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.

Commercial Litigation and Arbitration

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: 2 Years Necessary, Not Sufficient for Closed-End Continuity (2d Cir.); Factors — Mail, Wire Fraud “Particularly Scrutinized” (Good Quote) — 2 Types of Open-Ended: Inherently Unlawful Or Non-Conclusory Regular Way of Doing Business

 Grace Int'l Assembly of God v. Festa, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 38777 (2d Cir. Dec. 30, 2019) (unpublished): UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the judg ...
Grace Int'l Assembly of God v. Festa, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 38777 (2d Cir. Dec. 30, 2019) (unpublished): UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. Plaintiff-Appellant Grace…
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Inherent Power Sanctions: Court Lacks Authority to Ignore Statute to Punish Executive Branch Conduct, Cannot Use Sanction to Grant or Explain Grant of Order Precluded by Statute

  Hamama v. Adducci, 2020 WL 39020 (6th Cir. Jan. 3, 2020): *1 Last time around, we held that Congress removed jurisdiction from the district courts to enter class-wide injunctions restraining the enforcement of the following immigration statutes:
Hamama v. Adducci, 2020 WL 39020 (6th Cir. Jan. 3, 2020): *1 Last time around, we held that Congress removed jurisdiction from the district courts to enter class-wide injunctions restraining the enforcement of the following immigration statutes: 8 U.S.C. §§ …
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Rooker-Feldman Applies to State-Court Loser Injured by State-Court Judgment: That Is A Narrow Situation, So Narrow The S.Ct. Has Applied It Just Twice in A Century … So Far Just to People Named Rooker or Feldman (Good Quote)

*1 A lawyer sued two lawyers, and each side hired more lawyers. Five years later, after “Stalingrad litigation” tactics, discovery sanctions, and dueling allegations of professional misconduct, we are left with $3,662 in damages and roughly $180,000 in attorney’s fees. We vacate and remand. I. Maureen Van Hove ...
*1 A lawyer sued two lawyers, and each side hired more lawyers. Five years later, after “Stalingrad litigation” tactics, discovery sanctions, and dueling allegations of professional misconduct, we are left with $3,662 in damages and roughly $180,000 in attorney’s fees. …
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YouTube Videos: Authenticity of Account, Ownership Irrelevant — Questions re Date Posted, Etc., Go Only to Weight — Fair & Accurate Portrayal Test — Comprehensive Collection of YouTube Authenticity Case Law

 State v. Javon Jolarry Spivey, 2020 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 74 (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 7, 2020): A Davidson County Criminal Court Jury convicted the Appellant, Javon Jolarry Spivey, of first degree premeditated ...
State v. Javon Jolarry Spivey, 2020 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 74 (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 7, 2020): A Davidson County Criminal Court Jury convicted the Appellant, Javon Jolarry Spivey, of first degree premeditated murder, felony murder, attempted first degree murder,…
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Arbitration Award Not Reviewable for Legal or Factual Errors, Only FAA §10(a) Grounds — Vacatur for Exceeding Powers Requires Decision on Unsubmitted Issue Or Irrational Award — Meaning of Manifest Disregard, If It Survives

 PNY Techs. v. Netac Tech. Co., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 4003 (10th Cir. Feb. 10, 2020): *** "On appeal from a district court's ruling on a motion to confirm or vacate an arbitration [*4]  awar ...
PNY Techs. v. Netac Tech. Co., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 4003 (10th Cir. Feb. 10, 2020): *** "On appeal from a district court's ruling on a motion to confirm or vacate an arbitration [*4]  award, we review its legal conclusions…
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Judicial Notice of Internet Evidence: 12(b)(6) Motion: While Doctrine of Completeness Applies to Docs Fraud Claims Are ”Based On”, It Doesn’t Apply If Doc. Merely Cited in Complaint — No Notice of Def. Corp’s Own Website

Sturgeon v. Pharmerica Corp., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21935, 2020 WL 586978 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 5, 2020) (note: a different portion of this Opinion is excerpted in our Feb. 10, 2020 post): Relators Lena Stu ...
Sturgeon v. Pharmerica Corp., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21935, 2020 WL 586978 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 5, 2020) (note: a different portion of this Opinion is excerpted in our Feb. 10, 2020 post): Relators Lena Sturgeon, Anthony Ferrante, Anthony Sciole,…
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Judicial Notice of Internet Evidence: Info on Government Website Is Self-Authenticating, Subject to Judicial Notice — On 12(b)(6) Motion, Notice Taken Only for Existence, Not Truth, to Avoid Barring Proof on Central Issue

Sturgeon v. Pharmerica Corp., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21935, 2020 WL 586978 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 5, 2020): *** B. Administrative Reports Courts may al ...
Sturgeon v. Pharmerica Corp., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21935, 2020 WL 586978 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 5, 2020): *** B. Administrative Reports Courts may also take judicial notice of “records and reports of administrative bodies.”69 PharMerica requests judicial notice…
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RICO Statute of Limitations — Plaintiff Who Is Not Reasonably Diligent Cannot Assert Fraudulent Concealment Or Successfully Invoke Equitable Estoppel, Tolling

Youngblook-West v. Aflac Inc., 2019 WL 6769751 (11th Cir. Dec. 12, 2019) (unpublished): *1 Leigh Ann Youngblood-West appeals the denial of her motion for recusal and the dismissal of her complaint of conspiracy and of racketeering activities in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act by Afl ...
Youngblook-West v. Aflac Inc., 2019 WL 6769751 (11th Cir. Dec. 12, 2019) (unpublished): *1 Leigh Ann Youngblood-West appeals the denial of her motion for recusal and the dismissal of her complaint of conspiracy and of racketeering activities in violation of…
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Removal Does Not Waive Personal Jurisdiction (PJ) Defense — Nor Does Pre-Complaint Discovery If Def. Can’t Raise PJ Then — While Court Must Consider Transfer under §1631 If No PJD & Alternate Forum ID’ed, Not So If Plaintiff Can Refile There

Danziger & De Llano, LLP v. Morgan Verkamp LLC, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 1382 (3d Cir. Jan. 15, 2020): Removal to federal court changes the field of play, but not the game being played. Two law firms, Dan ...
Danziger & De Llano, LLP v. Morgan Verkamp LLC, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 1382 (3d Cir. Jan. 15, 2020): Removal to federal court changes the field of play, but not the game being played. Two law firms, Danziger and Morgan …
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No 37(e) Spoliation Sanctions Where Video Destroyed in Ordinary Course Before Litigation Reasonably Foreseeable (Thus, Video = ESI, Not Tangible Evidence)

 Ball v. George Wash. Univ., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 3241 (D.C. Cir. Feb. 3, 2020) (unpublished): This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and ...
Ball v. George Wash. Univ., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 3241 (D.C. Cir. Feb. 3, 2020) (unpublished): This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the briefs filed by the…
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Rule 37 Default Judgment Sanction: (1) Abuse of Discretion Review = Legal Conclusions De Novo. Factual Findings for Clear Error — (2) Client May Be Sanctioned for Misconduct of Its Counsel, Though Here Client Was Directly Involved in Bad Faith Misbehavior — (3) Is There A Difference, Under Rule 11 As Opposed to Rule 37, Concerning Whether A Client Can Be Sanctioned for Its Counsel’s Misconduct? — (4) While Sanctions of Last Resort (Dismissal/Default) Are Apt Only If Lesser Sanctions Wouldn’t Ensure Compliance, Rule 37 Doesn’t Require the Vain Gesture of First Imposing Lessert Sanctions When It Is Clear They Would be Ineffective — (5) Court’s Reconsideration of Non-Final Orders Is Governed by Rule 54(b), And Court’s Discretion under That Rule Is Governed by the Law-of-the-Case-Doctrine

RICO: (1) Special Pleading Requirements? — (2) Although Enterprise Must Be More Than a Summation of the Predicate Acts, The Predicate Acts Can Demonstrate the Existence of the Enterprise — (3) Requirement That Association-in-Fact Exist For Purposes Other Than Just to Commit Predicate Acts Merely Requires Continuity — (4) To State an Association-in-Fact Enterprise Consisting of One Natural Person and Collection of Legal Fictions Requires Factual Detail As to How They Acted Together — (5) “A § 1962(c) Enterprise Must Be More Than An Association of Individuals Or Entities Conducting the Normal Affairs of a Defendant Corporation” (Good Quote)

RICO: (1) Fee Award May Exceed Amount Recovered — Strict Proportionality Not Required — (2) Nonmonetary Benefits and Injunctive Relief Recovered Also Relevant Factors — (3) Loss on Some Claims Need Not Result in Lowered Fees, Especially When Both Arise Out of The Same Nucleus of Operative Facts

RICO: Indirect Purchasers (Car Buyers/Renters) Lack Standing to Sue Manufacturers for RICO Violations Even Though Intermediaries (Auto Dealer Direct Purchasers) Lack Any Damages

RICO: Statutory Requirement that RICO Be Liberally Construed Does Not Establish a More Liberal Pleading Standard for RICO Claims — “To Be Sure, Adequately Pleading a RICO Claim Can Be Challenging” (Good Quote) — Court May Dismiss Action Pursuant to Rule 41(b) Absent A Motion

Electronic Spoliation/Rule 37(e): (1) Finding of Recklessness But Neither Gross Negligence Nor Willfulness in Loss of Video Evidence Precludes Rule 37(e)(2)’s Severest Sanctions Because (i) No Intent to Deprive and (ii) Rule 37(e)(2) Displaces District Court’s Power to Invoke Inherent Power to Impose Those Sanctions — (2) Appellate Review = Abuse of Discretion, With The Caveat That Whether The District Court Applied The Correct Legal Standards Is Reviewed De Novo — (3) Inherent Power Is Often Available As An Alternate Source of Sanctioning Power But Can Be Limited by Rule or Statute, Something Which Courts Do Not Lightly Presume — (4) The Text of Rule 37(e)(2), As Confirmed by the Advisory Committee Note, Displaces Inherent Power to Impose the Sanctions Specified in the Rule or Any More Severe Sanctions — (5) “Intent to Deprive” in Rule 37(e)(2) = “The Willful Destruction Of Evidence With The Purpose Of Avoiding Its Discovery By An Adverse Party” — (6) Appellate Standing Conferred by Virtue of Issuance of Sanctions Regardless of Merits Outcome — (7) Value of Advisory Committee Notes in Interpreting Rules Enacted without Change Despite General Reticence to Rely on Legislative History

RICO: (1) Plaintiff Need Not Suffer Injury from Each Predicate Act to Establish Standing, And The Pattern May Include Predicates As to Which No Plaintiff Has Standing — (2) 7 Elements of a Civil RICO Claim (2d Circuit Articulation) Which Must Be Established As to Each Defendant — (3) Requirements of an Association-in-Fact Enterprise — (4) Each Defendant Must Personally Commit 2 or More Predicate Acts — (5) Pattern of Racketeering Activity: Horizontal and Vertical Elements — (6) No Requirement That All Members of a RICO Enterprise Joined at Inception — Can Join Over Time/Others Can Quit — (7) Cannot Charge 2 Predicate Acts Where One Action Violates Two Statutes — (8) A Footnote to Consider for Briefs: “Unless Otherwise Noted, When Quoting Judicial Decisions This Order Accepts All Alterations And Omits All Citations, Footnotes, And Internal Quotation Marks.”

For An Appeal to Be Timely, A Motion for Reconsideration in The District Court (A Rule 59(e) Motion) Must Be Filed, And Not Just Served within 30 Days of The Decision, to Toll The 30-Day Period for Filing An Appeal

There Is No Good-Faith Defense For Issuing An Overly Burdensome Subpoena

Purposes of Rule 37 and Section 1927 Sanctions

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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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