• 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,

  • Payment Card Antitrust Litigation, 12-4671-cv

    Publication Date: 2016-07-05
    Practice Area: Antitrust
    Industry:
    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

  • In Re Germain, 15-665

    Publication Date: 2016-06-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Admiralty
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch.J., Sack and Lohier, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellant: James E. Mercante, Rubin Fiorella & Friedman LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Claimant-Appellee: Jan S. Kublick, McMahan, Kublick & Smith, PC, Syracuse, NY.

    Case Number: 15-665

    Cite as: In Re Germain, 15-665, NYLJ 1202759367076, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided June 1, 2016) CASENAME In Re Petition of Germain 15-66

  • Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft v. U.S. Oil Trading LLC, 15-97

    Publication Date: 2016-03-02
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Kearse, Straub, and Wesley, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Michael Fernandez, Gina M. Venezia, on the brief, Peter J. Gutowski, Freehill Hogan & Mahar LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Casey D. Burlage, Corey R. Greenwald, George G. Cornell, on the brief, John R. Keough III, Clyde & Co US LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae APL Co. Pte Ltd., American President Lines, Ltd., Baere Maritime LLC, Bonny Gas Transport Ltd., Clearlake Shipping Pte Ltd., Conti 149 Conti Guinea, MT Cape Bird Tankschiffahrts GmbH & Co KG, Sigma Tankers Inc, Star Tankers Inc, and UPT Pool Ltd.: James H. Hohenstein, James H. Power, Marie E. Larsen, Holland & Knight LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae 1372 Tanker Corporation, OSG Ship Management, Inc., SK Shipping Co., Ltd., and SK B&T Pte. Ltd.: William F. Dougherty, Keith W. Heard, Michael J. Walsh, Burke & Parsons, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae SHV Gas Supply & Risk Management SAS: Andrea Pincus, Reed Smith LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Exmar Shipping BVBA.1: Kerri M. D'Ambrosio, George M. Chalos, Chalos & Co., P.C., Oyster Bay, NY.

    Case Number: 15-97

    Cite as: Hapag-Lloyd Akt ellschaft v. U.S. Oil Trading LLC, 15-97, NYLJ 1202751009605, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided February 24, 2016) CASENAME Hapag-Lloyd Akt

  • Atlantica Holdings v. Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna, 14-917-cv

    Publication Date: 2016-02-05
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Chin, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs‐Appellees: Jennifer S. Kozar, James S. D'Ambra, Jr., on the brief, Brett D. Jaffe, Alston & Bird LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant‐Appellant: Jonathan J. Walsh, Kevin A. Meehan, on the brief, Joseph D. Pizzurro, Curtis, Mallet‐Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 14‐917‐cv

    Cite as: Atlantica v. Sovereign, 14‐917‐cv, NYLJ 1202748814316, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided February 3, 2016)CASE NAMEAtlantica Holdings, Inc., Allan Kiblisky, Jac

  • Victory v. Pataki, 13‐3592

    Publication Date: 2016-02-03
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Pooler and Parker, C.JJ.1
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff‐Appellant Albert Lopez Victory: Myron Beldock, Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For New York State Defendants‐Appellees: Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York; Nancy A. Speigel, Senior Assistant Solicitor General, on the brief, Andrew B. Ayers, Assistant Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General, for Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Albany, NY. For Syracuse Defendants‐Appellees: Shannon T. O'Connor, Assistant Corporation Counsel, for Robert P. Stamey, Corporation Counsel for the City of Syracuse, Syracuse, NY.

    Case Number: 13‐3592

    Cite as: Victory v. , 13‐3592, NYLJ 1202748565253, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided February 1, 2016)CASE NAMEAlbert Lopez Victory, Plaintiff‐Appellant v. George

  • Friends of Animals v. Clay, 14‐4071‐cv

    Publication Date: 2016-01-29
    Practice Area:
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Cabranes, Pooler, and Lynch, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Michael Ray Harris, Friends of Animals, Centennial, CO.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: for Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York, Varuni Nelson and Sandra L. Levy, on the brief, Margaret M. Kolbe, Assistant United States Attorneys, Brooklyn, NY.

    Case Number: 14‐4071‐cv

    Cite as: Friends of Animals v. Clay, 14‐4071‐cv, NYLJ 1202748201337, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided January 26, 2016)CASE NAMEFriends of Animals, Plaintiff‐Appellant

  • Laurent v. Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP, 14-1179

    Publication Date: 2015-08-03
    Practice Area:
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Cabranes, Lynch, and Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Eli Gottesdiener, Gottesdiener Law Firm, PLLC, Brooklyn, NY, on the brief, Julia Penny Clark, Bredhoff & Kaiser, PLLC, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: Richard W. Mark, Amer S. Ahmed, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Robert J. Kopecky, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, on the brief, Daniel J. Thomasch, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 14-1179

    Cite as: Laurent v. Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP, 14-1179, NYLJ 1202733599288, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 23, 2015) CASENAME Timothy D. Laurent, Smeeta Sharon,

  • Heleen Mees, Applicant‐Appellant v. Willem H. Buiter, Respondent‐Appellee*, 14‐1866

    Publication Date: 2015-07-21
    Practice Area:
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Leval, Lynch, and Lohier, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Applicant‐Appellant Heleen Mees: Joshua J. Libling, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, New York, New York, and Brooke A. Alexander, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Armonk, New York, on the brief, Olav A. Haazen, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent‐Appellee Willem H. Buiter: Joseph Weiner, Katsky Korins LLP, New York, New York, on the brief, Adrienne B. Koch, Katsky Korins LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 14‐1866

    Cite as: Mees v. Buiter, 14‐1866, NYLJ 1202732560960, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 17, 2015) 14‐1866

  • 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:
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    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,