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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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Rule 11 Sanctions OK for Advocating in Fed. Court Frivolous State Court Complaint — Res Judicata Bar — Rule 38 Inapt for Discretionary Sanctions Review — Frivolous as Argued vs. Frivolous as Filed Appeals

Meyer v. U.S. Bank N.A., 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 11595 (8th Cir. July 6, 2015): In June 2003, David and Nancy Meyer signed a revolving credit note and revolving credit agreement and later signed a series of term notes and term loan agreements to obtain loans from U.S. Bank to finance their swine production business. In October 2006, the ...
Meyer v. U.S. Bank N.A., 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 11595 (8th Cir. July 6, 2015): In June 2003, David and Nancy Meyer signed a revolving credit note and revolving credit agreement and later signed a series of term notes and…
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RICO — Extraterritoriality of RICO Aside, No Hobbs Act or Money Laundering Predicates If Misconduct Abroad — Political Question Doctrine Doesn’t Bar Adjudicating Acts of Foreign Sovereign Subject to U.S. Territorial Jurisdiction

Hourani v. Mirtchev, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 13342 (D.C. Cir. July 31, 2015): Two Kazakh businessmen claim that the daughter of the President of Kazakhstan extorted hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of their business assets in Kazakhstan. She did so, they claim, with the help of the defendants in this case, Alexander Mirtchev an ...
Hourani v. Mirtchev, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 13342 (D.C. Cir. July 31, 2015): Two Kazakh businessmen claim that the daughter of the President of Kazakhstan extorted hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of their business assets in Kazakhstan. She did…
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Appellate Sanctions — FRAP 38: Result Obvious, No Arguable Merit or Shred of Evidence — No Bad Faith Cuts Against Sanctions — §1927: Bad Faith = Recklessly Frivolous Arg. or Meritorious Arg. to Harass or Breach Duty of Candor to Court

Blixseth v. Yellowstone Mountain Club, LLC, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 13559 (9th Cir. Aug. 4, 2015): In a recusal motion, Timothy Blixseth and his attorneys hurled [*3]  nineteen accusations of misconduct at a bankruptcy judge who had ruled against Blixseth. In a forty-seven page opinion, the judge found the accusations to be meri ...
Blixseth v. Yellowstone Mountain Club, LLC, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 13559 (9th Cir. Aug. 4, 2015): In a recusal motion, Timothy Blixseth and his attorneys hurled [*3]  nineteen accusations of misconduct at a bankruptcy judge who had ruled against Blixseth. …
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Email Authentication — Testimony from (i) Recipient That Deceased Sent Message and (ii) Third Party That He Discussed Substance with Decedent Suffices — No Hearsay Problem when Offered for Effect on the Listener

Meyer v. Callery Conway Mars HV, Inc., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 937 (W.D. Pa. Jan. 5, 2015): This case centers on allegations that John Meyer was unlawfully discharged by his employer because of his age. The Defendant employer says that Meyer was lawfully fired because he directed the repair of a machine in a way that could have ...
Meyer v. Callery Conway Mars HV, Inc., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 937 (W.D. Pa. Jan. 5, 2015): This case centers on allegations that John Meyer was unlawfully discharged by his employer because of his age. The Defendant employer says that …
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YouTube Video Offered to Prove Gang Membership Authenticated by Police Gang Expert’s Identification of Defendant’s Use of Gang Signs, Colors & Vocabulary, Tentative Identification of Gang Location, and Contents of Defendant’s Interview

People v. Andrews, 2015 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 3795 (Cal. Ct. App. May 28, 2015): Appellant Michael Andrews was convicted, following a jury trial, of one count of first degree murder in violation of Penal Code section 187, subdivision (a), one count of premeditated attempted murder in violation of Penal Code sections 187 and 664 and o ...
People v. Andrews, 2015 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 3795 (Cal. Ct. App. May 28, 2015): Appellant Michael Andrews was convicted, following a jury trial, of one count of first degree murder in violation of Penal Code section 187, subdivision (a),…
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Experts — Abusive Supplementation of Report — Rule 37(c) Exclusion of New Damages Evidence and Theories That Constituted Not Mere Supplementation But Untimely New Opinion

Munchkin, Inc. v. Playtex Products, LLC, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 13424 (9th Cir. July 31, 2015): The district court also acted within its discretion when it determined that Munchkin failed to comply with its obligations under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 and when it fashioned an exclusion sanction [*3]  pursuant to Fed R. Civ. P. 37. Alth ...
Munchkin, Inc. v. Playtex Products, LLC, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 13424 (9th Cir. July 31, 2015): The district court also acted within its discretion when it determined that Munchkin failed to comply with its obligations under Fed. R. Civ. P. …
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Spoliation — In Diversity, Federal Law Governs Adverse Inference — Factors (8th Cir.) — Since a Purpose Is to Shift Burden to Spoliator, No Instruction Against Defendant’s Insurer Where Defendant Has Assigned Rights to Plaintiff

Burris v. Gulf Underwriters Ins. Co., 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 8707 (8th Cir. May 27, 2015): Lowell and Joyce Burris (jointly "Burris") appeal the district court's1denial of their motion for a new trial following a jury verdict in favor of Gulf Underwriters Insurance Company ("Gulf"). We affirm. I. < ...
Burris v. Gulf Underwriters Ins. Co., 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 8707 (8th Cir. May 27, 2015): Lowell and Joyce Burris (jointly "Burris") appeal the district court's1denial of their motion for a new trial following a jury verdict in favor of…
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Inherent Power Sanctions — Standards for Bad Faith Are Necessarily Stringent, and a Party Should Not Be Penalized for Maintaining an Aggressive Litigation Position (Good Quote) — How Frivolous Must an Argument Be to Suggest Bad Faith?

Fortune v. Taylor Fortune Grp, LLC, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 13788 (5th Cir. Aug. 4, 2015): We next consider Fortune Louisiana's motion for sanctions. "[F]ederal courts possess inherent power to assess attorney's fees and litigation costs when the losing party has 'acted in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly ...
Fortune v. Taylor Fortune Grp, LLC, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 13788 (5th Cir. Aug. 4, 2015): We next consider Fortune Louisiana's motion for sanctions. "[F]ederal courts possess inherent power to assess attorney's fees and litigation costs when the losing party …
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RICO — More Than 2 Years = Substantial Period of Time & Satisfies Closed-Ended Continuity — Pattern Doesn’t Require Multiple Schemes As Long As the Predicate Acts Aren’t Isolated or Sporadic

Kearney v. Foley & Lardner, LLP, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 10279 (9th Cir. June 18, 2015): Plaintiff-Appellant Joan Brown Kearney appeals the district court's dismissal of her [*2]  42 U.S.C. § 1983; Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961, et seq. ("RICO"); and RICO conspir ...
Kearney v. Foley & Lardner, LLP, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 10279 (9th Cir. June 18, 2015): Plaintiff-Appellant Joan Brown Kearney appeals the district court's dismissal of her [*2]  42 U.S.C. § 1983; Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C.…
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Texts Authenticated by Testimony Witness Used Cell No. Defendant Gave Her via Facebook, Where Number Verified as Defendant’s and Defendant Acted Per Messages — Facebook Account Authenticated by True Cell Number and Contents of FB Messages

Coe v. State, 2015 Tex. App. LEXIS 6374 & 6440 (Tex. Ct. App. June 24, 2015): Brandon Chadwick Coe appeals his convictions for online solicitation of a minor and attempted sexual assault of a child. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 15.01, 33.021(c) (West 2011). *** *** B. ...
Coe v. State, 2015 Tex. App. LEXIS 6374 & 6440 (Tex. Ct. App. June 24, 2015): Brandon Chadwick Coe appeals his convictions for online solicitation of a minor and attempted sexual assault of a child. See Tex. Penal Code Ann.…
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RICO: Indirect Injury Unrecoverable — Indirect Purchaser Rule Imported from Antitrust

Rule 11 Sanctions: (1) Improper Purpose of Harassment Reasonably Determined Based on Past Tactics (25 Lawsuits, 14 Ethics Complaints, and 150 FOIA Requests) As Well As Present Behavior — (2) Hearings Are Not Only Not Required to Satisfy Due Process But, If The Record Is Otherwise Adequate, Are Affirmatively Discouraged

RICO and Probate Exception to Federal Jurisdiction: Federal Jurisdiction over RICO Claim Not Barred by Probate Exception Even If the Federal Judgment May Be Binding on the Probate Proceedings (Or Vice Versa) — Calculating Damages Based on Diminution of Value of Estate ≠ Administration of the Estate — Doesn’t Matter If RICO Misconduct Includes Defendants’ Actions with Respect to The Estate

RICO: No Causation Where Harm Flowed Several Steps After the Fraudulent Acts — RICO Causation Same As Antitrust Causation

Sanctions vs. Automatic Stay: Imposition of Sanctions (Here, Inherent Power Sanctions) Is Subject to the Police Power Exception to the Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy

The Word “Include” May Be A Word of Limitation As Opposed to a Word of Enlargement, Depending on the Context

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

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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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