Case Digests

Veleron Holding v. Morgan Stanley, 15-4092-cv

Publication Date: 2017-06-07
Practice Area: Securities Litigation | Banking and Finance Laws
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs, Livingston, Lohier, Jr., C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Aaron H. Marks, Ronald R. Rossi, Emilie B. Cooper; Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Appellees: Neal Kumar Katyal, Morgan L. Goodspeed; Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC. Jonathan D. Polkes, Adam B. Banks, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-4092-cv

Circuit, Quickly but Narrowly, Rejects Novel Insider Trading

The Hon. Reich v. Lopez, 16-510-cv

Publication Date: 2017-06-06
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs and Droney, C.JJ, and Stanceu, Ch.J., U.S. Court of Int'l Trade.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellants The Hon. Otto J. Reich and Otto Reich Associates, LLC: Jeffrey Ernest Grell, Grell Feist Prince PLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
for defendant: For Appellee Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez: Frank H. Wohl with Jonathan D. Lamberti, on the brief, Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP, New York, NY. For Appellee Pedro Jose Trebbau Lopez: Joseph A. Demaria, Fox Rothschild LLP, Miami, Florida.
Case Number: 16-510-cv

RICO Claims Against Energy Firm's Principals Properly Dismissed; Predicate Acts Insuff

John v. Whole Foods Market Group, 16-986-cv

Publication Date: 2017-06-05
Practice Area: Food and Drug Act | Class Actions
Industry: Consumer Products | Distribution and Wholesale
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Kearse, Jacobs, and Lohier, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Douglas G. Blankinship, Finkelstein, Blankinship, Frei-Pearson & Garber, LLP, White Plains, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Gregory J. Casas, Elliot H. Scherker, Brigid F. Cech Samole, on the brief, David E. Sellinger, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, NY, Austin, TX, Miami, FL.
Case Number: 16-986-cv

In Re: Lehman Brothers Holdings, Debtor.

Publication Date: 2017-05-09
Practice Area: Litigation | Bankruptcy | Securities Litigation
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs, Sack, and Carney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the Claimant-Appellants Jennifer Adler, Ian Anderson, Jennifer Becker, Craig Benson, Paola Biraschi, Karen Brewer, William Broadbent, David Brooks, Guillemette Callies, Patrick Cremin, Michael Collier, Joseph D'Amadeo, John Dmuchowski, Nestor De Jesus, Steven Engel, Louise Goldberg, Michael Gran, Anshuman Goyal, Adrian Graves, Sandra Hahn-Colbert, Gregg Hawes, Nicholas Howard, Julian Iragorri, Harriet Chan King, Karen Krieger, Tal Lev Ari, Yeruchim Levilev, Sarah Lewis, Patricia Luken, Lawrence McCarthy, Michael McCully, Paul Shotton, Steven Schwab, Colin S.A. Welch, Pierluigi Volini, Ian Neville, Sandy Fleischman Richman, Jeffrey Wecker, Norman Siegel, Thomas O'Sullivan, Peter Ward, Timothy Wilkinson, Milan Veleba, Andrea Sullivan, Hugh McGee, Judith Winchester, Ross Shapiro, Stephen Snelling, Brian Seward, Margaret Smith, Alvaro Santodomingo, Helmut Olivier, Estate of Michael Mullen, Jack Rivkin, Barry Porter, Gregg Somma, Christiane Schuster, Michael Petrucelli, Martin Patterson, Fabio Liotti, and Mary Langevin: Andrew R. Goldenberg, on the briefs, Richard J. Schager, Jr., Stamell & Schager, LLP, New York, NY. For the Claimants-Appellants Madelyn Antoncic, Michele Bareggi, Riccardo Banchetti, Timothy A. Burke, Nachiketa Das, Philippe Dufournier, Brian Gross, Peter Hornick, Andrea Jao, Michael Lawsky, Alexandre Catalao Maia, Nikki Marshall, Richard Noble, Anke Parr, Vincent Primiano, Giancarlo Saronne, Johathan Sebiri, Charles Spero, Harshad Shah, Gordon Sweely, Rocco F. Andriola, Amit K. Sarkar, Darian J. Cohen, Lars P. Jacobson, Christian E. Stevens, and Andrew Wideman: Lisa M. Solomon, Law Offices of Lisa M. Solomon, New York, NY. For the Claimants-Appellants Marvin C. Schwartz, Stephanie Stiefel, Richard J. Glasebrook, II, Judith Ann Kenney, Richard Nackerson, Henry Ramallo, Christian Reynolds, David I. Weiner, Richard Levine, and Seth Finkel: Eugene Neal Kaplan, Kaplan Landau, LLP, New York, NY, on the briefs, Deborah E. Lans, Cohen Clair Lans Greifer Thorpe & Rottenstreich LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Debtor-Appellee Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.: Ralph I. Miller, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-1296-bk

Vested Stock Compensation Considered Securities in Lehman Bankruptc

Cole-Hoover v. Reddy, 15-1986-cv

Publication Date: 2017-05-05
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Attorney Compensation
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Walker, Jr., Jacobs, Parker, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Anthony A. Boyadjis, Morristown, NJ. For Appellees: Anna M Richmond, Brian P. Fitgerald, Buffalo, NY.
for defendant: For Appellee-Cross-Appellant: Alan J. Bozer, Amanda L. Lowe; Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, NY.
Case Number: 15-1986-cv(L)

Circuit Grants Fee Award Following Lengthy D

Zarda v. Altitude Express, 15-3775

Publication Date: 2017-04-24
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs, Sack, and Lynch, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellees: Saul D. Zabell, Zabell & Associates, P.C., Bohemia, NY. Lenora M. Lapidus, Gillian L. Thomas, Ria Tabacco Mar, and Leslie Cooper, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY; Erin Beth Harrist, Robert Hodgson, and Christopher Dunn, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY, for Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union; New York Civil Liberties Union; 9to5; National Association of Working Women; A Better Balance; Coalition of Labor Union Women; Equal Rights Advocates; Gender Justice; Legal Voice; National Women's Law Center, Southwest Women's Law Center; Women Employed; Women's Law Center of Maryland; Women's Law Project, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants. For Amicus Curiae Lambda Legal, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Michael D.B. Kavey, LGBTQ Rights Clinic, New York, NY, Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., New York, NY, Gregory R. Nevins, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Atlanta, GA.
for defendant: For Appellants: Gregory Antollino, New York, NY. For Appellants: Stephen Bergstein, Bergstein & Ullrich, LLP, Chester, NY.
Case Number: 15-3775

'Simonton' Ruling Entitles Employer to Judgment On Title VII Claim of Sexual Orientatio

United States v. Joseph Jenkins, 14-4295-cr

Publication Date: 2017-04-21
Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Kearse, Jacobs, and Parker, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Tamara Thomson, on the brief, Rajit S. Dosanjh, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney, Northern District of New York, Syracuse, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Daniel Demaria, Merchant Law Group LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 14-4295-cr

Circuit Vacates Sentence in Child Pornograph

USA v. Johnson, 15-3498-cr

Publication Date: 2017-03-16
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs, Cabranes, and Parker, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the United States of America: Paul D. Silver, Assistant United States Attorney, for Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, with Miroslov Lovric, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Albany, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Lawrence Gerzog, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-3498-cr

Cite as: USA v. Johnson, 15-3498-cr, NYLJ 1202781298441, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided March 10, 2017) CASENAME United States of America, Appellee v. Calvin Johnson,

Linares-Urrutia v. Sessions, 14-4419-cv

Publication Date: 2017-03-13
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs, Sack, and Carney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant Jose Linares-Urrutia: with George C. Chipev on the brief, Washington, D.C., Robert J. Malionek, Latham & Watkins, New York, New York.
for defendant: For Appellee Jeff Sessions: with Benjamin C. Mizer, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Melissa Neiman-Kelting, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, on the brief, M. Jocelyn Lopez Wright.
Case Number: 14-4419-cv

Cite as: Linares-Urrutia v. Sessions, 14-4419-cv, NYLJ 1202780991986, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided March 7, 2017) CASENAME Jose Linares-Urrutia, Petitioner v. Jeffer

Physicians Healthsource, Inc. v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 15-288-CV

Publication Date: 2017-02-22
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Winter, Jacobs, and Leval, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Aytan Y. Bellin, Bellin & Associates LLC, White Plains, NY, on the brief, Glenn L. Hara, Anderson & Wanda, White Plains, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Bryan J. Orticelli, Day Pitney LLP, Stamford, CT, Matthew H. Geelan, Donahue, Durham & Noonan, P.C., Guilford, CT, on the brief, Thomas D. Goldberg, Day Pitney LLP, Stamford, CT.
Case Number: 15-288-CV

Cite as: Physicians Healthsource, Inc. v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 15-288-CV, NYLJ 1202779508881, at *1 (2d Cir., NY, Decided Febru