• Soni v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

    Publication Date: 2023-08-02
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Jose A. Cabranes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioners-Appellants: James O. Druker, on the brief, John Mark Lane, Lane Crowell LLP, Larchmont, N.Y.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee: Jacob Christensen, on the brief, Ivan C. Dale, on behalf of David A. Hubbert, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 22-829-ag

    Tax Court's Penalty Rulings Upheld; Intended 'Joint' 2004 Return Filed 24 Days Late

  • FAT Brands Inc. v. Ramjeet

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John M. Walker, Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant FAT Brands Inc.: Stuart Kagen, on the brief, Russell L. Bogart, Kagen Caspersen & Bogart PLLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Wesley Ramjeet: Stuart L. Melnick, Law Offices Stuart L. Melnick, LLC, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Mickey Edison: Sarah T. Haddad, Pendulum Legal, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Neil Walsh: Neil Walsh, pro se. Defendants-Appellees SJ Global Investments Worldwide, Ltd., SJ Global Investments, Ltd., and Samuel Fields were unrepresented.

    Case Number: 21-2023-CV

    Court Failed to Consider if Jurisdiction Contacts Could Be Attributed to Defendants

  • U.S. v. Rechnitz

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Judges
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Lara Pomerantz, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, David Abramowicz, Assistant United States Attorney, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Michael Tremonte and Maya Brodziak, on the brief, Noam Biale, Sher Tremonte LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20-1011-cr

    Action's Reassignment to Different District Court Judge, for Resentencing, Is Explained

  • Chen v. Garland

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Raymond J. Lohier, Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner Zhi Bo Chen, AKA Zhibo Chen, AKA Chen Zhibo, AKA Bo Lin: Gary J. Yerman, The Yerman Group, LLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent Merrick B. Garland, United States Attorney General: Joseph H. Hunt, Assistant Attorney General, Anthony C. Payne, Assistant Director, on the brief, Jennifer A. Bowen, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 19-715ag

    Denial of Asylum, Withholding, CAT Relief Vacated; IJ's Credibility Finding in Error

  • D'Addario v. D'Addario

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Family Law | Securities Litigation | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Edward C. Taiman, Jr., Sabia Taiman LLC, Hartford, CT, F. Dean Armstrong, Armstrong Law Firm PC, Frankfort, IL.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Gregory S. Garvey and Red Knot Acquisitions, LLC: Brian Spears, Spears Manning & Martini LLC, Southport, CT. For Defendants-Appellees David D'Addario, Mary Lou D'Addario Kennedy, Silver Knot, LLC, and Nicholas Vitti: Tony Miodonka, Benjamin M. Arrow, Finn Dixon & Herling LLP, Stamford, CT.

    Case Number: 21-2105

    Claims of Probate Estate's Looting by Brother Executor Not Barred by RICO Amendment

  • Rabinowitz v. Kelman

    Publication Date: 2023-07-28
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge William J. Nardini
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellant: Tal S. Benschar on the brief, Efrem Schwalb, Koffsky Schwalb LLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee: Dominic J. Aprile, Bathgate, Wegener & Wolf, P.C., Lakewood, NJ.

    Case Number: 22-1747

    Petition Pleaded Subject Matter Jurisdiction Grounded on Diversity Jurisdiction

  • U.S. v. Hage

    Publication Date: 2023-07-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge William J. Nardini
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Stephen J. Ritchin, Assistant United States Attorney, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Andrew Freifeld, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-2442

    'Hybrid' Representation Denied; Is Equally Disfavored at Appellate Level

  • Hunter v. McMahon

    Publication Date: 2023-07-27
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Dominique Hunter, pro se, Niagara Falls, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Cheryl McMahon; CPS Employees; Niagara County Clerk Employees (Names Unknown); Lawrence Lindsay, Court Assigned Counsel; Municipal Niagara County; and Child Protective Services of Niagara County: Brian P. Crosby, Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Judges Thomas DiMillo and Kathleen Wojtaszek-Gariano: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Victor Paladino, Senior Assistant Solicitor General, Sarah L. Rosenbluth, Assistant Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, Albany, NY.

    Case Number: 21-1473

    Rooker-Feldman Doctrine Inapplicable When Appeal Is Pending in State Court

  • U.S. v. Davis

    Publication Date: 2023-07-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John M. Walker, Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee the United States of America: Christopher Clore, Alexandra Rothman, Stephen J. Ritchin, on the brief, Jordan Estes, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Kareem Davis: Richard H. Rosenberg, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-1486

    Murder Predicate to 'VICAR Murder' Is Crime of Violence Under §924(g)'s Force Clause

  • Sessa v. Trans Union LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-07-25
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Neil K. Sawhney, Gupta Wessler PLLC, San Francisco, CA; Daniel A. Schlanger, Evan S. Rothfarb, Schlanger Law Group LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Matthew W. H. Wessler, Gupta Wessler PLLC, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Albert E. Hartmann, M. Patrick Yingling, Daniel E. Alperstein, Reed Smith LLP, Chicago, IL, on the brief, Michael O'Neil, Reed Smith LLP, Chicago, IL.

    Case Number: 22-87

    Court Erred in Finding Accuracy of Reported Balloon Payment Unactionable 'Legal' Dispute