11 results for 'judge:"Koeltl"'.
J. Koeltl grants the firm's motion to exclude the defendant lawyer's expert witness regarding the value of his interest in several of the firm's contingency matters. The lawyer's expert lacks the expertise to make the conclusions he reaches and his opinions are not helpful to the jury. However, the firm may not preclude the lawyer from testifying as a lay witness regarding his removal from the firm.
Court: USDC Southern District of New York, Judge: Koeltl, Filed On: May 15, 2024, Case #: 1:21cv1746, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Experts, Contract
J. Koeltl denies Peacock's motion to dismiss copyright claims stemming from its alleged unlawful use of two videos in a documentary, one depicting a press conference about voter fraud given by Rudy Giuliani and the other depicting confrontations between supporters of Joe Biden and supporters of Donald Trump. Peacock could have used other videos of the news conference, so copying the subject videos was not necessary to achieve its purpose. Further, Peacock cannot show that its use of the videos in a documentary was transformative.
Court: USDC Southern District of New York, Judge: Koeltl, Filed On: May 8, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv5845, NOS: Copyrights - Property Rights, Categories: Copyright
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[Consolidated.] J. Koeltl finds that the district court properly dismissed claims brought against the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority after a U.S. citizen had been killed in an overseas terrorist attack for lack of personal jurisdiction. The appeal relied on subsequent legislation that violated due process by requiring that the organizations consent to personal jurisdiction if they paid terrorists for deadly acts. Affirmed.
Court: 2nd Circuit, Judge: Koeltl, Filed On: September 8, 2023, Case #: 22-76-cv (L), Categories: Terrorism, Due Process, Jurisdiction
J. Koeltl denies the nonparty individual's motion to intervene to assert counterclaims for breach of fiduciary duty in a trademark infringement action derivatively on behalf of a company in which he holds a 50% interest. The action arises out of a dispute over a trademark used by three New York City Greek restaurants. The individual failed to show diligence since he had information supporting the proposed amendment for more than two months before filing the motion. The proposed amendment would substantially prejudice the other company.
Court: USDC Southern District of New York, Judge: Koeltl, Filed On: June 2, 2023, Case #: 1:21cv5022, NOS: Trademark - Property Rights, Categories: Civil Procedure, Trademark