United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Restivo v. Hessemann

Injury & Tort Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a civil suit brought by plaintiffs who were wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of a teenage girl, alleging malicious prosecution and...

Trikona Advisers Limited v. Chugh

Bankruptcy Law, Injury & Tort Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Corp. Governance
In a complaint alleging breach of fiduciary duty by defendant, a former partner and fifty percent owner of plaintiff corporation, the district court's...

Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Inc. v. EPA (Catskill III)

Environmental Law, Water Law, Administrative Law
In a challenge to the Water Transfer Rule, which formalized the EPA's longstanding position that water transfers are not subject to regulation under...

CBF Industria De Gusa S/A, et al. v. AMCI Holdings, Inc.

International Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law
In a consolidated appeal of two judgments to enforce a foreign arbitral award against appellees as alter‐egos of the then‐defunct award‐debtor, the...

A.M. v. N.Y.C. Dep't of Educ.

Education Law
In an action brought on behalf of plaintiff and her disabled, autistic child, seeking relief under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20...

Moss v. Colvin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought under 28 U.S.C. section 2254, the district court's dismissal of the petition is affirmed where,...

Beck Chevrolet Co., Inc. v. General Motors LLC

Contracts
In a case brought by a car dealer against a car manufacturer in a dispute over defendant's performance standards, vehicle allocation system and...

Ferrari v. County of Suffolk

Constitutional Law, Asset Forfeiture
In an action regarding plaintiff's right to procedural due process, the district court judgment is reversed and remanded where: 1) the court granted...

Buffalo Transportation Inc. v. US

Immigration Law, Administrative Law
In an action regarding violations of verifications of employees’ immigration status, the district court is affirmed where plaintiff has not timely...

ACLU v. Dep't of Justice

Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Government Law
A district court judgment with respect to government decisions to withhold certain information from FOIA request responses is: (1) affirmed when...