Case Digests

Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC, Petitioner v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Basil Seggos, Acting Commissioner, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, John Ferguson, Chief Permit Administrator, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Respondents, Stop the Pipeline, Catskill Mountainkeeper, Inc., Sierra Club, Riverkeeper, Inc., Intervenors*, 16-1568

Publication Date: 2017-08-24
Practice Area: Environmental Law | Energy and Natural Resources
Industry: Energy
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Kearse, Wesley, and Droney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Saul Ewing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Utz Witmer, Saul Ewing, Wayne, Pennsylvania; Yvonne E. Hennessey, Barclay Damon, Albany, New York, on the brief, John F. Stoviak, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
for defendant: For Respondents: Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Andrew B. Ayers, Senior Assistant Solicitor General, Frederick A. Brodie, Assistant Solicitor General, Lisa M. Burianek, Deputy Bureau Chief, Albany, New York, on the brief, Brian Lusignan, Assistant Attorney General, Albany, NY. For Intervenor Stop the Pipeline: Karl S. Coplan, Todd D. Ommen, Anne Marie Garti, Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, Inc., White Plains, New York, on the brief, Kara E. Paulsen**, White Plains, NY. For Intervenors Catskill Mountainkeeper, Inc., Sierra Club, and Riverkeeper, Inc.: Deborah Goldberg, Christine Ernst, Earthjustice, New York, New York, on the brief, Moneen Nasmith, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae National Association of Manufacturers, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, American Gas Association, American Petroleum Institute, American Chemistry Council, Natural Gas Supply Association, American Forest & Paper Association, and Process Gas Consumers Group, in support of Petitioner: Roger R. Martella, Jr., Ryan C. Morris, Tobias S. Loss-Eaton, Washington, D.C.; Linda E. Kelly, Quentin Riegel, Leland P. Frost, Manufacturers' Center For Legal Action, Washington, D.C.; Steven P. Lehotsky, Sheldon B. Gilbert, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C.; Kevin B. Belford, Michael L. Murray, Washington, D.C.; Leslie A. Hulse, Washington, D.C.; Dena E. Wiggins, Washington, D.C.; Andrea J. Chambers, Katie Leesman, Ballard Spahr, Washington, D.C., of counsel, filed a brief Sidley Austin, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Natural Resources Defense Council, Water Defense, Waterkeeper Alliance, Earthworks, PennEnvironment, Peconic Baykeeper, and Chesapeake Bay Foundation, in support of Respondents: Albert K. Butzel, New York, New York, of counsel, filed a brief Kimberly Ong, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-1568

Centro De La Comunidad Hispana De Locust Valley, and the Workplace Project, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellees v. The Town of Oyster Bay, and John Venditto, Town Supervisor of the Town of Oyster Bay, Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellants, 15-2914-cv

Publication Date: 2017-08-23
Practice Area: Government | Civil Appeals | Litigation
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs and Parker, C.JJ, and Restani, J.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellees Centro de la Comunidad Hispana de Locust Valley and The Workplace Project: Arthur Eisenberg, Jordan Wells, Mariko Hirose, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY; Alan Levine, Jackson Chin, Latino Justice Prldef, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellants The Town of Osyter Bay and John Venditto: Jonathan Sinnreich, Sinnreich Kosakoff & Messina LLP, Central Islip, NY.
Case Number: 15-2914-cv

Appellate Court Affirms Day Laborer Ordinance Is Unconstitu

Meyer v. Uber Technologies, 16-2750-cv

Publication Date: 2017-08-21
Practice Area: Consumer Protection | Class Actions | Litigation
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Raggi, Chin, and Carney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee Spencer Meyer: Brian Marc Feldman, Edwin Michael Larkin, III, Gregory M. Dickinson, on the brief, Jeffrey A. Wadsworth, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, Rochester, New York, and Bryan L. Clobes, Ellen Meriwether, Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Matthew L. Cantor, Ankur Kapoor, Constantine Cannon LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant Uber Technologies, Inc.: Daniel G. Swanson, Cynthia E. Richman, Joshua S. Lipshutz, Reed Brodsky, on the brief, Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, California, Washington, D.C., and New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Travis Kalanick: Karen L. Dunn, William A. Isaacson, Ryan Y. Park, Peter M. Skinner, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Washington, D.C. and New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Public Justice, P.C.: Jonathan D. Selbin, Jason L. Lichtman, Lieff Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York, New York, and Jahan Sagafi, Paul W. Mollica, Outten & Golden LLP, San Francisco, California and Chicago, Illinois. For Amici Curiae Law Professors: Alexander H. Schmidt, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Internet Association and Consumer Technology Association: Rees F. Morgan, Mark L. Hejinian, Skye D. Langs, Coblentz Patch Duffy and Bass LLP, San Francisco, California. For Amicus Curiae The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America: Kate Comerford Todd, Warren Postman, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C., and Andrew J. Pincus, Evan M. Tager, Archis A. Parasharami, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C.
Case Number: 16-2750-cv

Appeals Court Finds for Uber, Says App Made Service Terms

Hermès of Paris, Inc. v. Swain, 16-3182-cv

Publication Date: 2017-08-18
Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Walker, Livingston and Lynch, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellee: Edna D. Guerrasio, on the brief, Lawrence R. Sandak, Proskauer Rose LLP, Newark, NJ.
for defendant: For Respondent-Appellant: Peter J. Heck, on the brief, Christopher W. Hager, Niedweske Barber Hager, LLC, Morristown, NJ.
Case Number: 16-3182-cv

Claim Jurisdiction Is Lacking Because Parties In Underlying Suit From Same State Re

Estate of Aldo Vera, Sr. v. The Republic of Cuba, 16-1227

Publication Date: 2017-08-16
Practice Area: International Law | Civil Appeals | Litigation
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Pooler, Wesley, and Carney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee Aldo Vera, Jr.: Jeffrey E. Glen, Anderson Kill P.C., New York, NY, on the brief, Robert A. Swift, Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C., Philadelphia, PA.
for defendant: For Appellant Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.: Christopher D. Volpe, Matthew L. Nicholson, on the brief, Kenneth A. Caruso, White & Case LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Institute of International Bankers and European Banking Federation in Support of Appellant: John J. Clarke, Jr., Richard F. Hans, Kevin Walsh, DLA Piper LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Banking Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association in Support of Appellant: James L. Kerr, Margaret E. Tahyar, Michael S. Flynn, Alicia Llosa Chang, Caroline Stern, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-1227

District Judge 'Erred Doubly,' Leading to Cuba Terror Re

Olagues v. Icahn, 16-1255-cv

Publication Date: 2017-08-10
Practice Area: Securities Litigation
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Calabresi, Cabranes, and Lohier, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Mitchell M.Z. Twersky, Cassandra Porsch, on the brief, Jack G. Fruchter, Abraham Fruchter & Twersky, LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Robert R. Viducich, Law Office of Robert R. Viducich, New York, NY, on the brief, Herbert Beigel, Law Offices of Herbert Beigel, Tucson, AZ.
Case Number: 16-1255-cv

Short-Swing Profits Suit's Dismissal Upheld; Premium Discount for Call Options Not A

USA v. Barinas, 16-2218

Publication Date: 2017-08-07
Practice Area: Criminal Law
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Kearse, Calabresi, and Cabranes, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Susan Corkery, Assistant United States Attorney, Brooklyn, New York, on the brief, Michael T. Keilty, Assistant United States Attorney, Brooklyn, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Barry D. Leiwant, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Appeals Bureau, New York, New York, on the brief, Samuel I. Jacobson, Assistant Federal Defender, Brooklyn, NY.
Case Number: 16-2218

Supervision's Revocation Affirmed; Violation Charge's Adjudication Did Not Violate 'Spec

Watson v. United States, 16-655

Publication Date: 2017-08-04
Practice Area: Immigration Law | Civil Rights
Industry: Federal Government
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch.J., Jacobs, and Livingston, C.J.J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee Davino Watson: Robert J. Burns on the brief, Mark A. Flessner, Holland & Knight LLP, Chicago, IL.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant United States of America: Varuni Nelson, James R. Cho, and Elliot M. Schachner on the brief, Joseph A. Marutollo, for Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY. For Amici Curiae National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild; American Immigration Council, in support of Davino Watson: Trina Realmuto, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, Boston, MA; Mary Kenney, American Immigration Council, Washington, DC.
Case Number: 16-655 (L)

Watson v. USA, 16-655

Publication Date: 2017-08-04
Practice Area: Personal Injury
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch.J., Jacobs, and Livingston, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee Davino Watson: Robert J. Burns on the brief, Mark A. Flessner, Holland & Knight LLP, Chicago, IL.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant United States of America: Varuni Nelson, James R. Cho, and Elliot M. Schachner on the brief, Joseph A. Marutollo, for Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY. For Amici Curiae National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild; American Immigration Council, in support of Davino Watson: Trina Realmuto, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, Boston, MA; Mary Kenney, American Immigration Council, Washington, D.C.
Case Number: 16-655

Wrongly Detained U.S. Citizen's FTCA Claim Untimely; Government Did Not Act With

Virginia Properties v. T-Mobile, 16‐2973

Publication Date: 2017-08-02
Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Constitutional Law
Industry: Technology Media and Telecom | Construction
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Calabresi, Pooler, C.JJ., and Vilardo, D.J.1
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff‐Appellant Virginia Properties, LLC: Seth L. Levine, Christos G. Papapetrou, on the brief, Kenneth E. Lee, Levine Lee LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant‐Appellee T‐Mobile Northeast LLC: Darren W. Johnson, on the brief, Roberta Kaplan, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY. Also on the brief: Daniel C. Folchetti, Law Office of Lori D. Fishman, Tarrytown, NY, for Third‐Party Defendants‐ Cross‐Defendants‐Cross‐Claimants‐Appellees Innovative Engineering, Inc.; Patrick W. Brophy, McMahon, Martine & Gallagher, LLP, Brooklyn, NY, for Third‐Party Defendants‐Cross‐Defendants‐Cross‐Claimants‐Appellees Skyline Steel Fabricators & Erectors, Inc. For Appellee KMB Design Group, LLC: Joyce E. Boyle, McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16‐2973

Second Circuit Junks $700K Sanctions Order Against Pla