  • Diesel Ebooks v. Simon & Schuster, 16-726-cv

    Publication Date: 2017-07-20
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Antitrust | Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Kearse, Hall, Chin, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant: Collin R. White, on the brief, Derek T. Ho, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee Simon & Schuster, Inc.: James W. Quinn and Yehudah L. Buchweitz, on the brief, Gregory Silbert, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, New York. For Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC, DBA Macmillan and Defendant-Appellee Verlagsgruppe Georg Von Holtzbrinck GMBH: Joel M. Mitnick, John J. Lavelle, and Bianca Cadena, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, New York. For Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee Hachette Book Group, Inc.: Linda H. Martin, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, New York, New York, and Samuel J. Rubin, Goodwin Procter LLP, New York, New York. For Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C.: Charles Scott Lent, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, New York, New York. For Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee Penguin Group (USA) LLC: Saul P. Morgenstern, Margaret A. Rogers, and Alice C.C. Huling, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, New York, New York.

    Case Number: 16-726-cv

    Book Publishers Defeat Antitrust Appeals at C

  • In the Matter of John Doe, Appellant v. Skidmore College, Respondent, 524303

    Publication Date: 2017-07-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Third Department
    Judge: Before: Garry, J.P., Egan Jr., Lynch, Mulvey and Aarons, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant: Victoria A. Graffeo of counsel, Harris Beach, PLLC, Albany.
    for defendant: For respondent: Robert F. Manfredo of counsel, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Albany.

    Case Number: 524303

  • TCR Sports v. WN Partner, 652044/14

    Publication Date: 2017-07-18
    Practice Area: Telecommunications | Civil Appeals
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Before: Acosta, P.J., Richter, Andrias, Kahn, Gesmer, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, LLP, appellant-respondent/respondent: Thomas J. Hall of counsel, Chadbourne & Parke LLP, New York, and Rachel W. Thorn, Alan Levine and Caroline Pignatelli of counsel, Cooley LLP, New York. For TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, LLP, the Baltimore Orioles Baseball Club and the Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership, appellants-respondents/respondents: Carter G. Phillips of the bar of the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For the Baltimore Orioles Baseball Club and the Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership, appellants-respondents/respondents: Benjamin R. Nagin, Eamon P. Joyce, Kwaku A. Akowuah and Tobias S. Loss-Eaton of counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, New York. For Washington Nationals Baseball Club, LLC, respondent-appellant/respondent: Stephen R. Neuwirth, Sanford I. Weisburst, Julia J. Peck and Cleland B. Welton II of counsel, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York. For the Office of Commissioner of Baseball and the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, respondents-appellants: Paul Clement of the bar of the District of Columbia, admitted pro hac vice, Erin E. Murphy of the bar of the District of Columbia and the State of Virginia, admitted pro hac vice, and Michael H. McGinley of the bar of the District of Columbia, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC, John J. Buckley, Jr. of counsel, Williams & Connolly, New York, and Jonathan D. Lupkin of counsel, Lupkin and Associates, New York. For E. Leo Milonas, amicus curiae: David G. Keyko of counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York. For Diamond Dealers Club, Inc., amicus curiae: Stephen L. Ascher, Irene M. Ten Cate and Jeremy H. Ershow of counsel, Jenner Block LLP, New York. For Kenneth R. Feinberg, amicus curiae: Lawrence I. Ginsburg, Jay R. Fialkoff and Robert B. McFarlane of counsel, Moses & Singer LLP, New York. For Robert S. Smith, amicus curiae: Robert S. Smith, Robert J. Lack and Nora Bojar of counsel, Friedman Kaplan Seiler and Adelman, New York.

    Case Number: 652044/14

    Panel's Close Call on MLB-Network Dispute May Set Up Extra Legal I

  • O'Connor v. Aerco International, 523122

    Publication Date: 2017-07-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Third Department
    Judge: Before: McCarthy, J.P., Garry, Lynch, Rose and Devine, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellants: Gennaro Savastano of counsel, Weitz & Luxenberg, PC, New York City.
    for defendant: For Fisher Scientific Company, LLC, Respondent: Jason H. Nash, admitted pro hac vice, Hinkhouse Williams Walsh, LLP, Chicago, Illinois. and John T. Williams of counsel Troutman Sanders, LLP, New York, City. For Thomas Scientific, Inc., Respondent: Arthur D. Bromberg of counsel, Marhall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Roseland, NJ. For VWR International, LLC, Respondent: Denis J. Dozis of counsel, Littleton, Joyce, Ughetta, Park & Kelly, LLP, Purchase.

    Case Number: 523122

    Burden Placed on Company in Asbestos Injur

  • Hines v. The City of Albany, 16-1056-cv

    Publication Date: 2017-07-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights | Attorney Compensation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Livingston and Lohier, C.JJ, and Rakoff, D.J.**
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Phillip G. Steck, Cooper Erving & Savage LLP, Albany, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Stephen J. Rehfuss, The Rehfuss Law Firm, P.C., Latham, NY.

    Case Number: 16-1056-cv

    Circuit, Again, Grants Attorney Fees—This Time for Appea

  • Matter of Sean M., 4363

    Publication Date: 2017-07-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Law | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Before: Friedman, J.P., Webber, Gesmer, Kern, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant: David Elbaum of counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, and Saul Zipkin of counsel, The Bronx Defenders, Bronx.
    for defendant: Attorney for the children: John A. Newbery of counsel, Tamara A. Steckler, The Legal Aid Society, New York. Giskan Solotaroff & Anderson LLP, Her Justice, Immigrant Defense Project, Lansner and Kubitschek, Legal Services, NYC, MFY Legal Services, My Sister's Place New York Civil Liberties Union, New York State Defenders Association, and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers & New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amici Curiae. Davida McGhee, New York, for Giskan Solotaroff & Anderson LLP, Her Justice, Immigrant Defense Project, Lansner and Kubitschek, Legal Services, NYC, MFY Legal Services, and My Sister's Place, amici curiae. Robert Hodgson of counsel, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, for New York Civil Liberties Union, amicus curiae. Matthew L. Conrad of counsel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, for New York State Defenders Association, amicus curiae. Barry A. Bohrer of counsel, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, for National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers & New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, amici curiae.

    Case Number: 4363

    Ruling Spotlights Dispute Over Attorney Access to Child Services

  • State of New York v. Keith G., 2015-00531

    Publication Date: 2017-07-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department
    Judge: Before: William F. Mastro, J.P., Cheryl E. Chambers, Robert J. Miller, Joseph J. Maltese, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York, NY (Anisha Dasgupta and Bethany A. Davis Noll of counsel), for respondent.
    for defendant: Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Mineola, NY (Michael D. Neville, Arthur A. Baer, and Dennis B. Feld of counsel), for appellant.

    Case Number: 2015-00531 & 2015-00533

    Civil Confinement Retrial Ordered Over Juror

  • Meyer v. Saint Francis Hospital, 523255

    Publication Date: 2017-07-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Appellate Division, Third Department
    Judge: Before: McCarthy, J.P., Egan Jr., Rose, Devine and Clark, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellants: Michael J. Hutter of Powers & Santola, LLP, Albany, of counsel, John H. Fisher, PC, Kingston.
    for defendant: For respondent: Ellen A. Fischer of counsel, Steinberg, Symer & Platt, LLP, Poughkeepsie.

    Case Number: 523255

    Panel Orders New Trial in Medical Malpractic

  • Gonzalez v. City of New York, 42064/12 3362A 3362

    Publication Date: 2017-06-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Litigation | Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Sweeny, J.P., Mazzarelli, Moskowitz, Kahn, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Pollack, Pollack, Isaac, & DeCicco, New York (Brian J. Isaac of counsel), for appellant.
    for defendant: Pollack, Pollack, Isaac, & DeCicco, New York (Brian J. Isaac of counsel), for appellant. Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel, New York (Elizabeth I. Freedman of counsel), for the City of New York, respondent. McGaw, Alventosa & Zajac, Jericho (Andrew Zajac of counsel), for Halcyon Construction Corp., respondent.

    Case Number: 42064/12 3362A 3362

    New Trial Ordered in Injury Case Involving Si