United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Aguas Lenders Recovery Grp. LLC v. Suez, S.A.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, International Trade
In an action to recover on a defaulted loan, dismissal of the action on forum non conveniens grounds is reversed where a non-signatory to an agreement...

Leibowitz v. Cornell Univ.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a gender and age discrimination action by an employee of a university, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed in part where plaintiff failed...

ProShipLine, Inc. v. Aspen Infrastructures, Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Contracts
In an appeal from the district court's order vacating a maritime attachment, the order is affirmed where both the party that attached the funds and...

US v. Bell

Criminal Law & Procedure
In the government's appeal from the district court's order granting a new trial in an attempted murder prosecution, the order is reversed where the...

Schaghticoke Tribal Nation v. Kempthorne

Administrative Law, Government Law, Indian Law
In a petition under the Administrative Procedure Act challenging the Department of the Interior-s determination not to acknowledge the "tribal...

AMW Materials Testing, Inc. v. Babylon

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
In an action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act to recover hazardous material cleanup costs, judgment for...

Lonecke v. Citigroup Pension Plan

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action claiming that defendant's benefit plan violated ERISA's minimum benefit accrual rules, partial summary judgment for plaintiffs is...

US v. McCallum

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's drug distribution convictions are affirmed where the district court abused its discretion in admitting as similar acts evidence two of his...

In re Jaffe

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
The Committee on Attorney Admissions and Grievances' findings of fact and recommendation of public reprimand against an attorney are adopted where...

Shipping Corp. of India Ltd. v. Jaldhi Overseas Pte Ltd.

Admiralty, Asset Forfeiture, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, International Law, International Trade
In defendant's appeal from the district court's order vacating portions of an order of maritime attachment and garnishment, the order is affirmed in...