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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Sanctions — Discretion — Relevance of Movant’s Conduct

Yesterday, the Federal Circuit upheld a denial of sanctions by the Central District of California, reasoning that the District Court properly took into account the behavior of defense counsel in exercising its discretion not to sanction plaintiff's counsel: "[W]ith respect to the conduct of [plaintiff's] counsel in the litigation, the court observed that the conduc ...
Yesterday, the Federal Circuit upheld a denial of sanctions by the Central District of California, reasoning that the District Court properly took into account the behavior of defense counsel in exercising its discretion not to sanction plaintiff’s counsel: “[W]ith respect…
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New NY State Ethics Rules Governing Websites

New York will have new ethics rules governing the contents of websites and advertisements effective February 1, 2007. They may be found at http://www.courts.state.ny.us/rules/attorney_ads_amendments.shtml. (GPJ) ...
New York will have new ethics rules governing the contents of websites and advertisements effective February 1, 2007. They may be found at http://www.courts.state.ny.us/rules/attorney_ads_amendments.shtml. (GPJ)
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Electronic Discovery — Metadata

The ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has opined that it is generally permissible under the Model Rules to peel metadata out of documents received electronically. (Formal Opinion 06-442: Review and Use of Metadata (August 5, 2006).) Note that state ethics rules, which often vary from the Model Rules, may impose other obligations. F ...
The ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has opined that it is generally permissible under the Model Rules to peel metadata out of documents received electronically. (Formal Opinion 06-442: Review and Use of Metadata (August 5, 2006).) Note…
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Class Action Fairness Act — Burden of Proof

On December 26, 2006, the Second Circuit joined the Seventh, Ninth and Eleventh in concluding that the defendant bears the burden of establishing federal subject matter jurisdiction under CAFA. It also remanded to the District Court for explicit findings as to how it calculated reasonably probable damages, given that the $5 million aggregated amount in controversy ...
On December 26, 2006, the Second Circuit joined the Seventh, Ninth and Eleventh in concluding that the defendant bears the burden of establishing federal subject matter jurisdiction under CAFA. It also remanded to the District Court for explicit findings as…
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Experts – Rulemaking

On January 13, 2007, the Discovery Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will be meeting in Arizona to consider whether the expert witness rule -- specifically, Rule 26(a)(2)(B) -- should be amended (1) to protect drafts of expert reports from discovery, (2) to protect some or all communications between counsel and expert for ...
On January 13, 2007, the Discovery Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will be meeting in Arizona to consider whether the expert witness rule — specifically, Rule 26(a)(2)(B) — should be amended (1) to…
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The Four Most Significant Developments in Federal Practice in 2006

(1) The December 1, 2006 Electronic Discovery amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the increasing burden on outside counsel to monitor preservation and compliance. (2) Increasingly stringent class certification requirements culminating in the Second Circuit's decision in the IPO Securities Litigation on December 5, 2006 (In re Initial Public ...
(1) The December 1, 2006 Electronic Discovery amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the increasing burden on outside counsel to monitor preservation and compliance. (2) Increasingly stringent class certification requirements culminating in the Second Circuit’s decision in…
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§ 1927 Sanctions — Must A Lawyer Who Unreasonably and Vexatiously Multiplies Federal Court Proceedings Be Acting “As An Attorney” When Committing the Misconduct To Be Subject to Sanction under § 1927?

Rule 37 Sanctions — Unfamiliarity With Litigation Process Does Not Excuse Intentional Disregard of Court Order — Also Affirming Rule 26(g) Sanctions on Clients and Counsel for False Representations That All Responsive Documents Had Been Produced

Supreme Court: Notice of Appeal Filed After The Original Deadline But Before Reopening by The District Court Is Timely — It Relates Forward to The Date of The Order Making The Appeal Possible — Second Notice of Appeal After Reopening Unnecessary

Rule 37 Default Judgment: Second Circuit’s Four-Factor Test for Imposing Defaults and Three-Factor Test for Lifting Them

Rule 37 Default Judgment — Tenth Circuit Multifactor Test Is Not Exhaustive But a Non-Exclusive List of “Sometimes-Helpful Criteria Or Guide Posts”— Appeal from Preliminary Injunction Mooted by Entry of Permanent Injunction — Difficulty in Collecting Damages Award May Equal Irreparable Injury — A Monetary Award For Past Conduct Does Not Preclude A Permanent Injunction Against Similar Wrongful Conduct Likely To Occur In The Future

RICO: Cover-Up Within Limitations Period of Untimely RICO Violation “Was Merely A Continuation” Of The Original Injury And Could Not Be Used “As A ‘Bootstrap’ To Salvage [The] Time-Barred Claims–Declining to Apply Pinkerton Doctrine to Civil RICO Claims

Inherent Power — Circumstantial Evidence — Fact That Bad Faith May Be Shown by Establishing That Conduct Was So Egregious It Was Necessarily Committed in Bad Faith Does Not Mean That Bad Faith Must Be The Sole Explanation for The Bad Conduct

RICO Causation: Testing Labs’ Misstatements As to Alcohol Tests’ Efficacy Not Communicated to Plaintiffs’ Employers Did Not Cause Plaintiffs’ Professional Harm

Supreme Court: Standing — When The Government Prohibits Or Impedes Company A from Using Company B’s Product, Both Are Objects of the Government’s Action And Have Standing to Contest It — “To Demonstrate Standing, Plaintiffs Must Answer A Basic Question—‘What’s It To You?’” (Good Quote) — Expert Evidence Not Required to Establish Standing — “Judges Are Not Required To Exhibit A Naiveté From Which Ordinary Citizens Are Free’” (Good Quote)

Rule 37(d) Sanctions — For Failure to Serve Answers, Objections, Or Written Response to Discovery Requests — Are Not Limited to Intentional Misconduct; Even Innocent Mistakes May Be Covered

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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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