• Goldberg v. Pace University

    Publication Date: 2023-12-15
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Covid-19 | Education Law
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan L. Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Brett Goldberg: Lee A. Goldberg, on the brief, Morris E. Cohen, Goldberg Cohen LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Pace University: Suzanne M. Messer, on the brief, Johnathan B. Fellows, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Syracuse, NY.

    Case Number: 21-1377

    University's 'Emergency Closings' Provision Applied to COVID-19 Pandemic

  • U.S. v. Chaires

    Publication Date: 2023-12-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Michael S. Barnett, Rajit S. Dosanjh, on the brief, Carina H. Schoenberger, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Carla B. Freedman, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Syracuse, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Robert Joseph Boyle, Esq., New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20-4162

    Court Erred When It Sentenced Defendant as Career Offender Under USSG §4B1.1.

  • U.S. v. Mendonca

    Publication Date: 2023-12-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard E. Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Kevin Trowel, Marietou Diouf, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Genny Ngai, Assistant United States Attorney, for Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Sarah Baumgartel, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Appeals Bureau, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22-826-cr

    Challenges to Conviction Were Not Properly Preserved Below; Judgment Is Affirmed

  • Vans Inc. v. MSCHF Product Studio Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-12-12
    Practice Area: Trademarks
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Philip A. Goldstein, McGuire Woods LLP, New York, NY; Tanya L. Greene, McGuire Woods LLP, Los Angeles, CA, on the brief, Lucy Jewett Wheatley, McGuire Woods LLP, Richmond, VA.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Megan K. Bannigan, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY; William D. Patterson, Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, Chicago IL, on the brief, David H. Bernstein. For Amicus Curiae Daniel Arsham in Support of Defendant-Appellant: Vivek Jayaram, Jayaram Law Group, Chicago, IL. For Amici Curiae Emmanuel Perrotin, Jean-Paul Engelen in Support of Defendant-Appellant: Ronald D. Coleman, Dhillon Law Group Inc., Newark, NJ. For Amici Curiae Intellectual Property Professors in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Mark A. Lemley, Lex Lumina PLLC, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae American Apparel & Footwear Association, Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America, Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc., and Accessories Council in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Zachary D. Cohen, Rachel W. Adams, on the brief, John P. O'Herron, ThompsonMcMullan, P.C., Richmond, VA. For Amicus Curiae Nike, Inc., in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Tamar Y. Duvdevani, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY, on the brief, Stanley Panikowski, DLA Piper LLP (US), San Diego, CA. For Amicus Curiae International Trademark Association in Support of neither party: Martin Schwimmer, Leason Ellis LLP, White Plains, NY; David Donahue, Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C., New York, NY, on the brief, Vijay K. Toke, Rimon P.C., San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae Authors Alliance, Mason Rothschild, Alfred Steiner in Support of neither party: Mark P. McKenna, Christopher J. Sprigman, Rebecca Tushnet, on the brief, Rhett O. Millsaps II, Lex Lumina PLLC, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22-1006

    Confusion on Source of Wavy Baby Shoe Likely; Vans Likely to Prevail on Infringement Claim

  • Singh Bhagtana v. Garland

    Publication Date: 2023-12-12
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Jose A. Cabranes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Deepti Vithal, on the brief, Thomas Vincent Massucci, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent: Brian Boynton, Keith I. McManus, John B. Holt, on the brief, Spencer Shucard, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 20-1673-ag

    Finding Petitioner Could Safely Relocate in India Not Error; Persecution Fear Not Shown

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  • Saba Capital CEF Opportunities 1 LLC v. Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund

    Publication Date: 2023-12-08
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard C. Wesley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Jacob W. Buchdahl, Susman Godfrey LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Mark P. Musico, Susman Godfrey LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund, Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund, Nuveen Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund, Nuveen Global High Income Fund, and Nuveen Senior Income Fund: Parker Rider-Longmaid, Kyser Blakely, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, DC; Scott Musoff, Boris Bershteyn, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY; Eben Colby, Emily Jennings, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Boston, MA, on the Brief, Shay Dvoretzky, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellants Terence J. Toth, Jack B. Evans, William C. Hunter, Albin F. Moschner, John K. Nelson, Judith M. Stockdale, Carole E. Stone, Margaret L. Wolff, Robert L. Young, and Matthew Thornton III, in their capacity as Trustees of the Nuveen Trusts: Robert A. Skinner, Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Amy D. Roy, Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston, MA. For Amicus Curiae The Investment Company Institute in Support of Defendants-Appellants: Susan Olson, Dorothy Donohue, Kenneth Fang, The Investment Company Institute, Washington, DC; Steven A. Engel, David A. Kotler, Michael H. McGinley, Dechert LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Bulldog Investors, LLP in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Aaron T. Morris, Andrew W. Robertson, Morris Kandinov LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22-407

    Firm's Bylaws Amendment Violates ICA as Restriction on Shareholders, Not on Shares

  • U.S. ex rel. Weiner v. Siemens AG

    Publication Date: 2023-12-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Relator: Adam Pollock, Agatha M. Cole, on the brief, Max Rodriguez, Pollock Cohen LLP, New York, N.Y.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees‡: Travis A. Gonyou, on the brief, Wendy H. Schwartz, Binder & Schwartz LLP, New York, N.Y.

    Case Number: 22-2656

    Service Under 31 USC §3730 Never Ordered, Service Clock Never Started, Dismissal Improper

  • U.S. v. Calk

    Publication Date: 2023-12-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Guido Calabresi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, N.Y.: Alexandra Rothman, Hagan Scotten, Thomas McKay, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Paul M. Monteleoni, Assistant United States Attorney.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Daniel J. O'Neill, Avery D. Medjuck, Shapiro Arato Bach LLP, New York, N.Y., Paul H. Schoeman, Darren A. LaVerne, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, N.Y., on the brief, Alexandra A.E. Shapiro.

    Case Number: 22-313

    'Corrupt', 'Thing of Value' Defined in Probe of Financial Institution Bribery Law's Scope

  • Kravitz v. Purcell

    Publication Date: 2023-12-04
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Jay S. Kravitz, pro se, Earlton, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, and Judith N. Vale, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Mark S. Grube, Assistant Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22-764

    §1983 Plaintiff Need Not Show Substantial Burden to Prevail on First Amendment Claim

  • In re Nine West LBO Sec. Litig.

    Publication Date: 2023-12-04
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Consumer Products
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants Marc S. Kirschner and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, in all appeals except Docket Numbers 20-3334 and 20-3335: Robert J. Lack, Stan Chiueh, on the brief, Edward A. Friedman, Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP, New York, New York. For Plaintiffs-Appellants Marc S. Kirschner and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, in Docket Numbers 20-3257, 20-3290, 20-3334, 20-3335, 20-3964, and 20-3980: Allan B. Diamond and Ryan M. Lapine, Diamond McCarthy LLP, Dallas, Texas and Los Angeles, California.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Public Shareholders (Robeco Capital Growth Funds, et al.): Adam M. Harris and Andrew G. Devore, on the brief, Gregg L. Weiner, Ropes & Gray LLP, New York, New York and Boston, Massachusetts. For Defendants-Appellees Individual Shareholders Mary E. Belle, Kathleen Nedorostek Kaswell, and Joseph Stafiniak: Danielle C. Lesser, on the brief, Y. David Scharf, Morrison Cohen LLP, New York, New York. For Defendant-Appellee Individual Shareholder Wayne Kulkin: Howard Seife, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, New York, New York. For Defendants-Appellees Individual Shareholders Katherine Butler, Linda Kothe, Richard Hein, Richard H. Hein Rev. Trust U/A 06/12/95, Mark DeZao, Janice Brown, Eric Dauwalter, Rosa Genovesi, Charles Pickett, Susan McCoy, Stacey Harmon, Kathleen O'Brien, James Capiola, Laurie Gentile, and Robyn Mills: Stuart Kagen and Christopher Greene, Kagen, Caspersen & Bogart, PLLC. For Defendants-Appellees Individual Shareholders Heather Harlan and George Sharp: Kevin J. O'Connor and Shannon D. Azzaro, Peckar & Abramson, P.C., New York, New York.

    Case Number: 20-3257-cv (L)

    Safe Harbor Provision Shields Certificate and DTC Transfers, But Not Payroll Transfers