Litigation / Trial Practice

Litigation actions brought in the United States at the federal and state levels, cases in front of the  US Supreme Court (SCOTUS), and cases litigated before the different courts that comprise the US Court of Special Jurisdiction are among the different stories, news, and litigation, visitors to the National Law Review will read about on the litigation trial practice area of law.

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Jan
2
2020
Second Circuit Holds that a “Personal Benefit” Is Not Required for Insider Trading Under Criminal Securities Statute Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
27
2021
Second Circuit Holds that Accurately Reported Financial Statements Are Not Actionable and that Materiality Has a Half-Life Proskauer Rose LLP
May
24
2013
Second Circuit Holds that Allegations of Direct Fraudulent Representations Are Necessary for Market Manipulation Claims Under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
24
2012
Second Circuit Holds That Argentinean National Bank Is Not Alter Ego of Argentina Katten
Jul
29
2021
Second Circuit Holds that Billions’ Legal Drama Will Stay Only Onscreen Finnegan
Jul
15
2019
Second Circuit Holds That Blocking Users’ Access To Presidential Twitter Account Violates First Amendment Faegre Drinker
Sep
3
2020
Second Circuit Holds That CDO Swap Payment Priority-Shifting Provisions Are Covered by Section 560 Safe Harbor Faegre Drinker
Jul
23
2015
Second Circuit Holds That Contract Attorney Properly Alleged Misclassification Claim Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
4
2010
Second Circuit Holds That Corporations Cannot Be Held Liable For Claims Brought Under The Alien Tort Statute Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
15
2014
Second Circuit Holds That Dodd-Frank Act Does Not Protect Whistleblower Outside U.S. Territory Mintz
Nov
2
2021
Second Circuit Holds that Expanding FSIA to Criminal Cases Would Not Save a Turkish Bank from U.S. Prosecution Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
18
2011
Second Circuit Holds that Falsity of Estimates of Goodwill and Loan Loss Reserves For Purposes of Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 Hinges on the Speakers' Subjective Belief in the Estimates' Accuracy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
12
2019
Second Circuit Holds That FLSA Settlements Pursuant To An Offer of Judgment Do Not Need Court Approval Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
18
2015
Second Circuit Holds that FLSA Settlements Require Court or Department of Labor Approval Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
27
2020
Second Circuit Holds That Investors Who Delegate Discretionary Authority to Investment Advisors are not Members of a “Group” for Purposes of Section 16(b) Liability Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
12
2019
Second Circuit Holds That Issuer’s Alleged Statements Concerning Its Regulatory Compliance Efforts Do Not Constitute Material Misstatements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
5
2018
Second Circuit Holds That New York’s Two Year Contestability Statute Means Two Years Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
10
2010
Second Circuit Holds That No Private Right Of Action Exists Under Section 304 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
4
2020
Second Circuit Holds that Registering to do Business in New York Under Section 1301 of the Business Corporation Law Does Not Constitute Consent to General Personal Jurisdiction in New York Courts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
14
2013
Second Circuit Holds That The Fair Labor Standards Act Does Not Bar The Enforcement of Class Action Waivers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
22
2011
Second Circuit Holds That the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Bars All RICO Claims Based Upon Alleged Acts of Securities Fraud Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
29
2023
Second Circuit Holds That the Syndicated Term Loans in Kirschner Are Not Securities Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
24
2017
Second Circuit Holds That Tipper/Tippee Liability Can Arise from a Gift of Inside Information Even Without a Close Personal Relationship Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
2
2013
Second Circuit Holds that Two Series of Common Stock Are Not Matchable Under the Short-Swing Profit Rule Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug
4
2014
Second Circuit Holds that “Deliberate Deception” Creates Legal Presumption of Consumer Confusion and Injury in a Two-Player Market: What a Tangled Web We Weave, When First We Practice to Deceive Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
13
2020
Second Circuit Holds “Delivery Fee” Is Not a Gratuity for Delivery Drivers Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
9
2017
Second Circuit Holds “Hispanic” Is a Race Under Section 1981 and Title VII Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
13
2019
Second Circuit Holds “Offering for Sale” Is “Advertising Injury” Under CGL Policy, But Allegation Not Enough to Trigger Duty to Defend Carlton Fields
Jul
2
2015
Second Circuit Holds “Primary Beneficiary” Test Is Standard To Determine Employee Status Of Unpaid Interns; Likely Dooms Any Unpaid Intern Class and Collective Actions Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
29
2015
Second Circuit Holds: You Can’t Always Get What You Want – As Long Your Employer Gives You What You Need (An Effective Accommodation) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
12
2013
Second Circuit Imposes Individual Liability on New York Mayoral Candidate for Fair Labor Standards Act Settlement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
2
2017
Second Circuit in Silk Road Appeal: No Fourth Amendment Protection in IP Addresses under the Third Party Doctrine Covington & Burling LLP
May
23
2012
Second Circuit Interprets Morrison: Domestic Transactions in Securities on a Foreign Exchange Vedder Price
Oct
14
2019
Second Circuit Issues Another Arbitration-Friendly Decision Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul
11
2022
Second Circuit Issues Highly Anticipated Decision on Title III Braille Gift Card Appeal, Affirming Dismissal Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
24
2017
Second Circuit Issues Important Decision Regarding Online Contract Formation and Arbitration Agreements Faegre Drinker
Sep
8
2017
Second Circuit Issues Key Ruling Regarding Personal Benefit Requirement for Insider Trading Liability Katten
Oct
22
2013
Second Circuit Issues Opinion Addressing “Remedial” vs “Removal” Actions Under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) ArentFox Schiff LLP
Dec
21
2018
Second Circuit Joins Majority in Applying Octane Fitness to Lanham Act McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
10
2020
Second Circuit Joins Ninth Circuit in Adopting Expansive Interpretation of ATDS, But Carves Out Smartphones Faegre Drinker
Oct
6
2016
Second Circuit Jury Awards Tiffany & Co. Punitive Damages of $8.24 Million in Costco Infringement Case Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
12
2014
Second Circuit Limits Criminal Insider Trading Actions Against Tippees Faegre Drinker
Apr
17
2018
Second Circuit Limits Reach of SLUSA Preclusion in State Law Variable Annuity Class Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
19
2020
Second Circuit Limits Scope of Injunction on Public Charge Rule to Connecticut, New York, and Vermont Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
4
2022
Second Circuit Limits Scope of SEC Whistleblower Incentives Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
14
2023
Second Circuit Limits Use of Confidential Government Agency Information as Basis for Securities Fraud Prosecutions Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Jun
30
2017
Second Circuit Limits Withdraw of Consent in Contracts Under TCPA Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec
11
2014
Second Circuit Limits “Tippee” Insider Trading Liability Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
19
2017
Second Circuit Makes it Official (Again): FLSA Claims are Subject to Arbitration Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
4
2016
Second Circuit Narrowly Applies Supreme Court’s Decision in Omnicare Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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