United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Laroe Estates, Inc. v. Town of Chester

Property Law & Real Estate, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In a case in which a now-deceased land developer sued a town alleging a regulatory taking, the District Court's denial of plaintiff's motion to...

In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merch. Discount Antitrust Litig.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Banking Law
In an antitrust class action, alleging that Visa and MasterCard conspired to impose an artificially inflated interchange fee in violation of Section 1...

Weiland v. Lynch

Immigration Law
In an immigration action, appealing a removal order based on petitioner's conviction for possession of child pornography in violation of New York...

OneWest Bank v. Melina

Civil Procedure, Banking Law
In a civil procedure action arising from a foreclosure, the district court's grant of summary judgment to plaintiff and denial of defendant's...

MPC Franchise, LLC v. Tarntino

Commercial Law, Trademark
In a trademark action concerning the mark for Pudgie's pizza chain restaurants, the district court's grant of summary judgment to plaintiffs is...

Smith v. Wenderlich

Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a habeas corpus action, the district court's denial of the petition for relief is affirmed where New York's resentencing of petitioner, to add a...

Leeward Construction Co. v. American University of Antigua

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Construction, Contracts
In a dispute arising out of an agreement to build a medical school, which proceeded to arbitration, the District Court's confirmation of an...

Smith v. Wenderlich

Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a petition for habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 2254, alleging that petitioner's right to be free from double jeopardy was violated when...

Terry v. Inc. Village of Patchogue

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit arising out of events spanning more than a decade, principally concerning the village-defendants' allegedly wrongful interference with...

Austin v. Town of Farmington

Property Law & Real Estate, Civil Rights
In a suit against a Town asserting claims under the Fair Housing Act (FHA), Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. section...