Jury trials have resumed on a limited basis in Rhode Island's state courts. At this time, they are only being held in Providence County Superior Court.
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On March 1, 2021 the Second Circuit (
Carney, Koetl)
issued a decision in
Collier v. United States, affirming the
district court s denial of Keith Collier s habeas petition
to vacate his conviction and sentence for an attempted robbery of a
federal bank in the late 1990s and for using a firearm during the
commission of a crime of violence,
i.e., during the
attempted robbery. The core issue presented was whether
attempted federal bank robbery was categorically a crime of
violence as that phrase is used in the relevant federal
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On February 1, 2021, in an unpublished opinion resolving a Fair
Labor Standards Act (FLSA) attorney s fees dispute, the
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in
Batista v. South Florida Womans Health
Associates, Inc., struck another blow against unreasonable
plaintiffs counsel seeking reasonable fees. Mitzy
Batista appealed the district court s finding that it would be
unreasonable to award her counsel, Elliot Kozolchyk, any
attorney s fees given his conduct during litigation filed under
the FLSA. Ultimately, the Eleventh Circuit remanded the case to the
district court to make necessary findings of fact and to issue its
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Quick Insights on Congressional
Investigations is a video interview series hosted by
Mayer Brown partners Michael Levy and Andrew Olmem, who on a weekly
basis unpack the nuanced complexities underlying congressional
investigations and provide guidance on how companies can manage and
minimize the impacts. Each episode is short and tackles one
question relating to congressional investigations.
This episode adds to Michael and Andrew s prior analysis of
the DC Circuit s decision in
Maloney v. Murphy,
which explored minority party members authority to conduct
congressional investigations. Regardless of whether the minority
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In 2020, a US court determined that minority
noteholders rights to receive principal and interest on their
notes survived a strict foreclosure and cancellation of
notes, undertaken by the indenture trustee at the direction of a
majority of noteholders. In this article, we consider the potential
effect of that decision on out-of-court, majority-led share pledge
enforcements, which are a key debt-restructuring tool in the
European market.
INTRODUCTION
The Court of Appeals decision in
CNH Diversified
Opportunities Master Account, LP v Cleveland Unlimited, Inc,
2020 WL 6163305 (NY Oct. 22, 2020) represents a significant