McCready v. eBay, Inc.

Holding that without any indication that eBay acted in any fashion other than good faith, its compliance fell squarely within the statutory good-faith defense

Storey v. Cello Holdings, L.L.C

Holding that "as a term of art, we give [courts of competent jurisdiction] its plain meaning, namely a court that has jurisdiction to hear the claim brought before it"

Ario v. Underwriting Members of Syndicate 53 at Lloyds

Holding an arbitration award is irrational when it cannot be supported "on any theory of relief"

In re Pennie & Edmonds LLP

Holding that, where sanctions are "initiated by the District Court long after [the party] ha an opportunity to correct or withdraw the challenged submission . . . a 'bad faith' standard, applicable for contempt proceedings, is especially appropriate . . . ."

Roth v. Green

Holding that district court did not abuse its discretion when finding that plaintiffs' attorney violated Rule 11 because there were "a host of legal impediments to [plaintiffs] prevailing on their claims," including that "the majority of the defendants had, at best, only tangential relationships to" plaintiffs' claims and plaintiffs' counsel ignored controlling precedent

Margo v. Weiss

Holding that criminal procedure protections were not required because, in contrast to Mackler, the district court's award of fees "was meant to compensate the defendants for the extra costs, including legal fees, created by the plaintiffs' unreasonable conduct, and as such the fees were payable to the defendants."

Simon Debartolo Group v. Jacobs Group

Holding that when a plaintiff's Rule 10b-5 claims pertain to its status as a tender offeror, alleged injuries related to its status as a shareholder were not relevant

Rodick v. City of Schenectady

Holding that the trial court's failure to instruct the jury that the defendants were jointly and severally liable for any compensatory damages awarded, combined with a verdict sheet placing separate entries next to each officer's name, "was an invitation to the jury to come up with an erroneous damage calculation"

Caisse Nationale de Credit Agricole-CNCA v. Valcorp, Inc.

Holding that district court does not abuse discretion in deciding sanctions motion unless it based its ruling on erroneous view of law or clearly erroneous assessment of evidence

Katzman v. Victoria's Secret Catalogue

Holding that a failure to allege an investment injury bars a Section 1962 claim

Section 1915 - Proceedings in forma pauperis

Holding that, after a plaintiff is granted in forma pauperis status, "the court shall dismiss the case at any time if the court determines that . . . the action or appeal . . . fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted"

Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint

Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions

Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney

Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers

Allowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system

Rule 45 - Subpoena

Holding that a subpoena may command a person to attend a trial, hearing, or deposition "within 100 miles of where the person resides, is employed, or regularly transacts business in person"

Section 2701 - Unlawful access to stored communications

Holding liable any person who "intentionally accesses without authorization a facility through which an electronic communication service is provided ... and thereby obtains, alters, or prevents authorized access to a wire or electronic communication while it is in electronic storage"

Section 2703 - Required disclosure of customer communications or records

Recognizing that these providers "shall disclose" such information "when the governmental entity uses an administrative subpoena authorized by a Federal or State statute"

Section 2707 - Civil action

Granting relief to those "aggrieved by any violation of this chapter in which the conduct constituting the violation is engaged in with a knowing or intentional state of mind"

Section 2702 - Voluntary disclosure of customer communications or records

Restricting use of Internet subscriber information without consent

Section 1524.2 - Search warrant for records in possession of foreign corporation that provides electronic communication services or remote computing services