United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Chevron Corp. v. Berlinger

Civil Procedure, Entertainment Law, Media Law
In respondents' appeal from an order compelling disclosure of respondents' film outtakes for use in proceedings in foreign tribunals, the order is...

Matson v. Bd. of Educ.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging that defendants violated her right to privacy by publicly disclosing that she suffers from fibromyalgia, the dismissal of the...

Langston v. Smith

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a prosecution for felony assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, the grant of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where no...

Diesel Props. S.r.l. v. Greystone Bus. Cred. II LLC

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and account stated, the dismissal of plaintiff's claims and partial judgment for defendant is...

US v. Brown

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed where: 1) two of defendant's prior offenses were "committed on occasions...

Anemone v. Metro. Trans. Auth.

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action alleging that defendants took a series of adverse employment actions against plaintiff in response to plaintiff's protected speech...

US v. Bengis

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Environmental Law
In the government's appeal from two orders denying its applications for a restitution award in favor of the Republic of South Africa, pursuant to,...

US v. Ibarra-Luna

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's illegal reentry sentence is vacated where, under the discretionary sentencing regime of Booker and its progeny, the harmless error...

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

Contracts, Insurance Law
In an action seeking defense and indemnification from defendant insurance company based on an underlying personal injury lawsuit, the Second Circuit...

US v. Preaceley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for distributing and possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a substance containing cocaine base is vacated so...