Commercial Litigation and Arbitration

Joseph Hage Aaronson

El v. AmeriCredit Financial Servs., 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 5579 (7th Cir. Mar. 20, 2013): The plaintiff bought a used pickup truck in 2011 for $28,000 and financed the purchase by means of a six-year installment contract that specified an…
Eastcott v. Hasselblad A/S, 892 F. Supp. 2d 587 (S.D.N.Y. 2012) (Rakoff, J.): Contrary to the apparent view of plaintiff and his counsel, a legal forum is not the place to play a shell game. The opportunity for such shenanigans…
Freeman Investments, LP v. Pacific Life Ins. Co., 704 F.3d 1110 (9th Cir. 2012): The Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (SLUSA) precludes state law class actions that allege misrepresentation or fraudulent omission in connection with the purchase or…
Byrd v. Alpha Alliance Ins. Corp., 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 6398 (6th Cir. Mar. 26, 2013): Plaintiff Sam Byrd appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant Alpha Alliance Insurance Corporation (“Alpha Alliance”) and dismissal of…
Solis v. Bruister, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29108 (January 22, 2013): Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel seeks an order compelling the production of documents subpoenaed by Plaintiff from DirecTV, the purchaser of Southeastern Ventures, Inc. f/k/a Bruister & Associates, Inc. These…
State of Fla. v. United States, 886 F. Supp. 2d 1301 (S.D. Fla. 2012): The issue in this proceeding is whether Florida state legislators have a privilege not to testify on matters at the core of their legislative functions. This…

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