United States Second Circuit - March 2016 Opinion Summaries

Ind. Pub. Ret. Sys. v. SAIC, Inc.

Class Actions, Securities Law
In a securities fraud class action, the district court's denial of plaintiffs' postjudgment motion to amend their Financial Account Standard No. 5...

In re Tribune Co. Fraudulent Conveyance Litig.

Bankruptcy Law
In a bankruptcy action, brought by unsecured creditors of Chapter 11 debtor Tribune Company, the district court's dismissal of the creditors' state...

Souratgar v. Fair

Remedies, International Law
In a family law action, the district court's award of $283,066.62 in expenses to the prevailing plaintiff under the International Child Abduction...

Davis v. Shah

Health Law, Government Benefits, Class Actions
In a class action challenging New York's coverage restrictions on certain medical services provided under the state's Medicaid plan, the district...

MHANY Mgmt., Inc. v. City of Nassau

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a fair housing action, the district court's judgment after a bench trial for plaintiffs is affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded where:...

Associates Against Outlier Fraud v. Huron

Civil Procedure
In a False Claims Act case, the district court's order to plaintiffs to pay defendants the costs of their deposition transcripts under F.R.C.P....

Avila v. Riexinger & Associates LLC

Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In a debt collection action, the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is reversed....

Vela-Estrada v. Lynch

Administrative Law
In an immigration action, the court held that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision not to certify petitioner's untimely appeal of a removal...

Binder & Binder v. Colvin

Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Government Law
In an attorney's fees action, the district court's grant of summary judgment to the Social Security Administration (SSA) is affirmed where 42 U.S.C....

In re Lehman Bros. Sec. and ERISA Litig.

Class Actions
In an ERISA class action, brought by a putative class of former participants in an employee stock ownership plan invested exclusively in Lehman...