| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
Eliahu v. Jewish Agency for IsraelUnited States Second Circuit
International Law, Family Law
Held that four divorced men could not proceed with their lawsuit accusing Israeli government officials and others of misconduct in connection with...
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03/27/2019 | 18‐244‐cv |
Gibbons v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.United States Second Circuit
Product Liability, Drugs & Biotech
Affirmed the dismissal of product liability claims against the maker of a blood-thinning medicine that allegedly caused patients harm. Held that the...
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03/26/2019 | 17‐2638 |
Manhattan Review, LLC v. YunUnited States Second Circuit
Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Held that the defendants were entitled to an award of attorney fees in a Copyright and Lanham Act lawsuit after they prevailed by asserting a...
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03/25/2019 | 17‐4046‐cv |
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. BucsekUnited States Second Circuit
Securities Law, Insurance Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Held that an insurance company did not have to arbitrate a former employee's claims before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), an...
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03/22/2019 | 17‐881 |
US v. MehtaUnited States Second Circuit
Immigration Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Vacated convictions of marriage fraud and immigration fraud. Held that the trial judge made errors including issuing an erroneous jury instruction.
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03/21/2019 | 16-2585 |
Dettelis v. SharbaughUnited States Second Circuit
Government Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Held that probation officials were entitled to qualified immunity from a claim of malicious prosecution, in a case where a man alleged that they...
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03/20/2019 | 17-4150-cv |
Tooly v. SchwallerUnited States Second Circuit
Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Education Law
Held that the president of a state university was entitled to qualified immunity from a claim that he infringed an employee's procedural due process...
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03/20/2019 | 17‐3564‐cv |
Kaplan v. Reed Smith LLPUnited States Second Circuit
Securities Law, Class Actions, Attorney's Fees
Addressed a fee dispute between two law firms that had served as co‐class counsel in a securities class action. Affirmed an order enjoining a state...
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03/19/2019 | 17‐4067‐cv |
US v. BlackUnited States Second Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure
Held that three defendants were deprived of their Sixth Amendment rights to a speedy trial because they had waited more than five years for a trial....
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03/18/2019 | 18‐496‐cr |
Kolbasyuk v. Capital Management Services, LPUnited States Second Circuit
Debt Collection, Consumer Protection Law
Held that a consumer could not proceed with a claim that a debt collection letter unlawfully failed to inform him of certain information. Affirmed the...
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03/12/2019 | 18‐1260‐cv |