Case Digests

Davis v. New York State Board of Elections, 16-3822-cv

Publication Date: 2017-05-05
Practice Area: Election and Political Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Kearse, Calabresi, Cabranes, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Lawrence B. Friedman and Joaquin P. Terceño, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Municipal Defendants-Appellees: Melanie T. West and Claude S. Platton, for Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY. For State Defendants-Appellees: Philip V. Tisne, Assistant Solicitor General, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, and Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, for Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-3822-cv

Cleary Gottlieb Partner Denied Chance to Challenge Selection for NY Constitutional Conv

United States v. Westchester County, 16 2540-cv

Publication Date: 2017-05-02
Practice Area: Civil Rights | Real Estate
Industry: Real Estate
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Calabresi, Chin, Lohier, Jr., C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, David J. Kennedy, Assistant United States Attorney, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, New York.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Linda M. Trentacoste, Associate County Attorney, Justin R. Adin, Senior Assistant County Attorney, and Allison E. Burke, Assistant County Attorney, on the brief, Robert F. Meehan, Westchester County Attorney, Westchester County Attorney, White Plains, New York. For Amicus Curiae Town of New Castle: Edward J. Phillips, Keane & Beane, P.C., White Plains, New York.
Case Number: 16 2540-cv(L)

Westchester Accused of 'Total Obstruction' of Affordable H

Brown Media Corporation, Roy E. Brown, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. K&L Gates, LLP, Edward M. Fox, Eric T. Moser, Defendants-Appellees, 15-4185-cv

Publication Date: 2017-05-02
Practice Area: Business Torts | Bankruptcy
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Hall, Livingston, C.JJ., and Garaufis, D.J.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Daniel Abrams, Law Office of Daniel L. Abrams, PLLC, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Anthony C. Acampora, Silverman Acampora LLP, Jericho, NY.
Case Number: 15-4185-cv

Court's Dismissal of Case on Basis of Res Judicata Reversed, Judgment Vacated; Plaintiff's Claims of Fiduciary Duty Breach, Interference With Contract, Fraud, Not The Sort of Claims That Should Have

Richard Friedman, as Executor of the Estate of Shirley Friedman, Carla Hirschhorn, on behalf of themselves and on behalf of all others similarly situated, together with the parties listed on Exhibit "A" hereto, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., JP Morgan Securities LLC, JPMorgan Securities Ltd., John Hogan, Richard Cassa, Defendants-Appellees, 16-1913-cv

Publication Date: 2017-05-01
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Pooler, Wesley, Carney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellants: Helen Davis Chaitman, on the brief, Lance Gotthoffer, Chaitman LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Appellees: Stephen R. DiPrima, Emil A. Kleinhaus, Noah B. Yavitz, on the brief, John F. Savarese, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-1913-cv

USA v. Diaz, 15-3776-cr

Publication Date: 2017-04-28
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Walker, Sack, and Chin, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Anna M. Skotko, on the brief, Robert W. Allen, Assistant United States Attorney, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Daniel Habib, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Appeals Bureau, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation: on the brief, Jordan Wells, Alexis Karteron.
Case Number: 15-3776-cr

Denial of Gun's Suppression Upheld; Warrantless Search Was Lawful Search Incident to

Zarda v. Altitude Express, 15-3775

Publication Date: 2017-04-24
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs, Sack, and Lynch, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellees: Saul D. Zabell, Zabell & Associates, P.C., Bohemia, NY. Lenora M. Lapidus, Gillian L. Thomas, Ria Tabacco Mar, and Leslie Cooper, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY; Erin Beth Harrist, Robert Hodgson, and Christopher Dunn, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY, for Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union; New York Civil Liberties Union; 9to5; National Association of Working Women; A Better Balance; Coalition of Labor Union Women; Equal Rights Advocates; Gender Justice; Legal Voice; National Women's Law Center, Southwest Women's Law Center; Women Employed; Women's Law Center of Maryland; Women's Law Project, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants. For Amicus Curiae Lambda Legal, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Michael D.B. Kavey, LGBTQ Rights Clinic, New York, NY, Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., New York, NY, Gregory R. Nevins, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Atlanta, GA.
for defendant: For Appellants: Gregory Antollino, New York, NY. For Appellants: Stephen Bergstein, Bergstein & Ullrich, LLP, Chester, NY.
Case Number: 15-3775

'Simonton' Ruling Entitles Employer to Judgment On Title VII Claim of Sexual Orientatio

United States v. Joseph Jenkins, 14-4295-cr

Publication Date: 2017-04-21
Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Kearse, Jacobs, and Parker, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Tamara Thomson, on the brief, Rajit S. Dosanjh, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney, Northern District of New York, Syracuse, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Daniel Demaria, Merchant Law Group LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 14-4295-cr

Circuit Vacates Sentence in Child Pornograph

Brown Media v. K&L Gates, 15-4185-cv

Publication Date: 2017-04-18
Practice Area: Law Firms – Large | Law Firm Client Relationships
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Hall, Livingston, C.JJ., And Garaufis, D.J.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Daniel Abrams, Law Office of Daniel L. Abrams, PLLC, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Anthony C. Acampora, Silverman Acampora LLP, Jericho, NY.
Case Number: 15-4185-cv

Second Circuit Revives Fraud Suit Against K&L Gates, Ex-Pa

USA v. Yalincak, 11-5446(L)

Publication Date: 2017-04-17
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Calabresi, Raggi, and Lynch, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Deirdre M. Daly: Lauren M. Nash and Marc H. Silverman, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Christine L. Sciarrino, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, New Haven, CT.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Hakan Yalincak: Jeffrey C. Kestenband, The Kestenband Law Firm, LLC, Glastonbury, CT.
Case Number: 11-5446(L)

2007 Order Granting Restitution Credits Was Final Order Court Lacked Authority to

United Sates v. Allstate Insurance, 16-705

Publication Date: 2017-04-07
Practice Area: Whistleblower Laws | Health Care Law
Industry: Health Care
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Katzmann, C.J., Pooler and Lynch, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Peter M. Jasen, Buffalo, NY, on the brief, J. Michael Hayes.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees FedEx Corporation, Federal Express Corporation, FedEx Ground Package System Inc., FedEx Freight Corporation, FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc., FedEx Custom Critical, Inc., FedEx Trade Networks Inc., FedEx Supply Chain Systems, Inc., and FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.: John W. Campbell, Federal Express Corporation, Memphis, TN. For Defendants-Appellees Farmers Insurance Exchange, Truck Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, and Foremost Property and Casualty Insurance Company: Lori L. Pines and John P. Mastando III, on the brief, David L. Yohai Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Travelers Insurance Group Holding, Inc., Travelers Property Casualty Corporation, and The Travelers Companies, Inc.: Bryce L. Friedman, Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY; Deborah L. Stein, Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP, Los Angeles, CA. For Defendant-Appellee Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.: Jonathan M. Freiman, Wiggin and Dana LLP, New Haven, CT. For Defendants-Appellees J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., Founders Insurance Company, Founders Insurance Company of Michigan, Graphic Arts Mutual Insurance Company, Republic-Franklin Insurance Company, Utica Mutual Insurance Company, Utica National Insurance Company of Texas, Utica National Insurance Company of Ohio, Utica National Assurance Company, Utica Lloyd's of Texas, Utica Specialty Risk Insurance Company, and Utica National Insurance Group.: Sharon Angelino, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Erie Insurance Company of New York, Erie Insurance Exchange, Inc., Erie Indemnity Company, and The Erie Insurance Company: Heath J. Szymczak, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Buffalo, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Allstate Insurance Company, Allstate Indemnity Company, Kemper Independence Insurance Company, Metropolitan Group Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company; and Defendants Kemper Corporation and The Allstate Corporation: Steven M. Levy and Alan S. Gilbert, Dentons US LLP, Chicago IL; Sean C. Cenawood, Dentons US LLP, New York, NY; Sharon Angelino, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Preferred Mutual Insurance Company: Suzanne O. Galbato, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Syracuse, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Progressive Insurance Company and The Progressive Corporation, Inc.: Terrance M. Connors, Connors LLP, Buffalo, NY; Michael K. Loucks, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Boston, MA. For Defendant-Appellee State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company: Douglas W. Baruch and Anayansi Rodriquez Carbo, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Washington, D.C.; Dan David Kohane, Hurwitz & Fine, P.C., Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Zurich North America: Michael J. Willett, Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Nationwide General Insurance Company, Nationwide Financial Services Incorporated, and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company: Stephen Sozio, Jones Day, Cleveland, OH, Matthew Corcoran, Jones Day, Columbus, OH, Mark C. Davis, Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company: Eric Dranoff, Saretsky Katz & Dranoff, LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee CorePointe Insurance Company f/k/a Daimler Chrysler Insurance Company: Susan L. Swatski, Hill Wallack LLP, Princeton, NJ. For Defendant-Appellee Geico, Insurance.: Barry I. Levy, Cheryl F. Korman, and Brian L. Bank, Rivkin Radler LLP, Uniondale, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual Group, and Liberty Mutual Holding Company, Inc.: Kevin J. Fee and Amy C. Gross, Duane Morris LLP, New York, NY, Dennis R. McCoy, Barclay Damon, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee U-Haul International: Kevin M. Hogan, Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, NY.
Case Number: 16-705

Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit by Lawyer Who Acted in Bad