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  • Banks v. General Motors LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-09-14
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Automotive | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Josephine A. Greco, Greco Trapp, PLLC, Buffalo, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Monica L. Lacks and Samuel H. Ottinger, on the brief, Rebecca J. Bennett, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., Cleveland, Ohio. For Amicus Curiae Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Christopher Lage, Jennifer S. Goldstein, Elizabeth E. Theran, Gail S. Coleman, on the brief, Georgina Yeomans, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: 21-2640

    Court Erred in Granting GM Judgment on Employee's Retaliation Claim

  • NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust v. Acis Capital Mgmt. LP

    Publication Date: 2023-09-13
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust: Griffin S. Rubin, on the brief, Mazin A. Sbaiti, Sbaiti & Company PLLC, Dallas, TX.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Acis Capital Management, L.P. and Joshua N. Terry: Jonathan E. Pickhardt, William B. Adams, on the brief, Blair A. Adams, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Brigade Capital Management, LP.: Jason C. Hegt, Alexis K. Godfrey, on the brief, Samir Deger-Sen, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY. For Intervenor-Defendant-Appellee Highland CLO Funding, Ltd.: Jennifer E. Poon, on the brief, Uri A. Itkin, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 22-1912

    Contract Rescission Action Does Not State Claim; Does Not Violate IAA

  • EMA Financial LLC v. Chantis

    Publication Date: 2023-09-12
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert D. Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For EMA Financial, LLC: Jeffrey Fleischmann, Law Office of Jeffrey Fleischmann, P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Joey Chancis and Richard Roer: Mark R. Basile and Eric Benzenberg, on the brief, Marjorie Santelli, The Basile Law Firm P.C., Jericho, NY.
    Case Number: 22-274

    Court Erred in Finding Loans Not Usurious Under New York Law

  • U.S. v. Minter

    Publication Date: 2023-09-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Barrington D. Parker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Kevin Mead, Won S. Shin, on the brief, Michael D. Maimin, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, N.Y.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Brian Mogck, on the brief, Derek A. Cohen, Walden Macht & Haran, New York, N.Y.
    Case Number: 21-3102

    NY's Definition of Cocaine Is Broader Than Federal Definition in Controlled Substances Act

  • Worms v. Rozhkov

    Publication Date: 2023-09-11
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Victor A. Worms, Law Offices of Victor A. Worms, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Appellee: Rachel H. Ginzburg, on the brief, Stephen B. Selbst, Herrick, Feinstein LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 21-2238

    $55,000 Sanction on Counsel Flouting Discovery in Bankruptcy Proceedings Is Upheld

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  • U.S. v. Percoco

    Publication Date: 2023-09-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Robert L. Boone, Janis M. Echenberg, Won S. Shin, on the brief, Matthew D. Podolsky, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Joseph Percoco: Walter P. Loughlin, New York, NY, on the briefs, Michael L. Yaeger, Carlton Fields, P.A., New York, NY.
    Case Number: 18-2990

    Private Citizen May Be Convicted of Honest-Services Fraud; Jury Instructions Erroneous

  • Pomavilla-Zaruma v. Garland

    Publication Date: 2023-09-08
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Alison J. Nathan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Reuben S. Kerben, Esq., Kerben Law Firm, P.C., Kew Gardens, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent: Brian M. Boynton, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Anthony C. Payne, Assistant Director, on the brief, Liza S. Murcia, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 20-3230

    IJ Cannot Rely Solely on Border Interview to Find Asylum Applicant Not Credible

  • Tavarez v. U.S.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellant: Allegra Glashausser, Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee: David C. James, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Alexander A. Solomon, Assistant United States Attorney, on behalf of Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
    Case Number: 21-2685

    Conviction Under §924(c) Also Rests on Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Underlying Guilty Plea

  • U.S. v. Schiller

    Publication Date: 2023-09-06
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Tax
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Maria Araujo Kahn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee United States of America: David A. Hubbert, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., Joan I. Oppenheimer, Atty., Tax Division, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., and Breon Peace, U.S. Atty. E.D.N.Y, on the brief, Julie Ciamporcero Avetta, Atty., Tax Division, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Walter Schiller and Denise Schiller: Larry Kars, Larry Kars P.C., New York, NY.
    Case Number: 22 1566 CV

    IRS Referral Did Not Invalidate, Bar Government Suit to Collect Tax Debt

  • Mirlis v. Greer

    Publication Date: 2023-09-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Beth Robinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: on the brief, Matthew K. Beatman, James M. Moriarty, John L. Cesaroni, Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C., Bridgeport, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: on the brief, Richard P. Colbert, Matthew J. Letten, on the brief, Day Pitney LLP, New Haven, CT; Jonathan J. Einhorn, Law Office of Jonathan J. Einhorn, New Haven, CT.
    Case Number: 21 202

    Withdrawals From Joint Accounts Were Fraudulent Transfers Under Connecticut Law