Case Digests

Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone Int'l Trade Serv. Co. Ltd. v. Tiancheng Chempharm Inc. USA

Publication Date: 2018-06-07
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Dispute Resolution
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Eric Brent Porter, Esq., White & Williams LLP, New York, NY
for defendant: For Respondent: Hui Chen, Esq., Law Offices of Hui Chen PC, Flushing, NY
Case Number: 17-CV-4130

Improper Service Claim Rejected in Confirmation of $480,000 Chinese Arbitral Award

Himber v. Live Nation Worldwide Inc.

Publication Date: 2018-05-29
Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
Industry:
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Tiffany N. Hardy, Esq., Dan Edelman, Esq., Edelman, Combs, Latturner & Goodwin LLC, Chicago, IL
for defendant: Abraham Kleinman, Esq., Kleinman, LLC, Uniondale, NY; For Defendants: Lawrence E. Buterman, Esq., Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY; Daniel M. Wall, Esq., Latham & Watkins LLP, San Francisco, CA.
Case Number: 16-CV-5001

Plaintiff on Notice of, Assented to, Arbitration Provision in Website's Terms of Use

Carver v. Nassau Cnty. Interim Fin. Auth.

Publication Date: 2018-05-02
Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Contracts
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: PBA: Alan M. Klinger, Esq., Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, New York, New York.
for defendant: Harry Greenberg, Esq., Seth Greenberg, Esq., Greenberg Burzichelli Greenberg PC, Lake Success, NY.; CSEA: Aaron Kaplan, Esq., Civil Service Employees Association, Inc., Albany, New York.; COBA: Howard G. Wirn, Esq., Koehler & Isaacs, LLP, New York, New York.; Defendants: NIFA: Christopher J. Gunther, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, New York, New York.; Nassau County: Marc S. Wenger, Esq., Ana C. Shields, Esq., Jackson Lewis P.C., Melville, New York.
Case Number: 11-cv-1614

2011 Wage Freeze Ordered by NIFA Does Not Violate U.S. Constitution's Contract Clause

Allstate Indemnity Co. v. Collura

Publication Date: 2018-02-26
Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
Industry: Insurance
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Karen Maria Berberich, Esq., Rosa M. Feeney, Esq., Caroline Knoepffler Hock, Esq., Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP, Islandia, NY
for defendant: For Defendants: Paul and Christine, Collura, Lloyd M. Eisenberg, Esq., Eisenberg & Carton, Melville, NY, ; Donna Rosanne Ruggiero, Esq., Eisenberg & Carton, Port Jefferson, NY; Bank of New York Mellon: Sarah Joanne Greenberg, Esq., Eckert Seaman, White Plains, NY; United States of America: Wallace D. Dennis, Esq., Department of Justice, Tax Division, Washington, D.C.; Capital One Home Loans, LLC and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., No appearances
Case Number: 15-CV-5047

After Reconsideration Insurer Need Deposit Only $69,596 in Interpleader Action

Carbone v. Caliber Home Loans, Inc., 15-CV-5190

Publication Date: 2017-09-27
Practice Area:
Industry:
Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Abraham Kleinman, Esq., Kleinman, LLC, Uniondale, NY. Tiffany N. Hardy, Esq., Edelman Combs Latturner & Goodwin LLC, Chicago, Illinois.
for defendant: For Defendant: David T. Biderman, Esq., Perkins Coie LLP, Los Angeles, California. Manny Joseph Caixeiro, Esq., Jalina Joy Hudson, Esq., Perkins Coie LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-CV-5190

FDCPA Not Violated by Pre-Foreclosure Notice, Debt Demand; Amended Complaint Dis

Greene v. Paramount Pictures Corp., 14-CV-1044

Publication Date: 2017-09-21
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
Industry:
Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Alexander Martin Dudelson, Esq., Louis R. Rosenthal, Esq., Law Office of Louis R. Rosenthal, Brooklyn, NY. Stephanie G. Ovadia, Esq., South Hempstead, NY. Aaron M. Goldsmith, Esq., New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants: Louis P. Petrich, Esq., Vincent Cox, Esq., Leopold, Petrich & Smith P.C., Los Angeles, CA. Katherine Mary Bolger, Esq., Rachel Fan Stern Strom, Esq., Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 14-CV-1044

Film Production Firm's Presence as Defendant Destroyed Diversity but Firm Not Indispe

Tankleff v. Suffolk County, 09-CV-1207

Publication Date: 2017-06-28
Practice Area: Litigation | Civil Rights
Industry:
Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Anna B. Hoffman, Esq., Barry C. Scheck, Esq., Emma Kate Freudenberger, Esq., Nick Joel Brustin, Esq., Amelia Green, Esq., Vanessa Michelle Buch, Esq., Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP, New York, NY. Bruce A. Barket, Esq., Amy Beth Marion, Esq., Barket Marion Epstein & Kearon LLP, Garden City, NY. Barry J. Pollack, Esq., Miller & Chevalier Chartered, Washington, DC.
for defendant: For Defendants: Brian C. Mitchell, Esq., Susan A. Flynn, Esq., Suffolk County Attorney's Office, Hauppauge, NY.
Case Number: 09-CV-1207(JS)(AYS)

Tankleff's Lawsuit Over Murder Conviction Allowed to P

Gunderson Amazing Fireworks, LLC v. Merrick Bank, 12-CV-3869

Publication Date: 2017-04-11
Practice Area:
Industry:
Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Courtney K. Davy, Esq., Law Office of Courtney Davy LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants: Merrick Bank Corporation, Merrick Bank Merchant Services Division and Cardworks, L.P. Dirk O. Julander, Esq., Julander, Brown & Bollard, Irvine, CA. Jesse Strauss, Esq., Strauss Law PLLC, New York, NY. For Pinnacle Processing Group, Inc.: No appearance
Case Number: 12-CV-3869

Joinder Motion's Denial Exp ; Three-Year Delay in Seeking Joinder Inadequately Exp

Allstate Indemnity Co. v. Collura, 15-CV-5047

Publication Date: 2017-04-10
Practice Area:
Industry:
Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Karen Maria Berberich, Esq., Rosa M. Feeney, Esq., Caroline Knoepffler Hock, Esq., Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP, Islandia, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants: Paul and Christine Collura, Lloyd M. Eisenberg, Esq., Eisenberg & Carton, Melville, NY. Donna Rosanne Ruggiero, Esq., Eisenberg & Carton, Port Jefferson, NY. Bank of New York Mellon: Sarah Joanne Greenberg, Esq., Eckert Seaman, White Plains, NY. United States of America: Wallace D. Dennis, Esq., Department of Justice, Tax Division Ben Franklin Station, Washington, D.C. Capital One Home Loans, LLC and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.: No appearances
Case Number: 15-CV-5047

Court Grants Default Judgment Against Home Loan Defendants in Interpleader

Elkind v. Revlon, 14-CV-2484

Publication Date: 2017-04-04
Practice Area: Class Actions
Industry: Consumer Products
Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: John Joseph Fitzgerald, IV, Esq., Thomas A. Canova, esq., The Law Office of Jack Fitzgerald, PC, San Diego, CA. Ronald A. Marron, Esq., Alexis M. Wood, Esq., Kas L. Gallucci, Esq., Trevor Flynn, Esq., William Richards, Esq., Law Offices of Ronald A. Marron, San Diego, CA.
for defendant: For Defendant: Patricia Glaser, Esq., Sean Riley, Esq., Rory S. Miller, Esq., Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP, Los Angeles, CA. Jill Caroline Barnhart, Esq., Nelson Boxer, Esq., Petrillo Klein & Boxer LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 14-CV-2484(JS)(AKT)