United States Second Circuit - November 2015 Opinion Summaries

U.S. v. Lisyansky

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction and sentence for conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and the substantive offense, in violation of 18 U.S.C. sections 1958 and 2, is...

Gemmink v. Jay Peak Inc.

Sports Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an injury action arising from a skiing accident, the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant ski resort is affirmed where plaintiff...

US v. Ryan

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for securities fraud in violation of 15 U.S.C sections 78(j) and 78ff and 15 U.S.C. section 2 is affirmed where: 1) the district court...

AHW Inv. P'ship v. Citigroup Inc.

Securities Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a securities action seeking damages from defendant Citigroup for alleged fraud and misrepresentations affecting plaintiffs decisions to sell their...

Range v. 480-486 Broadway, LLC

Civil Rights, Judges & Judiciary
In an action seeking injunctive relief against defendant for allegedly violating Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. section...

New York Times Co. v. U.S. Dep't of Justice

Media Law, Government Law, International Law
In a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case seeking disclosure of classified documents by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel...

Keeper Inc. v. City of Milford

Constitutional Law
In an action challenging the constitutionality of defendant's municipal code regulating adult-oriented establishments, the district court's judgment...

Chrysler v. Guiney

Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a habeas corpus petition challenging petitioner's New York state conviction for second-degree murder, the district court's denial of the petition...

Breecher v. Republic of Argentina

Class Actions, International Law, Banking Law, Remedies
In a class action seeking damages from defendant Argentina for its 2001 default on sovereign debt, the district court's order modifying the class...

Pasternack v. Laboratory Corp.

Injury & Tort Law, Administrative Law, Drugs & Biotech, Judges & Judiciary
In an action arising after defendant drug-testing companies allegedly mishandled plaintiff's random drug test required by federal regulations...