United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Smith v. Silverman

Asset Forfeiture, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In a dispute arising from a bankruptcy proceeding, judgment of the district court denying motion to reopen, for the purpose of pursuing an adversary...

Newspaper Guild v. Hearst

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts
In a dispute involving the application of an arbitration provision contained in an expired collective-bargaining agreement, summary judgment in favor...

Watson v. Greene

Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a dispute arising from a petition for habeas relief, judgment of the district court granting relief is reversed, where state court did not...

Word v. Lord

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Habeas Corpus
In an application for an order authorizing the district court to consider a successive petition for habeas relief from defendant's conviction for...

Leftridge v. Connecticut State Trooper Officer #1283

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 dispute arising from a traffic stop, judgment of the district court administratively terminating action and denying...

Penguin Group (USA) Inc. v. Am. Buddha

Intellectual Property, Civil Procedure, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Media Law
In a copyright infringement action involving the scope of New York's long-arm statute, judgment of the district court dismissing action for lack of...

In re Lehman Brothers Mortgage-Backed Securities Litigation

Banking Law, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Class Actions, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a dispute arising from several securities actions seeking to hold defendants liable as underwriters or control persons for misstatements or...

Oneida Nation of New York v. Cuomo

Administrative Law, Administrative Law, Indian Law, Civil Procedure, Tax Law
In a consolidated dispute arising from actions for preliminary injunctions against the enforcement of a 2010 amendment to state tax law on the basis...

Halebian v. Berv

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a dispute arising from the renegotiation of investment-advisory agreements and pursuant to the Investment Company Act, 15 U.S.C. sections 80a-15(a)...

Kuebel v. Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor and employment dispute alleging commute time and off-the-clock violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law,...