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  • October 4, 2017 | The Recorder

    Problematic Ruling on Appellate Stays for Disqualification Orders Needs Immediate Attention

    Sometimes an appellate court follows the law and maintains appropriate deference to the Legislature and higher courts, but in doing so issues a ruling that creates extraordinary practical policy problems. The Fourth District Court of Appeal's ruling last week in 'URS Corp.', involving stays that result from appeals of disqualification orders, is such a case.

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  • Dubin v. The County of Nassau, 16-CV-4209

    Publication Date: 2017-10-03
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Joseph Bianco
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiffs are represented by Kevin Page, Kiel Martin Doran, and Steven M. O'Connor of O'Connor Reed, LLP, Port Chester, New York.
    for defendant: Defendants are represented by Andrew Reginald Scott of the Nassau County Attorney's Office, Mineola, New York.
    Case Number: 16-CV-4209

    Excessive Fines Challenge to County's 'Drivers Responsibility Fee' May P

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

    Publication Date: 2017-10-02
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Securities Litigation | Litigators
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    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
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    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
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    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.)