SPV OSUS LTD. v. UBS AG

Docket No. 16-2173 August Term, 2016.

882 F.3d 333 (2018)

SPV OSUS LTD., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UBS AG, UBS (Luxembourg) S.A., UBS Fund Services (Luxembourg) S.A., UBS Third Party Management Company S.A., AIA LLC, Access Partners (Suisse) S.A., Access Management Luxembourg S.A., Access Partners S.A. (Luxembourg), Patrick Littaye, Access International Advisors Ltd., Theodore Dumbauld, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: February 9, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CHRISTIAN WARD , Yetter Coleman LLP ( Collin J. Cox , on the brief), Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant SPV Osus Ltd.

MARSHALL L. KING , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP ( Gabriel Hermann , on the brief), New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees UBS AG, UBS (Luxembourg) S.A., UBS Fund Services (Luxembourg) S.A., and UBS Third Party Management Company S.A.

ANTHONY L. PACCIONE , Katten Muchen Rosenman LLP ( Brian L. Muldrew , on the brief), New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees AIA LLC, Access Partners (Suisse) S.A., Access Management Luxembourg S.A., Access Partners S.A. (Luxembourg), Patrick Littaye, Access International Advisors Ltd.

Judge Calabresi concurs in the judgment and opinion of the Court, except for Part III, and files a concurring opinion.


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