Case Digests

Tankleff v. Suffolk County, 09-CV-1207

Publication Date: 2017-06-28
Practice Area: Litigation | Civil Rights
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Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Anna B. Hoffman, Esq., Barry C. Scheck, Esq., Emma Kate Freudenberger, Esq., Nick Joel Brustin, Esq., Amelia Green, Esq., Vanessa Michelle Buch, Esq., Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP, New York, NY. Bruce A. Barket, Esq., Amy Beth Marion, Esq., Barket Marion Epstein & Kearon LLP, Garden City, NY. Barry J. Pollack, Esq., Miller & Chevalier Chartered, Washington, DC.
for defendant: For Defendants: Brian C. Mitchell, Esq., Susan A. Flynn, Esq., Suffolk County Attorney's Office, Hauppauge, NY.
Case Number: 09-CV-1207(JS)(AYS)

Tankleff's Lawsuit Over Murder Conviction Allowed to P

Gunderson Amazing Fireworks, LLC v. Merrick Bank, 12-CV-3869

Publication Date: 2017-04-11
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Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Courtney K. Davy, Esq., Law Office of Courtney Davy LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants: Merrick Bank Corporation, Merrick Bank Merchant Services Division and Cardworks, L.P. Dirk O. Julander, Esq., Julander, Brown & Bollard, Irvine, CA. Jesse Strauss, Esq., Strauss Law PLLC, New York, NY. For Pinnacle Processing Group, Inc.: No appearance
Case Number: 12-CV-3869

Joinder Motion's Denial Exp ; Three-Year Delay in Seeking Joinder Inadequately Exp

Allstate Indemnity Co. v. Collura, 15-CV-5047

Publication Date: 2017-04-10
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Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Karen Maria Berberich, Esq., Rosa M. Feeney, Esq., Caroline Knoepffler Hock, Esq., Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP, Islandia, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants: Paul and Christine Collura, Lloyd M. Eisenberg, Esq., Eisenberg & Carton, Melville, NY. Donna Rosanne Ruggiero, Esq., Eisenberg & Carton, Port Jefferson, NY. Bank of New York Mellon: Sarah Joanne Greenberg, Esq., Eckert Seaman, White Plains, NY. United States of America: Wallace D. Dennis, Esq., Department of Justice, Tax Division Ben Franklin Station, Washington, D.C. Capital One Home Loans, LLC and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.: No appearances
Case Number: 15-CV-5047

Court Grants Default Judgment Against Home Loan Defendants in Interpleader

Elkind v. Revlon, 14-CV-2484

Publication Date: 2017-04-04
Practice Area: Class Actions
Industry: Consumer Products
Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: John Joseph Fitzgerald, IV, Esq., Thomas A. Canova, esq., The Law Office of Jack Fitzgerald, PC, San Diego, CA. Ronald A. Marron, Esq., Alexis M. Wood, Esq., Kas L. Gallucci, Esq., Trevor Flynn, Esq., William Richards, Esq., Law Offices of Ronald A. Marron, San Diego, CA.
for defendant: For Defendant: Patricia Glaser, Esq., Sean Riley, Esq., Rory S. Miller, Esq., Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP, Los Angeles, CA. Jill Caroline Barnhart, Esq., Nelson Boxer, Esq., Petrillo Klein & Boxer LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 14-CV-2484(JS)(AKT)

Osekavage v. Mergenthaler, 15-CV-2034

Publication Date: 2017-03-20
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Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
Judge: Distirct Judge Joanna Seybert
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Case Number: 15-CV-2034

Cite as: Osekavage v. Mergenthaler, 15-CV-2034, NYLJ 1202781491498, at *1 (EDNY, Decided March 13, 2017) CASENAME Dean Osekavage d/b/a Pathfinders USA as assig

Thomas Gesualdi, Louis Bisignano, Anthony D'Aquila, Michael O'Toole, Benny Umbra, Joseph A. Ferrara, Sr., Frank H. Finkel, Marc Herbst, Denise Richardson, and Thomas F. Corbett, as Trustees and fiduciaries of the Local 282 Pension Fund, Plaintiffs v. Scara-Mix, Inc., Defendant, 14-CV-0765

Publication Date: 2017-03-16
Practice Area: Labor Law | Contractual Disputes | Dispute Resolution
Industry: Construction
Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Jonathan Michael Bardavid, Esq., Christopher A. Smith, Esq., Trivella & Forte, LLP, White Plains, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant: Benjamin A. Karfunkel, Esq., David William New, Esq., Herbert New & David New, P.C., West Caldwell, NJ.
Case Number: 14-CV-0765

Cite as: Gesualdi v. Scara-Mix, Inc., 14-CV-0765, NYLJ 1202781395250, at *1 (EDNY, Decided March 10, 2017) 14-CV-0765 District Judge

The Brown Publishing Company Liquidating Trust v. Brown, 15-MC-0531

Publication Date: 2017-02-08
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Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Edward M. Fox, Esq., Polsinelli PC, New York, NY. Eric Todd Moser, Esq., Rich Michaelson Magaliff Moser, LLP, New York, NY. Jon Paul Robbins, Esq., Lee S. Shalov, Esq., Wade Christopher Wilkinson, Esq., McLaughlin & Stern, LLP, New York, NY. Sonya J. Brouner, Esq., Law Office of Sonya J. Brouner, Rye, NY.
for defendant: For Appellees Roy E. Brown, Clarence J. Brown, III, CRJ Invs. LLC, Sodalis, LLC, B's Nest Partnership, & AEG Equity Holdings, Ltd.: Alan E. Marder, Esq., Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C., Garden City, NY. Clarence Brown, Jr. & Joyce E. Brown: Charles M. Meyer, Esq., Santen & Hughes, Cincinnati, OH. Dorothy & Richard Haines: David Blansky, Esq., LaMonica Herbst & Maniscalco, Wantagh, NY. Catherine Brown: Brinnon Adam Kegley, Esq., Frost Brown Todd LLC, Lexington, KY. James Frooman, Esq., Frost Brown Todd LLC, Cincinnati, OH. Thomas A. Draghi, Esq., Westerman Ball Ederer Miller & Sharfstein, LLP, Uniondale, NY. AEG Equity Ltd.: James Frooman, Esq., Frost Brown Todd LLC, Cincinnati, OH.
Case Number: 15-MC-0531

Cite as: The Brown Publ Company Liquidating Trust v. Brown, 15-MC-0531, NYLJ 1202778475065, at *1 (EDNY, Decided February 1, 2017) CASENAME The Brown Publ

Benex LC v. First Data Merchant Services Corp., 14-CV-6393

Publication Date: 2016-11-21
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Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Seth Rigrodsky, Esq., Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware. Timothy J. MacFall, Esq., Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., Garden City, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant: Noah Adam Levine, Esq., Alan E. Schoenfeld, Esq., Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York, NY. Albinas Prizgintas, Esq., Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, D.C. David C. Marcus, Esq., Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Los Angeles, California.
Case Number: 14-CV-6393

Cite as: Benex LC v. First Data Merchant Services Corp., 14-CV-6393, NYLJ 1202772744108, at *1 (EDNY, Decided November 14, 2016) CASENAME Benex LC, on behalf o

CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Emjay Environmental Recycling, Ltd., 12-CV-1865

Publication Date: 2016-11-08
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Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Christopher Merrick, Esq., Benjamin Mann, Esq., Eric C. Palombo, Esq., Keenan Cohen & Howard PC, Jenkintown, PA. John Joseph Morris, Esq., Kelly, Rode & Kelly, LLP, Mineola, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant: Brian Lee Gardner, Esq., Cole Schotz Meisel Forman & Leonard P.A., New York, NY. For Garnishees: Jarrett M. Behar, Esq., Sinnreich Kosakoff & Messina LLP, Central Islip, NY.
Case Number: 12-CV-1865

Cite as: CSX T rtation, Inc. v. Emjay Environmental Recycling, Ltd., 12-CV-1865, NYLJ 1202771682707, at *1 (EDNY, Decided November 2, 2016) CASENAME CSX T

Kernan v. N.Y. State Depart. of Financial Services, 13-CV-3196

Publication Date: 2016-10-05
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Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs James M. Kernan: Daniel L. Hitzke, Esq., Hitzke & Associates, Long Beach, CA. Oriska Corp. and Oriska Ins. Co.: Daniel L. Hitzke, Esq., Hitzke & Associates, Long Beach, CA.
for defendant: Antonio Faga, Esq., Naples, FL For Defendants New York State Defendants: Ralph Pernick, Esq., New York State Attorney General, Mineola, NY. Federal Defendants: James Halleron Knapp, Esq., Varuni Nelson, Esq., United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York, Central Islip, NY. Florida State Defendants: No Appearances. Illinois State Defendants: No Appearances.
Case Number: 13-CV-3196

Cite as: Kernan v. N.Y. State Depart. of Financial Services, 13-CV-3196, NYLJ 1202769057573, at *1 (EDNY, Decided September 29, 2016) CASENAME James M. Kernan,