Case Digests

Appellate Division Second Department Hand Down List decided on: November 29, 2017 By Rivera, J.P.; Dillon, Connolly and Iannacci, JJ.

Publication Date: 2017-12-01
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
Judge: Unsigned
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Appellate Term First Department The following orders on motion were filed and entered on November 29, 2017. By: Lowe, III, P.J, Schoenfeld, Shulman, JJ.

Publication Date: 2017-12-01
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Term, First Department
Judge: Unsigned
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Rhino Recovery INc. v. Rizzuto

Publication Date: 2017-11-30
Practice Area: Civil Appeals
Industry:
Court: Appellate Term, 9th & 10th Judicial Districts
Judge: Per Curiam n/a
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant: Stanley E. Orzechowski, Esq., Law Offices of Stanley E. Orzechowski, P.C.
for defendant: For respondent: Yamile Al-Sullami, Esq., Russo & Tambasco.
Case Number: 2016-643SC

No Evidence Found Release Authorized Plaintiff to Perform AdditionalServices for Defendant

Grajko v. NYC

Publication Date: 2017-11-16
Practice Area: Civil Appeals
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Court: Court of Appeals, New York State
Judge: Unsigned Chief Judge DiFiore and Judges Rivera, Stein, Fahey, Garcia, Wilson and Feinman concur.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Submitted by Gregory J. Cannata, for appellant.
for defendant: Submitted by Porsha Requel Johnson, for respondents.
Case Number: No. 140 SSM 27

In the Matter of Ryszard Grajko, Appellant, v. City of New York, et al., Respondents.

Federal Housing Finance Agency v. Nomura Holding America, 15-1872-cv

Publication Date: 2017-10-02
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Securities Litigation | Litigators
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Droney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Philippe Z. Selendy, Adam M. Abensohn, William B. Adams, Andrew R. Dunlap, Yelena Konanova, on the brief, Kathleen M. Sullivan, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Nomura Holding America, Inc., Nomura Asset Acceptance Corporation, Nomura Home Equity Loan, Inc., Nomura Credit & Capital, Inc., Nomura Securities International, Inc., David Findlay, John McCarthy, John P. Graham, Nathan Gorin, and N. Dante LaRocca: Amanda F. Davidoff, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Washington, D.C.; Bruce E. Clark, Steven L. Holley, Adam R. Brebner, Owen R. Wolfe, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, David B. Tulchin, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant RBS Securities, Inc.: Thomas C. Rice, Andrew T. Frankel, Alan C. Turner, Craig S. Waldman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY; Paul F. Rugani, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Seattle, WA; Daniel A. Rubens, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY; Kelsi Brown Corkran, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, D.C., on the brief, E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and The Clearing House Association LLC, in support of defendants-appellants: Michael J. Dell, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-1872-cv(L)

Second Circuit Affirms Judgment in Fed Suit Over Housing Crisis-Era Secu

Katz v. The Donna Karan Company, 15-464

Publication Date: 2017-09-21
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Litigation
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch. J., Pooler and Chin, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Keith J. Keogh, Keogh Law, Ltd., Chicago, IL, on the brief, Shimshon Wexler, Law Offices of Shimshon Wexler, P.C., Atlanta, GA, and New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: David A. Munkittrick and Charles S. Sims, on the brief, Greg M. Mashberg, Proskauer Rose, LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-464

Circuit, Building on Post-'Spokeo' Law, Affirms Dismissal for Lack of Concrete

Friedman v. Bloomberg, 16-1335-cv

Publication Date: 2017-09-13
Practice Area: Litigation | Civil Appeals
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Walker, Hall, and Chin, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Stephen G. Grygiel, Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White, LLC, Baltimore, MD, on the brief, Alan H. Kaufman, Kaufman PLLC, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Bloomberg L.P., Christopher Dolmetsch, Erik Larsen, Michael Hytha, and Andrew Dunn: Yonatan S. Berkovits, on the brief, Sharon L. Schneier, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Palladyne International Asset Management B.V., Ismael Abudher, Lily Yeo, Milltown Partners LLP, Patrick Haverson, David-John Collins and Oliver Rickman: Derek J.T. Adler, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-1335-cv

Bloomberg Libel Suit Will Go Before a Jury, Circui

In re: Grand Jury Subpoenas Returnable December 16, 2015, 16-266-cv

Publication Date: 2017-09-11
Practice Area: International Law | Civil Appeals | Litigation
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Court: United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Walker, Livingston, Circuit Judges, and Briccetti, District Judge.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: ALEXANDER A. SOLOMON, Assistant United States Attorney (Amy Busa, Douglas M. Pravda & Ian Craig Richardson, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief), for Bridget M. Rohde, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, for Appellee.
for defendant: HAROLD J. RUVOLDT, JR. (Cathy A. Fleming & Eric H. Jaso on the brief), Fleming Ruvoldt PLLC, New York, NY, for Appellant.
Case Number: 16-266-cv

Circuit Says Chinese Contractors Not Immune to Grand Jury Su

Jane Doe, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Lt. Gen. Franklin Lee Hagenbeck, Brig. Gen. William E. Rapp, Defendants-Appellants, United States of America, Defendant, 15-1890-cv

Publication Date: 2017-09-01
Practice Area: Litigation | Civil Appeals
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Chin, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee for Jane Doe: Rebecca Ojserkis, Jonas Wang, Erin Baldwin, Kathryn Wynbrandt, Bethany Li, Michael J. Wishnie, Veteran Legal Services Clinic, Jerome M. Frank Legal Services Organization, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants for Lt. Gen. Franklin Lee Hagenbeck and Brig. Gen. William E. Rapp.: Christopher Connolly, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorneys, New York, NY, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Amici Curiae for Amici Curiae Federal Courts and Constitutional Law Professors, in support of Jane Doe.: Caitlin J. Halligan, Joel M. Cohen, Casey K. Lee, Kathryn M. Cherry, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae University Administrators, in support of Jane Doe.: Paul W. Hughes, Travis Crum, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Former Military Officers, in support of Jane Doe.: Penelope A. Preovolos, Ben Patterson, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae National Veterans Legal Services Program, Protect Our Defenders, Service Women's Action Network, in support of Jane Doe.: John D. Niles, James Anglin Flynn, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, American Association of University Women, Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic at the City University of New York School of Law, Human Rights Watch, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, National Women's Law Center, in support of Jane Doe.: Sandra S. Park, Steven Watt, Lenora M. Lapidus, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-1890-cv

Former West Point Cadet's Sexual Assault Liability Suit Stymied by Second C

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Metter, 16-526-cv

Publication Date: 2017-08-30
Practice Area: Securities Litigation | Civil Appeals
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Hall, Lynch, Droney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: John W. Avery, Deputy Solicitor, on the brief, Martin V. Totaro, Senior Counsel, for Robert B. Stebbins, General Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC.
for defendant: For Appellant: Tammy P. Bieber and Brian K. Steinwascher, on the brief, Maranda E. Fritz, Thompson Hine LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-526-cv