• In re ALBA Petroleos de El Salvador S.E.M. de C.V.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-22
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Michael H. Park
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Claire A. DeLelle, Nicole Erb, Susan Grace, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Appellee: Marcos D. Jiménez, León Cosgrove Jiménez, LLP, Miami, FL.

    Case Number: 22-317

    Circuit Lacks Jurisdiction Over Appeal of Denial of Third-Party Bid to Substitute Counsel

  • Court of Appeals: September 21, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-09-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals, New York State
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Cases & Motions

  • DiMartile v. Hochul

    Publication Date: 2023-09-21
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Civil Rights | Covid-19
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan L. Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Phillip A. Oswald, on the brief, R. Anthony Rupp III, Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham LLC, Buffalo, N.Y.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Kathleen Hochul, Letitia James, and Empire State Development Corporation: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Andrea Oser, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Frederick A. Brodie, for Letitia James, Attorney General for the State of New York, Albany, N.Y. For Defendants-Appellees Mark C. Poloncarz and Erie County Department of Health: Erin Molisani, Erie County Department of Law, Buffalo, N.Y.

    Case Number: 21-2988-CV

    Preliminary Injunction Does Not Confer Prevailing Party Status, Fee Award Eligibility

  • DiMartile v. Hochul

    Publication Date: 2023-09-20
    Practice Area: Attorney Rates and Arrangements
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan L. Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Phillip A. Oswald, on the brief, R. Anthony Rupp III, Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham LLC, Buffalo, N.Y.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Kathleen Hochul, Letitia James, and Empire State Development Corporation: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Andrea Oser, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Frederick A. Brodie, for Letitia James, Attorney General for the State of New York, Albany, N.Y. For Defendants-Appellees Mark C. Poloncarz and Erie County Department of Health: Erin Molisani, Erie County Department of Law, Buffalo, N.Y.

    Case Number: 21-2988-cv

    Plaintiffs Are Not Eligible for Attorneys' Fees After Short-Lived Preliminary Injunction

  • Peguero Vasquez v. Garland

    Publication Date: 2023-09-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Philip L. Torrey, on the brief, Tiffany J. Lieu, Crimmigration Clinic, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA. For Petitioner: Rohmah A. Javed, John H. Peng, Laura A. Rion, Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, Albany, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent: Craig A. Newell, Jr., Senior Litigation Counsel, on the brief, Erica B. Miles, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, for Brian M. Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Brooklyn Defender Services; The Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; The Bronx Defenders; and The Legal Aid Society: Mauricio E. Noroña, The Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Immigrant Defense Project: Andrew Wachtenheim, Nabilah Siddiquee, Immigrant Defense Project, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-6380

    Removability Finding Stands; 'Crime Involving Moral Turpitude' Not Vague

  • Court of Appeals: September 18, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-09-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals, Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    MOTIONS

  • Wheatley v. New York State United Teachers

    Publication Date: 2023-09-15
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Maria Araujo Kahn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Nathan J. McGrath, Stephen B. Edwards, Logan Hetherington, on the brief, David R. Dorey, The Fairness Center, Harrisburg, PA.
    for defendant: For Appellees New Hartford Employees Union and New York State United Teachers: Robert T. Reilly, Andrea Wanner, on the brief, NYSUT, Latham, NY, Scott A. Kronland, Altshuler Berzon LLP, San Francisco, CA. For Appellee New Hartford Central School District: Heather M. Cole, on the brief, Nicole Marlow-Jones, Ferrara Fiorenza PC, East Syracuse, NY.

    Case Number: 22-2743-cv

    Court Properly Dismissed Bus Driver's Rights Claims Over Continued Union Dues Deductions

  • Banks v. General Motors LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-09-14
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Automotive | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Josephine A. Greco, Greco Trapp, PLLC, Buffalo, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Monica L. Lacks and Samuel H. Ottinger, on the brief, Rebecca J. Bennett, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., Cleveland, Ohio. For Amicus Curiae Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Christopher Lage, Jennifer S. Goldstein, Elizabeth E. Theran, Gail S. Coleman, on the brief, Georgina Yeomans, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 21-2640

    Court Erred in Granting GM Judgment on Employee's Retaliation Claim

  • NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust v. Acis Capital Mgmt. LP

    Publication Date: 2023-09-13
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust: Griffin S. Rubin, on the brief, Mazin A. Sbaiti, Sbaiti & Company PLLC, Dallas, TX.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Acis Capital Management, L.P. and Joshua N. Terry: Jonathan E. Pickhardt, William B. Adams, on the brief, Blair A. Adams, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Brigade Capital Management, LP.: Jason C. Hegt, Alexis K. Godfrey, on the brief, Samir Deger-Sen, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY. For Intervenor-Defendant-Appellee Highland CLO Funding, Ltd.: Jennifer E. Poon, on the brief, Uri A. Itkin, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22-1912

    Contract Rescission Action Does Not State Claim; Does Not Violate IAA

  • EMA Financial LLC v. Chantis

    Publication Date: 2023-09-12
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert D. Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For EMA Financial, LLC: Jeffrey Fleischmann, Law Office of Jeffrey Fleischmann, P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Joey Chancis and Richard Roer: Mark R. Basile and Eric Benzenberg, on the brief, Marjorie Santelli, The Basile Law Firm P.C., Jericho, NY.

    Case Number: 22-274

    Court Erred in Finding Loans Not Usurious Under New York Law