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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

Stadnick v. Vivint Solar, Inc., 16-65-cv

Publication Date: 2017-06-22
Practice Area: Class Actions | Regulation | Securities Litigation | Business Torts
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Walker, Cabranes, and Lohier, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Adam M. Apton on the brief, Nicholas Ian Porritt, Levi & Korsinsky LLP, Washington, D.C.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Vivint Solar, Inc., The Blackstone Group L.P., Gregory S. Butterfield, Dana C. Russell, David F. D'Alessandro, Alex J. Dunn, Bruce McEvoy, Todd R. Pedersen, Joseph F. Trustey, Peter F. Wallace & Joseph S. Tibbetts: Scott D. Musoff on the brief, Jay B. Kasner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. & Blackstone Advisory Partners L.P.: Paul Vizcarrondo, Jr., Carrie M. Reilly & Steven Winter on the brief, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-65-cv

United Sates v. Allstate Insurance, 16-705

Publication Date: 2017-04-07
Practice Area: Whistleblower Laws | Health Care Law
Industry: Health Care
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Katzmann, C.J., Pooler and Lynch, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Peter M. Jasen, Buffalo, NY, on the brief, J. Michael Hayes.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees FedEx Corporation, Federal Express Corporation, FedEx Ground Package System Inc., FedEx Freight Corporation, FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc., FedEx Custom Critical, Inc., FedEx Trade Networks Inc., FedEx Supply Chain Systems, Inc., and FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.: John W. Campbell, Federal Express Corporation, Memphis, TN. For Defendants-Appellees Farmers Insurance Exchange, Truck Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, and Foremost Property and Casualty Insurance Company: Lori L. Pines and John P. Mastando III, on the brief, David L. Yohai Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Travelers Insurance Group Holding, Inc., Travelers Property Casualty Corporation, and The Travelers Companies, Inc.: Bryce L. Friedman, Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY; Deborah L. Stein, Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP, Los Angeles, CA. For Defendant-Appellee Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.: Jonathan M. Freiman, Wiggin and Dana LLP, New Haven, CT. For Defendants-Appellees J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., Founders Insurance Company, Founders Insurance Company of Michigan, Graphic Arts Mutual Insurance Company, Republic-Franklin Insurance Company, Utica Mutual Insurance Company, Utica National Insurance Company of Texas, Utica National Insurance Company of Ohio, Utica National Assurance Company, Utica Lloyd's of Texas, Utica Specialty Risk Insurance Company, and Utica National Insurance Group.: Sharon Angelino, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Erie Insurance Company of New York, Erie Insurance Exchange, Inc., Erie Indemnity Company, and The Erie Insurance Company: Heath J. Szymczak, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Buffalo, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Allstate Insurance Company, Allstate Indemnity Company, Kemper Independence Insurance Company, Metropolitan Group Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company; and Defendants Kemper Corporation and The Allstate Corporation: Steven M. Levy and Alan S. Gilbert, Dentons US LLP, Chicago IL; Sean C. Cenawood, Dentons US LLP, New York, NY; Sharon Angelino, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Preferred Mutual Insurance Company: Suzanne O. Galbato, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Syracuse, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Progressive Insurance Company and The Progressive Corporation, Inc.: Terrance M. Connors, Connors LLP, Buffalo, NY; Michael K. Loucks, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Boston, MA. For Defendant-Appellee State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company: Douglas W. Baruch and Anayansi Rodriquez Carbo, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Washington, D.C.; Dan David Kohane, Hurwitz & Fine, P.C., Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Zurich North America: Michael J. Willett, Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Nationwide General Insurance Company, Nationwide Financial Services Incorporated, and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company: Stephen Sozio, Jones Day, Cleveland, OH, Matthew Corcoran, Jones Day, Columbus, OH, Mark C. Davis, Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company: Eric Dranoff, Saretsky Katz & Dranoff, LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee CorePointe Insurance Company f/k/a Daimler Chrysler Insurance Company: Susan L. Swatski, Hill Wallack LLP, Princeton, NJ. For Defendant-Appellee Geico, Insurance.: Barry I. Levy, Cheryl F. Korman, and Brian L. Bank, Rivkin Radler LLP, Uniondale, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual Group, and Liberty Mutual Holding Company, Inc.: Kevin J. Fee and Amy C. Gross, Duane Morris LLP, New York, NY, Dennis R. McCoy, Barclay Damon, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee U-Haul International: Kevin M. Hogan, Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, NY.
Case Number: 16-705

Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit by Lawyer Who Acted in Bad

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

Publication Date: 2016-07-22
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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

Payment Card Antitrust Litigation, 12-4671-cv

Publication Date: 2016-07-05
Practice Area: Antitrust
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Winter, Jacobs, and Leval, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Objectors-Appellants and Plaintiffs-Appellants Merchant Appellants: Eric F. Citron, on the brief, Thomas C. Goldstein, Goldstein & Russell P.C., Washington, DC; Stephen R. Neuwirth, Sanford I. Weisburst, Steig D. Olson, and Cleland B. Welton II, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY; Jeffrey I. Shinder, Gary J. Malone, and A. Owen Glist, Constantine Cannon LLP, New York, NY; Michael J. Canter, Robert N. Webner, and Kenneth J. Rubin, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Columbus OH; Gregory A. Clarick, Clarick Gueron Reisbaum LLP, New York, NY. For Objectors-Appellants American Express Company, et al.: Philip C. Korologos, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, New York, NY. For Objectors-Appellants Discover Bank, et al.: William H. Pratt, on the brief, Jennifer M. Selendy, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY. For Objectors-Appellants First Data Corporation, et al.: Anahit Samarjian, on the brief, Jason A. Yurasek, Perkins Coie LLP, San Francisco, CA. For Objectors-Appellants Merchant Trade Groups: Andrew G. Celli, Jr. and Debra L. Greenberger, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP, New York, NY. For Appellant Retailers and Merchants Objectors: Jerrold S. Parker and Jay L.T. Breakstone, Parker Waichman, LLP, Port Washington, NY; Thomas P. Thrash and Marcus N. Bozeman, Thrash Law Firm, P.A., Little Rock, AR; Phillip Duncan and Richard Quintus, Duncan Firm, P.A., Little Rock, AR. For Objectors-Appellants U.S. PIRG and Consumer Reports: Elizabeth Wolstein, Schlam Stone & Dolan LLP, New York, NY. For Appellants Blue Cross and Blue Shield Entities and Wellpoint Entities: Anthony F. Shelley, Adam P. Feinberg, Laura G. Ferguson, Michael N. Khalil, and Katherine E. Pappas, Miller & Chevalier Chartered, Washington, DC. For Appellant The Iron Barley Restaurant LLC: Steve A. Miller, Denver, CO. For Appellants Unlimited Vacations and Cruises, Inc., et al.: John J. Pentz, Sudbury, MA. For Appellant Optical Etc. LLC.: N. Albert Bacharach, Jr., Gainesville, FL. For Objectors-Appellants 1001 Property Solutions, LLC, et al.: Christopher A. Bandas, Corpus Christi, TX. For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Jeffrey M. Harris and Candice C. Wong, on the brief, Paul D. Clement, Bancroft PLLC, Washington, DC; K. Craig, Wildfang, Thomas J. Undlin, Ryan W. Marth, and Bernard Persky, Robins Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN; H. Laddie Montague, Merrill G. Davidoff, and Michael J. Kane, Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, PA; Bonny E. Sweeney, Joseph D. Daley, and Alexandra S. Bernay, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA; Joseph Goldberg, Freedman Boyd Goldberg Urias & Ward, P.A., Albuquerque, MN.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: David F. Graham, Robert N. Hochman, Benjamin R. Nagin, Eamon P. Joyce, and Mark D. Taticchi, on the brief, Carter G. Philips, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC; Robert C. Mason, Arnold & Porter LLP, New York, NY; Robert J. Vizas, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA; Mark R. Merley and Matthew A. Eisenstein, Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC; Richard J. Holwell, Michael S. Shuster, and Demian Ordway, Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP, New York, NY; Matthew Freimuth and Wesley R. Powell, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY; Kenneth A. Gallo, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC; Mark P. Ladner and Michael B. Miller, Morrison & Foerster LLP, New York, NY; Andrew J. Frackman and Abby F. Rudzin, O'Melveny & Myers LLP; James P. Tallon, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY; Richard L. Creighton and Drew M. Hicks, Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL, Cincinnati, OH; John P. Passarelli and James M. Sulentic, Kutak Rock LLP, Omaha, NE; Peter E. Greene, Boris Bershteyn, and Peter S. Julian, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY; Jonathan S. Massey and Leonard A. Gail, Massey & Gail, Washington, DC; Ali M. Stoeppelweth, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC; John M. Majoras and Joseph W. Clark, Jones Day, Washington, DC; Teresa T. Bonder, Valarie C. Williams, and Kara F. Kennedy, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA; Jonathan B. Orleans and Adam S. Mocciolo, Pullman & Comley, LLC, Bridgeport, CT; Robert P. LoBue and William F. Cavanaugh, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 12-4671-cv(L)

Cite as: Payment Card Fee Litigation, 12-4671-cv, NYLJ 1202761507995, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided June 30, 2016) CASE NAMEIn Re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Me

Tilton v. Securities and Exchange Commission, 15-2103

Publication Date: 2016-06-03
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Securities Litigation | Constitutional Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Newman, Sack, and Droney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Christopher J. Gunther, on the brief, David M. Zornow, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Susan E. Brune on the brief, Brune & Richard LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Mark R. Freeman and Megan Barbero, Appellate Staff Attorneys, on the brief, Mark B. Stern, Appellate Staff Attorney for, Benjamin C. Mizer, Principal Deputy, Assistant Attorney General, and Beth S., Brinkmann, Deputy Assistant Attorney, General, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee: Jeannette A. Vargas on the brief, for Preet, Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Case Number: 15-2103

Cite as: Tilton v. SEC, 15-2103, NYLJ 1202759103775, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided June 1, 2016)CASE NAMELynn Tilton, Patriarch Partners, LLC, Patriarch Partners VII

In re: Pfizer, Securities Litigation, 14-2853-cv

Publication Date: 2016-04-20
Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Expert Witnesses
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Kearse, Pooler, and Livingston, C.JJ
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Gregory P. Joseph, Douglas J. Pepe, Sandra M. Lipsman, Joseph Hage, Aaronson LLC, New York, NY., Jay W. Eisenhofer, James J. Sabella, Charles T. Caliendo, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., New York, NY., Jonathan S. Massey, Massey & Gail LLP, Washington, DC., David Kessler, Andrew L. Zivitz, Matthew L. Mustokoff, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, Radnor, PA.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Counsel for Pfizer, Inc.: Miguel A. Estrada, Mark A. Perry, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC., Beth A. Wilkinson, Charles E. Davidow, Alexandra M. Walsh, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC., Andrew J. Ehrlich, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY., Lynn K. Neuner, George S. Wang, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY., John R. Wellschlager, DLA Piper LLP (US), Baltimore, MD. Counsel for Henry A. McKinnell: Jennifer L. Spaziano, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, DC. Counsel for Gail Cawkwell: George A. Stamboulidis, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY. Counsel for Joseph M. Feczko: Pamela R. Chepiga, Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY. Counsel for Karen L. Katen: Michael L. Calhoon, Julie B. Rubenstein, Baker Botts LLP, Washington, DC.
Case Number: 14-2853-cv

Cite as: In re: Pfizer, 14-2853-cv, NYLJ 1202755294346, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided April 12, 2016)CASE NAMEIn Re Pfizer Inc. Securities Litigation1 Teachers' Reti

In Re: Coudert Brothers LLP, 14‐3688‐bk

Publication Date: 2016-01-06
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Cabranes, Pooler, and Chin, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant Statek Corporation: Thomas J. Allingham II, Dain A. De Souza, J. Eric Ivester, on the brief, Anthony W. Clark, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, Delaware, and New York, NY.
for defendant: For Appellee Development Specialists, Inc.: David S. Tannenbaum, Stern Tannenbaum & Bell LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 14-3688‐bk

Cite as: In Re: Coudert Brothers LLP, 14‐3688‐bk, NYLJ 1202746253179, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided December 29, 2015) CASENAME In Re: Coudert Brothers LLP, D

Lola v. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, 14-3845-cv

Publication Date: 2015-07-29
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Pooler, Lohier, Droney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant David Lola, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated: Denise A. Shulman, on the brief, D. Maimon Kirschenbaum, Joseph & Kirschenbaum LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Tower Legal Staffing, Inc.: Stephanie L. Aranyos, on the brief, Brian J. Gershengorn, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., New York, N.Y.
Case Number: 14-3845-cv

Cite as: Lola v. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, 14-3845-cv, NYLJ xxxxxx, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 23, 2015) CASE NAME David Lola, on behalf of h

In Re: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, Debtor, 12-2557-bk(L)

Publication Date: 2014-12-11
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Parker, Lynch, and Droney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Irving H. Picard, Trustee for the Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC: Oren J. Warshavsky, Tracy L. Cole, Seanna R. Brown; Howard L. Simon, Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf LLP; Matthew B. Lunn, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, on the brief, David J. Sheehan, Baker Hostetler LLP, New York, NY. For Intervenor-Appellant Securities Investor Protection Corporation, Statutory Intervenor pursuant to Securities Investor Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. §78eee(d): Kevin H. Bell, Lauren T. Attard, on the brief, Josephine Wang, General Counsel, Securities Investor Protection Corporation, Washington, D.C.
for defendant:
Case Number: 12-2557-bk(L)

Cite as: In Re: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Secu. LLC, 12-2557-bk(L), NYLJ 1202678561357, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided December 8, 2014) 12-