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Appellate Division,Second Department

Publication Date: 2022-05-27
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
Industry:
Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
Judge: Unsigned
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Case Number: DOCKET

Handdown List released on:May 25, 2022

May 26, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Is That Declaratory Judgment Order Appealable—Or Not?

Declaratory judgment actions brought under Pennsylvania's Declaratory Judgments Act, present knotty questions of appealability.

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Appellate Division,First Department

Publication Date: 2022-05-26
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
Judge: Unsigned
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Case Number: DOCKET

Appeals & Motions List released on:May 23, 2022

Jernigan-Leysath v. Leysath

Publication Date: 2022-05-23
Practice Area: Family Law
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Court: Family Court, New York
Judge: Judge Hasa Kingo
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Kao Pin Lew, New York NY.
for defendant: Respondents Pro Se: Rhonda Leysath and Robbie Leysath.
Case Number: F-02506-20

Parents Fail to Establish Their Adopted Child's Constructive Emancipation

Taylor v. Tolbert

Publication Date: 2022-05-23
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline | Legal Malpractice
Industry:
Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Devine
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Case Number: 20-0727

An attorney, who was sued for violating wiretap statutes by her client's adversary, failed to convince the supreme court that she was entitled to complete relief.

May 20, 2022 | Daily Business Review

South Florida Court Slashes $482,000 in Attorney Fees in Insurance Litigation

An attorney fees expert said when a client can appear to afford a lawyer's hourly rate, that lawyer must find some other way than citing their contingency fee arrangement to mitigate the risk of nonpayment.

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Appellate Division,Second Department

Publication Date: 2022-05-20
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
Industry:
Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
Judge: Unsigned
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: DOCKET

Handdown List released on:May 18, 2022

May 19, 2022 | Legaltech News

In New Innovation Workshops, Mayer Brown Brings 'Design Thinking' to the Forefront

Mayer Brown is taking its first step to bring the design thinking to the workplace with its "Embrace Innovation" series of workshops in two U.S. offices. The two-day program tackles finding the "root causes" of problems, then their solutions.

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May 19, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Will the SEC's Climate Disclosure Proposal Trigger Insurance Coverage?

Public companies and their stakeholders often struggle with effective environmental, social and governance programs in the absence of clear and common standards and regulations. But the landscape is rapidly changing in a way that will likely impose new risks and costs on companies.

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May 19, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Atlanta's Alston & Bird Continues West Coast Buildout With Environmental Litigator

"I was attracted to Alston & Bird's demonstrated commitment to the chemicals world, not just in California, but in offices across the country," said partner Jason Levin, who previously spent 22 years at Steptoe & Johnson.

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