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  • Buckler v. Craft Beekman LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-07-12
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Margaret M. Garnett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 23 Civ. 09275

    Bias Suit Dismissed; Complaint Devoid of Mention of Race, Claims of Disparate Treatment

  • Litovich v. Bank of America Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Judges
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Gregory Rapawy, Eliana Margo Pfeffer, on the brief, David C. Frederick, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Christopher M. Burke, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, New York, NY. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Walter W. Noss, Kate Lv, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, San Diego, CA. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: George A. Zelcs, Chad E. Bell, Ryan Z. Cortazar, Korein Tillery LLC, Chicago, IL. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Glen E. Summers, Karma M. Giulianelli, Bartlit Beck LLP, Denver, CO.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC: Matthew J. Porpora, Jonathan S. Carter, on the brief, Richard C. Pepperman II, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Bank of America Corporation, BofA Securities, Inc., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated: Adam S. Hakki, Richard F. Schwed, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Barclays Capital, Inc.: Barry G. Sher, Kevin P. Broughel, Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC: Herbert S. Washer, Sheila C. Ramesh, Adam S. Mintz, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees JPMorgan Chase & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC: Robert D. Wick, John S. Playforth, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee NatWest Markets Securities Inc: Paul S. Mishkin, Adam G. Mehes, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Citigroup Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.: Jay Kasner, Karen M. Lent, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.: John F. Terzaken, Adrienne V. Baxley, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC: Richard A. Rosen, Brad S. Karp, Susanna M. Buergel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, Kannon K. Shanmugam, Jane B. O'Brien, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees Wells Fargo & Co., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC: Jayant W. Tambe, Laura W. Sawyer, Amanda L. Dollinger, Jones Day, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 21-2905

    Judgment Vacated; Statute, Precedents Required Judge's Pre-Judgment Disqualification

  • July 11, 2024 | New York Law Journal

    Motion to Reconsider, Attorney Fees Reduced, Religious Discrimination

    This column reports on several recent significant decisions from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Margo K. Brodie denied defendant's motion for reconsideration in a case involving alleged sexual abuse by a priest. Magistrate Judge Lee G. Dunst granted, but substantially reduced, attorney's fees to plaintiffs' counsel. And Judge Joan M. Azrack granted defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiff's state law discrimination claim under the election of remedies doctrine but allowed plaintiff's federal law discrimination claim to proceed in part.

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  • Advance Service Group, LLC v. Vision Home Builders LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-07-11
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Ingrid Joseph
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 514532/2023

    Petitioner Allowed to Garnish Accounts of Those Named in The Petition

  • Donoghue v. Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-09
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21 Civ. 4770

    Lack of Access to Material Private Information Not Shown in Suit Over Short-Swing Profits

  • FEMA Test Answers LLC v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2024-07-09
    Practice Area: Copyrights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
    Judge: District Judge Margo K. Brodie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 22-CV-1108

    Study Guide Additions Insufficiently Original for Protection Under Copyright Act

  • Tenenbaum v. Melnicke

    Publication Date: 2024-07-09
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner Morris Tenenbaum: Elaine M. Reich of counsel, Graubard Miller, New York City. For Petitioner Israel Tyberg: David W. Lentz of counsel, Lentz & Gengaro LLP, West Orange, NJ. For Petitioner Denise Davis Roz: Elaine M. Reich of counsel, The Bernstein Law Firm, Miami, FL.
    for defendant: For Respondent: Scott E. Mollen and Darlene Fairman of counsel, Herrick, Feinstein LLP, New York City.
    Case Number: 534888/2023

    Rabbi's Decision Vacated as it Concerned Comprehensive Testamentary Plan

  • Fossil Group, Inc. v. Harris

    Publication Date: 2024-07-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Devine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 23-0376

    In 2018, petitioner hired respondent to work as a seasonal sales associate at its store in Frisco, Texas.

  • Comstock v. New York State

    Publication Date: 2024-07-08
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Legislation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: Chief Judge Brenda K. Sannes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Dennis C. Vacco, Scott S. Allen, Jr., Lippes Mathias LLP, Buffalo, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants New York State, Letitia James, the New York State Senate, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the New York State Assembly, Carl Heastie, and Crystal Peoples-Stokes: Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, Aimee Cowan, Assistant Attorney General, Syracuse, NY. For Defendants Robert Ortt and William Barclay: William B. Hunt, Stephen T. Helmer, Mackenzie Hughes LLP, Syracuse, NY.
    Case Number: 3:23-CV-907

    Jurisdiction Lacking in Challenge to Law Limiting State Legislators' Outside Income

  • Windstream Holdings Inc. v. Charter Communications Operating LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-07-02
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Maria Araujo Kahn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Debtor-Plaintiff-Appellant: Robert T. Smith, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Washington, D.C.; Shaya Rochester, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Terence P. Ross, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Susheel Kirpalani, Benjamin I. Finestone, on the brief, David M. Cooper, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 22-2891-bk

    Doubt Exists Whether Advertising Campaign Violated Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy