http://www.josephnyc.com/blog/Observations about current developments bearing on complex litigation, U.S. and international arbitration, the Federal Rules, and occasionally state rules.en-usCopyright © 2007 Gregory P. Joseph Law Offices LLC. All rights reserved.Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:24:00 +0000Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:24:00 +0000http://www.josephnyc.com/blog/?blogID=1269From State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Cohan, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125653 (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 30, 2009): The plaintiff argues, first, that it has sufficiently alleged that the defendants constitute an "association-in-fact enterprise" for RICO purposes. RICO defines an enterprise as "any individual, par...Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.josephnyc.com/blog/?blogID=1268From United States v. Boender, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20670 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 8, 2010): Unless limited by the U.S. Constitution, an Act of Congress, or a Supreme Court Rule, privileges are "governed by the principles of the common law as they may be interpreted by the courts of the United States in l...Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.josephnyc.com/blog/?blogID=1267From In re Motor Fuel Temperature Sales Pracs. Litig., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19752 (D. Kan. Mar. 4, 2010): In the first motion, plaintiffs sought information and documents from certain defendants relating to their communications with trade associations, weights and measures organizations and govern...Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.josephnyc.com/blog/?blogID=1266From Goldberg v. UBS AG, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19754 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 5, 2010): A district court has the discretion to certify an order for interlocutory appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) if the court "is of the opinion that: (1) the order 'involves a controlling question of law'; (2) 'as to w...Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.josephnyc.com/blog/?blogID=1264 From Howard v. St. Germain, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 4727 (5th Cir. Mar. 5, 2010): Appellants do not seek review of the district court's decision to remand. See 28 U.S.C. § 1447(d). Thus, we only consider the district court's decision to impose liability on all Appellants for Appellee's legal fees....Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.josephnyc.com/blog/?blogID=1263From McVicker v. King, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18864 (W.D. Pa. Mar. 3, 2010): Presently before the Court is the MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSE TO SUBPOENA directed to non-party Trib Total Media, Inc.... For the reasons that follow, the Motion to Compel Response to Subpoena will be denied. ***On April 14, ...Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.josephnyc.com/blog/?blogID=1262From Veiga v. World Meteorological Org., 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 4440 (2d Cir. Mar. 3, 2010): Maria Do Rosario Veiga appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Marrero, J.) dismissing her claims for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Rosario ...Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.josephnyc.com/blog/?blogID=1261From Meier v. Musburger, 588 F. Supp. 2d 883 (N.D. Ill. 2008): Congress passed RICO in an effort to combat organized, long-term criminal activity. H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. , 492 U.S. 229, 242, 109 S. Ct. 2893, 106 L. Ed. 2d 195 (1989); Midwest Grinding Co., Inc. v. Spitz, 976 ...Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.josephnyc.com/blog/?blogID=1259Chevron USA, Inc. v. M & M Petroleum Servs., Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68829 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 6, 2009): (a) The Court deems established —- and draws an inference adverse to M&M and concludes that the documents spoliated by M&M support Chevron's allegations of the following facts: (i) the S...Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.josephnyc.com/blog/?blogID=1258From Kellogg v. Nike, Inc., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8576 (D. Neb. Jan. 20, 2010): The purpose of 35 U.S.C. § 285 is to compensate the prevailing party for its monetary outlays in the prosecution or defense of the suit and those fees include the "sums that the prevailing party incurs in the preparati...Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000