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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Granting Rule 12(f) Motion to Strike a “Drastic Remedy” Disfavored by the Courts

From SAS Institute Inc. v. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129611 (E.D.N.C. Nov. 9, 2011): Rule 12(f) provides, in pertinent part that "[t]he court may strike from a pleading an insufficient defense or any redundant, immaterial, impertinent, or scandalous matter. The court may act ... on its own; or . . .on mo ...
From SAS Institute Inc. v. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129611 (E.D.N.C. Nov. 9, 2011): Rule 12(f) provides, in pertinent part that “[t]he court may strike from a pleading an insufficient defense or any…
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New York Bars Legal Malpractice-Based Claim for Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress unless Defendant Unreasonably Threatened Plaintiff’s Physical Safety

Morson v. Kreindler & Kreindler, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112310 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 28, 2011): Two of plaintiff's claims, Count V: negligent infliction of emotional distress ("NEID"), and Count VI: intentional infliction of emotional distress ("IIED"), allege injuries that are not purely economic in nature. However, New York does not allo ...
Morson v. Kreindler & Kreindler, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112310 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 28, 2011): Two of plaintiff’s claims, Count V: negligent infliction of emotional distress (“NEID”), and Count VI: intentional infliction of emotional distress (“IIED”), allege injuries that are not…
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In Action Alleging Misrepresentation Concerning Product, Problems and Complaints of Third Parties Prior to Contract of Sale Are Admissible to Show State of Mind of Defendant — High Standard for Success on Motion in Limine to Exclude

From Silicon Knights, Inc. v. Epic Games, Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128897 (E.D.N.C. Nov. 8, 2011): SK and Epic are both engaged in the business of developing video games. On May 10, 2005, SK entered into a license agreement to use Epic's video game engine, the Unreal Engine 3 ("UE3"), in SK's development of Too Human, a game SK produ ...
From Silicon Knights, Inc. v. Epic Games, Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128897 (E.D.N.C. Nov. 8, 2011): SK and Epic are both engaged in the business of developing video games. On May 10, 2005, SK entered into a license agreement…
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Treating Physician Must Provide 26(a)(2)(B) Expert Report If Opinions Extend Beyond Those Formed during Treatment — Presumptively Mandatory Sanctions — Particularly Broad Discretion as to Type

From Ghiorzi v Whitewater Pools & Spas, Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125329 (D. Nev. Oct. 27, 2011): Applying Rule 37(a)(3) and (c)(1) compels the conclusion that an expert's trial testimony should be automatically excluded if a party fails to strictly comply with the requirements of Rule 26(a)(2)(B) unless the court finds that there was ...
From Ghiorzi v Whitewater Pools & Spas, Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125329 (D. Nev. Oct. 27, 2011): Applying Rule 37(a)(3) and (c)(1) compels the conclusion that an expert’s trial testimony should be automatically excluded if a party fails to…
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Arbitration — State of Circuit Split as to Whether Hall Street Eliminates Manifest Disregard as a Ground for Vacating Arbitration Award

From Abbott v. Law Office of Patrick J. Mulligan, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 19468 (10th Cir. Sept. 21, 2011): In the wake of Hall Street, the circuits have split as to whether manifest disregard of the law is still a viable ground on which to overturn an arbitration award. According to the Second, Sixth (in an unpublished decision) and ...
From Abbott v. Law Office of Patrick J. Mulligan, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 19468 (10th Cir. Sept. 21, 2011): In the wake of Hall Street, the circuits have split as to whether manifest disregard of the law is still a…
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Breadth of Arbitral Immunity — Trivial Differences between Rule 11 Motion as Served and as Filed Do Not Vitiate It or Require Second Safe Harbor Period — Permitted Inference vs. Unpermitted Speculation

Bletas v. Deluca, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 133132 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 14, 2011): Pro se plaintiffs ... (collectively, the "former franchisees") former franchisees of Subway International B.V. ("SIBV") who operated sandwich shops in Greece, and plaintiff [X], a Greek attorney who represented some of the plaintiffs in arbitration proceedings, bri ...
Bletas v. Deluca, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 133132 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 14, 2011): Pro se plaintiffs … (collectively, the “former franchisees”) former franchisees of Subway International B.V. (“SIBV”) who operated sandwich shops in Greece, and plaintiff [X], a Greek attorney who…
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Does a Political Subdivision Have Standing to Sue Its Parent State? Circuit Split

City of Hugo v. Nichols, 656 F.3d 1251 (10th Cir. 2011) (Matheson, J., dissenting): Footnote 4. There is a circuit split on the political subdivision standing doctrine. The Ninth Circuit appears to be alone in adopting a per se rule against a political subdivision having standing to sue its parent state. See City of S. Lake Tah ...
City of Hugo v. Nichols, 656 F.3d 1251 (10th Cir. 2011) (Matheson, J., dissenting): Footnote 4. There is a circuit split on the political subdivision standing doctrine. The Ninth Circuit appears to be alone in adopting a per se rule…
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When Emails Constitute Business Records — Absence of Testimony from Sender Not Preclusive

Penberg v. HealthBridge Mgmt., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119564 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 17, 2011): b. Internet Leak HealthBridge's second basis for alleging a breach of fiduciary duty is based on the assertion that confidential HealthBridge documents were leaked onto the internet through a file-sharing program, Lime Wire, that was installed on ...
Penberg v. HealthBridge Mgmt., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119564 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 17, 2011): b. Internet Leak HealthBridge’s second basis for alleging a breach of fiduciary duty is based on the assertion that confidential HealthBridge documents were leaked onto the internet…
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RICO Relatedness

United States v. Knight, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 22054 (10th Cir. Nov. 1, 2011): A. Pattern of Racketeering Jury Instruction *** A racketeering violation has five basic elements. The district court, without objection from Knight, properly instructed the jury that to establish a RICO violation, the government must prove: ...
United States v. Knight, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 22054 (10th Cir. Nov. 1, 2011): A. Pattern of Racketeering Jury Instruction *** A racketeering violation has five basic elements. The district court, without objection from Knight, properly instructed the jury that…
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Identity of Confidential Informants in Securities Class Action Are Not Protected from Disclosure as Work Product — As Distinct from Request for All Witnesses Interviewed, Which Seeks Protected Information

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 630 Pension Annuity Trust Fund v. Arbitron, Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 131091 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 14, 2011): This decision addresses a discovery dispute. Defendant Arbitron, Inc., moves for an order directing the lead plaintiff, Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No. 630 Pension-Annuity Trust Fund ( ...
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 630 Pension Annuity Trust Fund v. Arbitron, Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 131091 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 14, 2011): This decision addresses a discovery dispute. Defendant Arbitron, Inc., moves for an order directing the lead plaintiff,…
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Practice of Seeking Leave to Amend after The Case Is Dismissed Is Discouraged

RICO: Release Executed After Alleged RICO Violations Extinguishes RICO Claim — Eighth Circuit Declines to Address Enforceability of A Release “That Is An Integral Part of An Alleged RICO Scheme Or That Immunizes Future RICO Conduct

Pleading — “Civil pleadings are supposed to mark the boundaries for discovery; discovery is not supposed to substitute for definite pleading” (Good Quote) — Shotgun Pleadings (11th Circuit):  Four Categories/Types

Rule 37(c)(1) Exclusion of Untimely Expert Report: Failure to Argue Harmlessness Essentially Waives Issue

Rule 37(b) Sanctions — Exclusion of Supplemental Expert Report for Advancing New Opinions — Third Circuit Exclusion Factors — “Importance of Excluded Evidence:” If, As Proponent Argues, There Is Nothing New, Then Exclusion Doesn’t Harm Proponent; If There Is, It Harms Opponent

RICO Pleading: Generic Allegations of Fraud (Failing Even to Set Forth Any False Representation) And Extortion (Failing to Describe Actual Threats) Too Conclusory to State a Claim

RICO Standing: Antitrust’s Indirect Purchaser Rule Applies in RICO Cases, Barring Claims by Indirect Purchasers Two Or More Steps Removed From The Violator In A Distribution Chain (Here, Truck Purchasers/Lessees Suing Manufacturer), Though Court Considers Bar “Unsupported by Sensible Principles”

RICO Pleading: Statutory Directive That RICO Be Liberally Construed Does Not Extend to More Liberal Pleading Requirements

Inherent Power and FRAP 38 Sanctions — Inherent Power Sanctions (Here, A Deterrence Payment of $25,000 to the Court — Goodyear Issue Not Addressed) May Be Imposed in Addition to Statutory Attorney’s Fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 (Exceptional Patent Case) — § 285 Does Not Preclude A Separate Award of Sanctions Or Fees under Another Authority — Recidivism (25 Prior Lawsuits with Same Perceived Venue Deficiency) A Factor — Fact That Rule 11 Sanctions Were Unavailable Due to Dismissal of Lawsuit Opened the Door to Inherent Power Sanctions Under Chambers — FRAP 38 Sanctions Denied Because Issue Previously Unaddressed in Circuit — A Meritless Appeal Is By No Means Necessarily A Frivolous One (Good Quote)

FRAP 38 Sanctions Imposed Due to the “Striking Legal Emptiness” of Brief/Appeal, “A Legal Nothingburger” — Bad Faith Not Required: An Appeal “May Also Be Frivolous If It Is Filed Out Of Sheer Obstinacy” (Good Quotes)

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