United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Luo v. Mikel

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action alleging serious injury sustained during an automobile accident within the meaning of New York Insurance Law section 5102(d), summary...

Bell v. Pfizer, Inc.

Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an action for failure to provide ERISA benefits, judgment for defendants is affirmed where defendants' alleged misrepresentations concerned only...

Kurzberg v. Ashcroft

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Immigration Law
In an action by five Israeli nationals who were illegally present in the United States on September 11, 2001, concerning certain alleged particulars...

US v. Pfaff

Tax Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a tax evasion prosecution, the fine imposed on one defendant is vacated where the district court plainly erred in imposing a fine, pursuant to 18...

In re: Zarnel

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In an appeal from a district court's order dismissing a bankruptcy trustee's appeal for lack of standing and in the alternative affirming the...

Southern New England Tel. Co. v. Global Naps Inc.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Contracts, Sanctions
In an action by a telephone company seeking payment for services rendered pursuant to its federal tariff, summary judgment for plaintiff, a civil...

Holster v. Gatco, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law
In a class action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), dismissal of the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is affirmed...

Bessemer Trust Co., N.A. v. Branin

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an action alleging that defendant illegally solicited his former clients at plaintiff, the Second Circuit certifies the following question to the...

GSI Commerce Solutions, Inc. v. BabyCenter, L.L.C.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In petitioner's appeal from the district court's order granting a motion to disqualify petitioner's counsel, the order is affirmed where counsel...

City of N.Y. v. Permanent Mission of India to the U.N.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, International Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In an action by New York City against certain foreign missions for unpaid property taxes, a denial of defendants' motion to dismiss is reversed where...