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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Waiver of Securities Claims Is Invalid (§ 29(a)), But All Other Claims Are Gone, Including RICO — Moving to Amend within Statute of Repose Makes Claim Timely — Denial of Leave to Amend Requires Prejudice or Bad Faith (Factors), Not Mere Delay

Pasternack v. Schrader, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 12513 (2d Cir. July 13, 2017): The plaintiffs are retired officers of Booz Allen Hamilton, a privately-held corporation. Bruce Pasternack, Reginald Boudinot, and Paul Kocourek allege that they were improperly denied compensation when, after their retirement, Booz Allen Hamilton sold ...
Pasternack v. Schrader, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 12513 (2d Cir. July 13, 2017): The plaintiffs are retired officers of Booz Allen Hamilton, a privately-held corporation. Bruce Pasternack, Reginald Boudinot, and Paul Kocourek allege that they were improperly denied compensation when, …
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Facebook Admissibility: Third-Party Facebook Posts Admitted for Non-Hearsay Purpose of Showing Peer-to-Peer Harassment of Plaintiff under Title IX

T.B. v. New Kensington-Arnold Sch. Dist., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 103275 (W.D. Pa. July 5, 2017): AND NOW, this 5th day of July, 2017, the following came before the court for consideration: (1) Plaintiff's motion in limine to recognize witnesses as adverse and examine as if on cross examination [ECF ...
T.B. v. New Kensington-Arnold Sch. Dist., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 103275 (W.D. Pa. July 5, 2017): AND NOW, this 5th day of July, 2017, the following came before the court for consideration: (1) Plaintiff's motion in limine to recognize witnesses…
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Contrary to 6th Circuit (see our 7/12/17 post), New York Court of Appeals Seems to Require That Authentication of Any Photo on Social Media Requires Authentication of Page or ID of Owner — But the Case Was Argued That Way

People v Price, 2017 N.Y. LEXIS 1694 (N.Y. Ct. App. June 27, 2017): On this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the People proffered a sufficient foundation at trial to authenticate a photograph -- purportedly of defendant holding a firearm and money -- that was obtained from an internet profile page allegedly belonging to defen ...
People v Price, 2017 N.Y. LEXIS 1694 (N.Y. Ct. App. June 27, 2017): On this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the People proffered a sufficient foundation at trial to authenticate a photograph — purportedly of defendant holding a…
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Sanctions—Appellate Review: “Deference Should Not Be Confused with Total Capitulation”—Rule 11 Does “Not Require Perfect Research or Utter Prescience” (Good Quotes) — Client Can’t Be Sanctioned for Flawed Legal Arguments

Eldridge v. Gordon Bros. Grp., LLC, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 12577 (1st Cir. July 13, 2017): PREFACE Today's case involves a moderately complex business dispute, rich with issues. On one side is plaintiff K's Merchandise Mart, Inc., which we call "Old K's" (for reasons that will soon become cl ...
Eldridge v. Gordon Bros. Grp., LLC, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 12577 (1st Cir. July 13, 2017): PREFACE Today's case involves a moderately complex business dispute, rich with issues. On one side is plaintiff K's Merchandise Mart, Inc., which we call…
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Social Media Authentication: Twitter Estimates That at Least 27 Million Twitter Accounts Are Fake, And That May Be Low

Tim Wu, Please Prove You're Not a Robot, New York Times, July 16, 2017, Sunday Review Section at 8: "Twitter estimates at least 27 million probably fake accounts; researchers suggest the realnumber is closer to 48 million." And an important point about Internet reviews: "Give ...
Tim Wu, Please Prove You're Not a Robot, New York Times, July 16, 2017, Sunday Review Section at 8: "Twitter estimates at least 27 million probably fake accounts; researchers suggest the realnumber is closer to 48 million." And an important…
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Spoliation — Intentional Destruction of Evidence Indicating a Desire to Suppress the Truth Still Required for Spoliation of Tangible Evidence in 8th Circuit Post-37(e)

Davis v. White, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 10273 (8th Cir. June 9, 2017): Henry M. Davis sued the City of Ferguson and three police officers, alleging they beat him while he was handcuffed. See Davis v. White, 794 F.3d 1008 (8th Cir. 2015). His claims [*2]  were tried to a jury after the district court2 denied his B ...
Davis v. White, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 10273 (8th Cir. June 9, 2017): Henry M. Davis sued the City of Ferguson and three police officers, alleging they beat him while he was handcuffed. See Davis v. White, 794 F.3d 1008…
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Supreme Court: Intervenor of Right under Rule 24(a)(2) Must Have Article III Standing to Pursue Relief Different from That Sought by a Party with Standing

Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates, Inc., 198 L. Ed. 2d 64 (U.S. June 5, 2017): Must a litigant possess Article III standing in order to intervene of right under Federal Rule of Civil Pro ...
Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates, Inc., 198 L. Ed. 2d 64 (U.S. June 5, 2017): Must a litigant possess Article III standing in order to intervene of right under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24(a)(2)? The parties do …
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Despite Cunningham, Sanction of Striking FSIA Defense (to Litigating at All) Is Immediately Appealable — It Is Also Beyond the Court’s Power — But Lesser Sanctions That Produce the Same Result Are OK

Funk v. Belneftekhim, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 11587 (2d Cir. June 29, 2017): In this action, originally filed in New York State court, plaintiffs Emanuel Zeltser and Vladlena Funk sue defendants Concern Belneftekhim [*2]  ("BNTK") and Belneftekhim USA, Inc. ("BUSA") for their alleged roles in plaintiffs' ...
Funk v. Belneftekhim, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 11587 (2d Cir. June 29, 2017): In this action, originally filed in New York State court, plaintiffs Emanuel Zeltser and Vladlena Funk sue defendants Concern Belneftekhim [*2]  ("BNTK") and Belneftekhim USA, Inc. ("BUSA") …
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Rule 11 Sanctions Motion Not Mooted by Dismissal of All Claims — Review of Refusal to Consider Motion Is De Novo — State and Federal Sanctions Motions Focus on Different Filings

Brice v. Bauer, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 8800 (3d Cir. May 19, 2017): Before this Court is Kim Bauer's appeal of the Order of the District Court, which denied her motion for sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 as moot after dismissing or entering judgment in Bauer's favor on all claims brought against her
Brice v. Bauer, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 8800 (3d Cir. May 19, 2017): Before this Court is Kim Bauer's appeal of the Order of the District Court, which denied her motion for sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 …
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Facebook / Instagram Authentication — Just Because a Photo Appears on Social Media Doesn’t Mean You Have to Authenticate the Page or ID the Owner to Authenticate the Photo, If the Photo Itself Is the Relevant Evidence

United States v. Thomas, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 11781 (6th Cir. June 30, 2017): A jury convicted Jabron Thomas of armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d); brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c); and being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 1 ...
United States v. Thomas, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 11781 (6th Cir. June 30, 2017): A jury convicted Jabron Thomas of armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d); brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, …
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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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