• Anonymous v. Omnicom Group, 16-748

    Publication Date: 2017-03-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Robert A. Katzmann, Ch.J., Debra Ann Livingston, C.J., and Margo K. Brodie, D.J.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Matthew Christiansen: Susan Chana Lask, Law Offices of Susan Chana Lask, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Omnicom Group Incorporated, DDB Worldwide Communications Group Incorporated, Peter Hempel, and Chris Brown: Shira Franco and Judith Kong, on the brief, Howard J. Rubin, Davis & Gilbert LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Joe Cianciotto: Rick Ostrove, Leeds Brown Law, P.C., Carle Place, NY. For Amicus Curiae Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: P. David Lopez, General Counsel; Jennifer S. Goldstein, Associate General Counsel; and Margo Pave, Assistant General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of General Counsel, Washington, D.C., on the brief, Barbara L. Sloan, Attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of General Counsel, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union; New York Civil Liberties Union; 9to5, National Association of Working Women; A Better Balance; American Association of University Women; California Women's Law Center; Coalition of Labor Union Women; Equal Rights Advocates; Gender Justice; Legal Momentum; Legal Voice; National Association of Women Lawyers; National Partnership for Women and Families; National Women's Law Center; Southwest Women's Law Center; Women Employed; Women's Law Center of Maryland; Women's Law Project, in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: Lenora M. Lapidus, Gillian L. Thomas, Ria Tabacco Mar, and Leslie Cooper, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY; Erin Beth Harrist, Robert Hodgson and Christopher Dunn, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae 128 Members of Congress, in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: Peter T. Barbur, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae National Center for Lesbian Rights, in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: Shannon P. Minter and Christopher F. Stoll, National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA. For Amicus Curiae Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: Michael D.B. Kavey, Brooklyn, NY; Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., New York, NY; Gregory R. Nevins, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Atlanta, GA.

    Case Number: 16-748

    Discrimination Claim Based on Gender Stereotypes Is R

  • Marblegate Asset v. Education Management, 15-2124-cv

    Publication Date: 2017-01-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Banking and Finance Laws | Commercial Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Cabranes, Straub, and Lohier, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Counter Defendants-Appellees: Christopher W. Carty, Lucy C. Malcolm, Stewart R. Gilson, Pratik A. Shah, Hyland Hunt, on the brief, Sean E. O'Donnell, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants and Defendant-Counter Claimant-Appellant: Alexander B. Lees, on the brief, Emil A. Kleinhaus, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 15-2124-cv(L)

    Cite as: Marblegate Mgmt., LLC v. Educ. Mgmt. Fin. Corp., 15-2124-cv, NYLJ 1202776998700, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided January 17, 2017)CASE NAMEMarblegate

  • In Re Vivendi, S.A. Securities Litigation

    Publication Date: 2016-09-29
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Cabranes, Livingston, and Lynch, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Robert K. Kry, Lauren M. Weinstein, Molo Lamken LLP, Washington, D.C.; Arthur N. Abbey, Stephen T. Rodd, Jeremy Nash, Abbey Spanier, LLP, New York, N.Y.; Matthew Gluck, Michael C. Spencer, Milberg LLP, New York, N.Y.; Brian C. Kerr, Brower Piven, P.C., New York, N.Y., on the brief, Jeffrey A. Lamken, Molo Lamken LLP, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee: Mark A. Perry, Lucas C. Townsend, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C.; Caitlin J. Halligan, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, N.Y.; Daniel Slifkin, Timothy G. Cameron, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, N.Y.; James W. Quinn, Gregory Silbert, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, N.Y., on the brief, Miguel A. Estrada, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP.

    Case Number: 15-180-cv(L)

    Cite as: In re Vivendi, 15-180-cv, NYLJ 1202768724687, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided September 27, 2016) CASE NAME Miami Group, Consisting of The Retirement System f

  • United States v. American Express, 15-1672

    Publication Date: 2016-09-28
    Practice Area: Antitrust
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Winter, Wesley, and Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees the United States, et al.: Sonia K. Pffaffenroth, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Craig W. Conrath, Mark H. Hamer, Andrew J. Ewalt, Kristen C. Limarzi, Robert B. Nicholson, James J. Fredricks, Daniel E. Haar, Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division; Mike DeWine, Ohio Attorney General, Mitchell L. Gentile, Assistant Ohio Attorney General, on the brief, Nickolai G. Levin, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants American Express Company and American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.: Peter T. Barbur, Kevin J. Orsini, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP; Donald L. Flexner, Philip C. Korologos, Eric J. Brenner, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, on the brief, Evan R. Chesler, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 15-1672

    Cite as: US v. AMEX, 15-1672, NYLJ 1202768610015, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided September 26, 2016)CASE NAMEUnited States of America, State of Maryland, State of Mis

  • SRM Global Master Fund Ltd. Partnership v. Bear Stearns Co. L.L.C., 14-507-cv

    Publication Date: 2016-07-22
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Hall, Livingston, and Lohier, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Richard B. Drubel, Matthew J. Henken, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Hanover, NH, on the brief, Philip C. Korologos, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Bear Stearns Companies L.L.C.: Brad S. Karp, Jessica S. Carey, Jonathan Hurwitz, on the brief, Elizabeth M. Sacksteder, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Alan D. Schwartz: Susan Saltzstein, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Samuel L. Molinaro, Jr.: Pamela Rogers Chepiga, Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee James Cayne: David S. Frankel, Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Warren Spector: David B. Anders, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Deloitte & Touche L.L.P: Thomas G. Rafferty, Rachel G. Skaistis, on the brief, Antony L. Ryan, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 14-507-cv

    Cite as: SRM l Master Fund Ltd. Partnership v. Bear Stearns Co. L.L.C., 14-507-cv, NYLJ 1202763216702, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 14, 2016) CASENAME SRM

  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Receiver for Colonial Bank, Plaintiff-Appellant v. First Horizon Asset Securities, Inc., First Horizon Home Loan Corporation, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., FTN Financial Securities Corp., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., RBS Securities Inc., UBS Securities LLC, and Wells Fargo Asset Securities Corporation, Defendants-Appellees, Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., JP Morgan Chase & Co., JP Morgan Securities LLC, Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc., Citimortgage, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Ally Securities LLC, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Defendants, 14-3648-cv

    Publication Date: 2016-06-09
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws | Securities Litigation
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Parker, Lynch, and Carney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Colleen J. Boles, Assistant General Counsel, Kathryn R. Norcross, Senior Counsel, Jaclyn C. Taner, Counsel, on the brief, James Scott Watson, Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Arlington, Virginia.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees First Horizon Asset Securities, Inc., First Horizon Home Loan Corporation, FTN Financial Securities Corp., and UBS Securities, LLC: Bruce E. Clark, David B. Tulchin, Amanda Flug Davidoff, Jeffrey B. Wall, on the brief, Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC: Richard W. Clary, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and RBS Securities Inc.: Thomas C. Rice, Andrew T. Frankel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Wells Fargo Asset Securities Corporation: Marc T.G. Dworsky, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, California. For Defendant-Appellee HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.: Michael O. Ware, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Federal Housing Finance Agency and National Credit Union Administration Board in Support of Plaintiff-Appellant: Philippe Z. Selendy, Adam M. Abensohn, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, New York, David C. Frederick, Wan J. Kim, Gregory G. Rapawy, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., Washington, District of Columbia, on the brief, Kathleen M. Sullivan, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, The American Bankers Association, and The Clearing House LLC in Support of Appellees and Affirmance: Michael J. Dell, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, New York, Ira D. Hammerman, Kevin Carroll, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Washington, District of Columbia, Thomas Pinder, American Bankers Association, Washington, District of Columbia. For Amicus Curiae The Business Roundtable in Support of Defendants-Appellees: William M. Jay, Goodwin Procter LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, Joshua M. Daniels, Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, Massachusetts.

    Case Number: 14-3648-cv

    Cite as: FDIC v. First Horizon Asset Securities, Inc., 14-3648-cv, NYLJ 1202759641428, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided May 19, 2016) 14-3648-cv Before: Pa

  • Sakwe Balintulo, as personal representative of Saba Balintulo, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Ford Motor Co., International Business Machines Corp., Defendants-Movants, 14-4104(L)

    Publication Date: 2015-07-29
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Cabranes, Hall, and Livingston, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs‐Appellants: Diane E. Sammons, Nagel Rice, LLP, Roseland, NJ; Michael D. Hausfeld, Kristen M. Ward, Hausfeld, Washington, DC, on the brief, Paul L. Hoffman Schonbrun, Desimone, Seplow, Harris & Hoffman LLP, Venice, CA.
    for defendant: For Defendant‐Movant Ford Motor Company: Anton Melitsky, on the brief, Jonathan Hacker, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant‐Movant International Business Machines Corporation: Teena‐Ann V. Sankoorikal, James E. Canning, on the brief, Keith R. Hummel, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 14‐4104(L)

    Cite as: Balintulo v. Ford Motor Co., 14‐4104(L), NYLJ 1202733253595, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 27, 2015) 14‐4104(L)p cla

  • The Republic of Iraq, including as Parens Patriae on behalf of the Citizens of the Republic of Iraq, Plaintiff-Appellant v. ABB AG, Defendants-Appellees*, 13-0618

    Publication Date: 2014-09-19
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Kearse, Winter, and Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 13-0618

    Cite as: Iraq v. ABB AG, 13-0618, NYLJ 1202670694614, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided September 18, 2014) 13-0618 Before: Kearse, Winter, and Droney,

  • Thomas Dalberth, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, IBEW Local 164 Welfare Fund, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Robert W. Roten, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Georgia Stanley, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Xerox Corporation, Barry Romeril, Paul A. Allaire, Richard Thoman, Defendants-Appellees*, 13-1658-cv

    Publication Date: 2014-09-10
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Jacobs, Pooler, C. JJ., and Reiss, D.J.**
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant: Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellant IBEW Local 164 Welfare Fund: Brad N. Friedman, Millberg LLP, New York, N.Y. Class Counsel and Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellant Robert W. Roten: Stanley D. Bernstein, Bernstein Leibhard LLP, New York, N.Y. Class Counsel and Counsel for Plaintiffs-Appellants Thomas Dalberth and Georgia Stanley, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated: Mark Levine, Stull, Stull & Brody, New York, N.Y. For Defendant-Appellee Xerox Corporation: J. Wesley Earnhardt, on the brief, Sandra C. Goldstein, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, N.Y. For Defendant-Appellee G. Richard Thoman: Thomas D. Goldberg, Day Pitney LLP, Stamford, CT. For Defendants-Appellees Barry D. Romeril and Paul A. Allaire: John A. Valentine, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, D.C. For Defendants-Appellees Barry D. Romeril and Paul A. Allaire: Alfred U. Pavlis, Finn Dixon & Herling LLP, Stamford, CT.

    Case Number: 13-1658-cv

    Cite as: Dalberth v. Xerox Corp., 13-1658-cv, NYLJ 1202669513370, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided September 8, 2014) 13-1658-cv Before: Jacobs, Pooler, C.

  • In re: World Trade Center Disaster, 11-4021-cv

    Publication Date: 2014-06-11
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Hall and Chin, C.JJ., and Restani, J.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Paul J. Napoli, on the brief, Denise A. Rubin, Worby Groner Edelman & Napoli Bern, LLP, New York, N.Y. For Sullivan Plaintiffs-Appellees and Interested Party-Cross-Appellant: Andrew J. Carboy, Nicholas Papain, Wendell Y. Tong, on the brief, Brian J. Shoot, Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C., New York, N.Y.
    for defendant: For Appellant WTC Captive Insurance Company, Inc: M. Miller Baker, Mark A. Collins, Joshua D. Rogaczewski, on the brief, Margaret H. Warner, McDermott Will & Emery, New York, N.Y. For Defendant-Appellants-Cross Appellees City of New York and Contractors: James E. Tyrell, Jr., Joseph E. Hopkins, Jason W. Rockwell, Alyson N. Villano, Patton Boggs, LLP, Newark, N.J. Amicus Curiae Appointed Counsel: Antony L. Ryan, on the brief, Evan R. Chesler, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, N.Y.

    Case Number: 11-4021-cv (L)

    Cite as: In re: World Trade Center Disaster, 11-4021-cv (L), NYLJ 1202658759622, at *1 (2d. Cir., Decided June 9, 2014) 11-4021-cv (L) Before: Hal