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CDR Creances S.A.S.,, Respondent,v.Maurice Cohen, Appellant, et al., Defendants.-------------------------CDR Creances S.A.S.,, Respondent, v. Leon Cohen,, et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants.

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61 Cited authorities

  1. Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.

    501 U.S. 32 (1991)   Cited 9,172 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts "may bar from the courtroom a criminal defendant who disrupts a trial" may "assess attorney fees when a party has acted in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly, or for oppressive reasons," and "may act sua sponte to dismiss a suit for failure to prosecute"

  2. Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper

    447 U.S. 752 (1980)   Cited 2,836 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a court may impose attorney's fee sanction against opposing counsel for “abusive litigation practices” only in “narrowly defined circumstances,” including where the court makes a finding that “counsel's conduct ... constituted or was tantamount to bad faith”

  3. Lama Holding Co. v. Smith Barney Inc.

    88 N.Y.2d 413 (N.Y. 1996)   Cited 2,150 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that damages that are "undeterminable" or speculative cannot serve as the basis of a fraud claim

  4. Hazel-Atlas Co. v. Hartford Co.

    322 U.S. 238 (1944)   Cited 1,053 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that federal courts have the inherent power to grant relief against judgments for "after-discovered fraud"

  5. Standard Oil Co. of Cal. v. United States

    429 U.S. 17 (1976)   Cited 345 times
    Holding that it is well-settled that "the District Court may entertain a Rule 60(b) motion without leave by this Court" even if the appellate court has already decided an appeal of the complained-of judgment

  6. Simcuski v. Saeli

    44 N.Y.2d 442 (N.Y. 1978)   Cited 765 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, where equitable estoppel applies, "burden is on the plaintiff to establish that the action was brought within a reasonable time after the facts giving rise to the estoppel have ceased to be operational"

  7. Montaño v. Chicago

    535 F.3d 558 (7th Cir. 2008)   Cited 255 times
    Holding that discrepancies in testimony do not amount to perjury

  8. Aoude v. Mobil Oil Corp.

    892 F.2d 1115 (1st Cir. 1989)   Cited 370 times
    Holding that fraud on the court must be demonstrated "clearly and convincingly"

  9. S.E.C. v. Monarch Funding Corp.

    192 F.3d 295 (2d Cir. 1999)   Cited 259 times
    Holding that “precluding relitigation on the basis of [sentencing] findings should be presumed improper” and only be allowed where moving party has shown it to be “clearly fair and efficient to do so.”

  10. St. Paul Fire Marine Ins. Co. v. Pepsico

    884 F.2d 688 (2d Cir. 1989)   Cited 286 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that third party creditor had no standing to pursue alter ego claim against bankrupt subsidiary's parent company; alter ego claim could be pursued by bankrupt organization under Ohio law and thus alter ego claim belonged to trustee

  11. Rule 37 - Failure to Make Disclosures or to Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 37   Cited 45,699 times   317 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a party may be barred from using a witness if it fails to disclose the witness

  12. Section 1843 - Interests in nonbanking organizations

    12 U.S.C. § 1843   Cited 133 times   23 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing Board to determine whether bank holding company may acquire shares in nonbanking entity