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

Requirements for Case-Ending Sanctions (Fifth Circuit) — Lesser Sanctions Must Be Inadequate — Disregard of Prior Orders Shows Inadequacy, Permits Inference of Willfulness — Due Process Requirements That Sanction Be Just and Tied to Misconduct

Keybank N.A. v. Perkins Rowe Assocs., LLC, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 17544 (5th Cir. Aug. 21, 2013): Plaintiff-Appellee KeyBank National Association ("KeyBank") provided Defendants-Appellants, collectively referred to as "Perkins Rowe," with a loan for $170 million to construct a mixed-use…
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Daubert — “It Is Not the Role of the District Court to Make Ultimate Conclusions as to … Persuasiveness” — Good Quote — Qualifications of Expert to Analyze Statistical Data to Render Opinion in Expert’s Field Is for Jury

United States v. Reddy, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 17018 (11th Cir. Aug. 16, 2013): It is important to note, however, that "it is not the role of the district court to make ultimate conclusions as to the persuasiveness of the …
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Experts — 2010 Rules Amendments Protect Only Lawyer-Expert Communications and Draft Reports — All Else Is Fair Game (10th Circuit) — Good Quotes on Statutory Construction

In re Application of Republic of Ecuador, 735 F.3d 1179 (10th Cir. 2013): Intervenor-Appellant Chevron Corporation appeals from a district court order granting a motion to compel production of documents pursuant to subpoenas issued under 28 U.S.C. § 1782. Section…
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Does Rule 15(b) (Constructive Amendment of Pleadings at Trial with Permission or on Consent) Apply at Summary Judgment? Is That Rule the Last Word on Whether Issues Not Pled Can Be Litigated on Summary Judgment? Circuit Split

Tank v. Burlington Res. Oil & Gas Co., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 166382 (D.N.D. Nov. 22, 2013): But, even if the Amended Complaint did not include an alternative request for payment of royalty and penalty interest for the Lassen Well,…
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Disqualification — Neither a Court’s Decision to Disqualify Counsel Nor Its Refusal to Do So Is an Appealable Final Order — Nor Is a Bankruptcy Judge’s Decision to Appoint Counsel, Or Not to Do So

In re Danner (Danner v. U.S. Trustee), 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 24798 (9th Cir. Dec. 13, 2013): The debtors in separate bankruptcy proceedings appeal decisions of the bankruptcy appellate panel affirming orders of the bankruptcy court, which denied a law …
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Experts, Privilege & Work Product — Testifying Expert’s Notes and Emails with Other Experts and Corporate Employee Not Protected by 2010 Expert Witness Amendments — Good Quotes on Statutory Interpretation — Eleventh Circuit

Republic of Ecuador v. Hinchee, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 25102 (11th Cir. Dec. 18, 2013) (note:  this appeal affirms the decision excerpted in our posting of January 4, 2013): Respondent-Appellant Dr. Robert Hinchee ("Dr. Hinchee"), who resides in Florida, and…
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nherent Power Sanction of Dismissal — Preponderance of the Evidence Burden of Proof, Not Clear and Convincing Evidence (7th Circuit)

§ 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)

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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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