• Nam v. Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations

    Publication Date: 2024-09-19
    Practice Area: Employment Compliance | Employment Litigation | International Law | Wage and Hour Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Yongjin Bae, Hang & Associates, PLLC, Flushing, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Joshua S. Lim, Nicholas J. DuBois, Sean Kwak, Kim, Cho & Lim, LLC, Palisades Park, NJ, Joseph Barbiere, Cole Schotz, P.C., Hackensack, NJ, and Eric S. Latzer, Cole Schotz P.C., New York, NY.

    Case Number: 23-229

    Evidence Warrants Hearing on Viability of U.N. Chauffer's Wage Claims Under the FSIA

  • Edmundson v. Klarna Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-09
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: E-Commerce
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Matthew W.H. Wessler, on the brief, Linnet Davis-Stermitz, Gupta Wessler PLLC, Washington, DC, and Sophia Goren Gold, KalielGold, Berkeley, CA.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Leah Godesky and Kendall Turner, on the brief, Anton Metlitsky, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY and Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 22-557-cv

    Plaintiff Agreed to Arbitration; Judgment Reversed, Arbitration Motion To Be Granted

  • Palmer v. Amazon.com Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-24
    Practice Area: Covid-19 | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge William J. Nardini
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Emily Villano, Public Justice, Washington, DC, Juno Turner, David H. Seligman, and Valerie Collins, Towards Justice, Denver, CO, Beth Terrell, Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC, Seattle, WA, on the brief, Karla Gilbride, Public Justice, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Lucas C. Townsend, Lochlan F. Shelfer, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, Avi Weitzman, Zainab N. Ahmad, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Jason C. Schwartz, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 20-3989-CV

    Covid-19 Sick Leave Benefit Payments Not 'Wages' Under NYLL §191

  • 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

  • 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

  • Disability Rights New York v. State of New York

    Publication Date: 2019-02-22
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Civil Rights | Constitutional Law | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Lara H. Weissman, on the brief, Jennifer J. Monthie, Disability Rights New York, Albany, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Mark S. Grube, Assistant Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General for the State of New York, New York, New York.

    Case Number: 17-2812-cv

    'Younger' Abstention in Constitutional Challenge to SCPA Article 17A Proceedings Affirmed

  • Zuniga-Perez v. Sessions

    Publication Date: 2018-08-16
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioners: Anne E. Doebler, Buffalo, New York
    for defendant: For Respondent: Mary Jane Candaux, Assistant Director, on the brief, Michael C. Heyse, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, for Chad A. Readler, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, District of Columbia

    Case Number: 17-996

    Appeals Board Must Review Motions to Suppress Evidence as to Immigration Status

  • Gao v. Sessions

    Publication Date: 2018-06-01
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner Gao: Mona Liza Fabular Lao, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Petitioner Shao: Joshua E. Bardavid, Law Office of Joshua E. Bardavid, New York, New York.; For Respondent: Brett F. Kinney and Jesse Lloyd Busen, Trial Attorneys, Jeffery R. Leist, Senior Litigation Counsel, Holly M. Smith, Senior Litigation Counsel, Laura M. Cover, Law Clerk, for Chad A. Readler, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 16-2262-ag

    IJs, BIA Erred in Relying on Omissions When Finding Asylum Applicants Lacked Credibility

  • CSX Transp. Inc. v. Island Rail Terminal Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-01-31
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 16-3995-cv

    Judgment Creditor Could Proceed by Motion But Court Erred by Not Resolving Fact Issues