• Belya v. Kapral

    Publication Date: 2022-08-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Richard B. Katskee, on the brief, Bradley Girard, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, DC, and Oleg Rivkin, Rivkin Law Group PLLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: Daniel H. Blomberg, Lori H. Windham, Daniel D. Benson, on the brief, Diana Verm Thomson, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, and Donald J. Feerick, Jr., Feerick Nugent MacCartney, PLLC, South Nyack, NY. For Amici Curiae Professor Michael W. McConnell and Professor Douglas Laycock: Thomas G. Hungar, Andrew G.I. Kilberg, John Matthew Butler, Jason Manion, Macey L. Olave, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, and San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Assemblies of God (USA), Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy of the Anglican Church in North America, General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Gordon D. Todd, Daniel J. Hay, John L. Gibbons, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Ryan Paulsen, Ryan N. Gardner, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX. For Amici Curiae Constitutional Law Scholars, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Matthew T. Nelson, Warner Norcross + Judd LLP, Grand Rapids, MI. James A. Campbell, Solicitor General of Nebraska; Douglas J. Peterson, Attorney General of Nebraska; David T. Bydalek, Chief Deputy Attorney General of Nebraska; Steve Marshall, Attorney General of Alabama; Mark Brnovich, Attorney General of Arizona; Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas; Chris Carr, Attorney General of Georgia; Derek Schmidt, Attorney General of Kansas; Daniel Cameron, Attorney General of Kentucky; Jeff Landry, Attorney General of Louisiana; Lynn Fitch, Attorney General of Mississippi; Eric S. Schmitt, Attorney General of Missouri; Austin Knudsen, Attorney General of Montana; John M. O'Connor, Attorney General of Oklahoma; Alan Wilson, Attorney General of South Carolina; and Sean D. Reyes, Attorney General of Utah, for Amici Curiae States of Nebraska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah, in support of Defendants-Appellants.

    Case Number: 21-1498

    Church Autonomy, Collateral Order Doctrines Discussed in Defamation Appeal's Dismissal

  • Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Romeril

    Publication Date: 2021-10-01
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Securities Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Jeffrey A. Berger, Senior Litigation Counsel, for Robert B. Stebbins, General Counsel, and Michael A. Conley, Solicitor, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Kara Rollins, Litigation Counsel, on the brief, Margaret A. Little, Senior Litigation Counsel, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Alan Garfield, Burt Neuborne, Clay Calvert, Rodney Smolla, Reason Foundation, The Goldwater Institute, The Institute for Justice, and The Pelican Institute for Public Policy, in support of Defendant-Appellant: Paul R. Niehaus, Kirsch & Niehaus PLLC, New York, New York, and Rodney A. Smolla, Wilmington, Delaware. For Amicus Curiae The Competitive Enterprise Institute, in support of Defendant-Appellant: Brian A. Richman, on the brief, Helgi C. Walker, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amicus Curiae Americans for Prosperity Foundation, in support of Defendant-Appellant: Brian Rosner, Carlton Fields, P.A., New York, New York.

    Case Number: 19-4197-cv

    SEC Consent Decree Not Vacated; No-Deny Provision Willingly Agreed To

  • Laurent v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

    Publication Date: 2019-12-31
    Practice Area: Employment Compliance
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Eli Gottesdiener, Gottesdiener Law Firm, PLLC, Brooklyn, New York, on the brief, Julia Penny Clark, Bredhoff & Kaiser, PLLC, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Richard W. Mark, Amer S. Ahmed, and Alejandro A. Herrera, on the brief, Daniel J. Thomasch, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, New York. For Amicus Curiae U.S. Secretary of Labor: Kate O'Scannlain, Solicitor of Labor, G. William Scott, Assistant Solicitor for Plan Benefits Security, and Thomas Tso, Counsel for Appellate and Special Litigation, on the brief, Brendan Ballard, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. For Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, the American Benefits Council, the Business Roundtable, and the ERISA Industry Committee: Brian T. Burgess, William M. Jay, Jaime A. Santos, James O. Fleckner, and Alison V. Douglass, Goodwin Procter LLP, Washington, D.C. and Boston, Massachusetts, and Steven P. Lehotsky, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 18-487-cv

    Pension Plan Violating ERISA May Be Reformed Under §502(a)(3) and Benefits Recalculated

  • Biocad JSC v. F. Hoffmann-La Roche

    Publication Date: 2019-11-12
    Practice Area: Antitrust
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Gregory G. Rapawy and Julius P. Taranto, on the brief, David C. Frederick, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C, Washington, DC, and Albert Feinstein, Feinstein & Partners, P.L.L.C., New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Genentech, Inc.: Amanda P. Reeves, Roman Martinez, Benjamin W. Snyder, and Lawrence E. Buterman, on the brief, Daniel M. Wall, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, New York; San Francisco, California; and Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd and Roche Holding AG: Andrew S. Gehring, on the brief, Paul Spagnoletti, Davis Polk & Wardell LLP, New York, New York. For Defendant-Appellee R-Pharm JSC: Caitlin J. Halligan, Eric J. Stock, and Alejandro A. Herrera, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, New York.

    Case Number: 17-3486

    Foreign Nature of Drug Firm's Claims Placed Them Beyond Reach of U.S. Antitrust Laws

  • June 18, 2012 | Daily Business Review

    Companies lose royalty rate challenges despite big guns

    After performing-rights organizations ASCAP and BMI lost royalty rate challenges against background music provider DMX Inc. in 2010, they turned to a pair of former U.S. solicitors general to

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  • Baidu, Inc. v. Register.com, Inc., 10 Civ. 444

    Publication Date: 2010-07-26
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP, Attorneys for Plaintiffs, By: Carey R. Ramos, Esq., Marc Falcone, Esq., New York, New York
    for defendant: GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP, Attorneys for Defendant, By: Orin Snyder, Esq., Alexander H. Southwell, Esq., New York, New York

    Case Number: 10 Civ. 444

    Circuit Judge Denny Chin*Decided: July 22, 2010PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP, Attorneys for Plaintiffs, By:

  • July 16, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    Bar Uses Historical Reenactments as 'Teaching Tool'

    A roomful of attorneys was transported last Thursday to the early 1940s, soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, when Japanese-Americans on the West Coast were forced from their home

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  • July 16, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    Bar Uses Historical Reenactments as 'Teaching Tool'

    A roomful of attorneys was transported last Thursday to the early 1940s, soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, when Japanese-Americans on the West Coast were forced from their home

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  • June 13, 2012 | Litigation Daily

    Weil Wins Second Circuit Ruling on Background Music Royalties for DMX

    After performing-rights organizations ASCAP and BMI both lost royalty rate challenges against background music provider DMX

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