United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Rell v. Rumsfeld

Administrative Law, Remedies

Karedes v. Village of Endicott

Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's defamation suit is vacated where he properly alleged facts that would permit a reasonable jury to find the elements of...

Dubbin v. Union Bank of Switzerland

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
In a settlement of the Holocaust Victim Assets Litigation, denial of plaintiff-attorney's request for attorney fees is affirmed where his...

Fuller v. J.P. Morgan Chase

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint, alleging that the termination of her long-term disability benefits violated the Americans with Disabilities Act,...

Gao v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Denial of plaintiff's claims for Asylum and Withholding of Removal is reversed where the immigration judge incorrectly rejected the credibility and...

Hoblock v. Albany County Bd. of Elections

Civil Procedure, Elections, Government Law, Remedies
The grant of plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction, which prevented defendant from certifying election results without tallying certain...

Capobianco v. City of New York

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination dispute, summary judgment in favor of defendant is reversed and the case is remanded to determine whether plaintiff,...

Usha, Ltd. v. Honeywell Int'l, Inc.

Civil Procedure, International Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit in a United States district court, alleging claims arising under the laws of the Republic of India, is affirmed on the...

Huang v. INS

Immigration Law

US v. Ramirez

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's convictions for visa fraud and mail fraud are vacated where venue was not properly laid in the Southern District of New York.