United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

10 Ellicott Square Court Corp. v. Mountain Valley Indem. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an appeal of summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs on their action for a declaration that defendant was obligated to defend and indemnify them in...

Galluzzo v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a suit challenging an ICE order of removal, issued without a hearing, and the District Court's denial of an Italian national's I-485 application to...

Kwan v. Schlein

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
Grant of summary judgment to defendants on a claim for copyright infringement, on the ground that the claim was time-barred, is affirmed, as a...

Carvajal v. Artus

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Appeal from the denial of an application for a writ of habeas corpus, on grounds that petitioner's prosecution in New York for the unlawful possession...

Papelino v. Albany College of Pharmacy of Union Univ.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Education Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs-appellants' sexual harassment and retaliation claims under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. section...

Lui v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision, vacating and reversing the decision of Immigration Judge which granted...

Baraket v. Holder

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's order pretermitting petitioner's application for cancellation of removal, the petition is denied where...

US v. Weingarten

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct is reversed where travel by a U.S. citizen between two foreign...

Parmalat Capital Fin. Ltd. v. Bank of Am. Corp.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In an action against an accounting firm for professional malpractice and fraud, which was removed from Illinois state court, the district court's...

Chandok v. Klessig

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a defamation suit complaining of defendant's statements suggesting that plaintiff was guilty of scientific misconduct, the dismissal of the...