Case Digests

In re: Grand Jury Subpoenas Returnable December 16, 2015, 16-266-cv

Publication Date: 2017-09-11
Practice Area: International Law | Civil Appeals | Litigation
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Court: United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Walker, Livingston, Circuit Judges, and Briccetti, District Judge.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: ALEXANDER A. SOLOMON, Assistant United States Attorney (Amy Busa, Douglas M. Pravda & Ian Craig Richardson, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief), for Bridget M. Rohde, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, for Appellee.
for defendant: HAROLD J. RUVOLDT, JR. (Cathy A. Fleming & Eric H. Jaso on the brief), Fleming Ruvoldt PLLC, New York, NY, for Appellant.
Case Number: 16-266-cv

Circuit Says Chinese Contractors Not Immune to Grand Jury Su

Doe v. Hagenbeck, 15-1890-cv

Publication Date: 2017-09-08
Practice Area: Personal Injury
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Chin, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee for Jane Doe: Rebecca Ojserkis, Jonas Wang, Erin Baldwin, Kathryn Wynbrandt, Bethany Li, Michael J. Wishnie, Veteran Legal Services Clinic, Jerome M. Frank Legal Services Organization, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants for Lt. Gen. Franklin Lee Hagenbeck and Brig. Gen. William E. Rapp: Christopher Connolly, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorneys, New York, NY, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Amici Curiae for Amici Curiae Federal Courts and Constitutional Law Professors, in support of Jane Doe: Caitlin J. Halligan, Joel M. Cohen, Casey K. Lee, Kathryn M. Cherry, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae University Administrators, in support of Jane Doe: Paul W. Hughes, Travis Crum, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Former Military Officers, in support of Jane Doe: Penelope A. Preovolos, Ben Patterson, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae National Veterans Legal Services Program, Protect Our Defenders, Service Women's Action Network, in support of Jane Doe: John D. Niles, James Anglin Flynn, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, American Association of University Women, Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic at the City University of New York School of Law, Human Rights Watch, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, National Women's Law Center, in support of Jane Doe: Sandra S. Park, Steven Watt, Lenora M. Lapidus, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-1890-cv

Incident-to-Service Rule Precluded Bivens Claim from Conduct at Military A

Raphael Golb, Petitioner-Appellant-Cross Appellee v. The Attorney General of the State of New York, Respondent-Appellee-Cross Appellant, 16-0452-pr

Publication Date: 2017-09-01
Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Litigation
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs, Leval, and Raggi, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant Raphael Golb.: Leah M. Busby, on the brief, Ronald L. Kuby, New York, NY. For Appellant Raphael Golb.: Joel B. Rudin, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Appellee Attorney General of the State of New York: Alan Gadlin, on the brief, Vincent Rivellese, on behalf of Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York County.
Case Number: 16-0452-pr

Second Circuit Lifts Some, Not All, of Dead Sea Scroll Scholar's Impersonation Convi

Jane Doe, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Lt. Gen. Franklin Lee Hagenbeck, Brig. Gen. William E. Rapp, Defendants-Appellants, United States of America, Defendant, 15-1890-cv

Publication Date: 2017-09-01
Practice Area: Litigation | Civil Appeals
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Chin, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee for Jane Doe: Rebecca Ojserkis, Jonas Wang, Erin Baldwin, Kathryn Wynbrandt, Bethany Li, Michael J. Wishnie, Veteran Legal Services Clinic, Jerome M. Frank Legal Services Organization, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants for Lt. Gen. Franklin Lee Hagenbeck and Brig. Gen. William E. Rapp.: Christopher Connolly, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorneys, New York, NY, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Amici Curiae for Amici Curiae Federal Courts and Constitutional Law Professors, in support of Jane Doe.: Caitlin J. Halligan, Joel M. Cohen, Casey K. Lee, Kathryn M. Cherry, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae University Administrators, in support of Jane Doe.: Paul W. Hughes, Travis Crum, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Former Military Officers, in support of Jane Doe.: Penelope A. Preovolos, Ben Patterson, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae National Veterans Legal Services Program, Protect Our Defenders, Service Women's Action Network, in support of Jane Doe.: John D. Niles, James Anglin Flynn, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, American Association of University Women, Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic at the City University of New York School of Law, Human Rights Watch, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, National Women's Law Center, in support of Jane Doe.: Sandra S. Park, Steven Watt, Lenora M. Lapidus, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-1890-cv

Former West Point Cadet's Sexual Assault Liability Suit Stymied by Second C

Morrone v. The Pension Fund of Local No. One, I.A.T.S.E., 16-723-cv

Publication Date: 2017-08-31
Practice Area: Labor Law
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Kearse, Hall, and Chin, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Edgar Pauk, Law Office of Edgar Pauk, Brooklyn, New York, on the brief, Robert L. Liebross, Law Office of Robert L. Liebross, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Denis P. Duffey Jr., Nicholas J. Johnson, on the brief, Franklin K. Moss, Spivak Lipton LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-723-cv

Ability to Use Current Pension Accrual Rates Was Not Benefit Under Anti-Cutbac

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Metter, 16-526-cv

Publication Date: 2017-08-30
Practice Area: Securities Litigation | Civil Appeals
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Hall, Lynch, Droney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: John W. Avery, Deputy Solicitor, on the brief, Martin V. Totaro, Senior Counsel, for Robert B. Stebbins, General Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC.
for defendant: For Appellant: Tammy P. Bieber and Brian K. Steinwascher, on the brief, Maranda E. Fritz, Thompson Hine LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-526-cv

Brown v. Rawlings Financial Services, LLC, 16-3748

Publication Date: 2017-08-29
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs, Leval, and Raggi, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Charles L. Kurmay, Law Offices of, Charles L. Kurmay, Milford, CT,
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Theodore J. Tucci on the brief, Linda L. Morkan, Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford, CT.
Case Number: 16-3748

ERISA §502(c)(1) Suit's Dismissal as Untimely Under CT's Limit for Civil Forfeitures

Sharon MacNeil, on her own behalf and on behalf of her minor children A.T.M. and C.E.M., Plaintiff-Appellant v. Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee, 16-2189

Publication Date: 2017-08-28
Practice Area: Litigation | Civil Appeals | Administrative Law
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Walker, Livingston, and Lynch, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Hagit M. Elul, on the brief, Fara Tabatabai New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Stephen P. Conte, on the brief, Sandra M. Grossfeld, New York, New York, for Grant C. Jaquith, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Syracuse, NY.
Case Number: 16-2189

Appellate Court Affirms Limits to Benefit Claims for In Vitro Ch

United States of America, Appellee v. Mathew Martoma, Defendant-Appellant, 14-3599

Publication Date: 2017-08-25
Practice Area: Litigation | Securities Litigation | White Collar Crime
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch. J., Pooler and Chin, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Megan Gaffney, Michael A. Levy, and Margaret Garnett, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Robert Allen and Arlo Devlin-Brown, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Erin E. Murphy, Harker Rhodes, and Edmund G. LaCour, Jr., on the brief, Paul D. Clement, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC; Alexandra A.E. Shapiro, Eric S. Olney, and Jeremy Licht, Shapiro Arato LLP, New York, NY; Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Cambridge, MA.
Case Number: 14-3599

Citing 'Salman,' Second Circuit Finds Its Own Insider Trading Ruling Not 'Goo

USA v. Krug, 16-4136-cr

Publication Date: 2017-08-25
Practice Area: Evidence
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Leval, Pooler, and Hall, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Joseph J. Karaszewski, Assistant United States Attorney, for James P. Kennedy, Jr., Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of New York, Buffalo, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Raymond Krug: Terrence M. Connors, Connors LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Joseph Wendel: Rodney O. Personius, Personius Melber LLP, Buffalo, NY.
Case Number: 16-4136-cr

Common Interest Rule of Attorney-Client Privilege Not Supported in Case Against