United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Fisher v. Committee on Grievances, S.D.N.Y.

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
The order of the Committee on Grievances for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, directing that the subject...

Pippins v. KPMG

Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer in a class action alleging claims for unpaid overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA),...

US v. Kopstein

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction of transporting and shipping child pornography to a federal agent posing as a twelve-year‐old girl during an electronic...

Carter v. Incorporated Village of Ocean Beach

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action in which plaintiffs alleged multiple wrongful termination and defamation claims, the district court's order granting attorney's fee and...

Olsen v. Stark Homes, Inc.

Civil Rights, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of plaintiffs' claims that defendants discriminated against them on the basis of handicap or disability, in violation of the Fair Housing...

Kurtz v. Verizon New York, Inc.

Class Actions, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of plaintiff-property owners' takings and due process claims, arising out of defendant's installation of multi‐unit terminal boxes on their...

TechnoMarine SA v. Giftports, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Trademark, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's action brought after the parties settled earlier litigation resolving claims of trademark infringement that involves similar...

Abrams v. Dept. of Public Safety

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment for defendants in a Civil Rights Act and 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action in which plaintiff alleged Title VII race discrimination for his...

E.M. v. New York City Department of Education

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In an action brought by plaintiff, the parent of a disabled child, under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), alleging that...

Crawford v. Franklin Credit Management Corp.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint which alleged that defendants fraudulently procured a mortgage on her home, and thereafter sought to foreclose on...