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HC2, Inc. v. Messer

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Case Number:

1:20-cv-03178

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Judge:

Lewis J. Liman

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  1. January 06, 2022

    Court Rejects Recusal Bid In WilmerHale Employment Suit

    A New York federal district court said Thursday that it would not recuse itself in a suit against a former WilmerHale document reviewer that accuses him of leaking sensitive law firm information, despite his argument that U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman should be disqualified because of his previous employment there.

  2. January 04, 2022

    Staffing Co. Pans DQ Bid Of Ex-Temp For WilmerHale

    The "latest fantasy" of a onetime WilmerHale document reviewer seeking to remove the New York federal judge overseeing an employment case against him should be rejected, staffing agency HC2 told the court Monday.

  3. December 20, 2021

    Ex-WilmerHale Temp Moves To DQ Judge In Employment Case

    A former WilmerHale document reviewer said U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman should be disqualified from overseeing a Southern District of New York suit that accuses him of extorting his former law firm because of the judge's alleged previous employment there.

  4. February 18, 2021

    Ex-WilmerHale Temp Says White House Atty Lied For Toyota

    A former WilmerHale attorney who now works at the White House has been subpoenaed after a former temp accused him of lying under oath to help Toyota cover up corrupt practices in Thailand, including hiding defects in some of its car models.

  5. January 05, 2021

    Ex-WilmerHale Temp Says Agency 'Cooked' Case Jurisdiction

    A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday deemed "serious" a former WilmerHale temp's claims that legal staffing agency Hire Counsel had knowingly misled the court in order to "cook up" federal jurisdiction for its lawsuit against him.

  6. September 01, 2020

    Toyota's Thai Business Is 'Corrupt,' Ex-WilmerHale Temp Says

    A former legal staffing agency attorney accused of extorting WilmerHale and its client Toyota over a secretive document review project revealed new claims Monday in Manhattan federal court, alleging the automaker obstructed the investigation to enable Toyota's "lucrative corrupt business practices in Thailand."

  7. July 17, 2020

    WilmerHale Staffing Agency Beats Atty's $20M Countersuit

    An attorney who filed $20 million in counterclaims in his former legal staffing agency's suit accusing him of spilling Toyota and WilmerHale's secrets saw all his claims dismissed in New York federal court Friday.

  8. May 27, 2020

    WilmerHale, Toyota Agency Posted Sealed Info, Loses Gag Bid

    A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday criticized a legal staffing agency's lack of evidence against a former employee it accused of leaking sensitive information, rejecting a bid to gag the attorney and noting the agency itself had posted sealed documents on the public docket.

  9. May 26, 2020

    WilmerHale, Toyota Agent Told Extortion Claim Is 'Overstated'

    A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday was unimpressed with what he called paltry proof of alleged extortion by a legal staffing agency's former employee as the judge mulled the agency's request to order the attorney not to share what he learned on a WilmerHale project for Toyota.

  10. May 14, 2020

    WilmerHale, Toyota Agent Hit By Atty's $20M Virus Countersuit

    An attorney accused of extorting WilmerHale, Toyota and a staffing agency fired back with counterclaims on Wednesday, slapping the agency with a litany of claims including whistleblower retaliation for allegedly firing him after he reported concerns about COVID-19 in his New York City office.

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