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'Hustle' Case Reversed: BofA Escapes $1.3 Billion Penalty
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The Second Circuit just handed Bank of America a huge win when it reversed the trial court's order for the mortgage lender to pay up to the tune of $1.27...
WWII Vet Writes 2nd Cir., Reprimands the Panel Over 'Deflategate'
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The Deflategate scandal is beginning to strike some as getting a little long in the tooth, particularly owing to the fact that the entire scandal revolves...
Tax Shelter Salesman Can't Stop IRS From Looking Into Wife's Assets
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
James Haber and his tax shelter boutique, Diversified Group Inc, were fined $25 million by the Internal Revenue Service for their alleged failure to register...
2nd Cir. Affirms Dismissal of ERISA Parity Case Against Anthem
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The Second Circuit affirmed a lower court's dismissal of an ERISA discrimination suit against health insurers Anthem on the grounds that the latter...
2nd Cir. Refuses to Re-Open Arab Bank Terrorism Suit
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Controversy aside, jurists will have to live with the fact that precedent does not allow a re-hearing of the Arab Bank suit which ruled against victims of...
Tom Brady Must Be Punished for Deflategate, Says 2nd Circuit
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The Second Circuit's Court of Appeals weighed in on the Deflategate controversy and decided that a reinstatement of a four-game suspension against Tom Brady...