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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Imposition of Vexatious Litigant Sanctions in Prior Case, and Earlier Judge’s Warning That Future Harassing Litigation Would Be Sanctioned, Does Not Excuse Lack of Notice Before Imposing Sanctions for New Conduct in New Case — Due Process Denied

Truong v. Nguyen, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 23827 (2d Cir. Nov. 20, 2012) (note: citation subject to change when headnotes added by LEXIS): Here, the district court did not provide adequate notice to Truong prior to imposing either leave-to-file or financial sanctions, as it did not inform him, in the present proceeding, that it was c ...
Truong v. Nguyen, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 23827 (2d Cir. Nov. 20, 2012) (note: citation subject to change when headnotes added by LEXIS): Here, the district court did not provide adequate notice to Truong prior to imposing either leave-to-file or…
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Work Product Protects Consulting Expert Even If Investigation in Part for Business Reasons “Unless the Documents Would Have Been Created in Essentially Similar Form Irrespective of the Litigation” — Factors Weighing Against Discovery

Spirit Master Funding, LLC v. Pike Nurseries Acquisition, LLC, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 165334 (N.D. Ga. Nov. 20, 2012): B. Dual Purpose: Anticipation of Litigation vs. Ordinary Course of Business Pike asserts that the documents at issue here, i.e. communications with and reports prepared by consulting experts, were prepared "i ...
Spirit Master Funding, LLC v. Pike Nurseries Acquisition, LLC, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 165334 (N.D. Ga. Nov. 20, 2012): B. Dual Purpose: Anticipation of Litigation vs. Ordinary Course of Business Pike asserts that the documents at issue here, i.e. communications…
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“Actual and Ascertainable Damages” Required to State Legal Malpractice Claim in New York

Campbell v. Planet Asef Realty, 35 Misc. 3d 131A, 951 N.Y.S.2d 85, 2012 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1807 (App. Term 2d Dept. 2012): To prevail in an action for legal malpractice, a plaintiff must establish that the defendant attorney failed to exercise the ordinary reasonable skill and knowledge commonly possessed by a member of the legal professi ...
Campbell v. Planet Asef Realty, 35 Misc. 3d 131A, 951 N.Y.S.2d 85, 2012 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1807 (App. Term 2d Dept. 2012): To prevail in an action for legal malpractice, a plaintiff must establish that the defendant attorney failed to…
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Expert Whose Report Is Attached to and Incorporated in Earlier Iteration of Complaint Is Subject to Deposition Even If Not Identified as Testifying Expert

In re iPhone, iPad App. Consumer Privacy Litig., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 166711 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 21, 2012): In this multi-district consolidated class action suit, Plaintiffs Isabella and Alejandro Capiro ("Capiros") seek a protective order to prevent Defendant Apple, Inc. ("Apple") from deposing Samy Kamkar ("Kamkar"), an "independent secu ...
In re iPhone, iPad App. Consumer Privacy Litig., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 166711 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 21, 2012): In this multi-district consolidated class action suit, Plaintiffs Isabella and Alejandro Capiro (“Capiros”) seek a protective order to prevent Defendant Apple, Inc.…
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Sanctions — Due Process Notice Requirement Unsatisfied Where Court Relied on Warnings and Sanctions Imposed in Earlier Case Because Earlier Judge Did Not Deal with the Specific Conduct in the Current Case

Truong v. Nguyen, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 23827 (2d Cir. Nov. 20, 2012): "Due process requires that courts provide notice and opportunity to be heard before imposing any kind of sanctions." Schlaifer Nance & Co. v. Estate of Warhol, 194 F.3d 323, 334 (2d Cir. 1999) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). Specifically, ...
Truong v. Nguyen, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 23827 (2d Cir. Nov. 20, 2012): “Due process requires that courts provide notice and opportunity to be heard before imposing any kind of sanctions.” Schlaifer Nance & Co. v. Estate of Warhol, 194…
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Case Removable Because It “Relates to” Arbitration Is Not Necessarily “Referable” to Arbitration — Binding Non-Signatories to Arbitration — Significance of Whether Signatory or Non-Signatory Moving to Compel

Reid v. Doe Run Resources Corp., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 23281 (8th Cir. Nov. 13, 2012) (note: The facts of this case are excerpted in our November 21, 2012 posting) Doe Run argues that the district court erred by denying its motion for a mandatory stay pending the outcome of the arbitration. A district court's denial of a motion to ...
Reid v. Doe Run Resources Corp., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 23281 (8th Cir. Nov. 13, 2012) (note: The facts of this case are excerpted in our November 21, 2012 posting) Doe Run argues that the district court erred by denying…
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Removal: New York Convention Permits Removal If Case Is “Related to” Arbitration Even If Dispute Is Not Itself Arbitrable — Issue Is Whether Arbitration “Could Conceivably Affect the Outcome of the Case” — Need Not Have Preclusive Effect

Reid v. Doe Run Resources Corp., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 23281 (8th Cir. Nov. 13, 2012): Doe Run Resources and its affiliates operated a smelting facility in Peru. The facility's pollution allegedly injured the plaintiffs. A Doe Run associate, Renco, is currently arbitrating related claims with Peru. The defendants sought both a mandatory ...
Reid v. Doe Run Resources Corp., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 23281 (8th Cir. Nov. 13, 2012): Doe Run Resources and its affiliates operated a smelting facility in Peru. The facility’s pollution allegedly injured the plaintiffs. A Doe Run associate, Renco,…
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Mandamus as Tool to Challenge Denial of Protection for Confidential Data — Bar Against One Lawyer’s Access Because He/She Is “Competitive Decisionmaker” for Client Not Imputed to Law Firm — Model Rules’ Imputation Rejected

In re Dell Inc., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 22155 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 23, 2012): This is an unusual case involving whether a bar precluding an attorney from accessing confidential information on the ground that he is a "competitive decisionmaker" must be imputed to other members of his law firm. Petitioner Dell, Inc., defendant in this p ...
In re Dell Inc., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 22155 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 23, 2012): This is an unusual case involving whether a bar precluding an attorney from accessing confidential information on the ground that he is a “competitive decisionmaker” must…
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Experts — District Court’s Failure to Make Gateway Determinations of Relevance and Reliability Mandates Reversal — “The Decision To Admit Or Exclude Expert Testimony Is Often The Difference Between Winning And Losing A Case” (Good Quotes)

Barabin v. AstenJohnson, Inc., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 23528 (9th Cir. Nov. 16, 2012): Compliance with Rule 702 is gauged by the district court's assessment of the reliability of the proffered expert testimony. See Daubert, 509 U.S. at 589. Specifically, the district court is charged with determining whether the proffered expert testimony ...
Barabin v. AstenJohnson, Inc., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 23528 (9th Cir. Nov. 16, 2012): Compliance with Rule 702 is gauged by the district court’s assessment of the reliability of the proffered expert testimony. See Daubert, 509 U.S. at 589. Specifically,…
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Burden-Shifting Procedure for Determining Whether 26(a)(2)(B) Report or 26(a)(2)(C) Disclosure Required

Herman v. Hartford Cas. Ins. Co., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 163345 (D. Colo. Nov. 15, 2012): This Court has traditionally employed a burden-shifting procedure for determining whether the requirements of Rule 26(a)(2) have been satisfied . Morris v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. 09-cv-02160-CMA-KMT, 2010 WL 2501078, at *1 (D. Colo. June 17, 20 ...
Herman v. Hartford Cas. Ins. Co., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 163345 (D. Colo. Nov. 15, 2012): This Court has traditionally employed a burden-shifting procedure for determining whether the requirements of Rule 26(a)(2) have been satisfied . Morris v. Wells Fargo…
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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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