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

Rule 37(b)(2)(A) — Deeming Facts Admitted, Striking Defenses for Perjury, Filing Fraudulent Docs — Deeming Billions in Bitcoin Jointly Owned [Does a Magistrate Judge Have Power to Order This Sanction?] — MJ Can’t Find Indirect Criminal Contempt

Kleiman v. Wright, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 147712 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 27, 2019): This matter is before the Court on the Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel, DE 210, and the Court's Order dated June 14, 2019. DE 217. The Court has…
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Court Has No Inherent Power to Compel a Specific, High-Ranking State Official (U. Pres.) to Attend Settlement Conference Or to Make It Public — Purpose of Rule 16 Settlement Conference Is to Settle, Not Provide Public Forum

In re Univ. of Mich., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 25304 (6th Cir. Aug. 23, 2019): This case is about power. The power of district courts to manage their cases and our power to review that process. Questions about judicial power…
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Rule 37(b)(2)(A) Sanctions — Dismissal for Violation of Discovery Order Reversed Where Party Appeared for Deposition Per Order, Was Questioned for Hours, Left for Work, and Order Stated No End Time — Unasked Questions Must Be ID’ed to Show Prejudice

Akins v. So. Glazer’s Wine & Spirits of Ark. LLC, 2019 WL 4071876 (8th Cir. Aug. 29, 2019) (unpublished): PER CURIAM. *1 Henry Akins appeals after the district court dismissed with prejudice his employment discrimination complaint as a sanction for…
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RICO: Whether a Pattern Exists (Predicates + Relationship + Threat of Continuing Activity) Is a Jury Question — Mailing Need Only Be Incident to Fraud, Not Fraudulent — Limited Scope of 9(b) Particularity

Sorensen v. Polukoff, 2019 WL 3819629 (10th Cir. Aug. 15, 2019) (Unpublished): 1 Sherman Sorensen, M.D., appeals the dismissal of his claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. § 1962. The district …
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Rule 37/41 Dismissal — 6th Cir.’s 4-Factor Test — Reckless Disregard Sufficient Mental State — While Lesser Sanctions Should Be Considered, Court Has Power to Dismiss As “First & Only Sanction”

McElrath v. City of Cleveland, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 24598 (6th Cir. Aug. 16, 2019) (unpublished): Ayanna and LaCretia McElrath, pro se Ohio litigants, appeal the district court's judgment dismissing their civil rights action pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil …
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Experts — Daubert Review: Abuse-of-Discretion Standard Applies as Much to the Trial Court’s Decisions about How to Determine Reliability as to Its Ultimate Conclusion

Water Pollution Control Auth. v. Flowserve US, Inc., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 22512 (2d Cir. July 30, 2019) (unpublished): SUMMARY ORDER UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED…
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Discovery Sanction: Evasive or Incomplete Interrogatory Answer = No Answer — While Striking Claim Is Extreme, More Demanding Standard Applied in Civil Forfeiture Actions to Special Interrogatories on Standing

United States v. 284,950.00 in United States Currency, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 23947 (8th Cir. Aug. 12, 2019): Nikkolas Thompson appeals the district court's1 judgment in favor of the United States in this civil forfeiture action. We affirm. In …
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Spoliation: Adverse Inference Requires Actual Suppression or Withholding — Inapt If Evidence “Lost or Accidentally Destroyed” or Failure “Is Otherwise Properly Accounted for” (Good Quotes)

Layden v. Target Corp, 768 Fed. Appx. 152 (3d Cir. April 17, 2019): Donna Layden slipped and fell in Target and filed suit for negligence. The District Court granted summary judgment to Target after discovery, concluding that Layden failed to…
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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

RICO: Members of Association-in-Fact Enterprise Must Act with a Common Purpose—Mere Allegation That Various Defendants Agreed at Different Times to Engage in Various Fraudulent Schemes Does Not Plausibly Support the Essential Inference, That They Acted with s Sufficiently Common Purpose

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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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