United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Herrera-Gomez v. United States

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Petitioner-prisoner's motion for leave to file a successive 28 U.S.C. section 2255 motion to challenge his sentence is denied, where: 1) Peugh v....

Doe v. Cuomo

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Summary judgment in favor of defendants New York State Governor and Acting Commissioner of the State of New York Division of Criminal Justice Services...

D'Amico Dry Ltd. v. Primera Maritime (Hellas) Ltd.

Admiralty, Contracts, International Law, Judgement Enforcement
In a suit to enforce an English non-admiralty court's judgment on a derivative contract for future ocean liner rates, the district court's dismissal...

Authors Guild, Inc. v. HathiTrust

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Summary judgment in favor of defendants and dismissal of plaintiffs' claims of copyright infringement arising out of defendant-universities' decision...

Euchner-USA, Inc. v. Hartford Casualty Ins. Co.

Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Contracts, ERISA
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-insurer in a declaratory judgment action in which plaintiff-insured sought coverage in an underlying suit...

Louisiana Wholesale Drug Co. v. Shire LLC

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Class Actions, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech
In an action brought by plaintiffs, wholesale dealers in pharmaceutical products, alleging that defendant drug manufacturers violated the Sherman Act...

In re World Trade Center Disaster

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In consolidated appeals, the district court's orders issued with respect to the settlement of personal injury claims brought by individuals...

Am. Postal Workers Union v. U.S. Postal Service

Administrative Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
The district court's judgment granting plaintiff's motion to vacate an arbitral award on the basis that the arbitrator exceeded his powers under the...

StreetEasy, Inc. v. Chertok

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
In an action brought by plaintiff pursuant to the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, where the parties had entered into a settlement...

Zalewski v. Cicero Builder Dev., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Intellectual Property, Copyright
In an action in which plaintiff-architect alleges copyright infringement and violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) against...