United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Mali v. Federal Insurance Company

Property Law & Real Estate, Attorney's Fees, Insurance Law
The district court's judgment in favor of defendant-insurer denying plaintiff-insureds' claim for a barn that was destroyed in a fire is affirmed,...

Marshall v. Randall

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment for plaintiff finding defendant-officers liable for false arrest, malicious prosecution, and violation of plaintiff's right to a fair trial...

Gaia House Mezz LLC v. State Street Bank & Trust Co.

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Construction, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In dispute involving the parties' mezzanine loan agreement, the district court's judgment finding defendant unlawfully demanded approximately $4.5...

Guzzo v. Cristofano

Family Law, International Law
In an action under the Hague Convention, alleging that the mother wrongfully removed petitioner's child from Italy and seeking return of child to...

CGS Indus., Inc. v. Charter Oak Fire Ins. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In an insurance coverage dispute arising out of an underlying trademark infringement suit, the District Courts judgment that defendant insurer is...

Hooks v. Forman, Holt, Eliades & Ravin, LLC

Debt Collection
In a suit against debt collector alleging that a collection notice requiring dispute of validity of debt be in writing violated the Fair Debt...

Gary Friedrich Enters., LLC v. Marvel Characters, Inc.

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
In a copyright infringement action brought by the creator of the comic book character Ghost Rider, the District Court's grant of summary judgment and...

US v. Malki

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
District Court's de novo resentencing of defendant for retaining classified documents without authorization in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 793(e)...

In re Quebecor World (USA), Inc.

Bankruptcy Law
In an action to to avoid and recover certain payments made by debtor to the appellee noteholders in exchange for private placement notes that had been...

US v. Lee

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, International Law
The District Court denial of defendant's motion to suppress fruits of foreign wiretaps and his motion to compel the documentation underlying the...