United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. DeMizio

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
Defendant's conviction of conspiracy to commit honest-services wire fraud and securities fraud, and making a materially false statement, is affirmed,...

Steginsky v. Xcelera Inc.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiff-former minority shareholder's securities fraud claims alleging that defendant-insiders purchased stock by making a tender offer...

Swatch Group v. Bloomberg

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
Summary judgment for defendant on plaintiff's claim of copyright infringement alleging that defendant, a financial news and data reporting service,...

Doe v. Guthrie Clinic Ltd.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Health Law
Judgment dismissing, among other things, a claim for breach of the fiduciary duty of confidentiality arising from a non-physician employee's...

Koehl v. Bernstein

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Sanctions
The district court's order of sanctions imposed on plaintiff-inmate dismissing his 42 U.S.C. 1983 action with prejudice is affirmed, where: 1) the...

Ramos v. SimplexGrinnell LP

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging breach of contract claims relating to defendant's failure to pay to the plaintiffs prevailing wages for testing and inspection...

US v. Thavaraja

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Judgment sentencing defendant to 108 months in prison following his guilty plea to conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist...

McColley v. County of Rensselaer

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Defendants' appeal from the district court's order denying summary judgment on their claim of qualified immunity for purported violations of the...

The Evergreen Association, Inc. v. City of New York

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, False Advertising, Health Law
The district court's order granting plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction enjoining Local Law No. 17, which requires pregnancy services...

US v. Clark

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm (Count I) and possession of a controlled substance (Count II) is: 1) affirmed as to...