United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Brown v. City of Syracuse

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by a former police officer against the city that employed him and certain police officers, alleging racial discrimination and disparate...

Hilton v. Wright

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Health Law
In a suit under 42 USC section 1983, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Rehabilitation Act against the New York State Department of...

Arditi v. Lighthouse International

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an employee's suit against his employer for breach of contract with respect to pension benefits: 1) the district court's denial of the plaintiff's...

Otal Investments, Ltd. v. M.V. Tricolor

Admiralty, Transportation
In a suit arising from a maritime accident involving three ships: 1) the district court's allocation of liability is affirmed, where the district...

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. v. Hudson River-Black River Regulating Dist.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Water Law
In a suit by a gas and electric power company against a water district for declaratory judgments regarding the district's assessment scheme, the...

Brandi-Dohrn v. IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, International Law, Securities Law
On appeal of an order granting a bank's motion to quash subpoenas issued pursuant to 28 USC section 1782 to obtain discovery for use in a securities...

Jacobson v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Co.

Insurance Law
In a challenge to an insurance company's denial of coverage under the terms of a policy provided under the National Flood Insurance Program, the...

Hayes v. State of New York Attorney Grievance Committee

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Media Law
In a challenge to a New York regulation requiring a prescribed disclaimer statement to be made by attorneys who state that they are certified as a...

Licci v. Lebanese Canadian Bank, SAL

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In a case brought by Israeli residents who were allegedly injured by rockets fired by Lebanese terrorist organization Hizballah into northern Israel,...

Licci v. Lebanese Canadian Bank, SAL, et ano.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
The Second Circuit certifies to the New York Court of Appeals the following two questions: 1) Does a foreign bank's maintenance of a correspondent...