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Gimpel v. The Hain Celestial Grp. Inc.

Publication Date: 2021-12-23
Practice Area: Securities Litigation
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Pierre Leval
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Lead Plaintiffs-Movants-Appellants Rosewood Funeral Home and Co-Lead Counsel for the Class: Jonathan Gardner, Carol C. Villegas, Christine M. Fox, Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, David J. Goldsmith, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Lead Plaintiffs-Movants-Appellants Salamon Gimpel and Co-Lead Counsel for the Class: Jonathan M. Rotter, Leanne Heine Solish, Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, Los Angeles, CA, on the brief, Robert V. Prongay, Los Angeles, CA. For Defendants-Appellees: Marc A. Silverman, DLA Piper LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, John M. Hillebrecht, New York, NY.
Case Number: 20-1517

Court Wrongly Assumed Rule 10b-5(b) Claim Was Contingent on Rule 10b-5(a) or (c) Pleading

U.S. v. Capers

Publication Date: 2021-12-20
Practice Area: Criminal Law
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Jessica Lonergan, Jason M. Swergold, and Won S. Shin, on the brief, Scott Hartman, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Andrew G. Patel, on the brief, Benjamin Silverman, Patel & Shellow LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 17-1836-cr

Firearm-Murder Conviction Vacated; RICO Conspiracy Is Not a Crime of Violence

November 9, 2021 | New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Urged to Reject Narrowed Exemptions to Pre-Pandemic Vaccine Mandate

An attorney representing school districts criticized the challengers for trying to set up a new system without any review of doctors' determinations.

3 minute read

October 13, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Ninth Circuit Dispels De Minimis Copying Defense

The court held that the oft-cited concept of de minimis copying is not a separate defense to copyright infringement, but instead is subsumed within the determination of "substantial similarity."

8 minute read

December 10, 2020 | New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Nixes 'Unfair Labor Practice' Ruling in Time Warner Work Stoppage Dispute

The panel overturned a National Labor Relations Board decision, which found the cable company's interrogation of employees about discussions they had leading up to the demonstration qualified as an "unfair labor practice" under the National Labor Relations Act.

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MPM Silicones LLC v. Union Carbide Corp.

Publication Date: 2020-08-12
Practice Area: Environmental Law
Industry: Manufacturing
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee MPM Silicones, LLC: Jeremy W. Meisinger, Foley Hoag LLP, Boston, MA, Peter A. Sullivan, Foley Hoag LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Jonathan M. Ettinger, Foley Hoag LLP, Boston, MA.
for defendant: For Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Union Carbide Corporation: Karl S. Bourdeau, Benjamin E. Apple, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., Washington, DC, Megan R. Brillault, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., New York, NY, on the brief, Harold L. Segall, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., Washington, DC.
Case Number: 17-3468(L)

District Court Properly Adjudicated the Allocation of Future Removal Action Costs

U.S. v. Grote

Publication Date: 2020-06-08
Practice Area: Criminal Law | Native American Law | White Collar Crime
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Pierre Leval
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Hagan Scotten, Sagar K. Ravi, on the brief, Karl Metzner, Assistant United States Attorney, for Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Timothy Muir.1: Thomas J. Bath, Jr., Bath & Edmonds, P.A., Overland Park, KS. For Defendant-Appellant Scott Tucker: Beverly Van Ness, Law Firm of Beverly Van Ness, New York, NY.
Case Number: 18-181

Tribes Acted Only as Cover in Lending Scheme Where Appellants Knew Interest Was Usurious

U.S. v. Scott

Publication Date: 2020-04-07
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Rosemary Pooler
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Sarah K. Eddy, Catherine E. Ghosh, Assistant United States Attorneys, Won S. Shin, Assistant United States Attorney, for Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Matthew B. Larsen, Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., New York, NY.
Case Number: 18-163

New York First-Degree Manslaughter Not Predicate Crime of Violence for ACCA Purposes

Appellate Division, Second Department: October 30, 2019

Publication Date: 2019-11-01
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
Industry:
Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
Judge: Unsigned
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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Case Number: DOCKET

Appellate Division, Second Department: October 30, 2019

Mantikas v. Kellogg Co.

Publication Date: 2018-12-17
Practice Area: Consumer Protection
Industry: Food and Beverage
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Pierre Leval
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs‐Appellants: Michael R. Reese, George V. Granade, Reese LLP, New York, N.Y.
for defendant: For Defendant‐Appellee: Kenneth K. Lee, Christina A. Aryafar, Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Dean N. Panos, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, Kelly M. Morrison, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington D.C.
Case Number: 17-2011

Packaging's Disclosures Did Not Cure Deceptive Quality of Crackers' 'Whole Grain' Claims