United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Curcio v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Government Law, Insurance Law, Tax Law
In a consolidated appeal, the orders and decisions of the United States Tax Court finding deficiencies in petitioners' income tax payments and...

Liranzo v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Immigration Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's suit against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), claiming, inter alia, that federal officials falsely arrested and...

Epps v. Poole

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief from his murder conviction is affirmed, as in concluding that the evidence at trial...

US v. Davis

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's convictions for conspiring and attempting to commit Hobbs Act robberies, firearm and drug-related crimes, are affirmed, as the venue in...

SEC v. Apuzzo

Securities Law, White Collar Crime
In a suit brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging that defendant aided and abetted securities laws violations through his role in...

Schneider v. Kingdom of Thailand

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
District court's grant of an insolvency administrator's petition to confirm an arbitration award is affirmed, as although the district court should...

US v. Highsmith

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a conviction for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and weapons possession in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, defendant's sentence is...

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Government Law, Tax Law
The judgment of the Tax Court holding that taxpayers Exxon Mobil Corporation and its affiliates are entited to retrospective "netting" of interest for...

Santone v. Fischer

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
District court's denial of an inmate's petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 2254 for vacatur of his convictions is affirmed and petitioner's...

Biediger v. Quinnipiac Univ.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Sports Law
In a suit against a university by female volleyball players and their coach, alleging violation of Title IX for denying women equal varsity athletic...