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Oklahoma gay-marriage case before US appeals court
Legal Line News |
2014/04/17 14:24
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Court arguments over Oklahoma's ban on same-sex marriage will center on whether voters singled out gay people for unfair treatment when they overwhelmingly defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
Judges at a federal appeals court in Denver will hear arguments Thursday from lawyers representing a couple challenging Oklahoma's ban and the Tulsa County clerk who refused to grant them a license. The judges heard a similar case from Utah last week.
Oklahoma voters approved the ban in 2004 by a 3-1 margin. The Tulsa couple tried to obtain a marriage license shortly afterward.
A federal judge overturned the ban in January, saying it violated the equal-protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. Lawyers for the state say voters have a right to set their own laws. |
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Appeals court finds EPA carbon decision reasonable
Legal Line News |
2014/04/15 14:26
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A federal appeals court says the Environmental Protection Agency acted reasonably in deciding not to change the primary air quality standard for carbon monoxide.
Three environmental and wildlife organizations want the public health standard toughened.
But the appeals court says in a 3-0 ruling that the private groups cannot challenge the lack of a secondary air quality standard for carbon monoxide. The EPA decided not to have one, based on a finding that the connection between carbon monoxide and climate change was tenuous.
The court ruled Friday that the groups failed to show that the absence of a secondary standard would worsen global warming.
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas in motor vehicle exhaust. |
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SC Supreme Court hears appeal in fatal dog attack
Law Firm Press |
2014/04/15 14:25
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Prosecutors want South Carolina's highest court to reinstate the conviction of a Dillon County man whose dogs attacked and killed a 10-year-old boy in 2006.
The state Supreme Court on Tuesday hears an appeal in the case of Bentley Collins. In 2012, the state Court of Appeals overturned Collins' involuntary manslaughter conviction and prison sentence, ruling a judge shouldn't have allowed prosecutors to show pictures of the boy taken before his autopsy.
The photographs showed the extent of the boy's injuries, including how the dogs mauled him so badly his bones were exposed and his ears and nose were eaten.
The judges said the pathologist testified to the injuries, so the photographs did nothing more than rile the jury's emotions.
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Salvatore Scanio Attorney
Law Firm Press |
2014/04/10 15:47
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Representative Cases
- Successfully represented PNC Bank in obtaining summary judgment dismissing $5m case arising from wire and account activity related to distressed real estate investment scheme: Ivanhoe Investment Partners, LP, et al, v. PNC Bank, N.A., et al. (Md. 2014)
- Phillips Realty Management, LLC v. PNC Bank, N.A. (D. Md. 2013): represented PNC in obtaining early dismissal of $1.5m UCC check fraud suit
- Represented Northern Trust in suit to recover $16 million loan loss: Northern Trust Bank, FSB v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (E.D. Va. 2011)
- Defended Travelers/St. Paul in complex $18 million loan loss investigations and multidistrict coverage litigation: United Bankshares, Inc., et al. v. St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co., et al. (S.D. W.Va.); St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co. v. United Bank (E.D. Va. 2010)
- Represented client in action against Big-4 accounting firms for malpractice in broker-dealer/asset management firm audits: Vigilant Ins. Co. v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (Conn. 2011) and Vigilant Ins. Co. v. Deloitte & Touche, LLP (Conn. 2010)
- Represented South African clients in action against U.S. technology company arising from data compression software claims: Hentiq 3343 (Pty) Ltd., et al. v. Qbit, LLC, et al. (D.C. 2009)
- Represented client in UCC warranty action for forged indorsements: National Union Fire Ins. Co. v. Kopernik Fed. Bank, FSB (D. Md. 2009)
- Represented client in $6 million action involving fraudulent account opening and drafts: Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Wachovia Bank, N.A. (Pa. 2007)
- Represented client in UCC warranty claims involving unauthorized indorsements against multiple depositaries
- Represented client in suit against bank and conspirators involving unauthorized international wire transfers: Zhang v. NationsBank, et al. (D.D.C. 2007)
- Represented client in UCC action arising from fraudulent account opening: Travelers Cas. & Surety Co. v. Bank of America, N.A. (E.D. Mo. 2007)
- Represented client in actions involving fraudulent account opening, corporate-payee checks, and unauthorized ACH and ATM deposits: National Union Fire Ins. Co. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (C.D. Cal. 2005)
- Represented a large specialized lender in connection with federal and state oversight relating to lending practices and its relationships with insured financial institutions
- Represented bank through trial and appeals in Winstar-related breach of contract suit for lost profits upon disallowance of $30 million of regulatory capital: Citizens Financial Services, FSB v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2005)
- Represented AIG in suit against depositary/drawee on altered checks: National Union Fire Ins. Co. v. SAC Fed. Credit Union, et al. (D. Neb. 2003)
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