Attorney Eric Alan Isaacson's Legal Cases

Civil rights

Obergefell v. Hodges, Nos. 14-556, 14-562, 14-571, 14-574 (U.S. June 26, 2015)

Jun 26, 2015

OUTCOME: The United States Supreme Court upheld same-sex couples' right to marry.

Counsel of record for California Council of Churches, California Faith for Equality, Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry California, Northern California Nevada Conference United Church of Chris ... t; Southern California Nevada Conference United Church of Christ, Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis; California Network of Metropolitan Community Churches supporting Respondents and arguing for the right of same-sex couples to marry. (brief available online at http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/supreme_court_preview/BriefsV5/14-556_amicus_pet_CouncilofChurches.authcheckdam.pdf)

Securities and investment fraud

Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers Dist. Council Constr. Indus. Pension Fund,, 135 S.Ct. 1318 (2015)

Mar 24, 2015

OUTCOME: The United States Supreme Court vacated the decision of the Sixth Circuit and remanded for further proceedings.

Counsel of record on the briefing for pension-fund Respondents arguing that investors seeking relief under Securities Act of 1933 §11 do not need to establish defendants’ subjective disbelief in mislea ... ding statements of opinion contained in registered security’s registration statements. (brief available online at http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/supreme_court_preview/BriefsV4/13-435_resp.authcheckdam.pdf);

Civil rights

Latta v. Otter, 771 F.3d 456 (9th Cir. 2014)

Oct 07, 2014

OUTCOME: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sustained same-sex couples' right to marry.

Of counsel on Anti-Defamation League’s amicus curiae brief for religious organizations supporting the right of same-sex couples to marry.

Securities and investment fraud

Local 703, I.B. of T. Grocery & Food Employees Welfare Fund v. Regions Financial Corp., 762 F.3d 1248 (11th Cir. 2014)

Aug 06, 2014

OUTCOME: The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated and remanded for further proceedings, which were ultimately resolved by a $90-million settlement.

Briefed and argued Rule 23(f) appeal from class-certification order on points of market efficiency, adequacy and typicality.

Civil rights

Pickup v. Brown, 728 F.3d 1042 (9th Cir. 2013), rehearing denied and opinion amended, 740 F.3d 1208 (9th Cir. 2014)

Aug 29, 2013

OUTCOME: The Ninth Circuit Court of appeals sustained California law protecting minors from efforts by licensed therapists to change their sexual orientation.

Briefed for religious amici curiae supporting constitutionality of California legislation barring healthcare professionals from subjecting minors to “Sexual Orientation Change Efforts” – California Fai ... th for Equality; California Council of Churches; Justice and Witness Ministries, United Church of Christ; The Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus, Episcopal Bishop of California; Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry California; California Network of Metropolitan Community Churches; and St. Paul’s Foundation for International Reconciliation. (brief available online at http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2013/02/08/12-17681%20Amicus%20Brief%20by%20California%20Faith%20for%20Equality.pdf

Civil rights

Hollingsworth v. Perry, U.S. , 133 S. Ct. 2652 (2013)

Jun 26, 2013

OUTCOME: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal for lack of the Petitioners' standing, thereby leaving in place Chief Judge Vaughn Walker's decision striking down California's Proposition 8 which had in 2008 revoked California's same-sex couples' right to marry.

Counsel of record for amici curiae California Council of Churches, California Faith for Equality, Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry California, Northern California Nevada Conference United Ch ... urch of Christ; Southern California Nevada Conference United Church of Christ, Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis; California Network of Metropolitan Community Churches supporting Respondents and arguing for the right of same-sex couples to marry) (brief available online at http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/supreme_court_preview/briefs-v2/12-144_resp_amcu_ccc-etal.pdf )

Class action

In re Vertrue Inc. Marketing and Sales Practices Litig., 719 F.3d 474 (6th Cir. 2013)

Apr 16, 2013

OUTCOME: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit sustained claims as timely filed.

Briefed and argued for plaintiffs defending ruling that class-action claims for telemarketing fraud were timely because the limitations period was tolled by an earlier proceeding.

Securities and investment fraud

Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Tr. Funds, U.S. , 133 S. Ct. 1184 (2013)

Feb 27, 2013

OUTCOME: The U.S. Supreme Court rejected contentions that class-action securities-fraud plaintiffs must prove misrepresentations' materiality in order to obtain class certification.

Counsel of record for amici curiae Securities and Civil Procedure Law Professors arguing that investors pursuing open-market securities-fraud claims in fraud-on-the-market cases are not required to pro ... ve materiality in order to obtain class certification. (brief available online at http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/supreme_court_preview/briefs/11-1085_resp_amcu_cpslp.authcheckdam.pdf)

Securities and investment fraud

In re WorldCom Securities Litigation (CalPERS v.Caboto-Gruppo Intesa BCI), 496 F.3d 245 (2d Cir. 2007)

Jul 26, 2007

OUTCOME: The Second Circuit held the claims timely and remanded for further proceedings (which were ultimately resolved as part of a $657 million settlement).

Appeal from dismissal of claims as untimely filed because the district court refused to apply American Pipe tolling to actions filed by opt-out class members prior to a ruling on class certification.

Eric Alan Isaacson's Legal Cases (9)

Obergefell v. Hodges, Nos. 14-556, 14-562, 14-571, 14-574 (U.S. June 26, 2015)

Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers Dist. Council Constr. Indus. Pension Fund,, 135 S.Ct. 1318 (2015)

Latta v. Otter, 771 F.3d 456 (9th Cir. 2014)

Local 703, I.B. of T. Grocery & Food Employees Welfare Fund v. Regions Financial Corp., 762 F.3d 1248 (11th Cir. 2014)

Pickup v. Brown, 728 F.3d 1042 (9th Cir. 2013), rehearing denied and opinion amended, 740 F.3d 1208 (9th Cir. 2014)

Hollingsworth v. Perry, __ U.S. __, 133 S. Ct. 2652 (2013)

In re Vertrue Inc. Marketing and Sales Practices Litig., 719 F.3d 474 (6th Cir. 2013)

Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Tr. Funds, __ U.S. __, 133 S. Ct. 1184 (2013)

In re WorldCom Securities Litigation (CalPERS v.Caboto-Gruppo Intesa BCI), 496 F.3d 245 (2d Cir. 2007)

Hollingsworth v. Perry, U.S. , 133 S. Ct. 2652 (2013)

Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Tr. Funds, U.S. , 133 S. Ct. 1184 (2013)