New York Attorneys JHA handles range the gamut of complex financial and commercial litigation and arbitration, including securities, RICO, corporate and contract disputes, credit default swaps, derivatives, and class, mass, and derivative actions. The firm also represents law firms in major disputes.

Commercial Litigation and Arbitration

New York Attorneys JHA handles range the gamut of complex financial and commercial litigation and arbitration, including securities, RICO, corporate and contract disputes, credit default swaps, derivatives, and class, mass, and derivative actions. The firm also represents law firms in major disputes.
Commercial Litigation and Arbitration

Joseph Hage Aaronson

Appeals: Trial Counsel’s Misconduct Reversible Only If Pervasive — Waiver by Failure to Object to Argument or Detail Complaints — Broad Statements, References in Passing in Brief Not Enough

Leonard v. Stemtech Int’l Inc., 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 15565 (3d Cir. Aug. 24, 2016): 1. Counsel's Conduct Stemtech complains that Leonard's counsel made comments during the trial that so prejudiced the jury that the District Court should have granted…
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RICO Claim Inextricably Intertwined with Alleged State Court Errors / Lack of Jurisdiction Barred by Rooker-Feldman — Obstruction Predicate Limited to Federal Proceedings — Vague Conspiracy Allegations Fail under Twiqbal

Bhardwaj v. Pathak, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 16283 (9th Cir. Sept. 2, 2016): *   This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Sanjay Bhardwaj appeals pro se from the…
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Experts — When Testimony Contains Reliable & Unreliable Opinions That Are Easily Distinguished, Only Latter Should Be Excluded — “While the District Court’s Discretion Is Considerable, It Is Not Unfettered” (Good Quote)

In re Pfizer Inc. Securities Litig., 819 F.3d 642 (2d Cir. 2016): Plaintiffs-Appellants Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana and Christine Fleckles, acting on behalf of themselves and other similarly situated investors (collectively, "Plaintiffs"), brought suit in the United States District…
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RICO PSLRA Bar — N.D. Ill. Rejects Several Circuit (and other N.D. Ill.) Decisions Holding That Bar Applies If Conduct Is Actionable as Securities Fraud by Anyone — Holds It Must Be Actionable by Plaintiff

Menzies v. Seyfarth Shaw LLP, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 92765 (N.D. Ill. July 15, 2016) (Blakey, D.J.): Plaintiff is a rich man who, ostensibly through hard work and good fortune, put himself in a position to sell over sixty million…
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Rule 37(c)(1) Sanctions Inapt Where Info Undisclosed Per 26(a)(1) Is Revealed in Discovery & No Sandbagging — Settlement Agreement (Release) Binding on Drafter Who Performs (Pays) Even Though Only Counterparty Ever Signs

Baker Hughes Inc. v. S&S Chem., LLC, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 16257 (6th Cir. Sept. 2, 2016): Bruce Stevens worked for Baker Petrolite Corporation and its predecessor for approximately seven years. When his employment ended, Stevens signed a contract in…
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§ 1927 Sanctions — Must A Lawyer Who Unreasonably and Vexatiously Multiplies Federal Court Proceedings Be Acting “As An Attorney” When Committing the Misconduct To Be Subject to Sanction under § 1927?

Rule 37 Sanctions — Unfamiliarity With Litigation Process Does Not Excuse Intentional Disregard of Court Order — Also Affirming Rule 26(g) Sanctions on Clients and Counsel for False Representations That All Responsive Documents Had Been Produced

Supreme Court: Notice of Appeal Filed After The Original Deadline But Before Reopening by The District Court Is Timely — It Relates Forward to The Date of The Order Making The Appeal Possible — Second Notice of Appeal After Reopening Unnecessary

Rule 37 Default Judgment: Second Circuit’s Four-Factor Test for Imposing Defaults and Three-Factor Test for Lifting Them

Rule 37 Default Judgment — Tenth Circuit Multifactor Test Is Not Exhaustive But a Non-Exclusive List of “Sometimes-Helpful Criteria Or Guide Posts”— Appeal from Preliminary Injunction Mooted by Entry of Permanent Injunction — Difficulty in Collecting Damages Award May Equal Irreparable Injury — A Monetary Award For Past Conduct Does Not Preclude A Permanent Injunction Against Similar Wrongful Conduct Likely To Occur In The Future

RICO: Cover-Up Within Limitations Period of Untimely RICO Violation “Was Merely A Continuation” Of The Original Injury And Could Not Be Used “As A ‘Bootstrap’ To Salvage [The] Time-Barred Claims–Declining to Apply Pinkerton Doctrine to Civil RICO Claims

Inherent Power — Circumstantial Evidence — Fact That Bad Faith May Be Shown by Establishing That Conduct Was So Egregious It Was Necessarily Committed in Bad Faith Does Not Mean That Bad Faith Must Be The Sole Explanation for The Bad Conduct

RICO Causation: Testing Labs’ Misstatements As to Alcohol Tests’ Efficacy Not Communicated to Plaintiffs’ Employers Did Not Cause Plaintiffs’ Professional Harm

Supreme Court: Standing — When The Government Prohibits Or Impedes Company A from Using Company B’s Product, Both Are Objects of the Government’s Action And Have Standing to Contest It — “To Demonstrate Standing, Plaintiffs Must Answer A Basic Question—‘What’s It To You?’” (Good Quote) — Expert Evidence Not Required to Establish Standing — “Judges Are Not Required To Exhibit A Naiveté From Which Ordinary Citizens Are Free’” (Good Quote)

Rule 37(d) Sanctions — For Failure to Serve Answers, Objections, Or Written Response to Discovery Requests — Are Not Limited to Intentional Misconduct; Even Innocent Mistakes May Be Covered

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New York Attorneys JHA handles range the gamut of complex financial and commercial litigation and arbitration, including securities, RICO, corporate and contract disputes, credit default swaps, derivatives, and class, mass, and derivative actions. The firm also represents law firms in major disputes.
New York Attorneys JHA handles range the gamut of complex financial and commercial litigation and arbitration, including securities, RICO, corporate and contract disputes, credit default swaps, derivatives, and class, mass, and derivative actions. The firm also represents law firms in major disputes.

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