United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Janese v. Fay

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action against present and former trustees and plan managers of plaintiffs' pension funds for breach of fiduciary duty, the judgment of...

US v. Beardsley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a conviction of defendant for knowingly receiving and possessing child pornography, district court's application of a 15-year mandatory minimum...

Ryan v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh PA.

Insurance Law, Remedies, Securities Law
In an insurer's challenge to the district court's decision awarding plaintiffs consequential damages for the defendant's breach of its duty to defend...

WPIX, Inc. v. IVI, Inc.

Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
In a copyright infringement suit, brought by producers and owners of copyright programming, against defendant for streaming plaintiffs' copyrighted...

US v. Salim

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a conviction of an inmate for attacking a correctional officer, the judgment of the district court is affirmed, as although the government has not...

US v. Davis

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's convictions for narcotics offenses and resisting arrest are affirmed in part and vacated in part and remanded where: 1) the circumstances...

Distiso v. Cook

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In a plaintiff's suit, on behalf of her biracial son, against a town, its Board of Education, and various educators and administrators under 42 U.S.C....

Hawthorne v. Schneiderman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief from his conviction for criminal possession of a weapon and assault, is affirmed,...

EM Ltd. v. Republic of Argentina

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Evidence, International Law
In bondholders' suit against the Republic of Argentina for defaulting on payments of its external debt, district court's order compelling two...

Bryant v. New York State Educ. Dep't.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In a suit brought by parents and/or legal guardians of children with disabilities, seeking equitable relief preventing the New York Board of Regents,...