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  • Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman

    Publication Date: 2017-12-07
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, SECOND CIRCUIT
    Judge: Circuit Judge DEBRA ANN LIVINGSTON
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Deepak Gupta, Jonathan E. Taylor, Gupta Wessler PLLC, Washington, DC. For amicus curiae Washington Legal Foundation, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Richard A. Samp, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, DC. For amici curiae United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, Inc., Consumer Action, and National Association of Consumer Advocates, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Sharon K. Robertson, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: For Eric T Schneiderman, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of New York: Judith Vale, Senior Assistant Solicitor General, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General, New York, NY. For Cyrus R. Vance, in his official capacity as District Attorney of New York County, and Eric Gonzalez, in his official capacity as Acting District Attorney of Kings County: Kathy Chang Park, for Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY. For amicus curiae Public Good Law Center, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Seth E. Mermin, Thomas Bennigson, Public Good Law Center, Berkeley, CA.
    Case Number: 13-4533

    From SCOTUS to NY's Court of Appeals, Clarity Sought in Credit Card Fee Language Suit

  • Microsoft v. United States, 14-2985

    Publication Date: 2017-01-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, C.J., Acobs, Cabranes, Pooler, Raggi, Hall, Livingston, Chin, Lohier, Jr., Carney, Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Microsoft Corporation: Robert M. Loeb and Brian P. Goldman, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY; Guy Petrillo, Petrillo Klein & Boxer LLP, New York, NY; James M. Garland and Alexander A. Berengaut, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC; Bradford L. Smith, David M. Howard, John Frank, Jonathan Palmer, and Nathaniel Jones, Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA; on the brief, E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
    for defendant: For Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York: Serrin Turner, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Justin Anderson, Assistant United States Attorney, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, American Civil Liberties Union, The Constitution Project, and Electronic Frontier Foundation, in support of Appellant, Brett J. Williamson, David K. Lukmire, Nate Asher, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY; Faiza Patel, Michael Price, Brennan Center for Justice, New York, NY; Hanni Fakhoury, Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA; Alex Abdo, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Apple, Inc., in support of Appellant: Kenneth M. Dreifach, Marc J. Zwillinger, Zwillgen PLLC, New York, NY and Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae BSA | The Software Alliance, Center for Democracy and Technology, Chamber of Commerce of the United States, The National Association of Manufacturers, and ACT | The App Association, in support of Appellant: Andrew J. Pincus, Paul W. Hughes, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Anthony J. Colangelo, in support of Appellant: Steven A. Engel, Dechert LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae AT&T Corp., Rackspace US, Inc., Computer & Communications Industry Association, i2 Coalition, and Application Developers Alliance, in support of Appellant: Alan C. Raul, Kwaku A. Akowuah, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Ireland: Peter D. Stergios, Charles D. Ray, McCarter & English, LLP, New York, NY and Hartford, CT. For Amici Curiae Amazon.com, Inc., and Accenture PLC, in support of Appellant: Peter Karanjia, Eric J. Feder, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Verizon Communications, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., eBay Inc., Salesforce.com, Inc., and Infor, in support of Appellant: Michael Vatis, Jeffrey A. Novack, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, New York, NY; Randal S. Milch, Verizon Communications Inc., New York, NY; Kristofor T. Henning, Hewlett-Packard Co., Wayne, PA; Amy Weaver, Daniel Reed, Salesforce.com, Inc., San Francisco, CA; Orin Snyder, Thomas G. Hungar, Alexander H. Southwell, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Mark Chandler, Cisco Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA; Aaron Johnson, eBay Inc., San Jose, CA. For Amici Curiae Media Organizations, in support of Appellant: Laura R. Handman, Alison Schary, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae Computer and Data Science Experts, in support of Appellant: Philip Warrick, Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, Portland, OR. For Amicus Curiae Jan Philipp Albrecht, Member of the European Parliament, in support of Appellant: Owen C. Pell, Ian S. Forrester, Q.C., Paige C. Spencer, White & Case, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Digital Rights Ireland Limited, National Council for Civil Liberties, and The Open Rights Group, in support of Appellant: Owen C. Pell, Ian S. Forrester, Q.C., Paige C. Spencer, White & Case, New York, NY; Edward McGarr, Simon McGarr, Dervila McGirr, McGarr Solicitors, Dublin, Ireland.
    Case Number: 14-2985

    Cite as: Microsoft v. US, 14-2985, NYLJ 1202777615376, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided January 24, 2017)CASE NAMEMicrosoft Corporation, Appellant v. United States of Am

  • Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited v. Environmental Protection Agency

    Publication Date: 2017-01-20
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Environmental Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Sack, Chin, and Carney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees the States of New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Washington, and the Province of Manitoba: Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General; Judith N. Vale, Assistant Solicitor General; Lemuel Srolovic, Bureau Chief; Philip Bein, Watershed Inspector General; Meredith Lee-Clark, Assistant Attorney General, Environmental Protection Bureau, on the brief, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, for Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY. For Plaintiffs-Appellees Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Inc., Theodore Gordon Flyfishers, Inc., Catskill- Delaware Natural Water Alliance, Inc., Federated Sportsmen's Clubs of Ulster County, Inc., Riverkeeper, Inc., Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc., Trout Unlimited, Inc., National Wildlife Federation, Environment America, Environment New Hampshire, Environment Rhode Island, and Environment Florida: on the brief Daniel E. Estrin, Karl S. Coplan, Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, Inc., White Plains, NY. For Intervenor Plaintiffs-Appellees Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Friends of the Everglades, Florida Wildlife Federation, and Sierra Club: on the brief, Yinet Pino, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Miami, Florida; David G. Guest, Earthjustice, Tallahassee, Florida.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants United States Environmental Protection Agency and Gina McCarthy: Benjamin H. Torrance, on the briefs, Robert William Yalen, for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. For Intervenor Defendants-Appellants-Cross Appellees Central Arizona Water Conservation District, Central Utah Water Conservancy District, City and County of Denver, by and through its Board of Water Commissioners, City and County of San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, City of Boulder [Colorado], City of Aurora [Colorado], El Dorado Irrigation District, Idaho Water Users Association, Imperial Irrigation District, Kane County [Utah] Water Conservancy District, Las Vegas Valley Water District, Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, National Water Resources Association, Salt Lake & Sandy [Utah] Metropolitan Water District, Salt River Project, San Diego County Water Authority, Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, The City of Colorado Springs, Acting by and through its Enterprise Colorado Springs Utilities, Washington County [Utah] Water District, Western Urban Water Coalition, and [California] State Water Contractors.1: Don Baur & Paul Smyth, Perkins Coie LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, on the brief, Peter D. Nichols, Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLP, Boulder, Colorado. For Intervenor Defendant-Appellant-Cross Appellee City of New York: Larry Sonnenshein & Hilary Meltzer, on the briefs, Julie Steiner, for Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY. For Intervenor Defendant- Appellant-Cross-Appellant South Florida Water Management District: James Edward Nutt, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida. For Intervenor-Defendants-Appellants-Cross Appellees States of Colorado, New Mexico, Alaska, Arizona Department of Water Resources, Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming: on the briefs Annette M. Quill, Senior Assistant Attorney General, State of Colorado, Denver, Colorado. For Amici Curiae-American Farm Bureau Federation and Florida Farm Bureau Federation: on the brief Ellen B. Steen, Danielle Hallcom Quist, American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, District of Columbia; Staci Braswell, Florida Farm Bureau Federation, Gainesville, Florida; Timothy S. Bishop, Michael B. Kimberly, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, District of Columbia. For Amici Curiae-Leon G. Billings, Tom Jorling, Jeffrey G. Miller, Robert W. Adler, William Andreen, Harrison C. Dunning, Mark Squillace, and Sandra B. Zellmer: on the brief, Laura Murphy & Patrick Parenteau, Environmental & Natural Resources Law Clinic, Vermont Law School, South Royalton, Vermont. For Amicus Curiae- State of California by and through the California Department of Water Resources: on the brief, Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General; Robert W. Byrne, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Gavin G. McCabe, Supervising Deputy Attorney General; William Jenkins, Deputy Attorney General; State of California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, San Francisco, California. For Amici Curiae-National Hydropower Association, Northwest Hydroelectric Association, American Public Power Association, Sabine River Authority of Texas, Sabine River Authority State of Louisiana, and Oglethorpe Power Corporation: on the brief, Michael A. Swiger, Charles R. Sensiba, Sharon L. White, Van Ness Feldman, LLP, Washington, District of Columbia.
    Case Number: 14-1823

    Cite as: Catskill Mountains v. EPA, 14-1823, NYLJ 1202777100816, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided January 18, 2017)CASE NAMECatskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited,

  • USA v. Rosemond, 15-940-cr

    Publication Date: 2016-11-14
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Kearse, Cabranes, and Chin, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Elizabeth Hanft, Karl Metzner, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Samson Enzer, Assistant United States Attorney, for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Jonathan I. Edelstein, Edelstein & Grossman, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 15-940-cr

    Cite as: USA v. Rose 15-940-cr, NYLJ 1202772035157, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided November 1, 2016) CASENAME United States of America, Appellee v. James J. Rose

  • US v. James Rosemond, 15-940-cr

    Publication Date: 2016-11-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Kearse, Cabranes, and Chin, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Elizabeth Hanft, Karl Metzner, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Samson Enzer, Assistant United States Attorney, for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Jonathan I. Edelstein, Edelstein & Grossman, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 15-940-cr

    Cite as: US v. Rosemond, 15-940-cr, NYLJ 1202771342351, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided November 1, 2016)CASE NAMEUnited States of America, Appellee v. James J. Rosemo

  • USA v. Hill, 14-3872-cr

    Publication Date: 2016-08-12
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Jacobs, Livingston, and Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee For the United States of America: Daniel S. Silver, Amy Busa, Seth D. DuCharme, Assistant United States Attorneys, New York, N.Y., for Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant For Elvin Hill: Yuanchung Lee, Federal Defenders of New York, New York, N.Y.
    Case Number: 14-3872-cr

    Cite as: USA v. Hill, 14-3872-cr, NYLJ 1202764831445, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided August 3, 2016) CASENAME United States of America, Appellee v. Elvin Hill, a/k/a

  • Chevron v. Donziger, 14-0826

    Publication Date: 2016-08-09
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Kearse, Parker, and Wesley, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Randy M. Mastro, Andrea E. Neuman, Caitlin J. Halligan, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, New York, New York, William E. Thomson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, California, on the brief, Theodore B. Olson, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Steven Donziger, The Law Offices of Steven R. Donziger, and Donziger & Associates, PLLC.: Gregory A. Beck, Jonathan E. Taylor, Gupta Beck, Washington, D.C.; Justin Marceau, John Campbell, Denver, Colorado, on the brief, Deepak Gupta, Washington, D.C. For Defendants-Appellants Hugo Gerardo Camacho Naranjo and Javier Piaguaje Payaguaje: Burt Neuborne, New York, NY. Filed a brief for Amicus Curiae The Republic of Ecuador, in support of neither party: Eric W. Bloom, Lauren B. Schuttloffel, Eric M. Goldstein, Nassim H. Hooshmandnia, of counsel, Winston & Strawn, Washington, D.C. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae Amnesty International, Amazon Watch, 350 Bay Area, Center for Environmental Health, CT Citizen Action Group, Food and Water Watch, Friends of the Earth, Global Exchange, The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice, The International Accountability Project, Justice in Nigeria Now!, Marin Interfaith Task Force on the Americas, Media Alliance, Pachamama Alliance, Rainforest Action Network, Rights Action and Sunflower Alliance, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Jonathan Moore, Terry Gross, Adam C. Belsky, Monique Alonso, San Francisco, California; Thomas Bennigson, Public Good Law Center, Berkeley, California, of counsel, Gross Belsky Alonso, San Francisco, California. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae International Law Professors, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Donald K. Anton, Canberra, Australia. Filed a brief as Amicus Curiae, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: G. Robert Blakey, Paradise Valley, Arizona. Filed a brief for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Kate Comerford Todd, Tyler R. Green, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Washington, D.C., of counsel, Christopher J. Walker, Columbus, Ohio. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae Keith S. Rosenn, Francisco Reyes, and Raul Nunez Ojeda, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Aaron D. Van Oort, Jeffrey P. Justman, of counsel, Faegre Bakers Daniels, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Jurists, in partial support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Richard J. Holwell, of counsel, Holwell, Shuster & Goldberg, New York, NY. Filed a brief for Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Cory L. Andrews, Washington Legal Foundation, of counsel, Richard A. Samp, Washington, D.C. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae Business Roundtable and International Law Scholars, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Roger P. Alford, Notre Dame, Indiana. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae Richard Janda, Juan C. Pinto, and Carolina Cruz Vinaccia, in support of Defendants-Appellants: William B. Shipley, Genthod, Switzerland, of counsel, Jesse P. Levine, New York, NY. Filed a brief for Amicus Curiae EarthRights International, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Marco B. Simons, Jonathan G. Kaufman, Michelle Harrison, Benjamin Hoffman, of counsel, Richard L. Herz, Washington, D.C. Filed a brief for Amicus Curiae Legal Momentum, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: G. Elaine Wood, New York, NY. Filed a brief for Amici Curiae Proposed Huaorani Intervenors, in partial support of Defendants-Appellants: K. Lee Crawford-Boyd, Los Angeles, California; Judith Kimerling, New York, New York, of counsel, Schwarcz, Rimberg, Boyd & Rader, Los Angeles, California.
    Case Number: 14-0826(L)

    Cite as: Chevron v. Do , 14-0826, NYLJ 1202764629838, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided August 8, 2016)CASE NAMEChevron Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Steven Do

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

    Publication Date: 2014-12-11
    Practice Area:
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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-

  • Gucci America, Inc., Balenciaga America, Inc., Balenciaga, S.A., Bottega Veneta International S.A.R.L., Bottega Veneta, Inc., Luxury Goods International S.A., Yves Saint Laurent America, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Bank of China, Appellant, Weixing Li, DBA Redtagparty, DBA Myluxurybags.com, DBA Xpressdesginers.com, DBA Xpressdesigner.net, DBA Designer Handbags, aka Xin Li, et al., Defendants, 11-3934-cv

    Publication Date: 2014-09-19
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Livingston, Lynch, and Lohier, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Bradley Stephen Pensyl, Pamela Rogers Chepiga, on the brief, Andrew Rhys Davies, Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Howard S. Hogan, Anne M. Coyle, Jennifer C. Halter, on the brief, Robert L. Weigel, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 11-3934-cv

    Cite as: Gucci v. Bank of China, 11-3934-cv, NYLJ 1202670687855, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided September 17, 2014) 11-3934-cv Before: Livingston, Lynch,

  • Vincent v. The Money Store, 11-4525-cv

    Publication Date: 2013-11-15
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, CJ, Livingston, and Lohier, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Neal DeYoung, Sharma & DeYoung LLP, on the brief, Paul S. Grobman New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees The Money Store, TMS Mortgage, Inc., Homeq Servicing Corp.: Edward T. McDermott, W. Hans Kobelt, on the brief, Daniel A. Pollack McCarter & English, LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Moss, Codilis, Stawiarski, Morris, Schneider & Prior, LLP: David J. Chizewer, Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenbloom & Moritz, Ltd., Chicago, IL.
    Case Number: 11-4525-cv

    Cite as: Vincent v. The Money Store, 11-4525-cv, NYLJ 1202627734235, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided November 13, 2013) 11-4525-cv Before: Katzmann, CJ, L