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
As reported in Law360: “Lehman Brothers Inc.’s liquidating trustee on Friday filed a $98 million adversary proceeding against Wells Fargo Bank NA in New York bankruptcy court seeking to recover collateral under a swap agreement the bank allegedly ended when Lehman went under. Attorneys for James Giddens — the trustee liquidating Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s … Read more
The firm successfully obtains 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, et al., 13 Civ. 4501 (S.D.N.Y.). The action, which alleged … Read more
The United States Supreme Court denies a petition for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, leaving in place the firm’s victory on behalf of client HF Management Services, an affiliate of Healthfirst, the largest Medicare and Medicaid provider in New York. The case is Dejesus v. HF Management … Read more
Levine Lee prevails before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Dejesus v. HF Management Services, LLC, 726 F.3d 85 (2d Cir. 2013), a decision establishing the standard for pleading overtime claims under Federal and New York Labor Law. Affirming the dismissal of claims brought against our client HF Management Services, … Read more
Adopting a novel argument not previously ruled on, the Honorable Mariana R. Pfaelzer of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismisses with prejudice a claim filed under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 against our client David A. Spector in securities litigation arising from Countrywide’s sale of mortgage-backed securities … Read more