• U.S. Bank, N.A. v. Marcia

    Publication Date: 2022-08-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau
    Judge: Justice David P. Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1132/2017

    Foreclosure Precluded by Predecessor's Untimely Discontinuance of Prior Foreclosure Action

  • Belya v. Kapral

    Publication Date: 2022-08-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Richard B. Katskee, on the brief, Bradley Girard, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, DC, and Oleg Rivkin, Rivkin Law Group PLLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: Daniel H. Blomberg, Lori H. Windham, Daniel D. Benson, on the brief, Diana Verm Thomson, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, and Donald J. Feerick, Jr., Feerick Nugent MacCartney, PLLC, South Nyack, NY. For Amici Curiae Professor Michael W. McConnell and Professor Douglas Laycock: Thomas G. Hungar, Andrew G.I. Kilberg, John Matthew Butler, Jason Manion, Macey L. Olave, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, and San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Assemblies of God (USA), Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy of the Anglican Church in North America, General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Gordon D. Todd, Daniel J. Hay, John L. Gibbons, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Ryan Paulsen, Ryan N. Gardner, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX. For Amici Curiae Constitutional Law Scholars, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Matthew T. Nelson, Warner Norcross + Judd LLP, Grand Rapids, MI. James A. Campbell, Solicitor General of Nebraska; Douglas J. Peterson, Attorney General of Nebraska; David T. Bydalek, Chief Deputy Attorney General of Nebraska; Steve Marshall, Attorney General of Alabama; Mark Brnovich, Attorney General of Arizona; Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas; Chris Carr, Attorney General of Georgia; Derek Schmidt, Attorney General of Kansas; Daniel Cameron, Attorney General of Kentucky; Jeff Landry, Attorney General of Louisiana; Lynn Fitch, Attorney General of Mississippi; Eric S. Schmitt, Attorney General of Missouri; Austin Knudsen, Attorney General of Montana; John M. O'Connor, Attorney General of Oklahoma; Alan Wilson, Attorney General of South Carolina; and Sean D. Reyes, Attorney General of Utah, for Amici Curiae States of Nebraska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah, in support of Defendants-Appellants.

    Case Number: 21-1498

    Church Autonomy, Collateral Order Doctrines Discussed in Defamation Appeal's Dismissal

  • Jenkins v. Trustco Bank

    Publication Date: 2022-08-22
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: District Judge Gary Sharpe
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1:21-CV-238

    Only Breach Claim Survives in Action Over Bank's Alleged Assessment of Multiple NSF Fees

  • Palma v. Cabrini of Westchester

    Publication Date: 2022-08-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Covid-19 | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Vincent Briccetti
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22 CV 5430

    Wrongful Death Suit Remanded; Removal Improper Under Removal Statute, PREP Act, 'Grable'

  • Levinson v. Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad

    Publication Date: 2022-08-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Barrington Parker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Daniel W. Levy, McKool Smith P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant: Noel J. Francisco, Steven T. Cottreau, Jones Day, Washington, D.C.; Fahad A. Habib, Jones Day, San Francisco, CA; Andrew J. Pincus, Charles A. Rothfeld, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C.; Mark G. Hanchet, Christopher J. Houpt, Cleland B. Welton II, Robert W. Hamburg, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Charlotte H. Taylor, Jones Day, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 21-2043

    Court Erred by Granting Writ of Execution Before Deciding if Entity Is Agent of Iran

  • Hudson Meridian Constr. Group, LLC v. Travelers Cas. Ins. Co. of Am.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-18
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Sabrina Kraus
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 655507/2021

    Plaintiff Allowed to Amend Complaint After Discovering New Allegations in Related Case

  • American Express Natl. Bank v. Hybrid, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-18
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Acting Justice Gerald Lebovits
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Brandon G. Stanislaus of counsel, Zwicker & Associates, P.C., Piscataway Township, NJ.
    for defendant: No appearance for Defendants.

    Case Number: 650517/2021

    Court Considers Issue of First Impression Regarding Untimely Motion for Default Judgment

  • Piotrowicz v. Techtronic Indus. NA Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-18
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Products Liability
    Industry: Construction | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    Judge: District Judge Katherine Polk Failla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19 Civ. 11522

    NY Plaintiff Fails to Show China Company's Purposeful Contact With NY

  • Linton v. City of New York

    Publication Date: 2022-08-17
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Acting Justice J. Machelle Sweeting
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 153841/2021

    Court Compels Plaintiff to Accept Untimely Answer Due to Excusable Delays

  • Daou v. BLC Bank SAL

    Publication Date: 2022-08-17
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Christopher J. Major, Meister Seelig & Fein LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees BLC Bank, S.A.L. and Credit Libanais, S.A.L.: John O. Wray, on the brief, Jeffrey Rotenberg, DLA Piper LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee AlMawarid Bank, S.A.L.: Gassan A. Baloul, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Mitchell R. Berger, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee Banque du Liban: Ryan M. Moore, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA, on the brief, Linda C. Goldstein, Dechert LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-1085-cv

    Claims Against Banks Dismissed; Did Not Arise From Transactions in NY