IN RE KWOK

Case No. 22-50073 (JAM), Adv. P. No. 24-05005 (JAM)., 24-05006, (JAM), 24-05010 (JAM).

In re: HO WAN KWOK, et al., Chapter 11, Debtors. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. AGORA LAB, INC., Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC., Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. DIRECT PERSUASION LLC, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. FOX NEWS NETWORK, LLC, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. ARRI AMERICAS, INC., Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. TERIS-PHOENIX, LLC, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. PHILLIPS NIZER LLP, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. MARK GUNDERSON, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. 270 W. 39th St. Co., LLC, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. FFP (BVI) LIMITED, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. AMAZON.COM, INC., HING CHI NGOK, ALEX HADJICHARALAMBOUS, CHUNGUANG HAN, and MEI GUO, Defendants. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. ANTHEM HEALTH PLANS, INC., Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. DJD CREATIVE LLC, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. B&H FOTO & ELECTRONICS CORP., HING CHI NGOK, ALEX HADJICHARALAMBOUS, and CHUNGUANG HAN, Defendants. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. OHTZAR SHLOMO SOLOMON TREASURE LLC, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. ZETA GLOBAL CORP., Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. GROCYBER, LLC, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. CONSERVATIVE CAMPAIGN TECHNOLOGY, LLC, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. AARON MITCHELL, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. ANTHEM HEALTHCHOICE ASSURANCE, INC., f/k/a EMPIRE HEALTHCHOICE ASSURANCE, INC., d/b/a EMPIRE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. MODSQUAD INC., Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. CLOUDFLARE, INC., Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. 3 COLUMBUS CIRCLE LLC, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. INDIUM SOFTWARE, INC., Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. MILLER MOTORCARS INC., Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. ON THE SPOT HOME IMPROVEMENT, INC., Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. V.X. CERDA & ASSOCIATES P.A., Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. LIBERTY JET MANAGEMENT CORP., Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. TARGET ENTERPRISES, LLC, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. FLAT RATE MOVERS, LTD., Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES, LLC, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. NARDELLO & CO., LLC, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. THE FRANCIS FIRM PLLC, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE Plaintiff, v. BERKELEY ROWE LIMITED, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. WEDDLE LAW PLLC, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. MORVILLO ABRAMOWITZ GRAND IASON & ANELLO P.C., Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. LAWALL & MITCHELL, LLC, and AARON MITCHELL, Defendants. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. CLAYMAN ROSENBERG KIRSHNER & LINDER LLP, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. G4S SECURITY SYSTEMS (HONG KONG) LTD., Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. ZEISLER & ZEISLER, P.C., Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. PUTNAM'S LANDSCAPING LLC, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. JASON MILLER, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. SEDGWICK REALTY CORP., Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. CIRRUS DESIGN CORPORATION, and QIANG GUO, Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. ACASS CANADA LTD., Defendant. LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK, Plaintiff, v. MARCUM LLP, Defendant.

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut.

March 4, 2025.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Alexander Bongartz, Douglass Barron, Paul Hastings LLP New York, NY, and Nicholas A. Bassett, (argued) Paul Hastings LLP Washington, D.C. Douglas S. Skalka, James C. Graham, Patrick R. Linsey, Neubert, Pepe & Montieth New Haven, CT, Counsel for Movant and Respondent Mr. Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee for the Estate of Mr. Ho Wan Kwok, Plaintiff.

Benjamin O. Gilbert, Lindsay C. Stone, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP New York, NY, and Alan H. Martin, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP Costa Mesa, CA, Counsel for Movant Agora Lab, Inc., Defendant.

Lindsay Sampson Bishop, K&L Gates LLP Boston, MA, and Brian T. Peterson, (argued) Ruby A. Nagamine, K&L Gates LLP Seattle, WA, Counsel for Movants Amazon Web Services, Inc., and Amazon.com, Inc., Defendants.

Benjamin Mintz, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP New York, NY. and Ryan M. Trombley, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP Chicago, IL.

Eric S. Goldstein, (argued) Shipman & Goodwin LLP Hartford, CT, and Jessica Signor, Shipman & Goodwin LLP Stamford, CT, Counsel for Movant Direct Persuasion LLC, Defendant.

Steven G. Mintz, Barry M. Kazan, Philip Ian Tafet, Mintz & Gold LLP New York, NY, Henry P. Baer, Ellis A. Meagher, Finn Dixon & Herling LLP Stamford, CT, Counsel for Movants Fox News Network, LLC, and Marcum LLP, Defendants.

Michael T. Conway, Lazare Potter Giacovas & Moyle LLP New York, NY, Counsel for Movant Arri Americas Inc., Defendant.

Andrea Chase, Spencer Fane, Kansas City, MO. Henry P. Baer, Eilis A. Megher, Finn Dixon & Hearling LLP Stamford, CT, Counsel for Movant Teris-Phoenix, LLC, Defendant.

Jared R. Clark, Phillips Nizer LLP New York, NY, Robert E. Kaelin, Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC Hartford, CT, and Matthew Pesce, Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC New Haven, CT, Counsel for Movant Phillips Nizer LLP, Defendant.

Jeffrey Hellman, Law Offices of Jeffrey Hellman, LLC New Haven, CT, Counsel for Movants Mr. Mark Gundersen, Ohtzar Shlomo Solomon Treasure LLC, and Mr. Jason Miller, Defendants.

Robert N. Sensale, Bershtein, Volpe & McKeon, PC New Haven, CT, Counsel for Movant 270 W. 39th St. Co., LLC, Defendant.

Jeffrey M. Sklarz, (argued) Kellianne Baranowsky, Michelle Amanda Antao, Green & Sklarz LLC New Haven, CT, Counsel for Movants FFP (BVI) Limited, Aaron A. Mitchell, V.X. Cerda & Associates, P.A., The Francis Firm PLLC, Lawall & Mitchell, LLC, and G4S Security Systems (Hong Kong) Ltd., Defendants.

Eric S. Goldstein, (argued) Shipman & Goodwin LLP One Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT, and Jessica Signor, Shipman & Goodwin LLP Stamford, CT, Counsel for Movants Anthem Health Plans, Inc., Anthem HealthChoice Assurance, Inc., f/k/a Empire HealthChoice Assurance, Inc., d/b/a Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Sedgwick Realty Corp., Defendants.

Michael A. Siedband, Federal Express Corporation Memphis, TN, Eric S. Goldstein, (argued) Nicole Lapenta, Shipman & Goodwin LLP Hartford, CT, and Jessica Signor, Shipman & Goodwin LLP Stamford, CT, Counsel for Movant Federal Express Corporation, Defendant.

Bret Strong, Zachary W. Doninger The Woodlands, TX Louis Joseph Martocchio, III, Martocchio & Oliveira, LLC Southington, CT, Counsel for Movant DJD Creative LLC, Defendant.

Scott M. Kessler, Akerman LLP New York, NY, Tracy Ellis Williams, Shipman & Goodwin LLP Stamford, CT, Counsel for Movant B&H Foto & Electronics Corp., Defendant.

Darryl S. Laddin, Frank N. White, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Atlanta, GA, Ronald I. Chorches, Law Offices of Ronald I. Chorches LLC Weathersfield, CT, Counsel for Movant American Express Company, Defendant.

John J. Clarke, Jr., DLA Piper LLP (US) New York, NY, and C. Kevin Kobbe, DLA Piper LLP (US) Baltimore, MD, Counsel for Movant Zeta Global Corp., Defendant.

Nicholas P. Vegliante, Cohn Birnbaum & Shea Hartford, CT, Counsel for Movant GroCyber, LLC, Defendant.

Ilan Markus, Barclay Damon LLP New Haven, CT, Counsel for Movant Conservative Campaign Technology LLC, Defendant.

Robert E. Kaelin, Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC Hartford, CT, and Matthew Pesce, Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC New Haven, CT, Counsel for Movants ModSquad, Inc., and 3 Columbus Circle, LLC, Defendants.

Sabrina L. Streusand, Streusand, Landon, Ozburn & Lemmon, LLP Spyglass Point Austin, TX, Ross G. Fingold, Stokesbury, Shipman & Fingold Farmington, CT, Counsel for Movant Cloudflare, Inc., Defendant.

Richard J. Reding, ASK LLP St. Paul, MN, and Edward E. Neiger, ASK LLP New York, NY, Elizabeth N. Krasnow, Eric R. Wilson, Benjamin D. Feder, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Stamford, CT, Counsel for Movant Indium Software, Inc., Defendant.

Eric Seltzer Gilbride, Tusa, Last & Spellane LLC Bellport, NY, Counsel for Movant Miller Motorcars Inc., Defendant.

Justin S. Baumgartner, Becker LLC Livingston, NJ, Eric S. Goldstein, (argued) Shipman & Goodwin LLP Hartford, CT, Counsel for Movant On the Spot Home Improvement, Inc., Defendant.

Gerard R. Luckman, Elbert F. Nasis, Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP Uniondale, NY. Patrick Tomasiewicz, Fazzano Tomasiewicz and Barall Hartford, CT, Counsel for Movant Liberty Jet Management Corp., Defendant.

John F. Carberry, Kara Anne Zarchin, Cummings & Lockwood LLC Stamford, CT, Counsel for Movants Target Enterprises, LLC, and Jamestown Associates, LLC, Defendants.

James J. Costello, Jr., Norris McLaughlin PA Bridgewater, NJ, Counsel for Flat Rate Movers, Ltd., Defendant.

Henry P. Baer, Eilis A. Meagher, Finn Dixon & Herling LLP Stamford, CT, Counsel for Movant Nardello & Co., LLC, Defendant.

Julie Johnston-Ahlen, Armstrong Teasdale LLP Chicago, IL, and John G. Willard, Armstrong Teasdale LLP St. Louis, MO, Jeffrey M. Sklarz (argued) Kellianne Baranowsky, Michelle Amanda Antao Green & Sklarz LLC New Haven, CT, Counsel for Movant Berkeley Rowe Limited, Defendant.

Richard Corbi, The Law Offices of Richard J. Corbi PLLC New York, NY. Jeffrey M. Sklarz, (argued) Kellianne Baranowsky, Michelle Amanda Antao, Green & Sklarz LLC New Haven, CT, Counsel for Movant Weddle Law PLLC, Defendant.

Rowena A. Moffett, Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman, LLP New Haven, CT, Counsel for Movant Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C., Defendant.

Brian David Linder, Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP New York, NY. Matthew D. Valauri, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker Stanford, CT, Counsel for Movant Clayman Rosenberg Kirschner & Linder LLP, Defendant.

Stephen M. Kindseth, (argued) James M. Moriarty, Daniel A. Byrd, Zeisler& Zeisler, P.C. Bridgeport, CT, Counsel for Movant Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C., Defendant.

Scott M. Charmoy, Charmoy & Charmoy Westport, CT, Counsel for Movant Putnam's Landscaping, Defendant.

Richard J. Bernard, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP New York, NY. and Josh Peterson, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Minneapolis, MN. and Jaclyn C. Marasco, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Wilmington, DE, Counsel for Movant Cirrus Design Corporation, Defendant.

Rahman Connelly, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP New York, NY, Jeffrey M. Sklarz, (argued) Kellianne Baranowsky, Michelle Amanda Antao, Green & Sklarz LLC New Haven, CT, Counsel for Movant ACASS Canada LTD., Defendant.


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