United States Second Circuit - May 2010 Opinion Summaries

Genier v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's judgment affirming the Social Security Administration's denial of benefits to plaintiff, the judgment...

Zaleski v. Burns

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an action seeking an order that plaintiff's allegations -- specifically, that there was a conspiracy to deny criminal defendants their...

Katel LLC v. AT&T Corp.

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action against AT&T alleging breach of contract, tortious interference with contractual relations, and an entitlement to fees pursuant to...

Seijas v. Repub. of Argentina

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Law, International Law, Remedies, Securities Law
In a class action by holders of defaulted bonds issued by the Republic of Argentina, the district court's order of class certification is affirmed in...

US v. Harrison

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's possession with intent to distribute cocaine base conviction is affirmed where the time elapsed between the stop at issue and the arrest...

US v. Arenburg

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for assaulting a federal official is remanded where the district court erred by failing to revisit the issue of defendant's...

Bierenbaum v. Graham

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a murder prosecution, the denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where: 1) it was not unreasonable for the Appellate Division to...

County of Suffolk v. Sebelius

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
In an action under the Administrative Procedure Act seeking additional funding for fiscal years 2007 and 2008 from a grant program administered by the...

FCS Advisors, Inc. v. Fair Fin. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Remedies
In a breach of contract action, the district court's order awarding post-judgment interest to plaintiff is vacated where post-judgment interest was to...

Hunt Const. Group, Inc. v. Brennan Beer Gorman

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an action for negligence and negligent misrepresentation against defendant-design professionals over allegedly late and erroneous delivery of...