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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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RICO: Causal Chain Too Attenuated for Third Party Payors to Sue for Improper Off-Label Uses — Need to Attach Expert Report (Here, Regression Analysis) to Complaint to Save It If Nothing Comparable Exists In Published Literature

Sidney Hillman Health Ctr. of Rochester v. Abbott Labs., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 19925 (7th Cir. Oct. 12, 2017): The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Depakote (divalproex [*2]  sodium) to treat seizures, migraine headaches, and some conditions associated with bipolar disorder. Physicians are free to ...
Sidney Hillman Health Ctr. of Rochester v. Abbott Labs., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 19925 (7th Cir. Oct. 12, 2017): The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Depakote (divalproex [*2]  sodium) to treat seizures, migraine headaches, and some…
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Electronic Spoliation — Third Circuit Definition (Unaffected by 37(e)) — Deletion of Email Account in Ordinary Course Long Before Litigation Threatened ≠ Spoliation

Archer v. York City School Dist., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 18636 (3d Cir. Sept. 27, 2017): *   This disposition is not an opinion of the full court and, pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7, does not constitute binding precedent. This case arises from the decision of the Board of Directors ("the Board") for t ...
Archer v. York City School Dist., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 18636 (3d Cir. Sept. 27, 2017): *   This disposition is not an opinion of the full court and, pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7, does not constitute binding precedent. This case arises…
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Good Quotes on Evidence: Experts/Daubert, Rule 403, Credibility, Hearsay — Also Sufficiency of Objections to Preserve Error — All Summarized Up Front

These are good quotes from the following case (highlighted in the text of the case, below): Lang never raised the *** objection specifically***. The district court was not obligated to do Lang's work for her.  Counsel does not preserve an objection simply by making a vague, global objection that ev ...
These are good quotes from the following case (highlighted in the text of the case, below): Lang never raised the *** objection specifically***. The district court was not obligated to do Lang's work for her.  Counsel does not preserve an …
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Rule 37(c)(1) Sanctions: If Exclusion = Dismissal, Must Consider Lesser Sanctions — 37(b) + 37(c)(1) Factors — Meaning of Abuse of Discretion (10th Cir.); Court Must Explain Decision—If Fees Awarded after Appeal Noticed, Must Notice Again or Amend

HCG Platinum, LLC v. Preferred Prod. Placement Corp., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 20229 (10th Cir. Oct. 17, 2017): HCG Platinum, LLC ("HCG") and Preferred Product Placement Corporation ("PPPC") entered into a Manufacturer's Representative Agreement ("Marketing Agreement"), under which PPPC agreed to plac ...
HCG Platinum, LLC v. Preferred Prod. Placement Corp., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 20229 (10th Cir. Oct. 17, 2017): HCG Platinum, LLC ("HCG") and Preferred Product Placement Corporation ("PPPC") entered into a Manufacturer's Representative Agreement ("Marketing Agreement"), under which PPPC agreed…
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Evidence: That Testimony Is Self-Serving Is No Reason to Exclude It — Production of Emails by Adversary Authenticates Them for for Summary Judgment — A Declaration Stating How Doc Will Be Authenticated for Trial Sufficent on SJ

Johnson v. Cameron Int’l Corp., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 135794 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 24, 2017): Pending before the court are (1) plaintiff Cameron International Corporation's ("Cameron") motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 14), and (2) Cameron's objections to plaintiff Willie Johnson's summary judgment evidence (Dkt. 17) ...
Johnson v. Cameron Int’l Corp., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 135794 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 24, 2017): Pending before the court are (1) plaintiff Cameron International Corporation's ("Cameron") motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 14), and (2) Cameron's objections to plaintiff Willie Johnson's…
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Blog Admissibility & Authentication — Use of 28 U.S.C. § 1782 for Document Discovery into Identity of Blogger and Testimony Sufficient to Authenticate Blog Posts

In re Ex Parte Application of Darmon, 2017 WL 3283969 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 2, 2017): ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR ORDER TO OBTAIN DISCOVERY FOR USE IN FOREIGN PROCEEDINGS Re: Dkt. No. 1 *1 Applicant Raphael Darmon (“Darmon”) filed an ex parte application seeking permission to issue a ...
In re Ex Parte Application of Darmon, 2017 WL 3283969 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 2, 2017): ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR ORDER TO OBTAIN DISCOVERY FOR USE IN FOREIGN PROCEEDINGS Re: Dkt. No. 1 *1 Applicant Raphael Darmon (“Darmon”) filed…
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RICO Extraterritoriality: Injury to Tangible Property, Including Cash in Bank & Bearer Shares of Foreign Entity in Safety Deposit Box, Is Domestic If Located in US, Even If Plaintiff Lives Abroad — Theft of Shares vs. Decline in Value

Bascuñán v. Elsaca, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 21519 (2d Cir. Oct. 30, 2017): The question presented in this appeal is whether the plaintiffs have plausibly alleged "a domestic injury ...
Bascuñán v. Elsaca, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 21519 (2d Cir. Oct. 30, 2017): The question presented in this appeal is whether the plaintiffs have plausibly alleged "a domestic injury" to their business or property within the meaning of Section …
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Securities — Does LIFO or FIFO Apply in the Section 11 Traceability Context? — Since LIFO Is Used to Calculate Losses, Court Use It to Determine Traceability (First Impression)

In re LendingClub Secs. Litig.. 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 174208 (N.D. Cal.  )ct. 20, 2017): ORDER RE CLASS CERTIFICATION INTRODUCTION In this PSLRA ...
In re LendingClub Secs. Litig.. 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 174208 (N.D. Cal.  )ct. 20, 2017): ORDER RE CLASS CERTIFICATION INTRODUCTION In this PSLRA action, lead plaintiff moves for class certification and to enjoin a parallel state action. Class representatives…
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Avoidance of Rule 11 Sanctions by Withdrawing Complaint During Safe Harbor Period Does Not Insulate Party from Exceptional Case Fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 (Patent Cases)

Rothschild Connected Devices Innovations, LLC v. Guardian Protection Servs., Inc., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 9876 (Fed. Cir. June 5, 2017): Appellant ADS Security, L.P. ("ADS") appeals the opinion and order of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas ("District Court") denying ADS's request for ...
Rothschild Connected Devices Innovations, LLC v. Guardian Protection Servs., Inc., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 9876 (Fed. Cir. June 5, 2017): Appellant ADS Security, L.P. ("ADS") appeals the opinion and order of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…
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Rule 37(c) Exclusion of Evidence Not Disclosed until SJ — If Exclusion = Dismissal, Willfulness Needed— Affidavit Based on Personal Knowledge “Or Believed to Be True” Based on Records & Discussions Does Not Create a Fact Questiion at SJ

BWP Media USA Inc. v. Urbanity, LLC, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 10784 (9th Cir. June 19, 2017): *   This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Plaintiff-appellant BWP Media USA Inc. (BWP) appeals the district court's order excluding evidence as ...
BWP Media USA Inc. v. Urbanity, LLC, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 10784 (9th Cir. June 19, 2017): *   This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Plaintiff-appellant BWP Media …
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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

RICO Causation: (1) State’s Misrepresentation to Federal Government That It Was Providing Plaintiffs with Mandated Special Education Did Not Cause Plaintiffs’ Injury Because The Failure to Provide The Education Was Not Caused by the Fraud on the Federal Government — (2) The Three Factors for Assessing RICO Causation — (3) Limits of the Second Circuit’s Decision in Alix v. McKinsey That Causation Can Be Established Where A Fraud On The Judiciary “Or Other Governmental Entity” Resulted In A Resource Going To Someone Less Deserving

Rule 41(b): Five Factors to Be Weighed in Deciding Whether Dismissal Is Appropriate (Second Circuit) — Is A Finding of Bad Faith or Fault Required if Dismissal Is Without Prejudice? — Undecided If Truly Without Prejudice But It Is Required If the Without Prejudice Dismissal Will Act as a Dismissal on the Merits (Here, Because of the Statute of Limitations) — Failure To Consider A Lesser Sanction Than Dismissal Is Generally An Abuse Of Discretion

Spoliation Sanctions/Mootness: Stipulation Resolving “All Pending Discovery Disputes,” Which Are Enumerated, Does Not Moot Subsequent Sanctions Motion for ESI Spoliation — Postjudgment Sanctions Order Is Appealable When District Court Has Finally Disposed of Both Liability and Amount

Rule 37 Default Judgment Sanction: (1) Default Judgment Appropriate Only As a Last Resort, When Less Drastic Sanctions Would Not Ensure Compliance with the Court’s Orders — (2) Default Judgment Sanction Requires Willful or Bad Faith Failure to Obey Discovery Order — (3) Fugitive Defendant’s Failure to Appear at Court-Ordered, Remote Deposition Despite Court Warning That Sanctions Could Follow Disobedience Warrants Default Judgment — (4) District Court Afforded Wide Discretion in Interpreting Its Own Orders — (5) Filing a Notice of Appeal from a Non-Appealable Order (Here, a Discovery Order) Does Not Deprive the District Court of Jurisdiction over the Case

RICO and Injunctions: (1) State Court Actions Designed to Perpetuate and Monetize a RICO Violation Are Enjoinable under RICO, Even Though They Are Not Themselves Alleged to Be Predicate Acts [Note: Noerr Pennington Applies in RICO Actions] — (2) Although Civil RICO’s Text and Legislative History Fail to Reveal Any Intent to Override the Provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act, Arbitrations Are Enjoinable Under the “Effective Vindication” Doctrine Where They Operate As a Prospective Waiver of a Party’s Right to Pursue Statutory RICO Remedies — (3) Arbitration Findings May Be Given Collateral Estoppel Effect in a Civil RICO Action — (4) Injunction of Non-Corrupt State Court Litigations That Furthers a RICO Violation Are Enjoinable Under the Anti-Injunction Act’s “Expressly Authorized” Exception — (5) “The Irreparable Harm Requirement Is The Single Most Important Prerequisite For The Issuance Of A Preliminary Injunction” (Good Quote) — (6) When Injunction Is Based on “Serious Questions on the Merits” Rather Than “Likelihood of Success,” Court May Rely on Unverified Pleadings and Attached Exhibits to Assess the Merits, Unless the Opponent Has Raised Substantial Questions (Here, the Opponent Failed to Request an Evidentiary Hearing) — (7) Whether Amended Pleading Moots An Appeal Turns on Whether It Materially Changes the Substantive Basis for the Appeal — (8) Meaning of “In That” (“Used To Introduce A Statement That Explains Or Gives More Specific Information” About A Prior Statement)

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