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Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, solely in its capacity as Trustee for the Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2007-7, Appellant, v. Flagstar Capital Markets Corporation, Defendant, Quicken Loans, Inc., Respondent.

Publication Date: 2018-10-17
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
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Court: Court of Appeals, New York State
Judge: Associate Judge Chief Judge DiFiore and Judges Stein and Feinman concur. Judge Rivera dissents in an opinion, in which Judge Wilson concurs in a separate dissenting opinion. Judge Garcia took no part.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Zachary D. Rosenbaum, for appellant.
for defendant: Howard F. Sidman, for respondent.
Case Number: No. 96

Deutsche Bank v. Flagstar Capital Markets Corporation

North Cypress v. Aetna

Publication Date: 2018-08-13
Practice Area: Insurance Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Smith
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for defendant:
Case Number: 16-20674

NCMC, a hospital in Houston, sued Aetna, alleging Aetna underpaid out-of-network providers like NCMC in violation of ERISA and Texas law.

Rayner v. E*Trade Fin. Corp.

Publication Date: 2018-08-08
Practice Area: Securities Litigation
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Debra Ann Livingston
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff‐Appellant: Timothy G. Blood, Paula R. Brown, on the brief, Leslie E. Hurst, Blood Hurst & O'Reardon, LLP, San Diego, CA.
for defendant: Brian J. Robbins, Kevin A. Seely, Ashley R., Rifkin, Leonid Kandinov, Robbins Arroyo, LLP, San Diego, CA.; For Defendants — Appellees: Faith E. Gay, Marc L. Greenwald, on the brief, Corey Worcester, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 17-1487

SLUSA Preclusion Elements Satisfied in Best Execution Duty Breach Action Against E*Trade

Williams v. Affinion Group LLC

Publication Date: 2018-05-25
Practice Area: Consumer Protection | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
Industry: E-Commerce | Retail
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: with Jamie E. Weiss, Grant Lee, on the brief, Jeffrey A. Leon, Quantum Legal LLC, Highland Park, Illinois; Laurie Rubinow, Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP, Chester, Connecticut; Nathan C. Zipperian, Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: with Gregory T. Fouts, on the brief, Kenneth M. Kliebard, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Chicago, Illinois.
Case Number: 16-3292-cv

ECPA Inapplicable, RICO Claim Not Stated in Action Over Reward Program Enrollment

Austin v. Davis

Publication Date: 2017-12-11
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Owen
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: 13-70024

While incarcerated for sexual assault on a child, Austin confessed to also killing the childs brother. Austin refused counsel and instead indicated his intent to plead guilty to capital murder

HH&L Electric, Inc. v. Hebbard Electric, Inc.

Publication Date: 2017-11-22
Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contracts | Evidence
Industry: Construction
Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Doyle
Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Long (Tucker, Everitt, Long, Brewton & Lanier), Augusta, for appellant.
for defendant: Joseph Staak (Smith, Currie & Hancock), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: A17A0957

The trial court erred in granting partial summary judgment to defendant in a breach of contract action that was based on a disagreement as to the amount of "profit" parties were to split in their joint venture because the trial court based that decision on disputed opinion testimony.

Lon Smith & Associates v. Key, 02-15-00328-CV (TexApp Dist 08/03/2017)

Publication Date: 2017-08-16
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Date Filed: 2017-08-03
Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Second District
Judge: SUE WALKER, JUSTICE
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: 02-15-00328-CV

Joe Key signed contact with appellant Lon Smith Roofing and Construction to fix his roof. The contract included a clause allowing appellant to "pursue … a price agreeable to the insurance compan

In Re Petrobras Securities, 16-1914-cv

Publication Date: 2017-07-10
Practice Area: Business Torts | Securities Litigation
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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

In Re: Lehman Brothers Holdings, Debtor.

Publication Date: 2017-05-09
Practice Area: Litigation | Bankruptcy | Securities Litigation
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs, Sack, and Carney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the Claimant-Appellants Jennifer Adler, Ian Anderson, Jennifer Becker, Craig Benson, Paola Biraschi, Karen Brewer, William Broadbent, David Brooks, Guillemette Callies, Patrick Cremin, Michael Collier, Joseph D'Amadeo, John Dmuchowski, Nestor De Jesus, Steven Engel, Louise Goldberg, Michael Gran, Anshuman Goyal, Adrian Graves, Sandra Hahn-Colbert, Gregg Hawes, Nicholas Howard, Julian Iragorri, Harriet Chan King, Karen Krieger, Tal Lev Ari, Yeruchim Levilev, Sarah Lewis, Patricia Luken, Lawrence McCarthy, Michael McCully, Paul Shotton, Steven Schwab, Colin S.A. Welch, Pierluigi Volini, Ian Neville, Sandy Fleischman Richman, Jeffrey Wecker, Norman Siegel, Thomas O'Sullivan, Peter Ward, Timothy Wilkinson, Milan Veleba, Andrea Sullivan, Hugh McGee, Judith Winchester, Ross Shapiro, Stephen Snelling, Brian Seward, Margaret Smith, Alvaro Santodomingo, Helmut Olivier, Estate of Michael Mullen, Jack Rivkin, Barry Porter, Gregg Somma, Christiane Schuster, Michael Petrucelli, Martin Patterson, Fabio Liotti, and Mary Langevin: Andrew R. Goldenberg, on the briefs, Richard J. Schager, Jr., Stamell & Schager, LLP, New York, NY. For the Claimants-Appellants Madelyn Antoncic, Michele Bareggi, Riccardo Banchetti, Timothy A. Burke, Nachiketa Das, Philippe Dufournier, Brian Gross, Peter Hornick, Andrea Jao, Michael Lawsky, Alexandre Catalao Maia, Nikki Marshall, Richard Noble, Anke Parr, Vincent Primiano, Giancarlo Saronne, Johathan Sebiri, Charles Spero, Harshad Shah, Gordon Sweely, Rocco F. Andriola, Amit K. Sarkar, Darian J. Cohen, Lars P. Jacobson, Christian E. Stevens, and Andrew Wideman: Lisa M. Solomon, Law Offices of Lisa M. Solomon, New York, NY. For the Claimants-Appellants Marvin C. Schwartz, Stephanie Stiefel, Richard J. Glasebrook, II, Judith Ann Kenney, Richard Nackerson, Henry Ramallo, Christian Reynolds, David I. Weiner, Richard Levine, and Seth Finkel: Eugene Neal Kaplan, Kaplan Landau, LLP, New York, NY, on the briefs, Deborah E. Lans, Cohen Clair Lans Greifer Thorpe & Rottenstreich LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Debtor-Appellee Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.: Ralph I. Miller, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-1296-bk

Vested Stock Compensation Considered Securities in Lehman Bankruptc

Tru-Art Sign Co., Inc. v. Local 137 Sheet Metal Workers International Assoc., 15-3415-cv

Publication Date: 2017-04-05
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Walker and Cabranes, C.JJ., and Berman, D.J.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Netanel Newberger, on the brief, Joseph M. Labuda, Milman Labuda Law Group PLLC, Lake Success, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Nathaniel K. Charny, Charny & Associates, Rhinebeck, NY.
Case Number: 15-3415-cv

Motion for Prejudgment Interest, Grounded On Aug. 27, 2013, Judgment Is Un