United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Krys v. Pigott

Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' claims against defendants alleging aiding and abetting of fraud and of breach of fiduciary duty by a brokerage and financial...

Federal Grievance Committee v. Williams

Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
The order of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut reciprocally suspending an attorney from the practice of law before that...

Tze Wung Consultants, Ltd. v. Bank of Baroda

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In bankruptcy matters, the 30-day time limit on appeals incorporated through Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 6(b)(1) is a non-jurisdictional claim...

US v. Miles

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction being a felon in possession of a firearm and sentence for to the mandatory minimum term of fifteen years under the Armed Career...

US v. Crandall

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition is affirmed, where: 1) the Sixth Amendment requires reasonable...

Schoenefeld v. State of New York

Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
On appeal from the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of plaintiff, declaring New York Judiciary Law section 470,...

Widomski v. State University of New York at Orange

Civil Rights, Education Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-university on plaintiff's claims of discrimination on the basis of a "perceived disability" and retaliation in...

Adelphia Recovery Trust v. Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment dismissing plaintiff's fraudulent conveyance claim is affirmed, where: 1) plaintiff represents the non-whole creditors of a debtor...

Wadsworth v. Allied Professionals

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Insurance Law, Judgement Enforcement
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-insurer, a non-domiciliary risk retention group, in an action under New York's direct action statute to recover...

Peters v. Committee on Grievances

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
Judgment of the Committee on Grievances suspending petitioner-attorney from practicing law in the Southern District of New York for a period of seven...