Case Digests

In Re Petrobras Securities, 16-1914-cv

Publication Date: 2017-07-10
Practice Area: Business Torts | Securities Litigation
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Hall, Livingston, C.JJ., and Garaufis, D.J.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the Plaintiffs-Appellees: Jeremy A. Lieberman, Mark I. Gross, Emma Gilmore, John A. Keho & Brenda F. Szydlo on the brief, Pomerantz LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras, Theodore Marshall Helms, Petrobras Global Finance B.V., and Petrobras America Inc.: Lewis J. Liman, Jared Gerber & Mitchell A. Lowenthal on the brief, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellants BB Securities Ltd., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, Banca IMI, S.p.A., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Standard Chartered Bank, and Banco Bradesco BBI S.A.: Jay B. Kasner, Boris Bershteyn, Scott D. Musoff & Jeremy A. Berman on the brief, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York NY.
Case Number: 16-1914-cv

Splash, LLC, Splash Management Group, LLC, Splash Bedford Hills, LLC, Mark Curtis and Christopher Fisher, Plaintiffs v. Shullman Family Limited Partnership, Robert Shullman, Michael Shullman and Russell Speeders Car Wash, LLC, Defendants, 56585/2013

Publication Date: 2017-06-23
Practice Area: Business Torts | Land Use and Planning | Landlord Tenant Law
Industry:
Court: Supreme Court, Westchester County
Judge: Justice Lawrence Ecker
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiffs: George J. Calcagnini, Via NYSCEF.
for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants: Finger & Finger, A Professional Corporation, Shullman Family Limited Partnership, Robert Shullman and Michael Shullman, Via NYSCEF. Attorneys for Defendant: Litchfield Cavo LLP, Russell Speeder's Car Wash, LLC, Via NYSCEF.
Case Number: 56585/2013

Plaintiff Car Wash Operators Unable to Prove Contract breach, Tortious Interference With Prospective Business Relationships by Former Landlord In Connection With Landlord's Alleged Secret Payment o

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

Salonclick LLC d/b/a Min New York, Plaintiff v. Superego Management LLC and Mindy Yang, Defendants, 16 Civ. 2555

Publication Date: 2017-06-02
Practice Area: Business Torts
Industry:
Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge Kimba M. Wood
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: 16 Civ. 2555

Dismissal of Replevin, Conversion, Unfair Competition, Fiduciary Duty Breach Claims Denied; Demand Requirement Inapplicable to Knowingly, Wrongfully Misappropriated Confidential Custome

Brown Media Corporation, Roy E. Brown, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. K&L Gates, LLP, Edward M. Fox, Eric T. Moser, Defendants-Appellees, 15-4185-cv

Publication Date: 2017-05-02
Practice Area: Business Torts | Bankruptcy
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Hall, Livingston, C.JJ., and Garaufis, D.J.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Daniel Abrams, Law Office of Daniel L. Abrams, PLLC, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Anthony C. Acampora, Silverman Acampora LLP, Jericho, NY.
Case Number: 15-4185-cv

Court's Dismissal of Case on Basis of Res Judicata Reversed, Judgment Vacated; Plaintiff's Claims of Fiduciary Duty Breach, Interference With Contract, Fraud, Not The Sort of Claims That Should Have

Gliklad v. Deripaska, 652641/2015

Publication Date: 2017-05-01
Practice Area: Business Torts | Commercial Law | Contracts
Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Supreme Court, New York County, Part 45
Judge: Justice Anil Singh
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: 652641/2015

Russian Oligarch Loses Back-to-Back Motions Tied to $270

Moquinon v. Gliklad, 650366/2017

Publication Date: 2017-05-01
Practice Area: Business Torts | Commercial Law | Contracts
Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Supreme Court, New York County, Part 45
Judge: Judge Anil Singh
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: 650366/2017

Russian Oligarch Loses Back-to-Back Motions Tied to $270

Meshman v. Benyaminov, 652343/2015

Publication Date: 2017-04-06
Practice Area: Business Torts | Contractual Disputes
Industry:
Court: Supreme Court, New York County, Part 55
Judge: Justice Cynthia Kern
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: 652343/2015

Seller's Material Misrepresentations, Breach Of Contract Entitle Buyer to Contract Resc

Ehrlich v. Commercial Factors of Atlanta, 1:16-CV-0070

Publication Date: 2017-02-28
Practice Area: Bankruptcy | White Collar Crime | Business Torts
Industry:
Court: U.S. District Court, Northern District
Judge: District Judge Lawrence Kahn
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: 1:16-CV-0070

Cite as: Ehrlich v. Commercial Factors of Atlanta, 1:16-CV-0070, NYLJ 1202779966440, at *1 (NDNY, Decided February 22, 2017) CASENAME Marc S. Ehrlich, Trust

JG v. Goldfinger, 151453/2016

Publication Date: 2017-02-22
Practice Area: Business Torts
Industry: Travel and Tourism
Court: Supreme Court, New York County, Part 2
Judge: Justice Kathryn Freed
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: 151453/2016

Cite as: JG v. Goldfinger, 151453/2016, NYLJ 1202779713425, at *1 (Sup., NY, Decided February 6, 2016) CASE NAMEJG and CG, individually and on behalf of CG, a