United States Second Circuit - February 2019 Opinion Summaries

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Levy v. BASF Metals, Ltd. United States Second Circuit Securities Law Held that an investor's Commodities Exchange Act claims were time-barred. The claims accrued when she discovered her injury in 2008, not when she...	02/28/2019	17‐3823
In re Picard United States Second Circuit Securities Law, International Law, Bankruptcy Law Held that a bankruptcy trustee may attempt to obtain property that Bernard Madoff's investment firm transferred to foreign entities that subsequently...	02/25/2019	17‐2992
US v. Moore United States Second Circuit Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure Affirmed the sentence imposed on a man who pleaded guilty to bank robbery, rejecting his challenge to a career offender sentencing enhancement.	02/25/2019	16‐1604
Fernandez v. Capra United States Second Circuit Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure Held that a New York inmate convicted of murder‐for‐hire was entitled to federal habeas relief, in this case where he claimed that the prosecutors...	02/22/2019	16‐4053
Chunn v. Amtrak United States Second Circuit Transportation, Injury & Tort Law, Criminal Law & Procedure Held that Amtrak police did not mishandle cash seized from a man during an arrest. The arrestee contended that he should have been given an...	02/21/2019	17‐3617‐cv
Ceara v. Deacon United States Second Circuit Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure Held that a state inmate could proceed with his claims that a prison corrections officer assaulted him. The civil rights lawsuit was timely because an...	02/21/2019	17-569-pr
NRP Holdings LLC v. City of Buffalo United States Second Circuit Government Law, Construction Held that a mayor had legislative immunity from claims that he scuttled a low‐income housing project because the prospective developer refused to hire...	02/20/2019	17‐783‐cv
Connecticut Fine Wine and Spirits LLC v. Seagull United States Second Circuit Antitrust & Trade Regulation Held that Connecticut law governing liquor pricing is not preempted by federal antitrust law. Affirmed the dismissal of a liquor retailer's complaint,...	02/20/2019	17-2003-cv
Dhinsa v. Krueger United States Second Circuit Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure Held that a federal inmate's habeas corpus petition should have been dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, because the requirements of the "savings...	02/20/2019	17‐874‐pr
U.S. Bank National Association v. Bank of America N.A. United States Second Circuit Civil Procedure, Banking Law, Contracts Held that a bank's breach-of-contract lawsuit against another bank should not have been dismissed on timeliness grounds. Also addressed choice‐of‐law...	02/15/2019	16‐3560‐cv

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