United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Global Seafood Inc. v. Bantry Bay Mussels Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing appellant's suit for improper venue on the basis of a forum selection clause, judgment...

Gearren v. McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiffs' class complaint for breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA, judgment is...

Cunney v. Bd. of Trs. of Vill. of Grand View

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiff's challenge to a zoning ordinance which, in order to preserve the remaining...

Gray v. Citigroup, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiffs' ERISA class complaint, judgment is affirmed because: 1) a fiduciary's...

Collazo v. Pagano

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court revoking plaintiff-inmate's in forma pauperis status, 28 U.S.C. section 1915(g), and dismissing his...

Giovanniello v. ALM Media, LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Remedies
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiffs' class-action complaint for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection...

Gallop v. Cheney

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Judges & Judiciary, Sanctions
In an order arising from an action against former Vice President Cheney and several unnamed senior members of the Bush Administration for allegedly...

Joseph v. Hyman

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Tax Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiffs' challenge to a state tax scheme exempting New York City residents from a tax...

Fiero v. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Securities Law
In an action seeking a declaratory judgment that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc, (FINRA), a self-regulatory organization (SRO),...

Rojas v. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. sections 2000e et seq. (2006), and the New York State Human Rights Law,...