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  • Peterson v. Bank Markazi

    Publication Date: 2025-02-04
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert D. Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Patrick L. Rocco, Susan M. Davies, Fleischman Bonner & Rocco LLP, White Plains, New York, Liviu Vogel, Salon Marrow Dyckman, Newman & Broudy LLC, New York, New York, on the brief, James P. Bonner, Fleischman Bonner & Rocco LLP, White Plains, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Bank Markazi: Lauren M. Weinstein, MoloLamken LLP, Washington, D.C., Elizabeth K. Clarke, MoloLamken LLP, Chicago, Illinois, on the brief, Robert K. Kry, MoloLamken LLP, Washington, D.C. For Defendant-Appellant Clearstream Banking, S.A.: Craig T. Cagney, Corey M. Meyer, on the brief, Benjamin Kaminetzky, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, New York.
    Case Number: 15-690-cv

    Court Lack Jurisdiction Over Turn-Over Claim Against Iran's Central Bank Immune Under FSIA

  • People of the State of New York v. Niagara -Wheatfield Cent. Sch. Dist.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert D. Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Barbara D. Underwood, Andrea Oser, on the brief, Alexandria Twinem, for Letitia James, Attorney General for the State of New York, Albany, NY.
    for defendant: For Appellee: Svetlana K. Ivy, on the brief, Daniel R. Lecours, Harris Beach PLLC, Albany, NY, and Pittsford, NY.
    Case Number: 22-2178-cv

    Circuit Clarifies Showing Needed for State's Parens Patriae Suit Against School District

  • U.S. v. Fernandez

    Publication Date: 2024-06-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert D. Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Benjamin Gruenstein, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Appellant: Christopher D. Brumwell, Won S. Shin, on the brief, David Abramowicz, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 22-3122-cr

    Compassionate Release Motion Is Improper Litigation Vehicle Even if Life Sentence Unjust

  • May 14, 2024 | National Law Journal

    2nd Circuit Clarifies When 'Pay-for-Delay' Deals Are Legal in Tossing Antitrust Claims

    The appeals court said the settlement payments in the underlying case represented fair value for goods or services in a commercial relationship, thus justified under the Supreme Court's decision in "Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis."

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  • Roe v. St. John's University

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert D. Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant: Michael Valentine, on the brief, The Law Office of Michael Valentine, Brooklyn, NY, Peter G. Eikenberry, Law Office of Peter G. Eikenberry, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Michael J. Goettig, on the brief, Lyle S. Zuckerman, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee: Victoria L. Stork, on the brief, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY, Chardaie C. Charlemagne, Baker & Hostetler LLP, San Francisco, CA.
    Case Number: 21-1125

    Inference of Sex Discrimination in University's Disciplinary Proceedings Not Raised

  • Sabir v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2022-11-03
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert D. 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

    Wardens Not Entitled to Immunity; Prayer Policy Did Not Serve Compelling Interest

  • 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