On behalf of The Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance (“ATA”), Levine Lee filed an amicus curiae brief in support of Respondent American Express in State of Ohio, et al. v. American Express Company, et al., No. 16-1454, which is pending before the United States Supreme Court. The case considers whether American Express should be permitted to include … Read more
Levine Lee obtained a vacatur on behalf of its client, Virginia Properties, of one of the largest sanctions awards ever issued in the Southern District of New York. Virginia Properties retained Levine Lee after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York sanctioned Virginia Properties for, according to the District Court, bringing … Read more
The First Department unanimously affirmed the New York Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss a complaint filed by Bodum USA, Inc., against Alpha Dominche, Ltd., in its entirety, on March 30, 2017. Alpha was represented by Levine Lee LLP. The complaint alleged breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference with contract and unfair competition … Read more
The Second Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York’s dismissal with prejudice of a series of putative class action complaints brought against a group of national stock exchanges, including the Chicago Stock Exchange, represented by Levine Lee LLP. Plaintiff, who subscribed to consolidated market data, alleged that the national … Read more
As reported in Law360, the Superior Court of New Jersey for Bergen County granted the Firm’s motion to dismiss a complaint filed by MHA, LLC, the owner of Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center, seeking more than $26 million in damages from Healthfirst. MHA brought various New Jersey statutory and common law claims based on its allegation … Read more
The New York Supreme Court dismissed a complaint filed by Bodum USA, Inc. against Alpha Dominche, Ltd., a U.S. company that designs and builds advanced coffee and tea brewing machines, which was represented by Levine Lee LLP. The action, which alleged breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference with contract and unfair competition, … Read more
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed, in its entirety and without leave to amend, a second set of High-Frequency Trading cases, this one a series of putative securities class action complaints brought against several national stock exchanges, including the Chicago Stock Exchange, represented by Levine Lee LLP. In the … Read more
The firm successfully obtained a Second Circuit affirmance of the District Court’s dismissal with prejudice of a complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against its client, The Public Utilities Board of Manitoba, Canada (the “PUB”) in The A Star Group, Inc. v. Manitoba Hydro, KPMG LLP … Read more
As reported in Law360 and other media outlets, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed with prejudice a series of putative class action complaints brought against a group of national stock exchanges, including the Chicago Stock Exchange, represented by Levine Lee LLP. As the district court noted in its Opinion, … Read more
As reported in Law360 and other media outlets, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted the firm’s motion on behalf of defendant Healthfirst, Inc. to dismiss the complaint with prejudice. The action, brought by MHA, LLC, which encompasses the Meadowlands Hospital Center, alleged violations of New Jersey’s insurance statutes and regulations, … Read more