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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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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Sanctions: Rule 11 Fine for Repleading in Amended Complaint Claims Dismissed without Leave to Replead — § 1927 Imposes Continuing Duty to Correct or Withdraw — Key Question Is When It Became Obvious the Claim or Defense Should Be Withdrawn

Regions Bank v. Kaplan, 2018 WL 1833045 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 1, 2018): *1 The District Judge has tasked me with reporting and recommending to her the appropriate dispositions on the sanctions motions filed by Plaintiff/Counter Defendant Regions Bank (Regions), Counter Defendant Robert Shaw (Shaw), and Cross Defendant Bridg ...
Regions Bank v. Kaplan, 2018 WL 1833045 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 1, 2018): *1 The District Judge has tasked me with reporting and recommending to her the appropriate dispositions on the sanctions motions filed by Plaintiff/Counter Defendant Regions Bank (Regions), Counter…
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Class Actions — Ascertainability: Must the Plaintiffs Show, in Addition to an Objective Criterion, an Administratively Feasible Mechanism to Determine Whether Putative Members Fall within Class Definition? — Circuit Split

Belcher v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61452 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 9, 2018): REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION This matter comes before the Court upon Pla ...
Belcher v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61452 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 9, 2018): REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION This matter comes before the Court upon Plaintiff Timothy J. Belcher's ("Belcher") Motion for Class Certification ("Motion")(Doc. 59), to which…
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Rule 41(a) and 41(d) 2-Dismissal Rules Don’t Apply If First Dismissal Is Involuntary — Inherent Power Sanctions Cannot Be Imposed Absent Notice They Are Under Consideration — “Fleeting References” in Motion Don’t Satisfy Due Process

Platinum Logistics, Inc. v. Platinum Cargo Logistics, Inc., 2017 WL 7689644 (9th Cir. 2017): MEMORANDUM* In this case, Platinum Logistics, Inc. brought its third suit against Platinum Cargo Logistics, Inc.. After Platinum Logistics filed the present action, Platinum Cargo requested and the district court awar ...
Platinum Logistics, Inc. v. Platinum Cargo Logistics, Inc., 2017 WL 7689644 (9th Cir. 2017): MEMORANDUM* In this case, Platinum Logistics, Inc. brought its third suit against Platinum Cargo Logistics, Inc.. After Platinum Logistics filed the present action, Platinum Cargo requested …
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Rule 38 Sanctions Precluded Absent Separate Motion — Arguing in Brief Inadequate

Madura v. BAC Home Loans Serv’g, LP, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 24409 (11th Cir. Dec.4, 2017): PER CURIAM: Andrzej Madura and Anna Dolinska-Madura ("the Maduras"), pro se, appeal the district court's denial of their motion requesting that the court docket and preserve original loan documents in their foreclosure proce ...
Madura v. BAC Home Loans Serv’g, LP, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 24409 (11th Cir. Dec.4, 2017): PER CURIAM: Andrzej Madura and Anna Dolinska-Madura ("the Maduras"), pro se, appeal the district court's denial of their motion requesting that the court docket…
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Text Admissibility: 902(11) Certification from Provider Establishes Only That Record of Transmission, Not Content of Messages = Business Record — 801(d)(2)(A) Statement of Party Opponent Need Only Be Relevant, Not Substantively an Admission

State v. Jordan, 2018 S.C. App. Unpub. LEXIS 104 (S.C. Ct. App. Mar. 7, 2018): In 2014, an Abbeville County jury found Tony Vernon Jordan (Appellant) guilty of murder and possession of ...
State v. Jordan, 2018 S.C. App. Unpub. LEXIS 104 (S.C. Ct. App. Mar. 7, 2018): In 2014, an Abbeville County jury found Tony Vernon Jordan (Appellant) guilty of murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a …
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Internet Evidence — Opponent’s Website = Admission Usable on Jurisdictional Motion — Internet Archive (Wayback) Pages of Opponent’s Website Admitted without Supporting Certification from Archive Absent Claim of Inaccuracy

SprayFoamPolymers.com, LLC v. Luciano, 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 1793 (Tex. Ct. App. Mar. 9, 2018): This is an appeal from the trial court's denial of the special appearance filed by appellant and defendant below, SprayFoamPolymers.com, LLC, in a lawsuit filed by appellees Frank and Helene Luciano related to the installation of Thermos ...
SprayFoamPolymers.com, LLC v. Luciano, 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 1793 (Tex. Ct. App. Mar. 9, 2018): This is an appeal from the trial court's denial of the special appearance filed by appellant and defendant below, SprayFoamPolymers.com, LLC, in a lawsuit filed…
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Appeals: A Single Sentence in a Reply Brief Below Does Not Preserve An Argument for Appellate Review

Coach Servs. v. Source II, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 6398 (6th Cir. Mar. 15, 2018): The district court ruled that Cerhue Walker and Source II infringed Coach's trademarks, awarded statutory dam ...
Coach Servs. v. Source II, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 6398 (6th Cir. Mar. 15, 2018): The district court ruled that Cerhue Walker and Source II infringed Coach's trademarks, awarded statutory damages to Coach, and permanently enjoined Walker and Source…
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Documents on 12(b)(6) Motion: Even If “Integral” to Complaint, Doc. Won’t Be Considered If Authenticity Disputed — Existence of Website Considered But Not Truth of Contents

Russo v. Navient Sols., LLC, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48263 (D. Vt. Mar. 23, 2018): Plaintiff Kayla Russo brings this action against Defendants Navient Solutions, LLC ("Navient"), SLM Private Credit Stu ...
Russo v. Navient Sols., LLC, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48263 (D. Vt. Mar. 23, 2018): Plaintiff Kayla Russo brings this action against Defendants Navient Solutions, LLC ("Navient"), SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust 2006-A, SLM Private Education Student Loan…
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Sanctions: Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute — Same Factors, and Requisite Aggravating Factors, under Inherent Power & Rule 41(b) (5th Cir.) — They Include Client’s Personal Responsibility & Inaptness of Lesser Sanctions

Gates v. Strain, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 7268 (5th Cir. Mar. 22, 2018): Shane Gates was arrested by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office in 2006. In 2007, he filed this action under 42 ...
Gates v. Strain, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 7268 (5th Cir. Mar. 22, 2018): Shane Gates was arrested by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office in 2006. In 2007, he filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that…
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Service of Subpoena on Non-Party Federal Agency: If by State Court Litigant, Sovereign Immunity Applies, Litigant Must File APA Action If Agency Says No — If by Federal Litigant, No Sov. Immunity But Circuit Split As to Standard of Review

Taylor v. Gilbert, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42322 (N.D. Ind. Mar. 15, 2018) (see also our post dated March 21, 2018): ORDER ON MOTION TO COMPEL This matter is before the C ...
Taylor v. Gilbert, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42322 (N.D. Ind. Mar. 15, 2018) (see also our post dated March 21, 2018): ORDER ON MOTION TO COMPEL This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion to Compel and for…
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Statements in Briefs As Judicial Admissions

Supreme Court: TRO As Appealable Order — And District Court Inaction As Tantamount to Refusing An Injunction And Thus Appealable

“Slow-Playing Discovery” in Response to Court Order, Prejudicing Opponent, Violates Rule 37(b)(2)(A)

RICO Pattern: No Closed-Ended Continuity If Racketeering Activity Lasted Less Than One Year (11th Circuit) — Conspiracy Allegations Governed by Rule 8(a), Not 9(b) — Two Paths to Establishing A RICO Conspiracy: Agreement to Objective Or to Commit 2 Predicate Acts — Plaintiff Need Not Show Reliance When The Predicate Acts Are Wire Fraud — In Dicta, 11th Circuit Intimates That Even If The Primary RICO Violation Allegations Fail, The RICO Conspiracy Allegations Might Survive, But Is Probably Talking About A Conspiracy to Commit The Predicate Acts

United States Trinity Energy Servs., L.L.C. v. Se. Directional Drilling, L.L.C., 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 10178 (5th Cir. Apr. 28, 2025): FRAP 38 Separate Motion Requirement FRAP 38 Sanctions Properly Denied for Want of Separate Motion — Request in Brief Insufficient — “Manifest Disregard” Is Not A Freestanding Ground for Vacatur of Arbitration Award in Fifth Circuit (Or First, Eighth Or Eleventh)

§ 1927 Sanctions Apt for Failing to Withdraw Claim Until Summary Judgment Hearing, Requiring Opponent and Court to Prepare for An Abandoned Argument — Bad Faith Established by False and Misleading Statements to Court — Raising New Argument for First Time in Reply Brief Does Not Warrant § 1927 Sanctions

RICO: Mail and Wire Fraud: Act of Emailing Transcript of Court Proceedings Containing Allegedly False Statements Made in Court ≠ Wire Fraud — Mailing (Serving on Opposing Party) Declarations Allegedly Containing False Statements ≠ Mail Fraud

Supreme Court: (1) Rule 11 Sanctions Available Where Affirmative Defense “Obviously Applies” and Plaintiff/Plaintiff’s Counsel “Lack A Good Faith Basis to Believe Otherwise” — (2) If Affirmative Defense Pled, Court May Require Plaintiff to File a Reply to the Answer Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(a) Setting forth “Specific, Nonconclusory Factual Allegations” Showing That The Affirmative Defense Does Not Apply — (3) The Title of a Statute And The Heading of a Section May Properly Be Used to Interpret the Text

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

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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.
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