United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Billing v. Credit Suisse First Boston

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Class Actions, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' class action antitrust complaints, alleging securities fraud, is vacated where the district court erred when it determined...

Grand River Enter. v. Pryor

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law
In a challenge to state statutes enacted pursuant to a settlement agreement between forty-six states and the four major tobacco companies, the...

Chen v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Plaintiff's petition for review is granted where the immigration judge's denial of his claim of past persecution in the form of his wife's forced...

Subaru Distrib. Corp. v. Subaru of Am.

Civil Procedure, Contracts
The district court properly dismissed plaintiff's complaint, seeking to prevent the defendants from selling "rebadged" cars, for failure to state a...

Armstrong v. Brookdale Univ. Hosp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a tort action, a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff is reversed where verdict sheet errors, and the confusion they generated, deprived both parties...

Aurecchione v. Schoolman Transp. Sys.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a claim for attorney's fees pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the district court erred in dismissing plaintiff's complaint since he...

US v. Gandia

Criminal Law & Procedure
Denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence discovered as a result of a warrantless search of his home is remanded to the district court with...

Gronowski v. Spencer

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment retaliation suit, a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff is affirmed over defendant's claim that the verdict is unsupported by...

Ruggiero v. Warner-Lambert Co.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability action involving a diabetes medication, dismissal of plaintiff's complaint is affirmed over her claim that the district court...

Weight Watchers Int'l v. Luigino's, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Remedies, Trademark
In a trademark infringement suit, denial of plaintiff's motion to modify a preliminary injunction is vacated where plaintiff has established its...