| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
General Re Life Corp. v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Co.United States Second Circuit
Insurance Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a dispute between two insurance companies that ended up in arbitration, held that where an arbitration award is ambiguous, the arbitrators retain...
|
11/28/2018 | 17‐2496‐cv |
Radha Geismann, M.D., P.C. v. ZocDoc, Inc.United States Second Circuit
Consumer Protection Law, Class Actions, Communications Law
Revived a proposed class action alleging that a company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending doctors unsolicited fax...
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11/27/2018 | 17‐2692 |
Sleepy's LLC v. Select Comfort Wholesale Corp.United States Second Circuit
Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law
Reinstated a mattress retailer's slander claims against a mattress manufacturer for allegedly disparaging its stores and products. Also addressed an...
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11/27/2018 | 15‐3560 |
Garner v. LeeUnited States Second Circuit
Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
Vacated the granting of federal habeas relief. Held that, given the strong evidence of the state prisoner's guilt, he had not shown that his defense...
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11/15/2018 | 17‐78‐pr |
Wilson v. Dynatone Publishing Co.United States Second Circuit
Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Held that a copyright ownership claim was timely filed. The statute of limitations was not triggered by the defendants' act of registering their...
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11/14/2018 | 17‐1549 |
Lanning v. City of Glens FallsUnited States Second Circuit
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Held that a plaintiff's malicious prosecution claim was correctly dismissed on the pleadings because he failed to adequately plead that the criminal...
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11/07/2018 | 17‐970‐cv |
US v. StewartUnited States Second Circuit
Securities Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Vacated an investment banker's conviction on insider-trading charges, holding that certain impeachment evidence should not have been excluded....
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11/05/2018 | 17‐593 |
US v. ZemlyanskyUnited States Second Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed a conviction related to insurance and investment fraud schemes. Held that there was no violation of the Fifth Amendment's Double Jeopardy...
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11/05/2018 | 16‐409 |