United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Scholz Design, Inc. v. Sard Custom Homes, LLC

Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
In a suit for copyright infringement and related claims for breach of contract and violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act concerning...

Grayton v. Ercole

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief from his second degree murder conviction is affirmed, as although the defendant has a...

Anschutz Corp. v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a suit against Merrill Lynch and others, claiming market manipulation, fraud, control person liability, and negligent misrepresentation, district...

US v. Pica

Sentencing, Evidence, Gaming Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for participating in a racketeering enterprise and illegal gambling is affirmed where: 1) there was sufficient evidence adduced...

Gibson v. City Municipality of New York

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a conviction of defendant for criminal mischief in the third degree in violation of New York state law, district court's denial of a motion for...

Solis v. Loretto-Oswego Residential Health Care Facility

Labor & Employment Law, Administrative Law, Government Law
A petition for review of a decision by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission holding that Occupational Safety and Health Act violations...

Shakhnes v. Berlin

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Government Law, Health Law
In a class action suit brought by residents of New York City who applied for or received Medicaid-funded home health services, and who requested or...

In Re Am. Int'l Group, Inc. Sec. Sys.

Class Actions, Insurance Law, Securities Law
In a securities class action alleging, inter alia, that defendants violated Rule 10b-5(a) and (c) by entering into a sham $500 million reinsurance...

Donnelly v. Greenburgh Cent. Sch. Dist. No. 7

Education Law, Family Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a former high school teacher's suit against a school district, alleging that he was unlawfully denied tenure in retaliation for having taken...

Bucalo v. Shelter Island Union Free Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for age discrimination and retaliation against a school district, district court's judgment in favor of the school district is affirmed, as...