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  • Cunningham v. Cornell Univ.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-17
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Jerome J. Schlichter, Heather Lea, and Joel D. Rohlf, on the brief, Sean E. Soyars, Schlichter Bogard & Denton LLP, St. Louis, MO.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Nancy G. Ross, Samuel P. Myler, and Jed W. Glickstein, on the brief, Michael A. Scodro, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL; Michelle N. Webster, on the brief, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC, for Cornell University, The Retirement Plan Oversight Committee, and Mary G. Opperman. For CapFinancial Partners, LLC: Eric S. Mattson, Joseph R. Dosch, and Meredith R. Aska McBride, on the brief, Caroline A. Wong, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL. For Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and American Benefits Council, amici curiae in support of Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Jaime A. Santos and William M. Jay, Goodwin Procter LLP, Washington, DC; James O. Fleckner and Alison V. Douglass, Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, MA; Stephanie A. Maloney, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 21-88-cv

    Retirement Plan Participants Fail to Plausibly Allege 'Prohibited Transactions' Claim

  • Briceno v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2023-08-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Johnson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 10-22-00048-CR

    Appellant was convicted of being in possession of a cellular device in a correctional facility, which is a third-degree felony.

  • Justice v. Georgia Department of Public Safety

    Publication Date: 2023-08-17
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Batson, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, John Czura, (Attorney at Law), Evans, McCracken Poston, (Attorney at Law), Ringgold, Jeffrey Peil, (Huggins Peil, LLC), Evans, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Katherine Stoff, (State Law Department), Atlanta, Mary Greaber, (Georgia Law Department), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0160

    Court reverses dismissal of a state trooper's breach of contract action, finding that correspondence created a written contract waived sovereign immunity

  • Hughes Communications India Private Limited v. The DirecTV Group Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-06-28
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Technology Media and Telecom | Telecommunications
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard E. Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: William T. Marks, H. Christopher Boehning, Jonathan Hurwitz, on the brief, Kannon K. Shanmugam, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Matthew D. Ingber, Niketa K. Patel, Alina Artunian, Avi M. Kupfer, on the brief, Nicole A. Saharsky, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 21-3013-cv

    License Fee Is 'Tax', Assessment a 'Proceeding'; Indemnification Required Under APA

  • Phoenix Light SF Ltd. v. The Bank of New York Mellon

    Publication Date: 2023-05-02
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Securities Litigation
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard J. Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Steven S. Fitzgerald, David H. Wollmuth, on the brief, William A. Maher, Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee The Bank of New York Mellon: Christopher J. Houpt, Matthew D. Ingber, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY; Minh Nguyen-Dang, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC, on the brief, Charles A. Rothfeld, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas: Kevin J. Biron, Bryan P. Goff, Michael S. Kraut, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, William R. Peterson, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Houston, TX.
    Case Number: 22-239

    Courts Permissibly By-Passed Article III Standing to Dismiss Suits for Issue Preclusion

  • Cmty. Housing Improvement Program v. NYC

    Publication Date: 2023-02-17
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Barrington D. Parker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Timothy Bishop (Chicago, ANDREW J. PINCUS, Washington D.C., Reginald R. Goeke, New York City), on the brief, Robert William Hamburg, Mayer Brown LLP.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee RuthAnne Visnauskas: Ester Murdukhayeva, Deputy Solicitor General for the State of New York, Letitia James, Attorney General for the State of New York, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General, Caroline A. Olsen, Assistant Solicitor General, Of Counsel, New York, N.Y. For Defendants-Appellees City of New York, Rent Guidelines Board, David Reiss, Arpit Gupta, Alex Schwarz, Christian Gonzalez-Rivera, Christina DeRose, Robert Ehrlich, Christina Smyth, Sheila Garcia, Adán Soltren, RuthAnne Visnauskas: Claude S. Platton, Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York, James E. Johnson, Corporation Counsel for the City of New York, Richard Dearing, Jesse A. Townsend, Of Counsel, New York, N.Y. For Intervenors: Sean P. Baldwin, Michael Duke, Babak Ghafarzade, Sophie Lipman, on the brief, Selendy & Gay PLLC, Caitlin J. Halligan.
    Case Number: 20-3366-cv

    NYC RSL Does Not Effect, Facially, a Physical Occupation of Landlords' Properties

  • Freeman v. HSBC Holdings PLC

    Publication Date: 2023-01-11
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Criminal Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard J. Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Gary M. Osen, Ari Ungar, Michael Radine, Dina Gielchinsky, Aaron A. Schlanger, Osen LLC, Hackensack, NJ, on the brief, Peter Raven-Hansen, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees HSBC Holdings PLC, HSBC Bank PLC, HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, and HSBC Bank USA, N.A.: Mark G. Hanchet, Robert W. Hamburg, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Andrew J. Pincus, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee Credit Suisse: Marc R. Cohen, Alex C. Lakatos, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee Commerzbank AG: Alexis Collins, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Washington, DC; Jonathan I. Blackman, Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Jr., Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Barclays Bank PLC: Michael T. Tomaino, Jr., Jeffrey T. Scott, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Standard Chartered Bank: Sharon L. Nelles, Andrew J. Finn, Bradley P. Smith, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Royal Bank of Scotland, N.V.: Robert G. Houck, Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Law Professors in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Stephen I. Vladeck, Austin, TX. For Amici Curiae Eight United States Senators in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Michael A. Petrino, Jonathan E. Missner, Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae Retired Generals of the U.S. Armed Forces in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Arthur H. Bryant, Bailey & Glasser LLP, Oakland, CA; Joshua I. Hammack, Bailey & Glasser LLP, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae the Institute of International Bankers, the American Bankers Association, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, and the European Banking Federation in support of Defendants-Appellees: Marc J. Gottridge, Lisa J. Fried, Benjamin A. Fleming, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 19-3970

    Action's Dismissal Upheld; JASTA Claims Forfeited as First Raised in Reconsideration Bid

  • Laydon v. Coperatieve Rabobank U.A.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-14
    Practice Area: Antitrust | Banking and Finance Laws
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Michael H. Park
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee Jeffrey Laydon: Vincent Briganti, Margaret MacLean, Lowey Dannenberg, P.C., White Plains, NY, on the brief, Eric F. Citron, Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees UBS AG and UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd.: Russell B. Balikian, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC; Mark A. Kirsch, Eric J. Stock, Jefferson E. Bell, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Thomas G. Hungar, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee Lloyds Banking Group PLC.: Lisa J. Fried, Herbert Smith Freehills New York LLP, New York, NY; Benjamin A. Fleming, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Marc J. Gottridge, Herbert Smith Freehills New York LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Société Générale S.A.: Steven Wolowitz, Andrew J. Calica, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Nicole A. Saharsky, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.: David R. Gelfand, Tawfiq S. Rangwala, Milbank LLP, New York, NY; Mark D. Villaverde, Milbank LLP, Los Angeles, CA. For Defendants-Appellees The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, and RBS Securities Japan Ltd.: David S. Lesser, King & Spalding LLP, New York, NY; Robert G. Houck, Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 20-3626

    Dismissal of Claims Alleging Conspiracy to Manipulate Benchmark Interest Rates Is Affirmed

  • Pride Medical, Inc. et al. v. John Doe et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Class Actions | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey Bazinet, Jonathan Peters, (Peters & Monyak, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Todd Poole, Bret Moore, Jon David Huffman, (Poole Huffman, LLC), Tucker, Scott McMahan, (Poole Huffman, LLC), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1140

    Ample Evidence Supported Imposition of Attorney Fees and Expenses as Discovery Sanctions

  • Laydon v. Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-24
    Practice Area: Antitrust
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Michael H. Park
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee Jeffrey Laydon: Vincent Briganti, Margaret MacLean, Lowey Dannenberg, P.C., White Plains, NY, on the brief, Eric F. Citron, Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees UBS AG and UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd.: Russell B. Balikian, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC; Mark A. Kirsch, Eric J. Stock, Jefferson E. Bell, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Thomas G. Hungar, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee Lloyds Banking Group plc.: Lisa J. Fried, Benjamin A. Fleming, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Marc J. Gottridge, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Société Générale S.A.: Steven Wolowitz, Andrew J. Calica, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Nicole A. Saharsky, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.: David R. Gelfand, Tawfiq S. Rangwala, Milbank LLP, New York, NY; Mark D. Villaverde, Milbank LLP, Los Angeles, CA. For Defendants-Appellees The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, and RBS Securities Japan Ltd.: David S. Lesser, King & Spalding LLP, New York, NY; Robert G. Houck, Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 20-3626

    Dismissal of Antitrust Claims Over Conspiracy to Manipulate Benchmark Rates Explained