United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Young v. Conway

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
In State's appeal from district court's grant of defendant's petition for writ of habeas corpus vacating his convictions for robbery and burglary, and...

Fuller v. Bd. of Immigration Appeals

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
Fuller's petition for review of a 2008 BIA order of removal, that was vacated and superseded by a subsequent 2009 order is dismissed for lack of...

US v. Colasuonno

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Tax Law
Following conviction for bank fraud and tax crimes, amended judgment revoking probation and resentencing defendant to 4 months incarceration for...

Talavera v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
In an appeal from a judgment affirming the Social Security Administration’s denial of petitioner's application for Supplemental Security Income...

In re Air Cargo Shipping Servs. Antitrust Litig.

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Transportation
In an action alleging a conspiracy by foreign airlines to fix prices in violation of state antitrust, consumer protection, and unfair competition...

US v. Roy Ageloff

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In appeal from district court's order of restitution resentencing defendant to pay $190 million in restitution to the victims of a massive fraud...

Corby v. Artus

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
In appeal from judgment granting petitioner a writ of habeas corpus, judgment is reversed, where petitioner’s Confrontation Clause rights were not...

Wyly v. Weiss

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Legal Malpractice
Following the approval of a federal class action settlement, the District Court's judgment enjoining a state court action for legal malpractice...

Ipcon Collections LLC v. Costco Wholesale Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law
In claim for fraud and fraud in the inducement against Costco, the judgment granting Costco's motion to dismiss is affirmed, where: 1) under the terms...

US v. Briggs

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a due process challenge to pretrial detention brought by defendant facing substantive and conspiratorial drug crimes, the detention order is...