• Pablo Star Ltd. v. The Welsh Gov't

    Publication Date: 2020-06-12
    Practice Area: Copyrights
    Industry: Travel and Tourism
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Kevin McCulloch, on the brief, Nathaniel Kleinman, the McCulloch Law Firm, PLLC, New York, N.Y.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Richard J. Oparil, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 19-1262-cv

    Welsh Government Engaged in Commercial Activity Under FSIA When Promoting Tourism to Wales

  • U.S. v. Thompson

    Publication Date: 2020-06-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John Walker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Carl G. Eurenius, on the brief, Steven D. Clymer, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Grant C. Jacquith, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: James L. Riotto II, James L. Riotto II, Esq., Rochester, NY.

    Case Number: 18-2545-cr

    Conviction Under NYPL §220.31 Exceeds Federal Analog, Does Not Trigger Enhancement

  • U.S. v. Davis

    Publication Date: 2020-06-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Chief Judge Robert Katzmann
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant United States of America: Matthew S. Miner, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Brian A. Benczkowski, Assistant Attorney General, on the brief, Daniel J. Kane, Attorney, Appellate Section, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC; Tiffany H. Lee, Assistant United States Attorney, Joseph M. Guerra, III, First Assistant United States Attorney, James P. Kennedy, Jr., United States Attorney for the Western District of New York, Buffalo, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Monae Davis: Marybeth Covert, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of New York, Buffalo, NY.

    Case Number: 19-874

    First Step Act §404 Eligibility Turns on Statutory Offense of Sentencing Not Conduct

  • Natural Resources Def. Council Inc. v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency

    Publication Date: 2020-06-11
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Environmental Law
    Industry: Federal Government | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.: Katherine Desormeau, Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco, CA; Sarah C. Tallman, Natural Resources Defense Council, Chicago, IL, on the brief, Gabriel Daly, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York, NY. For Petitioner State of Vermont: Justin E. Kolber, Assistant Attorney General, for Thomas J. Donovan, Jr., Attorney General for the State of Vermont, Montpelier, VT.
    for defendant: For Respondents: Jeffrey Bossert Clark, Assistant Attorney General, Jonathan D. Brightbill, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Erin Koch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. on the brief, Andrew S. Coghlan, Trial Attorney, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Oregon, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, by and through its Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Washington: Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General of Oregon, Benjamin Gutman, Solicitor General, Oregon, Steven Novick, Special Assistant Attorney General, Oregon, William Tong, Attorney General of Connecticut, Clare E. Connors, Attorney General of Hawaii, Aaron Frey, Attorney General of Maine, Brian E. Frosh, Attorney General of Maryland, Maura Healey, Attorney General of Massachusetts, Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General of New Jersey, Josh Shapiro, Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Peter F. Neronha, Attorney General of Rhode Island, Robert W. Ferguson, Attorney General of Washington, Max Kieley, Assistant Attorney General, Minnesota.

    Case Number: 18-2121-ag

    Exemption for Importers of Products Containing Mercury-Added Components Lacks Explanation

  • U.S. ex rel Hanks v. Florida Cancer Specialists

    Publication Date: 2020-06-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Federal Government | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant United States of America ex rel. Don Hanks: Rob Hennig, Hennig Ruiz & Singh, P.C., Los Angeles, CA. For Appellee United States of America: Bruce R. Ellisen, on the brief, Julie Ciamporcero Avetta, for Richard E. Zuckerman, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Richard P. Donaghue, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, of counsel.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, LLC, Ayub, Sokol, Matzkowitz and Sennabaum, M.D.s, P.A. d/b/a New Hope Cancer Center, Coastal Oncology, P.L., J. Paonessa, M.D., P.A. (Gulfcoast Oncology Associates), and Pasco Hernando Oncology Associates, P.A.: Rachel Kramer, Michael P. Matthews, on the brief, Lawrence M. Krauss, Foley & Lardner LLP, Boston, MA. For Defendant-Appellee U.S. Oncology Specialty, LP.: Samuel B. Goldstein, Joshua Hill, Jr., Lena H. Hughes, on the brief, Joseph R. Palmore, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees Central Georgia Cancer Care, P.C., Georgia Cancer Specialists I, P.C., and Southeast Georgia Hematology Oncology Associates, P.C.: Jeremy P. Burnette, Akerman LLP, Atlanta, GA. For Defendant-Appellee Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers, P.C.: Michael E. Paulhus, Jennifer S. Lewin, on the brief, James W. Boswell, III, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, GA.

    Case Number: 18-3376

    District Court Must Decide if Qui Tam Action Is Barred by FCA's Public Disclosure Bar

  • In re Grand Jury Proceeding

    Publication Date: 2020-06-09
    Practice Area: Discovery | Information Governance and Compliance
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Justice Richard Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick M. Oberlander, Esq., pro se, Montauk, New York.
    for defendant: For Movant-Appellee United States of America: Stephen C. Green, on the brief, Richard D. Belliss, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Grant C. Jaquith, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Albany, New York.

    Case Number: 18-3485

    As Second Grand Jury Issued Identical Subpoena Circuit Had Jurisdiction Over Quash Motion

  • U.S. v. Grote

    Publication Date: 2020-06-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Native American Law | White Collar Crime
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Pierre Leval
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Hagan Scotten, Sagar K. Ravi, on the brief, Karl Metzner, Assistant United States Attorney, for Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Timothy Muir.1: Thomas J. Bath, Jr., Bath & Edmonds, P.A., Overland Park, KS. For Defendant-Appellant Scott Tucker: Beverly Van Ness, Law Firm of Beverly Van Ness, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 18-181

    Tribes Acted Only as Cover in Lending Scheme Where Appellants Knew Interest Was Usurious

  • Chamberlain v. City of White Plains

    Publication Date: 2020-06-05
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack and Peter Hall
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Kenneth Chamberlain, Jr. as the Administrator of the Estate of Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr: Randolph M. McLaughlin and Danielle B. Sullivan, on the brief, Debra S. Cohen, Newman Ferrara, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees City of White Plains, P.O. Maurice Love, P.O. Steven Demchuk, P.O. Marek Markowski, Sgt. Stephen Fottrell, Sgt. Keith Martin, and Lt. James Spencer: John M. Flannery and Peter A. Meisels, on the brief, Lalit K. Loomba, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, White Plains, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Anthony Carelli: Lisa M. Fantino, on the brief, Andrew Quinn, The Quinn Law Firm, White Plains, NY.

    Case Number: 16-3935

    Officers Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity in Death After Apartment's Warrantless Entry

  • Kondjoua v. Barr

    Publication Date: 2020-06-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Jessica Garland, Yena Lee, Law Students, Appellate Litigation Project, Yale Law School, on the brief, Benjamin M. Daniels, Wiggin and Dana LLP, on the brief, Tadhg Dooley, Wiggin and Dana LLP, New Haven, Connecticut.
    for defendant: For Respondent: Joseph H. Hunt, Assistant Attorney General, Erica B. Miles, Senior Litigation Counsel, on the brief, Jessica A. Dawgert, Senior Litigation Counsel, office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 16-296

    Third-Degree Sexual Assault Conviction Deemed 'Crime of Violence' Under 18 USC §16(a)

  • U.S. v. Oneal

    Publication Date: 2020-06-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Chief Judge Robert Katzmann
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: David C. James, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Nomi D. Berenson, Assistant United States Attorney, for Richard P. Donoghue, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Vivian Shevitz, South Salem, NY.

    Case Number: 18-1710

    Limited Facts Relied on by Court Do Not Support Enhancements' Use in Calculating Sentence