Case Digests

US v. William Boyland, 15-3118

Publication Date: 2017-07-12
Practice Area: Litigation | White Collar Crime | Criminal Appeals
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Kearse, Walker, and Hall, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Amy Busa, Assistant United States Attorney, Brooklyn, New York, on the brief, Lan X. Nguyen, Assistant United States Attorney, Brooklyn, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: James M. Branden, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-3118

Applying 'McDonnell,' Circuit Affirms Ex-Assemblyman's Public Corruption Conv

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

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. Serrano, 16-4321

Publication Date: 2017-05-16
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Kearse, Calabresi and Cabranes, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: David W. Denton, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Amy Gallicchio, Barry D. Leiwant, Annalisa Mirón, of Counsel, on the brief, Edward S. Zas, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Appeals Bureau, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-4321

Appealable Double Jeopardy Claim Not Stated; Rule 29 Motion Not in Collateral Order Do

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. Joseph Jenkins, 14-4295-cr

Publication Date: 2017-04-21
Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
Industry:
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

Joseph Umbach, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Carrington Investment Partners (US), LP, Carrington Capital Management, LLC, and Bruce Rose, Defendants-Appellants, 15-1285-cv

Publication Date: 2017-03-21
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Kearse, Cabranes, and Chin, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Edward Toptani, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: William D. Temko, Munger, Tolles & Olson, Los Angeles, California; Jeffrey R. Babbin, James O. Craven, Wiggin and Dana, New Haven Connecticut, on the brief, Laura K. Lin, Los Angeles, California.
Case Number: 15-1285-cv

Cite as: Umbach v. Carrington Investment Partners (US), LP, 15-1285-cv, NYLJ 1202781688602, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided March 13, 2017) 15-1285-cv B

Coutard v. Municipal Credit Union, 15-1113

Publication Date: 2017-02-24
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Kearse, Pooler, and Sack, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Abdul Hassan Law Group, Queens Village, New York, on the brief, Abdul K. Hassan, Queens Village, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Gordon & Rees, New York, New York, on the brief, Douglas E. Motzenbecker, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-1113

Cite as: Coutard v. Municipal Credit Union, 15-1113, NYLJ 1202779736670, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided February 9, 2017) CASENAME Frantz Coutard, Plaintiff-Appell

Sheng v. M&TBank, 14-4467-CV

Publication Date: 2017-02-06
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Kearse, Winter, and Cabranes, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: George D. Vallas, The Ottinger Firm, P.C., New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Justin C. Eller, Miles & Stockbridge, P.C., Baltimore, MD.
Case Number: 14-4467-CV

Cite as: Sheng v. M& , 14-4467-CV, NYLJ 1202778368074, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided February 2, 2017) CASE NAME Jia Sheng, Plaintiff-Appellant v. M&