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

Arbitration — 4 Triggers for the New York Convention — Because Convention Is a Treaty, It Is Unaffected by Statute Protecting State Regulation from Any “Act of Congress” — Convention Preempts Contrary State Statute

McDonnel Grp., L.L.C. v. Great Lakes Ins. SE, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 14177, 2019 WL 2082905 (5th Cir May 13, 2019): In this appeal, relating to arbitration under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards,…
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Declining Supplemental Jurisdiction on Dismissal of Federal Claims without Considering Diversity Abuses Discretion when Diversity Possible from Complaint — Pro Se Should Get One Amendment

Stoller v. Walworth Cty., 2019 WL 2305033 (7th Cir. May 30, 2019): *1 Christopher Stoller (along with Michael Stoller, who is not a party to this appeal) sued Walworth County, Wisconsin, and many of its public officials for allegedly selling …
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Social Media Video — Silent Witness Theory of Authentication / Admissibility — Unedited Videos Compiled from Party’s Phone Showing Party Sufficiently Authenticated without Proof of Process of Reproduction — Judge vs. Jury Roles [R. 104(a) vs.(b)]

Hibbert v. State, 2019 Md. App. LEXIS 438 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. May 29, 2019): Appellant Jovan A. Hibbert was convicted in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County of human trafficking by force and benefitting financially from human trafficking. …
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Texts — Admissibility: Offer to Buy Cocaine ≠ Hearsay [I.e., Is a Verbal Act] — Authentication by Recipient Who Recognized Number As One He’d Used to Converse with Sender, and Sender’s Acts in Compliance with Text, Enough

Commonwealth v. Davis, 2019 Pa. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2129 (Pa. Super. Ct. May 31, 2019): Damion Glenroy Davis appeals from the judgment of sentence entered following his jury trial convictions for possession with intent to deliver ("PWID") [controlled substances] …
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Sanctions: Failure to Honor Safe Harbor Dooms R. 11 Motion — No Bad Faith for Inherent Power Where Claim Survived Dismissal Motion — A Single Amended Complaint, No Delay in Discovery, Then Prompt Dismissal of Claims ≠ §1927 Multiplicity

PER CURIAM: Akira Techs., Inc. v. Conceptant, Inc., 2019 WL 2024830 (4th Cir. May 8, 2019) (unpublished): Appellants Conceptant, Inc., NuCognition, Inc., Joshua Phipps, Andrey Mikhalchuk, and Lisa Houle appeal the district court’s order denying their motion for attorney’s fees…
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Rule 11 Sanctions for Stubbornly Pursuing Time-Barred Claim Despite Judicial Warning — Order to Show Cause for FRAP 38 Sanctions for Even More Frivolous Arguments on Appeal & Not Even Responding to 1 Dispositive Argument

Veit v. Frater, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 10711, 2019 WL 1568077 (7th Cir. April 11, 2019) (unpublished): In Veit v. Frater, 715 F. App'x 524 (7th Cir. 2017), we vacated the district court's decision that claim preclusion …
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Arbitration — By Signing NY Convention, Sovereign Waives Immunity from Enforcement in Other Signatory States, Per 28 U.S.C. §1605(a)(1) — No Waiver by Signing Int’l Agreement Not Mentioning Waiver — Waiver vs. Arb. Exceptions in §1605

Tatneft v. Ukr., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 15787 (D.C. Cir. May 28, 2019): J U D G M E N T This case was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia,…
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FRAP 38 Sanctions — Sixth Circuit Usually Declines to Impose FRAP 38 Sanctions Unless An Improper Purpose Was Behind the Appeal

FRAP 38: Permissible for Appeals Court to Affirm Sanctions But Deny FRAP 38 Sanctions for Appeal — A Defendant’s Voluntary Cessation of Complained of Behavior Does Not Moot a Case Unless It Is Clear That The Behavior Could Not Reasonably Be Expected to Recur

Rule 11: Violation of 21 Day Safe Harbor “Overlook[ed]” As Non-Prejudicial by First Circuit — “Rule 11 Monetary Sanctions Must Be Reasonable” (Good Quote) — Rule 11(c)(4) Requires Consideration of Offender’s Ability to Pay

Temporary Restraining Order = Preliminary Injunction: 3 Supreme Court Cases (TRO=PI x 3)

Rule 37(c)(1) Sanctions — Exclusion of Untimely Expert Report — Eighth Circuit’s 4-Factor Test

RICO: So Insubstantial A Claim As to Fail to Confer Subject Matter Jurisdiction

RICO: Distinctiveness Issues Most Likely to Appear When The Enterprise Is An Entity Capable of Being Sued, Like A Corporation

Supreme Court: RICO: (1) Injuries to Business or Property That Derive from a Personal Injury Are Recoverable — (2) “Injury” Is Interchangeable in Meaning with “Harm” And Other Terms Connoting Loss — (3) “The Clayton Act and § 1964(c) Are Not ‘Interchangeable’” (Good Quote)— (4) (4) “You Can’t Replace Something With Nothing” (Good Quote) — (5) The Recoverable Economic Harm Flowing from Personal Injuries, Like All Other Recoverable RICO Harm, Must be Direct — (6)” Harm Resulting from a Single Tort Is Not a Ticket to Federal Court for Treble Damages” (Good Quote)

FRAP 38 Sanctions: Eleventh Circuit Generally Declines to Impose FRAP 38 Sanctions on Pro Se Appellants Absent a History of Frivolous Litigation or an Explicit Warning

Inherent Power Sanctions for Bad Faith in (1) Misrepresenting Patent Ownership in Amended Complaint and (2) Failing to Supplement Discovery Responses to Rectify This after the Discovery Period Had Closed, Both of Which Led to Continued Litigation After One Plaintiff Had Lost Standing — The Duty To Supplement Discovery Responses under Rule 26(e) Continues Even After The Discovery Period Has Closed — Use of Inherent Power to Sanction Violation of Local Rules That Lack Sanctions Provisions (Sanction Reversed on Other Grounds)

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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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