United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. James

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Judgment convicting defendants on various counts including murder, mail fraud, and murder in aid of racketeering, and imposing mandatory life...

SDBC Holdings, Inc. v. NLRB

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Petition for review of respondent-NLRB's decision that petitioner engaged in unfair labor practices in connection with its failure to give a union...

Cruz v. TD Bank, N.A.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Debt Collection
Two questions are certified to the New York State Court of Appeals: 1) whether judgment debtors have a private right of action for money damages and...

Selevan v. New York Thruway Authority

Constitutional Law, Transportation, Class Actions, Commercial Law
Summary judgment for defendant in putative class action challenging the constitutionality of defendant's toll policy that allows residents of one...

Johnson v. Priceline.com, Inc.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment dismissing plaintiff's state law claims for breaches of fiduciary duty and contract, and unfair trade practices is affirmed, where because...

Doe v. Guthrie Clinic Ltd.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
The following question is certified to the New York Court of Appeals: does the unauthorized disclosure of confidential medical information by a...

Parisi v. Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
District court improperly denied defendants' motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff Parisi's gender discrimination claim, and the order is reversed...

Scottsdale Insurance Co. v. R.I. Pools Inc.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Insurance Law
Summary judgment in favor of plaintiff insurer in insurance coverage dispute with respect to suits brought against defendant insured by purchasers of...

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Environmental Law, Government Law, Health Law, Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech
Summary judgment for defendants in action brought by plaintiff to compel defendants to finalize its regulation of triclosan and triclocarban, two...

Smith v. Pruco Life Insurance Company of N.J.

Contracts, Evidence, Health Law, Insurance Law
Judgment in favor of defendant in suit by plaintiff to recover benefits as the beneficiary of a term life insurance policy is affirmed, where the...