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

Earliest Case Rule: When Faced with Intra-Circuit Split, Court Should Look to the Line of Authority Containing Earliest Decision Because Later Panel Cannot Overturn Earlier Panel

Centeno v. NCL (Bahamas) Ltd., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39741 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 21, 2012): Although Lindo rejects Thomas, it rejects Thomas saying it is inconsistent with a prior decision, Bautista. “When faced with an intra-circuit split we must apply…
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Circuit Split as to Whether Government or Plaintiff Bears Burden of Proving Applicability/Inapplicability of Discretionary Function Exception in Federal Tort Claims Act Case

Timmerman v. United States, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78651 (D. P.R. June 5, 2012): The FTCA provides a “carefully limited waiver” of the federal government’s sovereign immunity for certain claims alleging harm caused by United States employees or agents. Carroll…
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Jury Can’t Rely on Wikipedia But Circuit Does — Jury Verdict Overturned Due to Juror’s Consultation of Wikipedia During Deliberations in Direct Violation of Instruction — Reliability Questioned

United States v. Lawson, 677 F.3d 629 (4th Cir. 2012) (overturning a criminal conviction because a juror consulted Wikipedia for a definition of “sponsor”): Six days after the jury returned its verdict finding Lawson guilty on all charges, one of…
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Inherent Power Sanctions Imposed on Sophisticated Party for Court Papers Groundlessly Opposing Arbitration — Bad Faith Shown by Redacting Key Contractual Language from Quotation to Court

Amaprop Ltd. v Indiabulls Fin’l Servs. Ltd., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 10586 (2d Cir. May 25, 2012): Respondent-Appellant Indiabulls Financial Services Limited (“IFSL”), an Indian corporation, appeals from an award of attorney’s fees granted by the district court as a…
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Joint Defense / Common Interest Privilege — Circuit Split as to Whether Parties Must Anticipate Litigation for the Privilege to Apply — Written Agreement Unnecessary — What Is a Common Legal Interest?

United States v. Env’l Defense Fund, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59565 (M.D. N.C. 2012): VI. JOINT DEFENSE OR COMMON INTEREST RULE The Fourth Circuit recognizes an exception to waiver of attorney-client privilege in the joint defense rule, now “more properly…
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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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