United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Edelhertz v. City of Middletown

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment to defendant-city on plaintiffs' claims that defendant's failure to notify them, as affected property owners, prior to enacting a...

Weber v. SEFCU

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Sanctions
Judgment finding that defendant violated the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay provision, 11 U.S.C. section 362, is affirmed, where: 1) defendant...

US v. Chu

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
The district court did not err in concluding that defendant was not entitled to a sentence reduction for acceptance of responsibility pursuant to...

Steel Institute of New York v. City of New York

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Construction
Summary judgment for defendant-city on plaintiff's claim that defendant's regulation of cranes and other hoisting equipment is preempted by federal...

Fezzani v. Bear, Stearns & Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiff-investors' complaint alleging securities fraud in violation of Section 10(b) against one group of defendants, principally...

Fink v. Time Warner Cable

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Media Law
The district court did not err in dismissing plaintiffs' putative class action complaint, where the allegations, which raise claims related to...

Berlin v. Renaissance Rental Partners, LLC

Administrative Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment for plaintiffs ruling that a single-floor condominium unit in a multistory building is a "lot," thus triggering the disclosure and reporting...

Reyes v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of the BIA's decision that petitioner was ineligible for the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act’s "special rule...

Southern New England Telephone Company v. Comcast

Communications Law, Public Utilities
The district court properly determined that: 1) plaintiff is obligated to provide defendants with transit traffic service under the Telecommunications...

Caronia v. Philip Morris USA

Commercial Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Judgment dismissing plaintiffs' claims against cigarette manufacturer for negligence, strict liability, breach of warranty, and medical monitoring...