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

Digital Photos Automatically Taken by Red Light Traffic Camera Not Subject to Strict Authentication Requirements If Not Enhanced — Are Not Hearsay — Authentication Is Subset of Relevance: Purpose of Evidence Key to Authentication

People v. Goldsmith, 59 Cal. 4th 258, 326 P.3d 239 172 Cal. Rptr. 3d 637 (2014): Defendant was cited for failing to stop at a red traffic light at an intersection located in the City of Inglewood in violation of …
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Arbitration — After Granting Motion to Compel, May Court Dismiss or Must It Enter a Stay? — Circuit Split — Second Circuit Holds Dismissal Improper, Confers Right to Appeal That Congress Withheld

Katz v. Cellco P’ship, DBA Verizon Wireless, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 13055 (2d Cir. July 28, 2015): In an effort to more efficiently manage their dockets, some district [*2]  courts in this Circuit will dismiss an action after having compelled …
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Appealability — Collateral Order Doctrine: Factors — Importance of Issue Critical — Types of Orders Within & Outside Doctrine — 1292(a)(1) Jurisdiction: Interpretation vs. Modification of Injunction (Only Latter Appealable)

In re Deepwater Horizon, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 12299 (5th Cir. July 15, 2015): In May 2012, BP Exploration & Production Inc. ("BP") and related entities reached a settlement with a class of individuals who suffered economic and property damage …
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Spoliation — Cleaning Up Oily Substance on Which Plaintiff Fell May Support Sanction — Substance Relevant to Claim of Defendant Proprietor/Employer’s Negligence (FELA)

Coale v. Metro North Commuter RR, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 11990 (2d Cir. July 13, 2015): Plaintiff William Coale, a former assistant conductor for Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. ("Metro-North"), appeals from an award of summary judgment in favor of defendant…
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Text Message Admissible as Spontaneous (Excited) Utterance (803(2)) — Speed with Which Texts Typed May Essentially = Verbalizing — More Texts Sent by Cell Than Voice Minutes Used — Spontaneity of Texts > Other Writings

Commonwealth v Mulgrave, 2015 Mass. LEXIS 472 (Sup. Jud. Court July 13, 2015): In March, 2012, a Superior Court jury convicted the defendant, Craig Mulgrave, of murder in the first degree on the theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty in…
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Complaints — A Primer on Shotgun Pleading — Rules 8(a)(2) and 10(b) — Extensive Case Citations on the Four Types of Impermissible Shotgun Pleading, Including Incorporating All Prior Allegations & Counts — Defendants’ Duties

Weiland v. Palm Beach Cnty. Sheriff’s Office, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 11750 (11th Cir. July 8, 2015): Nearly one hundred and thirty years ago, one of Georgia's greatest judges described the ideal in pleading:    Pleading is pure statement; just as…
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Appeal of Denial of Intervention Not Mooted by Settlement of Action (Circuit Split) — RICO & Equitable Tolling (Extraordinary Remedy in 4th Cir.) — Dismissal of Identical Action No Excuse for Not Filing — Mental Impairment & Right to Hearing

CVLR Performance Horses, Inc. v. Marsh, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 11819 (4th Cir. July 9, 2015): In November 2013, Appellants Karen Foster and Vicki Marsh sought to intervene as plaintiffs in a civil RICO action brought by CVLR Performance Horses, …
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When Complaint Is Frivolous, Court May Decide 12(b)(6) Motion before 12(b)(1) (Subject Matter Jurisdiction) — Iqbal Improbability Tips into Frivolousness when Claims Are Sufficiently Fantastic as to Defy Reality (Good Quotes)

Guthrie v. U.S. Government, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 12248 (11th Cir. July 1, 2015): Plaintiff-appellant Randolph Guthrie ("Guthrie"), proceeding pro se, appeals the district court's dismissal of his pro se sixth amended complaint alleging 98 counts under the common law,…
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The Word “Include” May Be A Word of Limitation As Opposed to a Word of Enlargement, Depending on the Context

RICO — Pleading Conspiracy — Plaintiffs Must Plausibly Allege That the Defendants Knowingly Joined the RICO Conspiracy — Sparse Allegations of Knowledge of Fraud Due to Participation in a Commercial Transaction Insufficient to State RICO Conspiracy Claim Where Allegations Not Inconsistent with Ordinary Commercial Behavior — While Knowledge May Be Pled “Generally” under Rule 9(b), It Cannot Be Alleged Conclusorily and Must Satisfy the Twiqbal Plausibility Standard

Depositions: Improper to Object to Form to Straightforward Questions (Not Compound, Vague, Leading or Speculative) — Lack of Foundation Objection Improper in 30(b)(6) Deposition — Improper to “Educate” Witness During Breaks of 30(b)(6) Deposition Through Witness Calls to Knowledgeable Corporate Colleagues — Magistrate Judge May Impose Financial Sanctions

Spoliation/Sanctions: “A Party Does Not Spoliate Evidence When, Without Notice Of The Evidence’s Potential Relevance, It Destroys The Evidence According To Its Policy Or In The Normal Course Of Its Business” (Good Quote)

RICO: Fraud on Government Entities Causing Plaintiffs to Pay More for Inmate Calls Actionable on Bridge v. Phoenix Bond Analysis — Fact That Governments Had Separate Injuries As Part of the Scheme (from Reduced Commissions) Irrelevant — Plaintiffs’ Injuries Not Derivative of Governments’ — The Fraud on the Governments Was Not Too Distinct From Plaintiffs’ Injuries But Rather Necessary to Injure Plaintiffs — No Risk of Duplicative Recoveries and No Plaintiff Better Situated to Sue for Plaintiffs’ Injuries

Inherent Power Sanctions — Dismissal for Threatening Defendant and Magistrate Judge — No First Amendment Right to Threaten Violence

RICO: Domestic Injury — Delivery of Fraudulently Non-Conforming Goods FOB Los Angeles for Shipment to China Means Injury Arose Domestically When Purchaser Took Title —Other Relevant Factors Include That The Non-Conforming Goods Were Sourced and Made in the U.S. and The Racketeering Activity (Mail/Wire Fraud) Occurred in, and Was Directed from, the United States — Irrelevant to Domestic Injury Inquiry Whether Property Is Tangible or Intangible — 7th Circuit’s “Injury-Felt” Test of Domestic Injury Rejected by Supreme Court — RICO Standing Requires Concrete Financial Loss, Not Merely Injury to Valuable Intangible Property Interest (9th Circuit)

RICO Causation: Parents of Children with Disabilities Deprived In-Person Education and Services during the Pandemic Were Not Causally Injured by Teachers’ False Assurances to Federal Authorities That IDEA-Complaint Policies Were in Place, Which Caused Funds to Issue But Not to the Benefit of the Disabled Children — Damages Too Indirect — Proper Plaintiff Is U.S. Government — Private Injunctive Relief Under RICO Uncertain in Third Circuit

Sanctions: Rule 37(b)(2) Dismissal — Sixth Circuit Factors

Inherent Power Sanctions — Extrajudicial Misconduct: Sanctions Power Extends to Conduct Intended to Sabotage Court’s Ability to Adjudicate the Case Before It, Here, By Commencing State Court Actions Seeking to Enjoin the Federal Plaintiffs from Proceeding with Their Federal Litigation — Sanctions Fee Awards: The Factors Used For Calculating A Fee Award To A Prevailing Party Do Not Govern — Under Goodyear, the Relevant Inquiry Is Whether There Is A Sufficient Causal Link Between The Sanctioned Misconduct And The Fees Awarded

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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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