United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

IDAHO POTATO COMM'N. v. M&M PRODUCE FARM & SALES

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trademark
The district court erred in holding defendant's counterclaims for cancellation of plaintiff's certification marks were barred by estoppel.

DERAVIN v. KERIK

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Because plaintiff adequately exhausted his Title VII race discrimination claim, and because defending oneself against charges of sexual harassment by...

GREEN-YOUNGER v. BARNHART

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
In failing to accord controlling weight to the treating physician's opinion, an administrative law judge (ALJ) erroneously denied plaintiff disability...

VERA v. SAKS & CO.

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BOYD v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Although police had probable cause to arrest defendant, there was no probable cause to prosecute him, thus his 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim for...

IN RE: RIENDEAU

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US v. BROTHERS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Securities Law
Claim that defendant was improperly classified as a "career offender," under U.S.S.G. section 4B1.1 when the District Court determined that his two...

NEWMAN v. WARNACO GROUP, INC.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Where, as a matter of law, plaintiff stockholders were not placed on inquiry notice of any alleged fraud by a Form 10-K filed by defendant...

US v. SILVERIO

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US v. HAMILTON

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Evidence was sufficient to support defendant police officers' convictions for drug-related offenses.