On the day that set in motion former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s guilty plea and cooperation with the special counsel, President-elect Donald Trump was ensconced at his Mar-a-Lago resort, contending with the latest news from the Obama White House. ...

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WASHINGTON — Somber against a backdrop of grand pageantry, President Barack Obama laid out a fresh threat of sanctions against China for alleged cybercrimes on Friday, even as he and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached an agreement not to conduct ...

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The road to hell is paved with good intentions. In the matter of Alberta LTD v. Fossil Industries Inc., (Supreme Court of New York, Commercial Division, Order dated Sept. 8, 2014), hell was the court sanctioning defendants for discovery lapses. ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit – Sanctions – Collection on Behalf of Plaintiff   Universitas Education LLC v. Nova Group 13-4151-cv Judges Pooler, Raggi and Hall   Background: The defendant appealed from an order sanctioning it by ...

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ALBANY (AP) — New York regulators have reached agreement for Standard Chartered Bank to pay a $300 million penalty and suspend dollar exchanges through its New York branch for high-risk retail business clients at its SCB Hong Kong subsidiary. The ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Sanctions Attorney and Litigant Misconduct Ransmeier v. UAL Corporation, et al. 11-175-cv(L) Judges Hall and Carney Background: After an appeal from a judgment, the Second Circuit affirmed the court’s judgment denying the ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Sanctions Loose Pleading Muhammad v. Wal-Mart Stores East LP 10-cv-6074-cjs Judge Siragusa Background: In an action for employment discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VII, the district court had ordered the plaintiff’s counsel ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit  Sanctions Appellate Jurisdiction — Trust Assets SEC v. Smith, et al. 11-3843-cv(L) Judges Winter, Livingston and Rakoff Background: A proceeding was brought to remedy securities fraud and recover assets to be distributed to ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Sanctions Attorney Misconduct — Dismissal of Motion Mitchell v. Lyons Professional Servs., Inc. 10-5100-cv Judges Winter, Raggi and Chin Background: The plaintiffs appealed from an order that denied their motion to execute ...

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WASHINGTON — British bank HSBC violated the Bank Secrecy Act in connection with the laundering of money from narcotics drug traffickers in Mexico and intentionally allowed prohibited transactions with Iran and other nations that have been under sanctions, the Justice ...

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal judge has denied Apple Inc.’s demands for an immediate victory in a multibillion-dollar patent trial as punishment for Samsung Electronics Inc.’s decision to issue a controversial press release on the first day of testimony. ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Sanctions Motion to Disqualify — Frivolous Appeal Gallop v. Cheney 10-1241-cv Judges Winter, Walker and Cabranes Background: The Second Circuit had imposed sanctions on the plaintiff’s counsel for filing a frivolous appeal ...

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