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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Spoliation of Video Reviewed under Tangible Spoliation Standard, Not Rule 37(e) (Isn’t a Video Electronically Stored?) — 2d Cir. Factors — No Abuse of Discretion to Deny Adverse Inference Where Destruction Per 90-Day Policy & Issue Argued to Jury

 Johnson v. Perry, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 6855 (2d Cir. Mar. 5, 2019) (unpublished): SUMMARY ORDER UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED
Johnson v. Perry, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 6855 (2d Cir. Mar. 5, 2019) (unpublished): SUMMARY ORDER UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. Plaintiff-appellant Glenn Johnson, appearing …
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Authentication of Social Media Evid. Evaluated on Case-by-Case Basis — Proponent Must Corroborate ID of Author (Good Quotes) — Contextual Clues Inadequate Where No IP Address Obtained & 11 Other Pages Have Same Name

 Commonwealth v. Gardner, 2019 Pa. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 3055 (Pa. Super. Ct. Aug. 13, 2019): Appellant, Leo A. Gardner, appeals from the Judgment of Sentence entered in the Monroe County Court of Comm ...
Commonwealth v. Gardner, 2019 Pa. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 3055 (Pa. Super. Ct. Aug. 13, 2019): Appellant, Leo A. Gardner, appeals from the Judgment of Sentence entered in the Monroe County Court of Common Pleas on August 16, 2018, following his …
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Arbitration: Appealability — Order Compelling Arbitration Not Appealable Unless It Disposes of Entire Action — Merely Directing Arbitration Or Staying Action Pending Arbitration Requires §1292(b) Certification

Gold Coast Prop. Mgmt. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 27098 (11th Cir. Sept. 6, 2019): THE COURT: This appeal is DISMISSED, sua sponte, for lack of jurisdiction.
Gold Coast Prop. Mgmt. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 27098 (11th Cir. Sept. 6, 2019): THE COURT: This appeal is DISMISSED, sua sponte, for lack of jurisdiction. The district court's June 14, 2019 order granting the …
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Attorney-Client Privilege: Crime-Fraud Applies to Commc’n Precipitating Fraud Even If Different Tack Used — RICO: Unadjudicated Civil Action = Property — No Mens Rea for Unlawful Debt But Knowledge Statutory Definition Satisfied

United States v. Neff, 2019 WL 4235218 (3d Cir. Sept. 6, 2019) (unpublished): Charles Hallinan and Wheeler Neff were convicted of conspiring to collect unlawful debts in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), federal fraud, ...
United States v. Neff, 2019 WL 4235218 (3d Cir. Sept. 6, 2019) (unpublished): Charles Hallinan and Wheeler Neff were convicted of conspiring to collect unlawful debts in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), federal …
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Statutory Interpretation —“Even Precise & Voluminous Legislative History [LH] Can Be Off the Mark” (RICO) — Don’t Use LH If Text Clear — Noscitur a Sociis Inapt If “Or” Used — Rule of Last Antecedent (Good Quotes)

 Pellegrino v. United States Transp. Sec. Admin., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 26392 (3d Cir. Aug. 30, 2019): The Federal Government is typically immune from suit. The Federal Tort Claims Act waives the Gove ...
Pellegrino v. United States Transp. Sec. Admin., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 26392 (3d Cir. Aug. 30, 2019): The Federal Government is typically immune from suit. The Federal Tort Claims Act waives the Government's immunity for certain torts committed by its …
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Marital Communications Privilege: Factors — Invoker Must Establish Privilege Applies, But Opponent Must Defeat Presumption of Confidentiality — Applicability of a Priv. Is Fact Question, Scope Is Legal Question

 United States v. Pugh, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 26204 (2d Cir. Aug. 29, 2019): Defendant-appellant Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh appeals from a judgment of conviction entered by the United States District ...
United States v. Pugh, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 26204 (2d Cir. Aug. 29, 2019): Defendant-appellant Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh appeals from a judgment of conviction entered by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Garaufis, …
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Sanctions: Omission Must Be Material before Dismissal May Be Apt — Materiality Defined — Importance of State of Mind (Contract, Tort Examples)

Greyer v. Ill. Dep’t of Corrections, 2019 WL 3798212 (7th Cir. Aug. 13, 2019): *1 One of Congress’s expressed goals when it passed the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”) was to rein in the flood of prisoner litigation—all too often frivolous or vexatious, it thought—clogging the courts. See Margo Schlan ...
Greyer v. Ill. Dep’t of Corrections, 2019 WL 3798212 (7th Cir. Aug. 13, 2019): *1 One of Congress’s expressed goals when it passed the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”) was to rein in the flood of prisoner litigation—all too often…
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Expert (701) vs. Lay (702) Opinion: Estimating Age = R. 701 Testimony — Under R. 704(b), Expert Can’t Opine on Def’s Intent But Can Give Testimony Supporting an Obvious Inference As to It

 United States v. Stahlman, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 24571 (11th Cir. Aug. 19, 2019): After a jury trial, John David Stahlman appeals his conviction and 292-month sentence for attempting to entice a minor to eng ...
United States v. Stahlman, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 24571 (11th Cir. Aug. 19, 2019): After a jury trial, John David Stahlman appeals his conviction and 292-month sentence for attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity.  On appeal,…
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Rule 37(b)(2)(A) — Deeming Facts Admitted, Striking Defenses for Perjury, Filing Fraudulent Docs — Deeming Billions in Bitcoin Jointly Owned [Does a Magistrate Judge Have Power to Order This Sanction?] — MJ Can’t Find Indirect Criminal Contempt

 Kleiman v. Wright, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 147712 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 27, 2019): This matter is before the Court on the Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel, DE 210, and the Court's Order dated June 14, 2019. DE ...
Kleiman v. Wright, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 147712 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 27, 2019): This matter is before the Court on the Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel, DE 210, and the Court's Order dated June 14, 2019. DE 217. The Court has…
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Rule 41(b): Five Factors to Be Weighed in Deciding Whether Dismissal Is Appropriate (Second Circuit) — Is A Finding of Bad Faith or Fault Required if Dismissal Is Without Prejudice? — Undecided If Truly Without Prejudice But It Is Required If the Without Prejudice Dismissal Will Act as a Dismissal on the Merits (Here, Because of the Statute of Limitations) — Failure To Consider A Lesser Sanction Than Dismissal Is Generally An Abuse Of Discretion

Spoliation Sanctions/Mootness: Stipulation Resolving “All Pending Discovery Disputes,” Which Are Enumerated, Does Not Moot Subsequent Sanctions Motion for ESI Spoliation — Postjudgment Sanctions Order Is Appealable When District Court Has Finally Disposed of Both Liability and Amount

Rule 37 Default Judgment Sanction: (1) Default Judgment Appropriate Only As a Last Resort, When Less Drastic Sanctions Would Not Ensure Compliance with the Court’s Orders — (2) Default Judgment Sanction Requires Willful or Bad Faith Failure to Obey Discovery Order — (3) Fugitive Defendant’s Failure to Appear at Court-Ordered, Remote Deposition Despite Court Warning That Sanctions Could Follow Disobedience Warrants Default Judgment — (4) District Court Afforded Wide Discretion in Interpreting Its Own Orders — (5) Filing a Notice of Appeal from a Non-Appealable Order (Here, a Discovery Order) Does Not Deprive the District Court of Jurisdiction over the Case

RICO and Injunctions: (1) State Court Actions Designed to Perpetuate and Monetize a RICO Violation Are Enjoinable under RICO, Even Though They Are Not Themselves Alleged to Be Predicate Acts [Note: Noerr Pennington Applies in RICO Actions] — (2) Although Civil RICO’s Text and Legislative History Fail to Reveal Any Intent to Override the Provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act, Arbitrations Are Enjoinable Under the “Effective Vindication” Doctrine Where They Operate As a Prospective Waiver of a Party’s Right to Pursue Statutory RICO Remedies — (3) Arbitration Findings May Be Given Collateral Estoppel Effect in a Civil RICO Action — (4) Injunction of Non-Corrupt State Court Litigations That Furthers a RICO Violation Are Enjoinable Under the Anti-Injunction Act’s “Expressly Authorized” Exception — (5) “The Irreparable Harm Requirement Is The Single Most Important Prerequisite For The Issuance Of A Preliminary Injunction” (Good Quote) — (6) When Injunction Is Based on “Serious Questions on the Merits” Rather Than “Likelihood of Success,” Court May Rely on Unverified Pleadings and Attached Exhibits to Assess the Merits, Unless the Opponent Has Raised Substantial Questions (Here, the Opponent Failed to Request an Evidentiary Hearing) — (7) Whether Amended Pleading Moots An Appeal Turns on Whether It Materially Changes the Substantive Basis for the Appeal — (8) Meaning of “In That” (“Used To Introduce A Statement That Explains Or Gives More Specific Information” About A Prior Statement)

RICO: Fraudulent Concealment Must Prevent Discovery of the Injury to Toll Statute of Limitations

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

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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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