United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Lucky

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's firearm possession conviction is affirmed where, when police stopped Defendant's car, they had reasonable suspicion in light of the fact...

Baba v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petitioner's petition for review of the denial of his asylum petition is granted where the BIA erred in ruling that the treatment suffered by...

Civil Serv. Employees' Ass'n. v. NLRB

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a union's petition for review of an NLRB decision finding lawful an employer's termination of non-union employees for having picketed a health...

Zino Davidoff SA v. CVS Corp.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark infringement action based on Defendant's sales of Plaintiff's trademarked products with the unique production code removed, a...

Henry v. U.S. Trust Co.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In an ERISA action challenging a stock purchase under an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), the dismissal of the complaint is reversed where, when...

Jaramillo v. Weyerhaeuser Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a tort action based on injuries sustained by Plaintiff while operating a machine that Defendant-Employer purchased used from a third party, summary...

Jaramillo v. Weyerhaeuser Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a tort action based on injuries sustained by Plaintiff while operating a machine that Defendant-Employer purchased used from a third party, summary...

Laforest v. Honeywell Int'l., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, ERISA
In an ERISA action to enforce a pension guaranty agreement, the District Court's award of attorney's fees to Plaintiffs based on the summary judgment...

Snell Island SNF LLC v. National Labor Relations Board

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Petitioner's petition for review of an NLRB order, finding that petitioners had violated various provisions of the National Labor Relations Act, 29...

US v. Jass

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendants' child pornography convictions and sentences are affirmed, where: 1) any Sixth Amendment error due to the introduction of Defendant's...