• Matter of: Motors Liquidation Company, 15-2844-bk

    Publication Date: 2016-07-18
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Straub, Chin, and Carney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Creditors-Appellants-Cross-Appellees Celestine Elliott, Lawrence Elliott, and Berenice Summerville, and Appellants-Cross-Appellees Sesay and Bledsoe Plaintiffs: Gary Peller, Washington, D.C. For Appellants-Cross-Appellees Ignition Switch Plaintiffs: Andrew M. Volk, on the brief, Steven W. Berman, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, Washington, and Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco, California, and Rachel J. Geman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York, New York, and Edward S. Weisfelner, David J. Molton, Howard S. Steel, Brown Rudnick LLP, New York, New York, and Sandra L. Esserman, Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka, P.C., Dallas Texas. For Appellants-Cross-Appellees Ignition Switch Pre-Closing Accident Plaintiffs: Gregory W. Fox, on the brief, William P. Weintraub, Goodwin Procter LLP, New York, New York. For Appellant-Cross-Appellee Doris Powledge Phillips: Joshua P. Davis, Josh Davis Law Firm, Houston, Texas. For Appellants Groman Plaintiffs: Alexander H. Schmidt, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, New York, and Jonathan L. Flaxer, Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Appellee-Cross-Appellant General Motors LLC: Scott Davidson, on the brief, Arthur J. Steinberg, King & Spalding LLP, New York, New York, and Merritt E. McAlister, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, and Edward L. Ripley, King & Spalding LLP, Houston, Texas, and Richard C. Godfrey, Andrew B. Bloomer, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Illinois. For Trustee-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Wilmington Trust Company: Adam H. Offenhartz, Aric H. Wu, Lisa H. Rubin, Gabriel K. Gillett, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, New York. For Creditors-Appellees-Cross-Appellants Participating Unitholders: Pratik A. Shah, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, D.C., and Daniel H. Golden, Deborah J. Newman, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, New York.

    Case Number: 15-2844-bk(L)

    Cite as: Motors Liquidation, 15-2844-bk, NYLJ 1202762885155, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 13, 2016) CASE NAME In The Matter of: Motors Liquidation Company, De

  • United States of America, Appellee v. David Parse, Defendant-Appellant, 13-1388

    Publication Date: 2015-06-10
    Practice Area:
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Kearse, Straub, and Wesley, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Brian A. Jacobs, Assistant United States Attorney, Nanette L. Davis, Special Assistant United States Attorney, New York, New York, on the brief, Stanley J. Okula, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, New York, N.Y.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Marc E. Isserles, James Darrow, Chetan A. Patil, Shapiro, Arato & Isserles, New York, New York, on the brief, Alexandra A.E. Shapiro, New York, N.Y. filed a brief for Amicus Curiae New York Council of Defense Lawyers, in support of Defendant-Appellant: Lawrence J. Zweifach, Jane Kim, of counsel, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, New York, N.Y.

    Case Number: 13-1388

    Cite as: USA v. P 13-1388, NYLJ 1202728776426, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided June 8, 2015) 13-1388 Before: Ke

  • NML Capital, Ltd. v. Banco Central de la República Argentina, 10-1487-cv(L)

    Publication Date: 2011-07-07
    Practice Area:
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Miner, Cabranes, and Straub, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore B. Olson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC (Matthew D. McGill, Jason J. Mendro, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC; Robert A. Cohen, Dennis H. Hranitzky, Dechert LLP, New York, NY, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellee NML Capital, Ltd. David W. Rivkin (John B. Missing and Suzanne M. Grosso, on the brief), Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellee EM Ltd. Michele Kalstein, Counsel and Vice President (Thomas C. Baxter, Jr., General Counsel, on the brief), The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, NY, for amicus curiae The Federal Reserve Bank of New York in support of Appellants. John D. Clopper, Assistant United States Attorney (Preet Bharara, United States Attorney, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY; Tony West, Assistant Attorney General, Douglas N. Letter, Sharon Swingle, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC; George W. Madison, General Counsel, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC; Harold Hongju Koh, The Legal Adviser, Department of State, Washington, DC, on the brief), for amicus curiae United States of America in support of Appellants. Hal S. Scott, Program on International Financial Systems, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, amicus curiae in support of Appellees.
    for defendant: Jonathan I. Blackman (Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Christopher P. Moore, Rahul Mukhi, on the brief), Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant The Republic of Argentina. Joseph E. Neuhaus (Laurent S. Wiesel, Michael J. Ushkow, Taly Dvorkis, on the brief), Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY, for Interested Non-Party-Appellant Banco Central de la República Argentina.

    Case Number: 10-1487-cv(L)

    Cite as: NML Capital, Ltd. v. Banco Central de la República Argentina, 10-1487-cv(L), NYLJ 1202499451081, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 5, 2011)Before: Min

  • U.S.A. v. Dicristina, 12-3720,

    Publication Date: 2013-08-08
    Practice Area:
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Straub, Hall, and Chin, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: David C. James, Nathan D. Reilly, on the brief, Marisa M. Seifan, Assistant United States Attorney David C. James, Nathan D. Reilly, on the brief, for Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Christopher T. Handman, Dominic F. Perella, Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Hagan C. Scotten, on the brief, Neal K. Katyal, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC. For amici curiae Amateur Poker Players in support of Defendant-Appellee: Patrick W. Fleming, Portsmouth, NH. For amicus curiae Robert C. Hannum, in support of Defendant-Appellee: D. Zachary Hudson, on the brief, Paul D. Clement, Bancroft PLLC, Washington, DC. For amicus curiae James McManus in support of Defendant-Appellee: Michael A. McIntosh, on the brief, Anand S. Raman, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, DC. For amicus curiae The Poker Players Alliance in support of Defendant-Appellee: Tejinder Singh, on the brief, Thomas C. Goldstein, Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Washington, DC. For amici curiae Former United States Attorneys Roscoe C. Howard, Jr. and Robert J. Cleary in support of Defendant-Appellee: Jonathan C. Bond, on the brief, Miguel A. Estrada, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC. For amici curiae Joe Edley, Jesse Day, and Martin Fleisher in support of Defendant-Appellee: Erik S. Jaffe, Washington, DC. For amici curiae Michael Sexton, Gregory Raymer, Jonathan Little, and Vanessa Selbst in support of Defendant-Appellee: Christopher T. Leonardo, on the brief, Kenneth L. Adams, Adams Holcomb LLP, Washington, DC. For amicus curiae Chamath Palihapitiya in support of Defendant-Appellee: Matthew C. Phillips, R. Stanton Jones, on the brief, Lisa S. Blatt, Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 12-3720

    Cite as: U.S.A. v. Dicristina, 12-3720, NYLJ 1202614259624, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided August 6, 2013) 12-3720 Before: Straub, Hall, and Chin, C

  • In Re: Literary Works in Elect. Databases Copyright Litigation, 05-5943-cv(L)

    Publication Date: 2011-08-19
    Practice Area:
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Winter, Walker, and Straub, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Objectors-Appellants: Charles D. Chalmers, Fairfax, CA. For Defendants-Appellees: Charles S. Sims, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY (Stephen Rackow Kaye, Joshua W. Ruthizer, Proskauer Rose LLP; Kenneth Richieri, George Freeman, The New York Times Company, New York, NY; Henry B. Gutman, Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett, New York, NY; James F. Rittinger, Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke, New York, NY; Jack Weiss, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Juli Wilson Marshall, Latham & Watkins, Chicago, IL; Ian Ballon, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Santa Monica, CA; Michael Denniston, Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, LLP, Birmingham, AL; Christopher M. Graham, Levett Rockwood P.C., Westport, CT; Raymond Castello, Fish & Richardson PC, New York, NY, on the brief). For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Michael J. Boni, Kohn Swift & Graf, P.C., Philadelphia, PA (Joshua D. Snyder, Kohn Swift & Graf, P.C.; Diane S. Rice, Hosie McArthur LLP, San Francisco, CA; A.J. De Bartolomeo, Girard Gibbs & De Bartolomeo LLP, San Francisco, CA; Gary Fergus, Fergus, A Law Firm, San Francisco, CA, on the brief).
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 05-5943-cv(L)

    Cite as: In Re: Literary Works in Elect. Databases Copyright Litigation, 05-5943-cv(L), NYLJ 1202511599638, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided August 17, 2011)Befor

  • NML Capital, Ltd. v. Banco Central de la Rep�blica Argentina, 10-1487-cv(L)

    Publication Date: 2011-07-07
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Miner, Cabranes, and Straub, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore B. Olson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC (Matthew D. McGill, Jason J. Mendro, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC; Robert A. Cohen, Dennis H. Hranitzky, Dechert LLP, New York, NY, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellee NML Capital, Ltd. David W. Rivkin (John B. Missing and Suzanne M. Grosso, on the brief), Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellee EM Ltd. Michele Kalstein, Counsel and Vice President (Thomas C. Baxter, Jr., General Counsel, on the brief), The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, NY, for amicus curiae The Federal Reserve Bank of New York in support of Appellants. John D. Clopper, Assistant United States Attorney (Preet Bharara, United States Attorney, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY; Tony West, Assistant Attorney General, Douglas N. Letter, Sharon Swingle, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC; George W. Madison, General Counsel, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC; Harold Hongju Koh, The Legal Adviser, Department of State, Washington, DC, on the brief), for amicus curiae United States of America in support of Appellants. Hal S. Scott, Program on International Financial Systems, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, amicus curiae in support of Appellees.
    for defendant: Jonathan I. Blackman (Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Christopher P. Moore, Rahul Mukhi, on the brief), Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant The Republic of Argentina. Joseph E. Neuhaus (Laurent S. Wiesel, Michael J. Ushkow, Taly Dvorkis, on the brief), Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY, for Interested Non-Party-Appellant Banco Central de la República Argentina.

    Case Number: 10-1487-cv(L)

    Cite as: NML Capital, Ltd. v. Banco Central de la Rep�blica Argentina, 10-1487-cv(L), NYLJ 1202499451081, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 5, 2011)Before: Miner, Ca

  • In re: Literary Works in Electronic Databases Copyright Litigation, 05-5943-cv(L), 06-0223-cv(CON)*

    Publication Date: 2007-12-05
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2007-11-29
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Straub
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 05-5943-cv(L), 06-0223-cv(CON)*

    U.S. COURT OF APPEALS SECOND CIRCUIT Charles D. Chalmers, Fairfax, CA, for Objectors-Appellants. Charles S. Sims, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY (Stephen Rackow Kaye,

  • Abdu-Brisson v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2001-02-21
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2001-02-12
    Court: 2nd Cir.
    Judge: KEARSE, McLAUGHLIN, and STRAUB, Circuit Judges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward J.M. Little
    for defendant: William H. Boice

    Case Number: No. 99-9359

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:Plaintiffs are several hundred pilots who were employed by the now-defunct Pan American