United States Second Circuit - July 2015 Opinion Summaries

Burgis v. New York City Dep't of Sanitation

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a putative class action, plaintiffs allege discrimination on the basis of race and/or national origin in the New York City Department of...

Gortat v. Capala Bros.

Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law
In an action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. section 201 et seq., and the New York Labor Law (NYLL), the district court's award...

Katz v. Cellco Partnership

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a suit involving state law claims that was compelled to arbitration and then dismissed by the district court, the court's judgment is: 1) affirmed...

Mottahedeh v. US

Tax Law
In a suit against the United States pursuant to 26 U.S.C. section 7426 seeking compensation for an alleged wrongful levy by the IRS, the district...

Balintulo v. Ford Motor Co.

Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In a suit filed under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) against various corporations for allegedly aiding and abetting crimes proscribed by "the law of...

US v. Romano

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentences and convictions for conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud in the sale of coins, 18 U.S.C. section 1349, and money laundering, section...

In re Facebook, Inc. IPO Derivative Litig.

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Securities Law
In consolidated putative shareholder derivative actions brought against Facebook, its directors and lead underwriters, in the aftermath of its initial...

Tsirelman v. Daines

Constitutional Law
In an action brought by a plaintiff who medical license was revoked in a New York disciplinary proceeding, plaintiff's challenge to New York's use of...

Loreley Financing (Jersey) No. 3 v. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Banking Law
In a case concerns liability for investment losses, brought against several parties responsible for structuring, offering, and managing the...

Employees' Retirement System of the Government of the Virgin Islands v. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.

Class Actions, Securities Law
In a putative securities class action brought by five employee retirement systems that purchased or otherwise acquired common stock in defendant, the...