United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Nordwind v. Rowland

Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Professional Malpractice
In an action for legal malpractice, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where plaintiffs failed to show actual injury because, under German...

In re: DDAVP Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litig.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In an action alleging that defendant drug manufacturers conspired to maintain a monopoly in the market for desmopressin acetate tablets, dismissal of...

Aurelius Capital Ptnrs., LP v. Argentina

Government Benefits, Government Law, International Law
In defendant Republic of Argentina's appeal from the district court's orders of attachment and execution entered in late 2008 over Argentine social...

Seidemann v. Bowen

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a First Amendment action alleging that a professor's union impermissibly charged plaintiff a pro rata share of expenses unrelated to the union's...

Selevan v. N.Y. Thruway Auth.

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Transportation, Commercial Law
In a dormant Commerce Clause challenge to a toll policy of the New York Thruway Authority (NYTA) that afforded a discount to residents of a particular...

US v. Thrower

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's firearm possession conviction is affirmed where: 1) defendant's prior New York offense of larceny from the person met the first prong of...

Lin v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of a final order of the BIA affirming the decision of an Immigration Judge which denied petitioner's application for asylum,...

T.Y. v. N.Y. City Dep't of Educ.

Administrative Law, Education Law, Health Law
In an action for tuition reimbursement under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA), summary judgment for defendant...

Aczel v. Labonia

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging excessive force by police, judgment for defendant-officer is affirmed where, because the jury unanimously...

In re: Peaslee

Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law
In a debtor's appeal from a district court's order reversing the bankruptcy court's confirmation of the debtor's Chapter 13 plan, the district court's...