United States Second Circuit - October 2012 Opinion Summaries

NML Capital, Ltd. v. Republic of Argentina

Administrative Law, Banking Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, International Law, Remedies
In a suit to enforce the Republic of Argentina's promise to pay bondholders after its 2001 default on its sovereign debt, judgment in favor of...

US v. Wilson

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In government's appeal of the lower court's order suppressing evidence of marijuana found following the stop and subsequent search of defendant's...

Cement and Concrete Workers v. Metro Foundation Contractors Inc.

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In appeal from plaintiff's damage award of various employee benefit funds, $26,328.11 in unpaid contributions owed by defendant pursuant to ERISA,...

US v. Oehne

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence of 540 months' imprisonment for the production and distribution of child pornography, judgment is...

Town of Babylon v. FHFA, Natural v. FHFA

Administrative Law, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Debt Collection
In appeals heard in tandem, plaintiffs claim that defendant Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and defendant Office of Comptroller of Currency...

Coollick v. Hughes

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In 1983 action against defendant Superintendent of Connecticut Technical High School System alleging deprivation of procedural due process rights when...

Barenboim v. Starbucks Corp., Winans v. Starbucks Corp.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In appeals heard in tandem from awards of summary judgment in favor of defendant Starbucks Corp. against a) putative class of baristas in Case 10-4912...

EEOC v. Karenkim, Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a motion by the EEOC to amend the judgment to impose injunctive relief following a jury verdict against defendant for sexual harassment and...

Windsor v. US

Probate, Trusts & Estates, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In action of surviving spouse of same sex couple who was denied benefit of spousal deduction under federal law, summary judgment in favor of surviving...

Kertesz v. GVC and Korn

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In plaintiff shareholder's action for indemnification for legal fees against defendant corporation GVC that also alleged an alter-ego claim against...