Case Digests

Matter of Evergreen Association v. Schneiderman, 2715/13

Publication Date: 2017-06-26
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law
Industry: Health Care
Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
Judge: Before: Leventhal, J.P., Cohen, Duffy, LaSalle, JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Christopher A. Ferrara of counsel, American Catholic Lawyers Association, Inc., Bronxville, NY.
for defendant: Respondent pro se: Richard P. Dearing and Karen W. Lin of counsel, Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York, NY.
Case Number: 2715/13

AG's Subpoena for Pregnancy Centers Violates First Amendment, Panel

Weiss v. Hager, 14028/10

Publication Date: 2017-06-16
Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws | Litigation | Civil Appeals
Industry:
Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
Judge: Before: Chambers, J.P., Roman, Miller, Connolly, JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant: Joseph J. Haspel, Goshen, NY.
for defendant: For respondent: Adam J. Hunt and Mark David McPherson of counsel, Morrison & Foerster LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 14028/10

Panel Affirms Capital One's Dismissal From Schem

In Re MTBE Products Liability Litigation, 15-3934-cv

Publication Date: 2017-06-15
Practice Area: Litigation | Civil Appeals | Environmental Law
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Parker, Raggi and Hall, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Michael D. Axline, Miller & Axline, A Professional Corporation, Sacramento, CA.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Matthew T. Heartney, Arnold & Porter LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Stephanie B. Weirick, Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, D.C., Peter C. Condron, Sedgwick LLP, Washington, D.C.
Case Number: 15-3934-cv

MTBE Pollution Ruling Is Reversed by C

Pasek v. New York State Department of Health, 523987

Publication Date: 2017-06-15
Practice Area: Health Care Law | Administrative Law | Civil Appeals
Industry: Health Care
Court: Appellate Division, Third Department
Judge: Before: McCarthy, J.P., Egan Jr., Rose, Devine and Clark, JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant: Angelo S. Gambino of counsel, Brown Chiari, LLP, Buffalo.
for defendant: For respondents: Allyson B. Levine of counsel, Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Albany.
Case Number: 523987

Court Orders Disclosure of Surgery Probe R

Matter of Nonhuman Rights Project v. Lavery, 150149/16

Publication Date: 2017-06-12
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights
Industry:
Court: Appellate Division, First Department
Judge: Before: Renwick, J.P., Mazzarelli, Manzanet-Daniels, Feinman, Webber, JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant: Elizabeth Stein of counsel, Law Office of Elizabeth Stein, New Hyde Park, and Steven M. Wise, Coral Springs, FL, of the bar of the State of Massachusetts, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel.
for defendant: Amicus curiae pro se: Justin Marceau, Denver, CO. Amicus curiae pro se: Samuel R. Wiseman, Tallahasse, FL. Amicus curiae pro se: Laurence H. Tribe, Cambridge, MA. Amicus curiae pro se: Richard L. Cupp, Jr., Malibu, CA
Case Number: 150149/16

Panel Rejects Habeas Appeal for Pair of Captive

The Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos v. New York Police Department, 156730/15

Publication Date: 2017-06-07
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Appellate Division, First Department
Judge: Before: Andrias, J.P., Moskowitz, Feinman, Gische, Gesmer, JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellants: Nora Constance Marino of counsel, Law Office of Nora Constance Marino, Great Neck.
for defendant: For Respondents: Damion K. L. Stodola and Jane L. Gordon of counsel, Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel, New York.
Case Number: 156730/15

Panel Rejects Attempt to Compel City to Halt Religious Slaughtering

Wilson v. Dantas, No. 62

Publication Date: 2017-06-06
Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Civil Appeals
Industry:
Court: New York State, Court of Appeals
Judge: Chief Judge DiFiore and Judges Rivera, Stein and Fahey concur. Judge Garcia took no part.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Philip C. Korologos, for appellants.
for defendant: Terrance Reed, for respondent.
Case Number: No. 62

McHugh v. City of New York, 155796/12

Publication Date: 2017-05-26
Practice Area: Labor Law | Civil Appeals
Industry:
Court: Appellate Division, First Department
Judge: Before: Acosta, P.J., Renwick, Mazzarelli, Andrias, Manzanet-Daniels, JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Brian J. Isaac of counsel, Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco, LLP, New York.
for defendant: For Respondents: John V. Fabiani, Jr. of counsel, Fabiani Cohen & Hall, LLP, New York.
Case Number: 155796/12

Panel Faults NYC, MTA Over Witnesses in Injur

Matter of People of the State of New York v. PriceWaterhouseCoopers, 451962/16

Publication Date: 2017-05-25
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Securities Litigation
Industry:
Court: Appellate Division, First Department
Judge: Before: Sweeny, J.P., Andrias, Moskowitz, Kahn, Gesmer, JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For respondent: Anisha S. Dasgupta of counsel, Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York.
for defendant: For appellant: Theodore V. Wells, Jr. of counsel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York.
Case Number: 451962/16

Ambac v. Countrywide, 651612/10

Publication Date: 2017-05-18
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Insurance Law
Industry:
Court: Appellate Division, First Department
Judge: Before: Richter, J.P., Manzanet-Daniels, Gische, Webber, Kahn, JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellants-respondents: Peter W. Tomlinson, Harry Sandick and Robert P. LoBue of counsel, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York.
for defendant: For respondents-appellants: Joseph M. McLaughlin, Shannon K. McGovern and David J. Woll of counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, and Brian D. Hail of counsel, Goodwin Procter LLP, New York. For the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, amicus curiae: Richard A. Jacobsen of counsel. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York. For the Association of Financial Guaranty Insurers, amicus curiae: Donald W. Hawthorne of counsel, Axinn Veltorp & Harkrider LLP, New York.
Case Number: 651612/10

Panel Holds Insurer to Higher Proof Standard in Frau