Cedeno v. Sasson
Publication Date: 2024-05-09Practice Area:Dispute Resolution
Industry:Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitJudge: Circuit Judge Beth RobinsonAttorneys:For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Rachana A. Pathak, Douglas D. Geyser, John Stokes, Tillman J. Breckenridge, on the brief: Peter K. Stris, Stris & Maher LLP, Los Angeles, CA and Washington, D.C.
As Amicus Curiae in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Seema Nanda, G. William Scott, Jeffrey M. Hahn, on the brief, Alyssa C. George, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, D.C.For defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Argent Trust Co.: Lars C. Golumbic, Michael J. Prame, Paul J. Rinefierd, on the brief, Sarah M. Adams, Groom Law Group, Chartered, Washington, D.C.
For Defendants-Appellants Ryan Sasson, Daniel Blumkin, Ian Behar, Duke Enterprises LLC, Twist Financial LLC, Blaise Investments LLC, and Strategic Financial Solutions, LLC: Jeremy P. Blumenfeld, Margaret M. McDowell, Jared R. Killeen, Antonia M. Moran, Michael E. Kenneally, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA and Washington, D.C.
Jennifer B. Dickey, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C., Andrew J. Pincus, Archis A. Parasharami, Daniel E. Jones, Erica A. White, Nancy G. Ross, Jed W. Glickstein, Washington, D.C. and Chicago, IL.
For Amici Curiae the ESOP Association and the American Benefits Council in support of Defendants-Appellants: Mark D. Taticchi, Elizabeth M. Casey, Richard J. Pearl, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Philadelphia, PA and Chicago, IL.Case number: 21-2891-cv
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Brettler v. Allianz Life Ins. Co. of N. Am.
Publication Date: 2024-04-15Practice Area:Civil Procedure |
Insurance Litigation |
Trusts and Estates
Industry:Insurance
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitJudge: Circuit Judge Raymond J. Lohier, Jr.Attorneys:For plaintiff: For Appellant: David BenHaim, Lipsius-BenHaim Law, LLP, Kew Gardens, NY.For defendant: For Appellee: Dawn B. Williams, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Washington, DC.Case number: 19-87-cv
Trustee's Lack of Standing in Suit Over Life Policy, Action's Dismissal Is Explained
State ex rel. Health Choice Group, LLC v. Bayer Corp.
Publication Date: 2024-03-11Practice Area:Health Care Law
Industry:Pharmaceuticals
Court: Appellate DivisionJudge: Judge GilsonAttorneys:For plaintiff: Radu A. Lelutiu (McKool Smith PC) of the New York bar, admitted pro hac vice, and Ruby Khallouf (Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton & Taylor, LLC, Radu A. Lelutiu, W. Mark Lanier (The Lanier Law Firm) of the Texas bar, admitted pro hac vice, Zeke DeRose III (The Lanier Law Firm) of the Texas bar, admitted pro hac vice, and Eric B. Halper (McKool Smith PC) of the New York bar, admitted pro hac vice, attorneys; Brian Russell Tipton, Ruby Khallouf, W. Mark Lanier, Zeke DeRose III, Eric B. Halper, and Radu A. Lelutiu, of counsel and on the briefs)For defendant: Lawrence S. Lustberg (Gibbons PC), Matthew J. O’Connor (Covington & Burling LLP) of the District of Columbia and Massachusetts bars, admitted pro hac vice, Matthew F. Dunn (Covington & Burling LLP) of the District of Columbia and Maryland bars, admitted pro hac vice, and Kristin M. Cobb (Covington & Burling LLP) of the District of Columbia and Virginia bars, admitted pro hac vice, attorneys; Lawrence S. Lustberg, Matthew J. O'Connor, Matthew F. Dunn, and Kristin M. Cobb, of counsel and on the brief). Allon Kedem (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP) of the District of Columbia and New York bars, admitted pro hac vice (Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Michael A. Rogoff (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP) of the New York bar, admitted pro hac vice, Sara L. Shudofsky (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP) of the New York bar, admitted pro hac vice, and Debra E. Schreck, attorneys; Jeffrey S. Jacobson, Michael Charles Zogby, Michael A. Rogoff, Sara L. Shudofsky, and Debra E. Schreck, of counsel and on the brief)Case number: A-2731-20 & A-2733-20
Public Disclosure Bar Applied Where Plaintiffs' Prior Qui Tam Action Was Unsealed and Plaintiffs Did Not Have Direct and Independent Knowledge of Allegations
Appellate Division, First Department: January 29, 2024
Publication Date: 2024-01-29Practice Area:Civil Appeals |
Criminal Appeals
Industry:Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Appeals & MotionsJudge: Unsigned Attorneys:For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: DOCKET
Appeals & Motions List released on:January 25, 2024
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New York County, Surrogate's Court: October 11, 2023
Publication Date: 2023-10-11Practice Area:Trusts and Estates
Industry:Court: Surrogate, New York CountyJudge: Surrogate Hillary Gingold and Rita MellaAttorneys:For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: DOCKET
Decision & Orders and Order & Decrees signed between:September 27 - October 5, 2023
Recentive Analytics, Inc. v. Fox Corp.
Publication Date: 2023-10-02Practice Area:Patent Litigation
Industry:Technology Media and Telecom
Court: U.S. District Court of DelawareJudge: District Judge WilliamsAttorneys:For plaintiff: John W. Shaw, Karen E. Keller, Nathan R. Hoeschen, Shaw Keller LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert Frederickson III, Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, MA; Alexandra D. Valenti, Jenevieve N. Nutovits, Goodwin Procter LLP, New York, NY; Alison Siedor, Goodwin Procter LLP, Washington, D.C. for plaintiff.For defendant: Francis DiGiovanni, Thatcher A. Rahmeier, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael E. Zeliger, Ranjini Acharya, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Palo Alto, CA; Evan Finkel, Michael S. Horikawa, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Los Angeles, CA for defendants.Case number: 22-1545-GBW
Court dismissed patent infringement case due to patents being directed to an ineligible abstract idea of using mathematical processes to optimize event schedules, where the patent did not specify new devices or technologies but instead relied upon generic computers and machine learning algorithms.
Albright v. Daily Harvest Inc.
Publication Date: 2023-09-07Practice Area:Civil Procedure |
Personal Injury |
Products Liability
Industry:Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNYJudge: District Judge Denise L. CoteAttorneys:For plaintiff: For the Plaintiff: Paul Vincent Nunes, Heisman Nunes & Hull LLP, Rochester, NY.For defendant: William Marler, Marler Clark, LLP PS, Seattle, WA.
For the defendant Daily Harvest, Inc.: Jeffrey S. Jacobson, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, New York, NY.
Alyssa L. Rebensdorf, Sarah L. Brew, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Minneapolis, MN.
For the defendant Second Bite Foods, Inc. d/b/a Stone Gate Foods: Bryan Thomas Vannini, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, Stamford, CT.
Joseph C. Baiocco, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, White Plains, NY.
For the defendant Smirk's Ltd.: Elizabeth Katumbi Kimundi, Scott Lawrence Haworth, Haworth Barber & Gertsman, LLC, New York, NY.
Jennifer Bruder, Haworth Barber & Gertsman, LLC, Hackensack, NJ.
For the defendant Molinos Asociados SAC: Michael Patrick Collins, Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC, White Plains, NY.
Thomas Alan Martin, Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC, New York, NY.Case number: 22 CV 5987
Peruvian Flour Maker Is Subject to Jurisdiction in Injury Suit Over Dessert's Consumption
Flores v. Cargill Inc.
Publication Date: 2023-07-03Practice Area:Employment Compliance |
Employment Litigation |
Labor Law |
Wage and Hour Litigation
Industry:State and Local Government
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNYJudge: District Judge David N. HurdAttorneys:For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: James T. Towne, Jr., Esq., Ryan L. Abel, Esq., of counsel, The Towne Law Firm, P.C., Albany, NY.For defendant: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Daniel H. Dorson, Esq., Gerald T. Hathaway, Esq., Matthew Fontana, Esq., Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, New York, NY.Case number: 1:23-CV-38
NYLL §191 Payment Claim Alleges Injury in Fact Providing Standing Under FRCP 12(b)(1)
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