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  • Federal Housing Finance Agency v. Nomura Holding America, 15-1872-cv

    Publication Date: 2017-10-02
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Securities Litigation | Litigators
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Philippe Z. Selendy, Adam M. Abensohn, William B. Adams, Andrew R. Dunlap, Yelena Konanova, on the brief, Kathleen M. Sullivan, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Nomura Holding America, Inc., Nomura Asset Acceptance Corporation, Nomura Home Equity Loan, Inc., Nomura Credit & Capital, Inc., Nomura Securities International, Inc., David Findlay, John McCarthy, John P. Graham, Nathan Gorin, and N. Dante LaRocca: Amanda F. Davidoff, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Washington, D.C.; Bruce E. Clark, Steven L. Holley, Adam R. Brebner, Owen R. Wolfe, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, David B. Tulchin, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant RBS Securities, Inc.: Thomas C. Rice, Andrew T. Frankel, Alan C. Turner, Craig S. Waldman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY; Paul F. Rugani, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Seattle, WA; Daniel A. Rubens, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY; Kelsi Brown Corkran, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, D.C., on the brief, E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and The Clearing House Association LLC, in support of defendants-appellants: Michael J. Dell, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 15-1872-cv(L)

    Second Circuit Affirms Judgment in Fed Suit Over Housing Crisis-Era Secu

  • September 29, 2017 | National Law Journal

    DC Circuit Vacates Brokers SEC Punishments, But Not Liability

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the SEC's finding that a broker violated securities laws, but remanded the case to the agency for reconsideration of the penalties.

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  • September 28, 2017 | The Recorder

    Levi v. The Regents of the University of California

    C.A. 4th; D069526 The Fourth Appellate District reversed in part a judgment. In the published portion of its opinion, the court held that a former state…

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  • Matter of Avaya Inc., 17-10089

    Publication Date: 2017-09-25
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District
    Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Marlene Clark: Jeffrey Chubak, Esq. of Counsel, Storch Amini PC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Counsel for the Debtors and Debtors-in-Possession: James H.M. Sprayregen, P.C., Esq., Jonathan S. Henes, P.C., Esq., Patrick J. Nash, Jr., P.C., Esq., Ryan Preston Dahl, Esq., Bradley Thomas Giordano, Esq., of Counsel, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY. Counsel to the Ad Hoc First Lien Group: Ira S. Dizengoff, Esq., Philip C. Dublin, Esq., Abid Qureshi, Esq., of Counsel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, NY. Counsel to the Ad Hoc Crossover Group: Kristopher M. Hansen, Esq., Sayan Bhattacharyya, Esq., Gabriel E. Sasson, Esq., of Counsel, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, New York, NY. Counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors: Lorenzo Marinuzzi, Esq., Todd M. Goren, Esq., of Counsel, Morrison & Foerster LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 17-10089

    Pension to Surviving Wife Is 'Survivor Benefit' Not 'Retiree Benefit' Under Code §1114(a)

  • Diverse Partners, LP v. AgriBank, FCB, 16-CV-9526

    Publication Date: 2017-09-25
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Valerie Caproni
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 16-CV-9526

    Suit by Notes' Beneficial Owner Proceeds; FAA Ambiguous, Authorization Provided St

  • San Bruno Committee for Economic Justice v. City of San Bruno (San Bruno Hotels, LLC)

    Publication Date: 2017-09-21
    Practice Area: Election and Political Law | Government | Real Estate
    Industry: State and Local Government | Real Estate | Non–Profit
    Date Filed: 2017-09-20
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leonard Carder, LLP, Arthur Liou, for Plaintiffs and Appellants San Bruno Committee for Economic Justice et al.
    for defendant: City Attorney of City of San Bruno, Mark L. Zafferano, Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP, Kevin D. Siegel, Christopher M. Long, for Defendants and Respondents City of San Bruno, et al.
    Case Number: No. A149409

    City council's adoption of resolution approving sale of city-owned real estate not subject to referendum (Dondero, J.)

  • September 21, 2017 |

    Kerns v. National Union Fire Ins. Co.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis  Kerns v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co.United States District Court for the District of ColoradoSeptember…

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  • Lambert v. Nutraceutical Corp.

    Publication Date: 2017-09-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Class Actions | Food and Drug Act
    Industry: Consumer Products
    Date Filed: 2017-09-15
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: André Birotte, Jr., District Judge, Presiding Before: Richard A. Paez, Marsha S. Berzon, and Morgan Christen, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Weston (argued) and David Elliott, The Weston Firm, San Diego, California; Ronald A. Marron, The Law Offices of Ronald A. Marron APLC, San Diego, California; for Plaintiff-Appellant.
    for defendant: Steven N. Feldman (argued) and John C. Hueston, Hueston Hennigan LLP, Los Angeles, California; Jon F. Monroy, Monroy Averbuck & Gysler, West Lake Village, California; for Defendant-Appellee.
    Case Number: No. 15-56423

    Filing of motion for reconsideration tolled 14-day deadline for seeking interlocutory appeal of order decertifying class (Paez, J.)

  • United States v. Spatig

    Publication Date: 2017-09-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials
    Date Filed: 2017-09-13
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Wiley Y. Daniel, Senior District Judge, Presiding Before: Michael R. Murphy,*M. Margaret McKeown, and Jacqueline H. Nguyen, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Emily Anne Polachek (argued), Adam C. Cullman, Allen M. Brabender, and Aaron P. Avila, Attorneys; John C. Cruden, Assistant Attorney General; Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Michael J. Fica, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Pocatello, Idaho; for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    for defendant: Steven V. Richert (argued), Federal Defender Services of Idaho, Pocatello, Idaho, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Case Number: No. 15-30322

    Diminished capacity no defense to charge of knowingly storing hazardous waste (McKeown, J.)

  • September 12, 2017 | The Recorder

    United States v. Cervantes

    9th Cir.; 15-50459 The court of appeals affirmed a judgment. The court held that the defendant, while released under “mandatory supervision,”…

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