• 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

  • U.S. v. Chandler

    Publication Date: 2023-01-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan L. Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Kevin Trowel, on the brief, David K. Kessler, for Mark J. Lesko, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Jamesa J. Drake, Drake Law, LLC, Auburn, ME.

    Case Number: 18-1841

    354-Month Sentence Upheld; Constitutional Rights Not Breached, Suppression Properly Denied

  • Mendez v. Schenk

    Publication Date: 2022-12-27
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Medical Malpractice | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: Chief Judge Brenda K. Sannes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff, Pro Se: Luis Mendez, Sandstone FCI, Inmate Mail/Parcels, Sandstone, MN.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 9:21-CV-1090

    FTCA Claim Against U.S. Cannot Be Based on Wrongdoing by County, Its Employees

  • December 14, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

    K.C. Hopps, Ltd. v. Cincinnati Ins. Co.

    The judges of the Western District of Missouri granted two of the plaintiff's motions, one to exclude reference a policy's "Pollutants" exclusion and one for instructing the jury on the meaning of "direct physical loss or damage."

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  • Appellate Division, Second Department: December 9, 2022

    Publication Date: 2022-12-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown List released on:December 7, 2022

  • Haley v. Teachers Ins. & Annuity Ass'n of Am.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John M. Walker, Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Ellen T. Noteware, on the brief, Todd S. Collins, Berger Montague PC, Philadelphia, PA; John J. Nestico, Todd M. Schneider, on the brief, Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP, Charlotte, NC and Emeryville, CA.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: James O. Fleckner, Michael K. Isenman, Kelsey Pelagalli, on the brief, Jaime A. Santos, Goodwin Procter LLP, Washington, DC and Boston, MA. For amici curiae AARP and AARP Foundation: Leah M. Nicholls, on the brief, Public Justice, P.C., Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Public Justice Dara S. Smith, William Alvarado Rivera, on the brief, AARP Foundation, Washington, DC. For amici curiae The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, American Benefits Council, Society of Professional Asset Managers and Recordkeepers, American Council of Life Insurers, and Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America: Meaghan VerGow, on the brief, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 21-805-cv

    Class Certification in ERISA Suit Vacated; Predominance Inquiry Did Not Analyze Defenses

  • U.S. v. Lemay

    Publication Date: 2022-12-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Tax
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1:21-CR-573

    Conspiracy Charge Denied Dismissal on Statute-of-Limitations Grounds; Severance Denied

  • Radwan v. Manuel

    Publication Date: 2022-12-06
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Joseph F. Bianco
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: R. Stanton Jones, Kolya D. Glick, Graham W. White, Shira V. Anderson, on the brief, Andrew T. Tutt, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC; Gregory J. Tarone, Sports Lawyers International PLLC, Mount Kisco, NY (on the brief); Jonathan J. Klein, Parlatore Law Group, LLP, Bridgeport, CT (on the brief).
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Rosemary M. McGovern, Assistant Attorney General, for William Tong, Attorney General; Michael Skold, Deputy Solicitor General, Hartford, CT.

    Case Number: 20-2194

    Female UConn Soccer Player Raises Issue of More Serious Discipline Due to Her Gender

  • Menora Mivtachim Ins. Ltd. v. Frutarom Indus. Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-06
    Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions | Securities Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Michael H. Park
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Emma Gilmore, Marc I. Gross, Villi A. Shteyn, on the brief, Jeremy A. Lieberman, Pomerantz LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Frutarom Industries Ltd: Lisa Vicens, Thomas S. Kessler, on the brief, Roger A. Cooper, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Ori Yehudai, Ari Rosenthal, Alon Granot, and Guy Gill: Jonathan A. Rotenberg, Thomas M. Artaki, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, New York, NY; Eric T. Werlinger, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Washington, DC, on the brief, Bruce G. Vanyo, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-1076

    Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Sue on Misstatements About Firm Whose Shares Not Bought, Sold

  • In the Matter of Enrique Elliot Adler, an Attorney.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-02
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Third Department
    Judge: Unsigned Aarons, J.P., Pritzker, Reynolds Fitzgerald, Ceresia and Fisher, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: PM-206-22

    In the Matter of Enrique Elliot Adler, an Attorney.