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12-14-2009 Sonnenschein Argues Landmark Health Care Case to Supreme Court of Washington
On November 17, 2009, the Supreme Court of Washington heard oral argument in a case being watched by medical practices as well as state and national medical associations across the country. In Columbia Physical Therapy, Inc. v. Benton Franklin Orthopedic Associates et al., Sonnenschein appellate litigators represent an orthopaedic surgery practice seeking to protect its right to furnish physical therapy services to its patients.
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11-17-2009 Sonnenschein Secures Win in Stanford Clawback Case
Sonnenschein won a key ruling in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of several current and former Major League Baseball players who had invested money with accused Ponzi schemer Robert Allen Stanford.  The decision in Janvey v. James R. Alguire et al. cleared the way for the release of more than $9 million that had been held by the receiver in the case.  The court ruled that the receiver failed to show that Stanford investors were "relief defendants" who could be sued in a clawback action, and the three-judge panel found that the lower court lacked authority to freeze their assets.  Sonnenschein had already freed more than $120 million prior to fully engaging the Stanford receiver in litigation.
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10-02-2009 Sonnenschein Scores Major Eighth Circuit Win for AEGON
Sonnenschein recently won a significant appellate decision involving long-term care (LTC) insurance on behalf of insurance client AEGON and its subsidiary, Life Investors Insurance Company of America (now Transamerica Life Insurance Company), defeating a putative 150,000-policyholder nationwide class action.
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08-26-2009 Sonnenschein Amicus Brief Contributes to Victory for Insurance Client
Sonnenschein recently helped secure an important victory for its insurance clients before the California Supreme Court, while successfully arguing that a prior decision by that court was inapposite.  In Delgado v. Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club of Southern California, the court held that the policyholder’s conduct in physically assaulting and battering another person could not be deemed an “accident” – and hence failed to trigger a duty to defend – regardless of whether the policyholder believed his actions were necessary to defend himself.  more>
05-13-2009 Appellate Court Says Charter Schools Not Subject to Prevailing Wage Laws
In a decision that will enable charter schools to devote more funds to their educational programs and teacher salaries by holding down construction and maintenance costs, the New York Supreme Court's appellate division unanimously held that charter schools are not subject to the state's "prevailing wage" laws.
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04-01-2009 Appellate Team Files High Court Amicus Brief in Education Funding Case
Sonnenschein recently filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the Asian American Justice Center, the National Council of La Raza and several other civil rights organizations in Horne v. Flores.  The case involves an injunction compelling the state of Arizona to provide sufficient funding for non-English-speaking school children.  The brief focuses on the importance of providing English language learners with access to effective programs, as required by the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974, and argues for equal access to public education as a fundamental civil right.
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