• United States v. Rainford

    Publication Date: 2024-08-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Nicholas W. Chiuchiolo, Nicholas S. Folly, David Abramowicz, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Alexandra N. Rothman, Assistant United States Attorney, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Ryan Rainford: Donna R. Newman, Law Offices of Donna R. Newman, PA, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Bryan Duncan: Bryan Duncan, pro se. For Defendant-Appellant Robert Locust: Randall Douglas Unger, Law Offices of Randall Douglas Unger, Kew Gardens, NY.

    Case Number: 20-359

    Forfeiture Order Based on Government Allegations, Not Factual Material, Is Vacated

  • 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

  • Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-25
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Matthew Thomson, Zachary L. Rubin, Lichten & Liss-Riordan, P.C., Boston, MA, on the brief, Harold L. Lichten, Lichten & Liss-Riordan, P.C., Boston, MA.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Matthew W. Lampe, Jones Day, New York, NY; Amanda K. Rice, Jones Day, Detroit, MI; Margaret Santen Hanrahan, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, P.C., Charlotte, NC, on the brief, Traci L. Lovitt, Jones Day, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20-1681

    Court Compels Arbitration as Plaintiffs Are Not 'Transportation Workers'

  • Samake v. Thunder Lube Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Dispute Resolution | Wage and Hour Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Abdul K. Hassan, Abdul Hassan Law Group, PLLC, Queens Village, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Michael Bruk, Law Office of Michael Bruk, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-102-cv

    Appeal of Interlocutory Order Compelling Arbitration Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction

  • Hyman v. Brown

    Publication Date: 2019-07-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Reena Raggi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner‐Appellee: Rebecca E. Freedman, on the brief, Glenn A. Garber, The Exoneration Initiative, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Respondent‐ Appellant: John M. Castellano, Assistant District Attorney, on the brief, Ranjana C. Piplani, Assistant District Attorney, for Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Queens County, Kew Gardens, New York.

    Case Number: 16-2723-pr

    Gateway Claim of Actual Innocence Rejected; Federal Habeas Relief Reversed

  • Bellamy v. City of New York

    Publication Date: 2019-02-11
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Criminal Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John Walker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: for Plaintiff‐Appellant: Joel B. Rudin, Law Office of Joel B. Rudin, P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: for Defendants‐Appellees: Megan E.K. Montcalm, Richard Dearing, on the brief, for Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY.; for Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Innocence Network, and Innocence Project: Richard D. Willstatter, Vice Chair, Amicus Curiae Committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Chair, Amicus Curiae Committee of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, White Plains, NY; Adele Bernhard, Innocence Network, New York, NY; Barry Scheck, Innocence Project, New York, NY; Ross E. Firsenbaum, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Door LLP, New York NY.

    Case Number: 17-1859-cv

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  • Microsoft v. United States, 14-2985

    Publication Date: 2017-01-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, C.J., Acobs, Cabranes, Pooler, Raggi, Hall, Livingston, Chin, Lohier, Jr., Carney, Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Microsoft Corporation: Robert M. Loeb and Brian P. Goldman, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY; Guy Petrillo, Petrillo Klein & Boxer LLP, New York, NY; James M. Garland and Alexander A. Berengaut, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC; Bradford L. Smith, David M. Howard, John Frank, Jonathan Palmer, and Nathaniel Jones, Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA; on the brief, E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
    for defendant: For Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York: Serrin Turner, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Justin Anderson, Assistant United States Attorney, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, American Civil Liberties Union, The Constitution Project, and Electronic Frontier Foundation, in support of Appellant, Brett J. Williamson, David K. Lukmire, Nate Asher, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY; Faiza Patel, Michael Price, Brennan Center for Justice, New York, NY; Hanni Fakhoury, Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA; Alex Abdo, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Apple, Inc., in support of Appellant: Kenneth M. Dreifach, Marc J. Zwillinger, Zwillgen PLLC, New York, NY and Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae BSA | The Software Alliance, Center for Democracy and Technology, Chamber of Commerce of the United States, The National Association of Manufacturers, and ACT | The App Association, in support of Appellant: Andrew J. Pincus, Paul W. Hughes, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Anthony J. Colangelo, in support of Appellant: Steven A. Engel, Dechert LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae AT&T Corp., Rackspace US, Inc., Computer & Communications Industry Association, i2 Coalition, and Application Developers Alliance, in support of Appellant: Alan C. Raul, Kwaku A. Akowuah, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Ireland: Peter D. Stergios, Charles D. Ray, McCarter & English, LLP, New York, NY and Hartford, CT. For Amici Curiae Amazon.com, Inc., and Accenture PLC, in support of Appellant: Peter Karanjia, Eric J. Feder, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Verizon Communications, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., eBay Inc., Salesforce.com, Inc., and Infor, in support of Appellant: Michael Vatis, Jeffrey A. Novack, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, New York, NY; Randal S. Milch, Verizon Communications Inc., New York, NY; Kristofor T. Henning, Hewlett-Packard Co., Wayne, PA; Amy Weaver, Daniel Reed, Salesforce.com, Inc., San Francisco, CA; Orin Snyder, Thomas G. Hungar, Alexander H. Southwell, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Mark Chandler, Cisco Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA; Aaron Johnson, eBay Inc., San Jose, CA. For Amici Curiae Media Organizations, in support of Appellant: Laura R. Handman, Alison Schary, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae Computer and Data Science Experts, in support of Appellant: Philip Warrick, Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, Portland, OR. For Amicus Curiae Jan Philipp Albrecht, Member of the European Parliament, in support of Appellant: Owen C. Pell, Ian S. Forrester, Q.C., Paige C. Spencer, White & Case, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Digital Rights Ireland Limited, National Council for Civil Liberties, and The Open Rights Group, in support of Appellant: Owen C. Pell, Ian S. Forrester, Q.C., Paige C. Spencer, White & Case, New York, NY; Edward McGarr, Simon McGarr, Dervila McGirr, McGarr Solicitors, Dublin, Ireland.

    Case Number: 14-2985

    Cite as: Microsoft v. US, 14-2985, NYLJ 1202777615376, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided January 24, 2017)CASE NAMEMicrosoft Corporation, Appellant v. United States of Am

  • USA v. Raheem Bert, 14-2428-cr

    Publication Date: 2016-02-11
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Jacobs, Pooler, and Hall, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Amy Busa, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Douglas M. Pravada, Assistant United States Attorney, for Kelly T. Currie, acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Raheem Bert: James Darrow, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 14-2428-cr

    Cite as: US v. Bert, 14-2428-cr, NYLJ 1202749328020, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided February 9, 2016)CASE NAMEUnited States of America, Appellee v. Raheem Bert, aka R

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  • United States of America, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Apple, Inc., Simon & Schuster, Inc., Defendants, 13-3741-cv

    Publication Date: 2015-07-02
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Jacobs, Livingston, and Lohier, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: for the United States, Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, William J. Baer, Assistant Attorney General, Mark W. Ryan, Daniel McCuaig, Kristen C. Limarzi, Robert B. Nicholson, David Seidman, Finnuala K. Tessier, Lawrence B. Buterman, Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, Washington, DC. For Plaintiff-States: George Jepsen, Attorney General of Connecticut, W. Joseph Nielsen, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General of Connecticut, Hartford, CT, Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas, Daniel T. Hodge, First Assistant Attorney General of Texas, John Scott, Deputy Attorney General of Texas, Jonathan F. Mitchell, Solicitor General of Texas, Andrew Oldham, Deputy Solicitor General of Texas, John T. Prud'homme, Kim van Winkle, Eric Lipman, Assistant Attorneys General, Office of Attorney General of Texas, Austin, TX. For the State of New York: Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York, Won S. Chin, Assistant Solicitor General, Office of Attorney General of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: for Apple, Inc: Theodore J. Boutros, Jr., Daniel G. Swanson, Blaine H. Evanson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Cynthia E. Richman, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, Orin S. Snyder, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY. For Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH, Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC, d/b/a Macmillan: Eamon P. Joyce, Joel M. Mitnick, Mark D. Taticchi, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. For Simon & Schuster, Inc. and Simon & Schuster Digital Sales, Inc: Gregory Silbert, Yehuda L. Buchweitz, Weil, James W. Quinn, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 13-3741-cv

    Cite as: USA v. Apple, Inc., 13-3741-cv, NYLJ 1202731055527, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided June 30, 2015) Case Name United Stat