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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Email Evid.: Party’s Production of Email with Employee’s Name & Co. Signature Authenticates It; Email = Admission; 2nd Level Hearsay OK As Verbal Act — Expert Report OK on SJ If Accompanied by Sworn Certification, Needn’t Itself Be Sworn

Am. Fedn. of Musicians of the United States v. Paramount Pictures Corp., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 25570 (9th Cir. Sept. 10, 2018): Since at least 1946, major motion picture studios and the ...
Am. Fedn. of Musicians of the United States v. Paramount Pictures Corp., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 25570 (9th Cir. Sept. 10, 2018): Since at least 1946, major motion picture studios and the musicians, conductors, and orchestras who score motion …
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Inherent Power Sanctions OK for Repeatedly Rearguing Matters Already Ordered & Being “Unnecessarily Argumentative” with Judge — Rule 11: Least Severe Sanctions — §1927 Indifferent to Equities of Dispute & Winners v. Losers (Good Quotes)

Vallejo v. Amgen, Inc., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 25547 (8th Cir. Sept. 10, 2018): In this consolidated products liability suit appeal, Jan Vallejo challenges the district court's
Vallejo v. Amgen, Inc., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 25547 (8th Cir. Sept. 10, 2018): In this consolidated products liability suit appeal, Jan Vallejo challenges the district court's1 order limiting the scope of her general causation [*2]  phase discovery.…
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RICO Enterprise: Mere Existence of Servicing Contract Between Defendants Insufficient to State Associated-in-Fact Enterprise

Stitt v. Citibank, N.A., 2018 WL 4090104 (9th Cir. Aug. 28, 2018): MEMORANDUM* *1 Appellants Gloria and Ronald Stitt and Mark and Terri Louise Zirlott appeal from three district court orders, entered in a case where they were complaining about post-default property inspections. On January 6, 2015, th ...
Stitt v. Citibank, N.A., 2018 WL 4090104 (9th Cir. Aug. 28, 2018): MEMORANDUM* *1 Appellants Gloria and Ronald Stitt and Mark and Terri Louise Zirlott appeal from three district court orders, entered in a case where they were complaining about…
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Appeals: The Pendency of a Motion for Sanctions after a Dismissal on the Merits Does Not Bar Appellate Jurisdiction over Merits Dismissal

Sopkin v. Mendelson, 2018 WL 3524593 (4th Cir. July 23, 2018) (unpublished): *1 Barbara Sopkin appeals from the district court’s dismissal of her lawsuit filed both derivatively on behalf of Interlase Limited Partnership and as assignee of Lucre Investments Ltd, which Sopkin purports assigned to her a 2% general par ...
Sopkin v. Mendelson, 2018 WL 3524593 (4th Cir. July 23, 2018) (unpublished): *1 Barbara Sopkin appeals from the district court’s dismissal of her lawsuit filed both derivatively on behalf of Interlase Limited Partnership and as assignee of Lucre Investments Ltd,…
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Text Admissibility: Court May Place Reasonable Limitations on the Presentation of Cumulative Text Evidence, Limiting Counsel to Counsel’s Choice of 10 Best Messages for Impeachment Where Use of All Would Have Been Time Consuming, Inflammatory

People v. Adekunle Olobayo Aisony, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 6051 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 4, 2018): In an information filed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, defendant ...
People v. Adekunle Olobayo Aisony, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 6051 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 4, 2018): In an information filed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, defendant and appellant Adekunle Olobayo-Aisony was charged with criminal threats…
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Rule 11(b)(2) Sanctions: Relitigating in Rule 60(b) Motion Same Issues Previously Lost Is Legally Indefensible, As Is Arguing Merits when Default Judgment Was Entered

M2 Tech., Inc. v. M2 Software, Inc., 2018 WL 4191098 (5th Cir. Aug. 31, 2018) (unpublished): *1 Richard C. King, Jr., Mary Ellen King, and the King Law Group, PLLC, appeal an imposition of sanctions under Rule 11(b)(2) in the amount of $39,325.63. We affirm. I. This appeal is part of a series of ...
M2 Tech., Inc. v. M2 Software, Inc., 2018 WL 4191098 (5th Cir. Aug. 31, 2018) (unpublished): *1 Richard C. King, Jr., Mary Ellen King, and the King Law Group, PLLC, appeal an imposition of sanctions under Rule 11(b)(2) in the…
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YouTube Admissibility: Still Photos from Music Video Showing Defendant Holding Apparently Same Gun He Is Charged with Possessing Not Unduly Prejudicial under 403, Not Offered for Propensity in Violation of 404(b)

United States v. Washington, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 148887 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 31, 2018): This matter is before the Court on Defendant Darrius Washington's motion [110] for a new trial pursuant to
United States v. Washington, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 148887 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 31, 2018): This matter is before the Court on Defendant Darrius Washington's motion [110] for a new trial pursuant to Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of …
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Inherent Power Sanctions & Arbitration: Court May Not Enter Default Judgment against Party That Moved to Compel Arb. & Then Refused to Pay Arb. Fees without Inquiring as to Ability to Pay — But, If Party Was Able to Pay Yet Refused, Default May Be Apt

Hernandez v. Acosta Tractors, Inc., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 22068, 2018 WL 3761126 (11th Cir. Aug. 8, 2018): This case asks us to consider whether a District Court can properly enter a default judgment b ...
Hernandez v. Acosta Tractors, Inc., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 22068, 2018 WL 3761126 (11th Cir. Aug. 8, 2018): This case asks us to consider whether a District Court can properly enter a default judgment based on a party's failure …
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Plaintiff Has Right to Withdraw Rule 41(a)(2) Motion to Dismiss If It Does Not Wish to Acquiesce to Terms Set by Court for Granting the Motion — Open Question: Are Some Conditions So Minimal There Are Exceptions to This Rule?

Paysys Int'l, Inc. v. Atos IT Servs. Ltd., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 23067, 2018 WL 3965723 (2d Cir. Aug. 20, 2018): Plaintiff-appellant Paysys International [*2]  ("Paysy ...
Paysys Int'l, Inc. v. Atos IT Servs. Ltd., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 23067, 2018 WL 3965723 (2d Cir. Aug. 20, 2018): Plaintiff-appellant Paysys International [*2]  ("Paysys") moved to voluntarily dismiss its case with prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2) …
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Removal: Forum Defendant May Remove at Any Time Before S/he Is “Properly Joined and Served” within § 1441(b)(2) (3d Circuit) — Matter of First Impression in Courts of Appeals

Encompass Ins. Co. v. Stone Mansion Rest. Inc., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 23576 (3d Cir. Aug. 22, 2018): This appeal, which presents issues of statutory interpretation, stems from a tragic ...
Encompass Ins. Co. v. Stone Mansion Rest. Inc., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 23576 (3d Cir. Aug. 22, 2018): This appeal, which presents issues of statutory interpretation, stems from a tragic automobile crash that killed the intoxicated driver and seriously…
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RICO: Indirect Injury Unrecoverable — Indirect Purchaser Rule Imported from Antitrust

Rule 11 Sanctions: (1) Improper Purpose of Harassment Reasonably Determined Based on Past Tactics (25 Lawsuits, 14 Ethics Complaints, and 150 FOIA Requests) As Well As Present Behavior — (2) Hearings Are Not Only Not Required to Satisfy Due Process But, If The Record Is Otherwise Adequate, Are Affirmatively Discouraged

RICO and Probate Exception to Federal Jurisdiction: Federal Jurisdiction over RICO Claim Not Barred by Probate Exception Even If the Federal Judgment May Be Binding on the Probate Proceedings (Or Vice Versa) — Calculating Damages Based on Diminution of Value of Estate ≠ Administration of the Estate — Doesn’t Matter If RICO Misconduct Includes Defendants’ Actions with Respect to The Estate

RICO: No Causation Where Harm Flowed Several Steps After the Fraudulent Acts — RICO Causation Same As Antitrust Causation

Sanctions vs. Automatic Stay: Imposition of Sanctions (Here, Inherent Power Sanctions) Is Subject to the Police Power Exception to the Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy

The Word “Include” May Be A Word of Limitation As Opposed to a Word of Enlargement, Depending on the Context

RICO — Pleading Conspiracy — Plaintiffs Must Plausibly Allege That the Defendants Knowingly Joined the RICO Conspiracy — Sparse Allegations of Knowledge of Fraud Due to Participation in a Commercial Transaction Insufficient to State RICO Conspiracy Claim Where Allegations Not Inconsistent with Ordinary Commercial Behavior — While Knowledge May Be Pled “Generally” under Rule 9(b), It Cannot Be Alleged Conclusorily and Must Satisfy the Twiqbal Plausibility Standard

Depositions: Improper to Object to Form to Straightforward Questions (Not Compound, Vague, Leading or Speculative) — Lack of Foundation Objection Improper in 30(b)(6) Deposition — Improper to “Educate” Witness During Breaks of 30(b)(6) Deposition Through Witness Calls to Knowledgeable Corporate Colleagues — Magistrate Judge May Impose Financial Sanctions

Spoliation/Sanctions: “A Party Does Not Spoliate Evidence When, Without Notice Of The Evidence’s Potential Relevance, It Destroys The Evidence According To Its Policy Or In The Normal Course Of Its Business” (Good Quote)

RICO: Fraud on Government Entities Causing Plaintiffs to Pay More for Inmate Calls Actionable on Bridge v. Phoenix Bond Analysis — Fact That Governments Had Separate Injuries As Part of the Scheme (from Reduced Commissions) Irrelevant — Plaintiffs’ Injuries Not Derivative of Governments’ — The Fraud on the Governments Was Not Too Distinct From Plaintiffs’ Injuries But Rather Necessary to Injure Plaintiffs — No Risk of Duplicative Recoveries and No Plaintiff Better Situated to Sue for Plaintiffs’ Injuries

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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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