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

RICO: Threat to File Suit against Government, Even If Made in Bad Faith & Supported by False Affidavits, Isn’t “Wrongful” within Hobbs Act — Where Citizen May Request Records Anonymously, Using Fake Identity ≠ Mail Fraud

Town of Gulfstream v. O’Boyle, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 11183 (11th Cir. June 21, 2016): The Town of Gulf Stream, Florida ("Gulf Stream" or the "town") and its contractor Wantman Group, Inc. ("Wantman") (collectively the "plaintiffs") appeal the dismissal of…
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Attorney-Client Privilege — Talks with Law Firm GC Privileged — No Current Client Exception — Privilege Intact Even If RPC Violated, Intent to Disclose Exists — Reliance on Privileged Matter Sine Qua Non of At-Issue Waiver (Good Quotes)

Stock v. Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, 2016 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5082 (1st Dept. June 30, 2016): The primary issue on this appeal is whether attorneys who have sought the advice of their law firm's in-house general counsel …
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Facebook Admissibility: Photos Authenticated by Witness Familiar with Page Owner’s Appearance — Posts by Fact They Emanated from Owner’s User Name and Were Obtained via Search Warrant for His Account

People v. Johnson, 2016 Mich. App. LEXIS 1256 (Mich. Ct. App. June 28, 2016): Defendant, Timothy Noel Johnson, was convicted by a jury of first-degree premeditated murder, MCL 750.316(1)(a), possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (felony …
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Judicial Notice of Internet Evidence: Party’s Filings with State, Local Governments — Pending Appeal, District Court Retains Jurisdiction to Modify Injunction But May Not Materially Alter the Status of the Case on Appeal or Change the Core Issues

Nat’l Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry v. Calif. State Grange, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53038 (E.D. Cal. April 20, 2016): Plaintiff National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry brought this action against defendant California State…
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Facebook Messages Authenticated by Recipient: She and Sender Used a Code Known Only to Them, She Recognized “the Way He Said Things” and the Subject Matter Was Known Only to Them — Recipient’s Messages Received for Context ≠ Hearsay

Bullman v. State, 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 3775 (Tex. Ct. App. Apr. 13, 2016): In four issues, appellant, Curtis Nathaniel Bullman, challenges his conviction for continuous sexual abuse of a young child. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 21.02 (West…
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LinkedIn Admissibility: Profile of Employee Is Hearsay as to Employer Concerning Whether She Was a Manager Authorized to Accept Service of Process for Employer — “Proper Service of Process Is Not Some Mindless Technicality” (Good Quote)

Genesis Diamonds, LLC v. John Hardy, Inc., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 83165 (M.D. Tenn. June 27, 2016): Before the court are multiple motions: (1) defendant John Hardy, Inc.'s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Doc. No. 8); (2) a …
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Spoliation of Tangible Evid. — Adverse Inference Instruction Requires Intentionality & Prejudice (8th Cir.) — Court Must Make Findings on the Record — Plain Error If No Objection to Instructions — Failure to Appeal Again after R. 59 Motion Denied

Lincoln Composites, Inc. v. Firetrace USA, LLC, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 10346 (8th Cir .June 8, 2016): Firetrace USA, LLC (Firetrace) appeals the district court's1 denial of its Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59 motion for new trial or remittitur,…
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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

Sanctions: (1) Rule 11 Does Not Apply to Litigation Papers Initially Filed in State Court — Only Reaffirmance in Federal Court Post-Removal Is Subject to Sanction — (2) “The Fact That A Legal Theory Is A Long-Shot Does Not Necessarily Mean It Is Sanctionable” (Good Quote)

Supreme Court: Relief under Rule 60(b)(6) Requires Extraordinary Circumstances Even If It Is Invoked to Allow Amendment of The Complaint–Rule 15’s Liberal Approach to Amendment Does Not Change That (Reversing Second Circuit)

FRAP 38 Sanctions — Eleventh Circuit Generally Does Not Impose FRAP 38 Sanctions on Pro Se Litigants, But May Do So If They Have Persisted Despite Judicial Warnings of Frivolousness

Inherent Power Sanctions: No Dismissal with Prejudice If Lesser Sanctions Will Suffice — The Liberal Pleading Standard of Swierkiewicz “Is Still Good Law”

Supreme Court: (1) Fraudulent Inducement Theory of Mail Fraud: Statute Violated If Victim Is Tricked into Parting with Money Or Property, Even If Victim Suffers No Pecuniary Loss — (2) “A Fraud Is Complete When The Defendant Has Induced The Deprivation Of Money Or Property Under Materially False Pretenses” — (3) The Old Soil Principle of Statutory Construction Applies Only to the Extent That a Common-Law Term Has Accumulated a Settled Meaning — (4) Rescission for Fraud Does Not Require Economic Loss; Sufficient If Property of A Different Character Or Condition Provided — i.e, If Victim Tricked into A Bargain Materially Different from The One Promised — (5) “At The Right Level Of Specificity, Anything Can Be Described As ‘Unique’ Or ‘Different From’ Something Else” (Good Quote) — (6) “Materiality Look[s] To The Effect On The Likely Or Actual Behavior Of The Recipient Of The Alleged Misrepresentation” (Good Quote)

Statements in Briefs As Judicial Admissions

Supreme Court: TRO As Appealable Order — And District Court Inaction As Tantamount to Refusing An Injunction And Thus Appealable

“Slow-Playing Discovery” in Response to Court Order, Prejudicing Opponent, Violates Rule 37(b)(2)(A)

RICO Pattern: No Closed-Ended Continuity If Racketeering Activity Lasted Less Than One Year (11th Circuit) — Conspiracy Allegations Governed by Rule 8(a), Not 9(b) — Two Paths to Establishing A RICO Conspiracy: Agreement to Objective Or to Commit 2 Predicate Acts — Plaintiff Need Not Show Reliance When The Predicate Acts Are Wire Fraud — In Dicta, 11th Circuit Intimates That Even If The Primary RICO Violation Allegations Fail, The RICO Conspiracy Allegations Might Survive, But Is Probably Talking About A Conspiracy to Commit The Predicate Acts

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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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