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Robert L. Wallan from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has entered an appearance for Findlay Management Group in a pending complaint for declaratory judgment. The complaint, filed on Aug. 8 in Nevada District Court by Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani and Skarzynski Marick & Black on behalf of Houston Casualty Co., seeks to declare that no insurance policy exists between Houston Casualty and Findlay due to there not being an adequate form of delivery and claims that if delivery was substantiated it is rescinded based on material omissions and misrepresentations. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro, is 2:24-cv-01459, Houston Casualty Company v. Findlay Management Group.
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Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani partner J. Hayes Ryan has entered an appearance for Marquette Management Inc. in a pending lawsuit over alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act. The action was filed on Aug. 6 in Illinois Northern District Court by the Johnson Law Firm on behalf of Steve Boykin, who contends that his apartment complex lacks accessibility features. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis, is 1:24-cv-06868, Boykin v. Marquette Management Inc.
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Adrienne R. Abner and William J. Mundy of Burns White have stepped in to represent Valerie Tinder, a registered nurse, in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The action was filed Aug. 8 in Pennsylvania Middle District Court by Eisenberg Rothweiler Winkler Eisenberg & Jeckon behalf of a parent of an individual who committed suicide while institutionalized at Potter County Jail. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Matthew W. Brann, is 4:24-cv-01338, Sparkman v. Potter County et al.
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Domingo Manuel LLagostera, Megan R. Wood and Russell T. Wong from Blank Rome have entered appearances for J&J Tamez in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, asserting three patents related to the plaintiff's proprietary flowback separation system, was filed on Aug. 9 in Texas Southern District Court by Jones Walker on behalf of DEL Corporation. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge David S. Morales, is 2:24-cv-00181, Del Corporation v. J&J Tamez LLC.
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Shook, Hardy & Bacon partner Laura M. Booth has entered an appearance for CT Self-Storage Fund d/b/a Storage Outlet in a pending lawsuit over alleged violations of the ADA. The complaint, filed on Aug. 7 in California Central District Court by So. Cal. Equal Access Group on behalf of Michael Harris, contends that the plaintiff could nto access the defendant's property due to architectural barriers. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Autumn D. Spaeth, is 8:24-cv-01724, Michael Harris v. CT Self-Storage Fund LLC et al.
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