United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Smart World Tech v. Juno Online Serv.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
The bankruptcy court erred in granting standing, pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9019, to plaintiff's creditors to settle plaintiff's claims over its...

Waldman v. Riedinger

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Denial of plaintiff's claim for participation in a class action settlement is reversed where the district court erred in interpreting the provisions...

Morris-Hayes v. Bd. of Educ.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a claim under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for violation of the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, the district court did not err...

Guaylupo-Moya v. Gonzales

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law
Denial of plaintiff's petition for writ of habeas corpus, challenging an order of removal, is affirmed over his claim that he is eligible for a...

US v. MacPherson

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's judgment of acquittal is reversed where the totality of the evidence permitted the jury to infer defendant's guilty knowledge and intent...

Bank Julius Baer & Co. v. Waxfield

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Merger and forum selection clauses contained in a series of contracts do not alter the scope of agreement-to-arbitrate language in an earlier...

Sullivan v. Am. Airlines, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Railway Labor Act does not completely preempt plaintiff's state-law defamation claims and, therefore, it does not provide federal courts with...

Dep't of Amazonas v. Philip Morris Co.

Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law
Civil suits brought by foreign sovereigns under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, to recover lost tax revenues and law...

Ni v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Denial of plaintiff's application for asylum is affirmed over his claim that the immigration judge improperly based her adverse credibility findings...

In Re Holocaust Victim Assets Litigation

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
The district court acted within its discretion when it denied plaintiff's challenge to the allocation of the settlement of Holocaust victims' class...