United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Talisman Energy, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action alleging that defendant participated in the Sudan government's violations of international law through genocide, war crimes, and crimes...

US v. Shim

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for conspiring to transport women in interstate and foreign commerce for the purpose of prostitution is reversed where the...

Orange Cty. Water Dist. v. Unocal Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities
In a petition for a writ of mandamus challenging the district court's order denying petitioner's motion to remand the action to state court, the...

Arch Ins. Co. v. Precision Stone, Inc.

Construction, Contracts
In an action for payment on a labor and materials payment bond issued by defendants in connection with a construction project, judgment for plaintiff...

Roberts v. Babkiewicz

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging malicious prosecution, dismissal of the action is reversed where it was unclear that the criminal charge...

Ladouceur v. Credit Lyonnais

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action alleging a breach of fiduciary duty based on changes to an employee benefit plan, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where...

Connecticut v. Am. Elec. Power Co.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In an action seeking abatement of defendants' ongoing contributions to the public nuisance of global warming, the dismissal of the complaint is...

Murray v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance Law
In an action alleging fraud in connection with the demutualization of defendant life insurance company, disqualification of defense counsel on the...

Doyle v. Am. Home Prods. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability action against a drug manufacturer, dismissal of the action as untimely is affirmed where a prior dismissal of an identical...

Jova v. Smith

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action by prisoners claiming that defendant prison personnel infringed their right to practice their religion under the Religious Land Use and...