• Mirlis v. Greer

    Publication Date: 2020-03-11
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Aviad Hack: Steven J. Errante, Lynch, Traub, Keefe, & Errante P.C., New Haven, CT.
    for defendant: For Daniel Greer: David Grudberg, Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, New Haven, CT. Pro Se: Lawrence Dressler, New Haven, CT.

    Case Number: 17-4923

    Motive in Obtaining Video Not Accounted for, Privacy Interest Insufficiently Weighed

  • December 4, 2019 | New York Law Journal

    Emotional Distress Damages and Bankruptcy Code §362(k)(1)

    An egregious willful violation of the automatic stay can be traumatic. Courts should award emotional distress damages when a debtor has been traumatized by an egregious willful violation of the automatic stay.

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  • Darnell Greathouse, Plaintiff‐Appellant v. JHS Security Inc., Melvin Wilcox, Defendants‐Appellees, 12-4521-cv

    Publication Date: 2015-05-11
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Pooler and Carney, CJ.J, and Korman, DJ.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff‐Appellant: Penn U. Dodson, AndersonDodson, P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: Amicus curiae counsel appointed by the Court in support of Defendants‐Appellees: Vilia B. Hayes, on the brief, Alexander Bogdan Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus curiae Acting Secretary of Labor in support of Plaintiff‐Appellant: M. Patricia Smith, Solicitor of Labor, Jennifer S. Brand, Associate Solicitor, Paul L. Frieden, Counsel for Appellate Litigation, on the brief, Paul L. Edenfield, Attorney U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, D.C., For Amici curiae Make the Road New York, Brandworkers International, Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York, National Employment Law Project, Legal Aid Society, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and Urban Justice Center in support of Plaintiff‐Appellant: Catherine K. Ruckelshaus, on the brief, Tsedeye Gebreselassie National Employment Law Project, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 12-4521-cv

    Cite as: Greathouse v. JHS Security Inc., 12-4521-cv, NYLJ 1202726019547, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided April 20, 2015) 12-4521-cv Before: Pooler and Ca