Case Digests

Pruter v. Local 210's Pension Trust Fund, 16-733-cv

Publication Date: 2017-06-12
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Cabranes, Pooler, and Parker, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Arthur Z. Schwartz, Advocates for Justice, Chartered Attorneys, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Local 210's Pension Trust Fund: Anthony S. Cacace, on the brief, Myron D. Rumeld, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY. For Appellee Local 210, International Brotherhood of Teamsters: Andrew S. Hoffman, Hoffman & Associates, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-733-cv

Pension Dispute's Breach, Fraud Claims Timely Under Borrowed ERISA Limitations

Raymond Loubier Irrevocable Trust v. Loubier, 15-802-cv

Publication Date: 2017-06-09
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Leval, Sack, Raggi, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Eddi Z. Zyko, Esq., Middlebury, Connecticut.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Jeffrey P. Mueller, Day Pitney LLP, Hartford, Connecticut, on the brief, Howard M. Camerik, Gray Robinson, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Case Number: 15-802-cv

Citizenship of Trustees Controls Diversity Determination in Dispute Over Inher

John v. Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., 16-986-cv

Publication Date: 2017-06-08
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Kearse, Jacobs, and Lohier, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Douglas G. Blankinship, Finkelstein, Blankinship, Frei-Pearson & Garber, LLP, White Plains, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Gregory J. Casas, Elliot H. Scherker, Brigid F. Cech Samole, on the brief, David E. Sellinger, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, NY, Austin, TX, Miami, FL.
Case Number: 16-986-cv

Class Suit Charging Whole Foods Over Weight of Prepackaged Foods Is Rein

E.J. Brooks v. Cambridge Security, 16-207-cv

Publication Date: 2017-06-07
Practice Area: Trade Secrets | Commercial Law | Litigation
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Kearse, Lohier, and Droney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee: Kerri Ann Law, Claudia Pak, Sam Koch, on the brief, Daniel Goldman, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant: Daniel J. Fetterman, on the brief, Howard Schub, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-207-cv(L)

Circuit Taps New York's High Court for Clarity on Trade Secrets Que

US v. Johnathan DeLaura, 14-1204-cr

Publication Date: 2017-06-07
Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs, Sack, and Carney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant Johnathan DeLaura: Andrew H. Freifeld, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York: with Karl Metzner, on the brief, Marcia S. Cohen.
Case Number: 14-1204-cr

Circuit Defers Allegations of Attorney's Relati

Veleron Holding v. Morgan Stanley, 15-4092-cv

Publication Date: 2017-06-07
Practice Area: Securities Litigation | Banking and Finance Laws
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs, Livingston, Lohier, Jr., C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Aaron H. Marks, Ronald R. Rossi, Emilie B. Cooper; Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Appellees: Neal Kumar Katyal, Morgan L. Goodspeed; Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC. Jonathan D. Polkes, Adam B. Banks, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-4092-cv

Circuit, Quickly but Narrowly, Rejects Novel Insider Trading

Griffin v. Sirva Inc., 15-1307

Publication Date: 2017-06-06
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Pooler, Hall, and Carney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Stuart Lichten, Lichten & Bright, P.C., New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: George W. Wright, George W. Wright & Associates, LLC, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-1307

State Ruling Leads to Remand of Suit to Hold Nonparty Firm Liable Under NYSHRL for

The Hon. Reich v. Lopez, 16-510-cv

Publication Date: 2017-06-06
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs and Droney, C.JJ, and Stanceu, Ch.J., U.S. Court of Int'l Trade.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellants The Hon. Otto J. Reich and Otto Reich Associates, LLC: Jeffrey Ernest Grell, Grell Feist Prince PLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
for defendant: For Appellee Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez: Frank H. Wohl with Jonathan D. Lamberti, on the brief, Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP, New York, NY. For Appellee Pedro Jose Trebbau Lopez: Joseph A. Demaria, Fox Rothschild LLP, Miami, Florida.
Case Number: 16-510-cv

RICO Claims Against Energy Firm's Principals Properly Dismissed; Predicate Acts Insuff

John v. Whole Foods Market Group, 16-986-cv

Publication Date: 2017-06-05
Practice Area: Food and Drug Act | Class Actions
Industry: Consumer Products | Distribution and Wholesale
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Kearse, Jacobs, and Lohier, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Douglas G. Blankinship, Finkelstein, Blankinship, Frei-Pearson & Garber, LLP, White Plains, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Gregory J. Casas, Elliot H. Scherker, Brigid F. Cech Samole, on the brief, David E. Sellinger, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, NY, Austin, TX, Miami, FL.
Case Number: 16-986-cv

USA v. Libous, 15-3979

Publication Date: 2017-06-05
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch.J., Winter, C.J., and Stein,** D.J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Benjamin Allee, Assistant United States Attorney, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Paul DerOhannesian II, DerOhannesian & DerOhannesian, Albany, NY.
Case Number: 15-3979

Conviction Is Abated Ab Initio But Government Is Not Entitled to Keep Fine, Assessmen