Case Digests

U.S. v. Smith

Publication Date: 2018-03-14
Practice Area: Criminal Law
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Jose Cabranes
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Thomas McKay and Karl Metzner, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Daniel M. Tracer, 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: Matthew B. Larsen, Federal Defenders of New York Appeals Bureau, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-3313-cr

Second-Degree Robbery Is 'Crime of Violence' as Defined in USSG Before Aug. 1, 2016

Latner v. Mount Sinai Health Sys. Inc.

Publication Date: 2018-01-17
Practice Area: Consumer Protection
Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Jos Cabranes
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Alexander H. Burke, Burke Law Offices, LLC, Chicago, Illinois.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Stuart M. Gerson, Patricia M. Wagner, Tanya v. Cramer, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., Washington, DC.
Case Number: 17-99-cv

Text Message Flu Shot Reminder Did Not Violate TCPA

Bascunan v. Elsaca

Publication Date: 2017-11-09
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, SECOND CIRCUIT
Judge: District Judge Jose Cabranes
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jesse T. Conan, on the brief, Robin L. Alperstein, Becker, Glynn, Muffly, Chassin & Hosinski LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: William B. Adams, on the brief, Jennifer M. Selendy, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-3626-cv

RICO Domestic Injury Requirement Met to Extent U.S. Property's Injury Alleged

Olagues v. Icahn, 16-1255-cv

Publication Date: 2017-08-10
Practice Area: Securities Litigation
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Calabresi, Cabranes, and Lohier, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Mitchell M.Z. Twersky, Cassandra Porsch, on the brief, Jack G. Fruchter, Abraham Fruchter & Twersky, LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Robert R. Viducich, Law Office of Robert R. Viducich, New York, NY, on the brief, Herbert Beigel, Law Offices of Herbert Beigel, Tucson, AZ.
Case Number: 16-1255-cv

Short-Swing Profits Suit's Dismissal Upheld; Premium Discount for Call Options Not A

USA v. Barinas, 16-2218

Publication Date: 2017-08-07
Practice Area: Criminal Law
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Kearse, Calabresi, and Cabranes, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Susan Corkery, Assistant United States Attorney, Brooklyn, New York, on the brief, Michael T. Keilty, Assistant United States Attorney, Brooklyn, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Barry D. Leiwant, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Appeals Bureau, New York, New York, on the brief, Samuel I. Jacobson, Assistant Federal Defender, Brooklyn, NY.
Case Number: 16-2218

Supervision's Revocation Affirmed; Violation Charge's Adjudication Did Not Violate 'Spec

US v. Anthony Allen, 16-898-cr

Publication Date: 2017-07-21
Practice Area: Litigation | White Collar Crime | Securities Litigation
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Cabranes, Pooler, and Lynch, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General; Andrew Weissman, Carol Sipperly, Brian R. Young, Sung‐Hee Suh, and Michael T. Koenig, Fraud Section, on the brief, John M. Pellettieri, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
for defendant: For Defendant‐Appellant Anthony Allen: Casey E. Donnelly, on the brief, Michael S. Schachter, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant‐Appellant Anthony Conti: Aaron Williamson, Tor Ekeland, P.C., Brooklyn, NY.
Case Number: 16-898-cr (Lead)

Circuit Puts Fifth Amendment Front and Center in Libor Conviction Re

US v. Sheldon Silver, 16-1615-cr

Publication Date: 2017-07-17
Practice Area: White Collar Crime
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Cabranes, Wesley, C.JJ., and Sessions, J.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Howard S. Master, James McDonald, Karl Metzner, on the brief, Andrew D. Goldstein, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant‐Appellant: Robert K. Kry, Justin V. Shur, MoloLamken LLP, Joel Cohen, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP, on the brief, Steven F. Molo, MoloLamken LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-1615-cr

Silver Corruption Conviction Overturned by Second C

USA v. Weaver, 16-3861-cr

Publication Date: 2017-06-30
Practice Area:
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Newman, Cabranes, and Lynch, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Scott R. McIntosh and William E. Havemann, Appellate Staff, on the brief, Douglas Letter, for Chad A. Readler, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC; Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: C. Harker Rhodes IV and Michael D. Lieberman, on the brief, George W. Hicks, Jr., Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC.
Case Number: 16-3861-cr

Contractual Disclaimers of Reliance Do Not Render Oral Misrepresentations Imma

Irrera v. Humpherys, 16-2004

Publication Date: 2017-06-23
Practice Area:
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Newman, Cabranes, and Lynch, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Stewart Lee Karlin Law Group, PC, New York, NY, Stewart Lee Karlin, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Nixon Peabody LLP, Christopher D. Thomas, Rochester, NY, on the brief, Marion Blankopf, Rochester, NY.
Case Number: 16-2004

Retaliation for Rejecting Department Chair's Unwanted Sexual Advances Plausibly

Stadnick v. Vivint Solar, Inc., 16-65-cv

Publication Date: 2017-06-22
Practice Area: Class Actions | Regulation | Securities Litigation | Business Torts
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Walker, Cabranes, and Lohier, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Adam M. Apton on the brief, Nicholas Ian Porritt, Levi & Korsinsky LLP, Washington, D.C.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Vivint Solar, Inc., The Blackstone Group L.P., Gregory S. Butterfield, Dana C. Russell, David F. D'Alessandro, Alex J. Dunn, Bruce McEvoy, Todd R. Pedersen, Joseph F. Trustey, Peter F. Wallace & Joseph S. Tibbetts: Scott D. Musoff on the brief, Jay B. Kasner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. & Blackstone Advisory Partners L.P.: Paul Vizcarrondo, Jr., Carrie M. Reilly & Steven Winter on the brief, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-65-cv