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.
Commercial Litigation and Arbitration

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Spoliation: Failure to Stop 3rd Party Doc Destruction = Bad Faith Spoliation — § 285 Exceptional Case Award Limited to Fees Caused by Misconduct — Improper to Pay Fact Witnesses Contingently, unless Patent Assignment / License Involved

Rembrandt Techs., LP v. Comcast of Fla./Pa., LP (In re Rembrandt Techs. LP Patent Litig.), 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 22689 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 15, 2018): This appeal derives from a multitude of patent infringeme ...
Rembrandt Techs., LP v. Comcast of Fla./Pa., LP (In re Rembrandt Techs. LP Patent Litig.), 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 22689 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 15, 2018): This appeal derives from a multitude of patent infringement actions that plaintiffs-appellants Rembrandt Technologies,…
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Email Admissibility on Summary Judgment — State of Mind, Authenticatable by Corroborating Testimony at Trial

Beach v. Hsbc Bank United States, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 141887 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 21, 2018): HSBC Bank USA, N.A. ("HSBC") moves for summary judgment dismissing Stephen Bea ...
Beach v. Hsbc Bank United States, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 141887 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 21, 2018): HSBC Bank USA, N.A. ("HSBC") moves for summary judgment dismissing Stephen Beach's action for breach of contract and declaratory judgment. For the following reasons,…
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28 U.S.C. § 1782’s “Resides Or Is Found” Requirement Is Satisfied Only If the Relationship of the Person to the District Would Warrant Exercise of Personal Jurisdiction over Him or Her

In re Ruiz, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 180262 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 19, 2018): Petitioners in the above-captioned [*4]  actions have applied for court orders to conduct discover ...
In re Ruiz, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 180262 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 19, 2018): Petitioners in the above-captioned [*4]  actions have applied for court orders to conduct discovery for use in foreign proceedings, pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, Section …
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Rule 41(b) Dismissal without Prejudice Warranted for Refusal to Arbitrate as Ordered by Court — Circuit Has Jurisdiction Despite Microsoft — No Review of Interlocutory Orders After Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute

Griggs v. S.G.E. Mgmt., LLC, 2018 WL 4625167 (5th Cir. Sept. 27, 2018): 1 When Plaintiff-Appellant Jernard Griggs began working as an Independent Associate (“IA”) for Ignite, he agreed to Ignite’s Policies & Procedures, which includes an arbitration clause covering all claims between (1) any two or more IAs and ...
Griggs v. S.G.E. Mgmt., LLC, 2018 WL 4625167 (5th Cir. Sept. 27, 2018): 1 When Plaintiff-Appellant Jernard Griggs began working as an Independent Associate (“IA”) for Ignite, he agreed to Ignite’s Policies & Procedures, which includes an arbitration clause covering…
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Spoliation Sanctions: 11th Circuit Factors — Failure to Provide Adequate Record Reflecting Trial Court’s Consideration of Issue Precludes Appellate Review, Results in Affirmance

Tien v. Red Coats, Inc., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 29131 (11th Cir. Oct. 17, 2018): PER CURIAM: Henry Tien, proceeding pro se, appeals a jury verdict in favor of the defendant ...
Tien v. Red Coats, Inc., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 29131 (11th Cir. Oct. 17, 2018): PER CURIAM: Henry Tien, proceeding pro se, appeals a jury verdict in favor of the defendant, Red Coats, Inc., d.b.a. Admiralty Security Services ("RCI"). …
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Even When Intentional Spoliation Occurs, Court Has Discretion Not to Issue Adverse Inference Instruction Or Other Severe Sanction — Ultimately, Significance of Spoliation Evidence Is for the Jury to Weigh

Lexpath Techs. Holdings v. Welch, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 21034 (3d Cir. July 30, 2018): * This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitu ...
Lexpath Techs. Holdings v. Welch, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 21034 (3d Cir. July 30, 2018): * This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitute binding precedent. Defendant-Appellee, Brian Welch, …
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When District Court May Sanction for Frivolous Appeal — Class Actions: Sanctions for Objector Blackmail — Failure to Accept Stip As Proof of Bad Faith — Misrep + Frivolousness = Bad Faith—FRAP 7 (Appeal Bond) Requires Dist Ct to Prejudge Appeal

In re Petrobras Secs. Litig., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 161898 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 21, 2018): Those who file objections to class action settlements may themselves be pursuing widely var ...
In re Petrobras Secs. Litig., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 161898 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 21, 2018): Those who file objections to class action settlements may themselves be pursuing widely varying objectives, ranging from the useful to the self-serving. On the positive…
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Privilege: Intentional Waiver by Predecessor Corp. (1 of 2 Merging Cos.) Extends to Post-Merger Communications on Same Subject Matter by Successor — 502(b) Fairness Is Touchstone — Mandamus Apt for Issue of First Impression

In re OptumInsight, Inc., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 13483, 2017 WL 3096300 (Fed. Cir. July 20, 2017): This petition arises out of an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Cal ...
In re OptumInsight, Inc., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 13483, 2017 WL 3096300 (Fed. Cir. July 20, 2017): This petition arises out of an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California compelling OptumInsight, Inc.…
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Rule 37 Does Not Excuse Party from Appearing for Properly-Noticed 30(b)(6) Deposition Simply by Objecting, But Does Not Require Sanctions, Either — Choice of Sanction Should Be Guided by Concept of Proportionality (Good Quote)

Ranowsky v. Nat’l R.R. Passenger Corp., 2018 WL 3894287 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 14, 2018) (unpublished): *1 In the midst of an extensive restructuring at the Office of the Inspector General for Amtrak, Kathleen Ranowsky was fired from her job as Deputy Counsel. The new Inspector General, Tom Howard, ramped up the restructur ...
Ranowsky v. Nat’l R.R. Passenger Corp., 2018 WL 3894287 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 14, 2018) (unpublished): *1 In the midst of an extensive restructuring at the Office of the Inspector General for Amtrak, Kathleen Ranowsky was fired from her job as…
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Social Media Posts Showing Confusion Admissible on Trademark PI Motion: (1) Show Declarants’ State of Mind, (2) Have Independent Evidentiary Significance Tending to Show Confusion — Alternatively, Usable on PI Even If Hearsay

Canes Bar & Grill of S. Fla. v. Bay, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 168669 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 29, 2018): ORDER ADOPTING IN PART AND MODIFYING IN PART REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Canes Bar & Grill of S. Fla. v. Bay, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 168669 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 29, 2018): ORDER ADOPTING IN PART AND MODIFYING IN PART REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION THIS CAUSE came before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion…
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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

While Rule 11 Doesn’t Apply to Appellate Proceedings (Unless It Has Been Incorporated in Local Appellate Rules), Rule 11 Caselaw Is Looked to for Guidance in Interpreting Applicable Sanctions Powers on Appeal

Rule 11 Sanctions & Appellate Review: Abuse of Discretion Standard Applies Unless Sanctions Are Based Solely (Not Just in Part) on Legal Issues, in Which Case Review Is De Novo

Rule 37(b)(2)(A) Sanctions for Altering Expert’s 26(a)(2)(B) Report — Without the Expert’s Knowledge or Approval — by Converting It from PDF to Word, Changing Headings and Other Formatting, and Omitting a Page of Relevant Text and Appendices, Even Though Expert Testified That The Overall Substance of the Report Was Unchanged — Rule 37(b)(2)(A) Sanctions May Be Reversed If Failure to Comply with Discovery Order Was Due to Misunderstanding or Inability to Comply

Spoliation: Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(e) Imposes a Higher Standard — Intent — Than Fourth Circuit Law Previously Applied to Spoliation of Electronically-Stored Information (And Still Does As to Non-ESI) — Willfulness vs. Intent

Inherent Power and § 1927 Sanctions: Removal of counsel from case, referral for disciplinary action, and award of fees and costs for assaulting opposing counsel at deposition — Failure to request hearing waive any right to a hearing — Notice and opportunity to be heard required before sua sponte sanctions imposed, whether under Rule 11, the inherent power of the court or § 1927 — Notice may come from court or opposing counsel — Order imposing sanctions cannot provide notice of sanctions — Nature of bad faith requirement for inherent power sanctions: bad faith to obstruct the judicial process or bring about violation of a court order — Sanctions proceeding need not defer (Younger abstention) to disciplinary proceeding involving the same conduct — Sanctions proceeding doesn’t threaten to interfere with disciplinary proceeding — Why District Court is accorded significant deference in matters concerning attorney’s fees

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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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