United States Second Circuit - March 2017 Opinion Summaries

Carlin v. Davidson Fink LLP

Debt Collection, Debt Collection
In an action alleging that law firm-defendant violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. section 1692 et seq. (FDCPA), when it failed...

Tru-Art Sign Co., Inc. v. Local 137 Sheet Metal Workers Int'l Ass'n

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a case alleging violations of section 8(b)(4) of the National Labor Relations Act, in which the jury awarded damages to plaintiff, the district...

Marin-Marin v. Sessions

Immigration Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law
In a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision finding petition removable based on his unlawful entry into the U.S., the...

Christiansen v. Omnicom Group, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against plaintiff's former employer brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. section 200e et seq., alleging...

Jacoby & Meyers v. The Presiding Justices

Class Actions, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Constitutional Law
In a putative class action challenging on First Amendment grounds New York's rules, regulations, and statutes prohibiting non‐attorneys from investing...

Minda v. US

Tax Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case in which the IRS sent a report containing plaintiffs' names, social security numbers, and financial information, to the wrong person --- an...

US v. Bodouva

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Convictinon of embezzling funds from an employee benefit plan, namely defendant's company's 401(k) plan in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 664, and an...

Chai v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Tax Law
In a tax case relating to taxpayer-plaintiff's underreporting of income in his 2003 tax return, principally in connection with a $2 million payment...

Gil v. Sessions

Immigration Law, Administrative Law
In a petition action seeking review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeal (BIA), brought by a petitioner who was born in the Dominican...

US v. Schaffer

Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction of coercing and enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 2422(b), is affirmed where: 1) the...