• Int'l Code Council Inc. v. UpCodes Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-04
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: James Hamilton, Raechel Keay Kummer, Jane W. Wise, Jason Y. Siu, on the brief, J. Kevin Fee, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Appellees: Joseph C. Gratz, Ragesh K. Tangri, Catherine Y. Kim, on the brief, Eugene Novikov, Durie Tangri LLP, San Francisco, CA.

    Case Number: 21-826

    Falsity of Claims Is Pleaded; Statements About Completeness Deemed 'Puffery'

  • Pfizer Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of Health & Human Servs.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-29
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Federal Government | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Samantha Barrett Badlam, Ropes & Gray LLP, Washington, DC; Joan McPhee, Ropes & Gray LLP, New York, NY; Ilana H. Eisenstein, DLA Piper LLP, Philadelphia, PA, on the brief, Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Ropes & Gray LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Benjamin H. Torrance, on the brief, Rebecca S. Tinio, For Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-2764-cv

    Agency Properly Interpreted AKS When Rejecting Copay Aid Plan for 'Orphan' Heart Drug

  • Sabir v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2022-06-24
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Matthew W. Callahan, Muslim Advocates, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellants: Brian M. Boynton, Leonard C. Boyle, Michael S. Raab, on the brief, Daniel Winik, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For Amicus Curiae, Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center: Elizabeth A. Bixby, Daniel M. Greenfield, on the brief, Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Washington, D.C. and Chicago, IL.

    Case Number: 19-3575

    Muslim Inmates' Rights Violated by Policy Requiring Communal Prayer in Prison's Chapel

  • U.S. v. Landesman

    Publication Date: 2021-11-26
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Energy
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Jacquelyn M. Kasulis, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York: Kevin Trowel, David Pitluck, Lauren Howard Elbert, Patrick Hein, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Lauren Howard Elbert, Assistant United States Attorney.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee David Levy: Morris J. Fodeman, Katherine T. McCarthy, on the brief, Michael S. Sommer, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. For Defendant-Appellee Mark Nordlicht: Daniel R. Koffman, on the brief, William A. Burck, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP.

    Case Number: 19-3207

    Jury Could Find That Defendant Acted With Intent in Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud

  • U.S. v. Bolin

    Publication Date: 2020-10-22
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For James P. Kennedy Jr., United States Attorney for the Western District of New York: Tiffany H. Lee, Assistant United States Attorney.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Jay S. Ovsiovitch, Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of New York.

    Case Number: 19-2119

    Vague Bar Against Violence-Promoting Speech Online Violates Free-Speech Rights

  • U.S. v. Bolin

    Publication Date: 2020-10-08
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For James P. Kennedy Jr., United States Attorney for the Western District of New York: Tiffany H. Lee, Assistant United States Attorney.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Jay S. Ovsiovitch, Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of New York.

    Case Number: 19-2119

    Prohibiting Defendant From Certain Speech Online Is Contrary to the First Amendment

  • U.S. v. Mingo

    Publication Date: 2020-07-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Military Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Daniel B. Tehrani, on the brief, Nathan Rehn, Assistant United States Attorneys for Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Allegra Glashausser, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., New York, NY.

    Case Number: 18-2225-cr

    Congress Limited Defense Secretary's Discretion in Designating 'Sex Crimes' Under Statute

  • Chamberlain v. City of White Plains

    Publication Date: 2020-06-05
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack and Peter Hall
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Kenneth Chamberlain, Jr. as the Administrator of the Estate of Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr: Randolph M. McLaughlin and Danielle B. Sullivan, on the brief, Debra S. Cohen, Newman Ferrara, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees City of White Plains, P.O. Maurice Love, P.O. Steven Demchuk, P.O. Marek Markowski, Sgt. Stephen Fottrell, Sgt. Keith Martin, and Lt. James Spencer: John M. Flannery and Peter A. Meisels, on the brief, Lalit K. Loomba, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, White Plains, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Anthony Carelli: Lisa M. Fantino, on the brief, Andrew Quinn, The Quinn Law Firm, White Plains, NY.

    Case Number: 16-3935

    Officers Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity in Death After Apartment's Warrantless Entry

  • Kilgour v. U.S. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n

    Publication Date: 2019-11-15
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation | Whistleblower Laws
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Pro se Petitioner: Colin Kilgour, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    for defendant: Pro se Petitioner: Daniel Williams, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For John Doe, Petitioner: David E. Kovel, Kirby McInerney LLP, New York, NY. For Respondent: Robert B. Stebbins, Stephen Yoder, Michael A. Conley, on the brief, William K Shirey, for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 18-1124

    Whistleblower Awards' Denial Upheld; Submissions Did Not Aid Enforcement Action's Success

  • The PACA Trust Creditors of Lenny Perry's Produce Inc. v. Genecco Produce Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-01-15
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs‐ Appellees‐Cross‐Appellants: Christopher M. Corrigan, Martyn & Associates, Cleveland, Ohio
    for defendant: For Defendants‐Appellants‐Cross‐Appellees: David L. Rasmussen, Mallory Kass Smith, Davidson Fink LLP, Rochester, New York.

    Case Number: 17-1949-cv

    No Error in Finding PACA Trust Creditors' Claims Not Subject to Mandatory Set-Off