• Sec. and Exch. Comm'n v. Rashid

    Publication Date: 2024-03-21
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    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: Michael A. Conley, Acting General Counsel, on the brief, William K. Shirey, Counsel to the Solicitor, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Faith E. Gay, Ryan W. Allison, Selendy & Gay PLLC, New York, NY; Theresa Van Vliet, Genovese Joblove & Battista, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL, on the brief, Caitlin J. Halligan, Selendy & Gay PLLC, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20-4080-CV

    Equity Funds' Reimbursement of Their Manager's Expenses Not Reasonably Foreseeable

  • Vincent v. Annucci

    Publication Date: 2023-03-30
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John M. Walker, Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Shawn Michael Vincent: K. Wade Eaton, The Eaton Law Firm, Pittsford, NY, on the brief, Jon P. Getz, Law Office of Jon Getz, Rochester, NY.
    for defendant: For Anthony J. Annucci: Andrea Oser, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Brian D. Ginsberg, Assistant Solicitor General of Counsel, for Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General and Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, Albany, NY. For amici curiae the Plaintiff Class in Betances v. Fischer: Matthew D. Brinckerhoff, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-22

    No Error in Prior Rulings' Application to Deny Qualified Immunity in Suit Over PSR Terms

  • 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

  • Noto v. 22nd Century Grp. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-02
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John Walker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Jeremy A. Lieberman, Pomerantz LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Jonathan H. Friedman, on the brief, John A. Tucker, Foley & Lardner LLP, Jacksonville, FL, New York, NY; Charles C. Ritter, Jr., on the brief, Duke, Holzman, Photiadis & Gresens LLP, Buffalo, NY.

    Case Number: 21-0347-cv

    Complaint Inadequately Alleged Duty to Disclose Payment for Articles Promoting Firm

  • Barrows v. Becerra

    Publication Date: 2022-01-31
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John Walker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees and Intervenors-Plaintiffs-Appellees: Wey-Wey Kwok, on the brief, Alice Bers, Center for Medicare Advocacy, Willimantic, CT; David J. Berger, Steven Guggenheim, on the brief, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto, CA; Regan Bailey, Carol Wong, on the brief, Justice in Aging, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Michael S. Raab, on the brief, Adam C. Jed, Attorneys, Appellate Staff, for Brian M. Boynton, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae AARP, AARP Foundation, National Disability Rights Network, and Disability Rights Connecticut: M. Geron Gadd, Kelly Bagby, William Alvarado Rivera, on the brief, AARP Foundation, Washington, D.C.; Kasey Considine, on the brief, Disability Rights Connecticut, Hartford, CT. For Amici Curiae The American Medical Association and Connecticut State Medical Society: Erin G. Sutton, on the brief, American Medical Association, Chicago, IL. For Amicus Curiae The American Health Care Association: James F. Segroves, on the brief, Reed Smith LLP, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 20-1642-cv

    Medicare Beneficiaries' Rights Violated by Reclassification Absent Mechanism to Appeal

  • U.S. v. Jabar

    Publication Date: 2021-11-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John Walker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant-Cross-Appellee: Tiffany H. Lee, Assistant United States Attorney, for James P. Kennedy, Jr., United States Attorney for the Western District of New York.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Steve S. Jabar: Jamesa J. Drake, Drake Law, LLC. For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Deborah Bowers: Jesse C. Pyle, on the brief, Mark J. Mahoney, Harrington & Mahoney.

    Case Number: 17-3514-cr

    Case Remanded So Court Can Consider FRCP 29(b) New Trial Motion in First Instance

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    See Who Passed the July 2021 New York Bar Exam

    The New York State Board of Law Examiners examined 9,227 candidates during the July 27-28 examination. Of those candidates, 5,791 passed for an overall passing rate of 63%.

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  • U.S. v. Perez

    Publication Date: 2021-08-04
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John Walker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Kevin Trowel, on the brief, Tanya Hajjar, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Mark J. Lesko, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Javier Perez: Yuanchung Lee, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Appeals Bureau.

    Case Number: 19-620-cr

    18 USC §922(g)(5), as Applied to Undocumented Alien, Withstands 'Intermediate Scrutiny'

  • A.H v. French

    Publication Date: 2021-01-22
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Constitutional Law | Education Law
    Industry: Education | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John Walker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Ryan J. Tucker, Alliance Defending Freedom, Scottsdale, AZ; David A. Cortman, Alliance Defending Freedom, Lawrenceville, GA; Kristen K. Waggoner, John J. Bursch, Alliance Defending Freedom, Washington, DC; Thomas E. McCormick, McCormick, Fitzpatrick, Kasper & Burchard, P.C., Burlington, VT, on the Brief, Jacob P. Warner, Alliance Defending Freedom, Scottsdale, AZ.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Benjamin D. Battles, Solicitor General; Rachel E. Smith, Assistant Attorney General, on the brief, John T. Alexander, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Montpelier, VT.

    Case Number: 20-1772

    Religious Bias Shown in Denial of Application to Take Part in Dual Enrollment Program