Case Digests

Tannerite Sports v. NBCUniversal News, 15-3485-cv

Publication Date: 2017-07-27
Practice Area: Civil Appeals
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs, Pooler, C.JJ., and Crawford,2 D.J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Appearing for Appellant: David L. Cargille, Baer Crossey McDemus, LLC, Philadelphia, PA. Robert Jackel, Philadelphia, PA.
for defendant: Appearing for Appellee: Daniel M. Kummer, Chelley E. Talbert, Andrew D. Jacobs, NBC Universal Media, LLC, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-3485-cv

Rejection of Defamation Suit Against NBC Is

Odeon Capital Group v. Ackerman, 16-1545-cv(L)

Publication Date: 2017-07-25
Practice Area: Litigation | Employment Litigation
Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Legal Services
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Calabresi, Pooler, and Wesley, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioners-Appellants-Cross-Appellees Odeon Capital Group LLC, Mathew Van Alstyne, and Evan Schwartzberg: Nikolas S. Komyati, on the brief, Mark D. Knoll, Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C., New York, NY.
for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Bret Ackerman: Sean Mack, on the brief, Janie Byalik, Pashman Stein, Walder Hayden P.C., Hackensack, NJ.
Case Number: 16-1545-cv(L)

Bond Trader's Fees Found Recoverable by C

Thai-Lao Lignite v. Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, 14-597

Publication Date: 2017-07-24
Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch. J., Pooler, and Carney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioners-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Charlene C. Sun, J. Emmett Murphy, Nilufar Hossain, Kerianne Tobitsche, on the brief, James E. Berger, King & Spalding LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee-Cross-Appellant: Steven F. Molo, Joel M. Melendez, MoloLamken LLP, New York, NY; David J. Branson, Anthony F. King, Tiana A. Bey, King Branson LLC, Bethesda, MD; Anthony J. Hatab, Dressel & Hatab, P.C., New York, NY, on the brief, Robert K. Kry.
Case Number: 14-597

Judge May Vacate Previously Granted Arbitration Award, Panel

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

Panzella v. Sposato, 15-2825-cv

Publication Date: 2017-07-20
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Calabresi, Pooler, C.JJ., Vilardo,** D.J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant: Robert James La Reddola, La Reddola, Lester & Associates, LLP, Garden City, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Robert F. Van Der Waag, Deputy County Attorney, for Carnell T. Foskey, Nassau County Attorney, Mineola, NY.
Case Number: 15-2825-cv (Lead)

Circuit Opens Door to Gun Recovery After Order E

Pasternack v. Shrader, 16-217

Publication Date: 2017-07-19
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Winter, Jacobs, and Pooler, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Bruce Pasternack: Jared R. Clark on the brief, Mark M. Elliott, Phillips Nizer LLP, New York, NY. For Plaintiff-Appellant Reginald Boudinot: Michael Q. English, Finn Dixon & Herling LLP, Stamford, CT. For Consolidated-Plaintiffs-Appellants Reginald Boudinot and Paul Kocourek: Mark Kelly, Kelly & Hazen, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Counter Claimants-Appellees: Everett C. Johnson, Jr., J. Christian Word, Sarah A. Greenfield, and Jonathan Y. Ellis on the brief, J. Scott Ballenger Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, DC.
Case Number: 16-217

ERISA Claims' Dismissal Upheld; Consultancy's Stock Rights Plan Not an Employee Pensio

US v. HSBC Bank, 16-308(L)

Publication Date: 2017-07-14
Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Litigation
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch.J., Pooler, and Lynch, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York: Jenny C. Ellickson, Kenneth A. Blanco and Sung-Hee Suh, Deputy Assistant Attorneys General; M. Kendall Day, Chief, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section; Laura Billings, Trial Attorney, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, on the brief, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Appellate Section, for Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General, Washington, DC; Julia Nestor and Alexander A. Solomon on the brief, Assistant United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of New York.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: Paul D. Clement Viet D. Dinh, Jeffrey M. Harris, Megan M. Wold, Christopher G. Michel, on the brief, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC; Samuel W. Seymour and Alexander J. Willscher on the brief, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY; Jeffrey B. Wall on the brief, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Washington, DC. For Appellee: Thomas B. Sullivan, Maxwell S. Mishkin, on the brief, David A. Schulz, Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Brandon L. Garrett, in support of Appellee: Kevin W. Goering, Norwick, Schad & Goering, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Better Markets, Inc., in support of Appellee: Dennis M. Kelleher, Better Markets, Inc., Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, American Society of News Editors, Association of Alternative Newsmedia, The Center for Investigative Reporting, CNBC, Daily News, L.P., Dow Jones & Company, Inc., The E.W. Scripps Company, First Look Media Works, Inc., Forbes Media LLC, The Foundation for National Progress, Gannett Co., Inc., Hearst Corporation, International Documentary Assn., Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University, Digital First Media, MPA — The Association of Magazine Media, National Newspaper Association, National Press Photographers Association, The New York Times Company, The Newspaper Guild Communications Workers of America, Online News Association, Reporters Without Borders, Seattle Times Company, Tully Center for Free Speech, and National Public Radio, Inc., in support of Appellee: Gregg P. Leslie, D. Victoria Baranetsky, on the brief, Bruce D. Brown, The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Washington, DC.
Case Number: 16-308(L)

Circuit Reverses Bench Powers Over Deferred Prosecutio

Devorah Crupar-Weinmann, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Paris Baguette America, Inc., doing business as Paris Baguette, Defendant-Appellee*, 14-3709

Publication Date: 2017-07-05
Practice Area: Creditors
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Katzmann, C.J., Pooler and Chin, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Marvin L. Frank, on the brief, Gregory A. Frank, Frank LLP, New York, NY; Khaled (Jim) El Nabli, Joseph H. Lilly, and Peter Y. Lee, Nabli & Associates, P.C., New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Mary Jane Yoon and Eric L. Unis, on the brief, Joshua A. Berman, Troutman Sanders LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 14-3709

BPP Illinois, LLC v. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 15-3706-cv

Publication Date: 2017-06-22
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs, Pooler, C.JJ., and Crawford, D.J.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Dominic A. Gentile and Thomas D. Warren on the brief, John Siegal, Baker Hostetler LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Jamie S. Dycus, Colin Reardon, and Ryan D. Tansey on the brief, David Sapir Lesser, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-3706-cv

Firm Barred From Asserting 'Known' Fraud Claim It Did Not List as Asset in Bank

Pruter v. Local 210's Pension Trust Fund, 16-733-cv

Publication Date: 2017-06-12
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Cabranes, Pooler, and Parker, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Arthur Z. Schwartz, Advocates for Justice, Chartered Attorneys, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Local 210's Pension Trust Fund: Anthony S. Cacace, on the brief, Myron D. Rumeld, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY. For Appellee Local 210, International Brotherhood of Teamsters: Andrew S. Hoffman, Hoffman & Associates, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-733-cv

Pension Dispute's Breach, Fraud Claims Timely Under Borrowed ERISA Limitations