United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Reyes v. New York City Department of Education

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
Judgment upholding a New York State Review Officer's final administrative decision overturning an Impartial Hearing Officer's award of tuition...

Kirkland v. Cablevision Systems

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer on plaintiff's Title VII discrimination claims is vacated and remanded, where plaintiff proffered...

Berger & Assocs. Attorneys, P.C. v. Kran

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Sanctions
In an adversary proceeding in the bankruptcy court, where plaintiff claims that debtor's deficient record-keeping, which led to sanctions in a prior...

NRDC v. US FDA

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law
In an action seeking to force the defendant Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prohibit the use of certain antibiotics in animal feed, summary...

US v. Vazquez-Alvarez

Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure
Judgment of forfeiture entered against the defendant currency is affirmed, where: 1) the claimant failed to establish standing; and 2) the district...

Moll v. Telesector Resources Group, Inc.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an action in which plaintiff-employee alleges that defendant-employer discriminated against her, subjected her to a sexually hostile work...

Cox v. Onondaga County Sheriff's Department

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer on plaintiffs' Title VII retaliation claims is affirmed, where: 1) defendant-employer's investigation...

In Re: Johns-Manville Corporation Common Law Settlement Counsel

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
The district court erred in reversing the bankruptcy court's final judgment that had enforced settlement agreements and compelled the objecting...

US v. Soler & Waters

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendants' convictions of one count of carjacking are affirmed, where: 1) under the federal carjacking statute, an automobile is taken from the...

US v. McDonald

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's convictions of securities fraud, wire fraud, and mail fraud, are affirmed, where: 1) a jury poll revealed that the guilty verdict was not...