United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Halloran

Criminal Law & Procedure
Convictions of wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. sections 1343 and 1346, violating the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. section 1952, and conspiracy to commit both...

Bank of New York Mellon Trust v. Morgan Stanley Mortgage

Contracts, Banking Law
In a breach‐of‐contract action involving an $81 million mortgage loan purchase agreement, the district court's judgment in favor of defendant is...

Cooper v. N.Y. State Dep't of Labor

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. sections 2000e et seq. (Title VII), and the New York State Human Rights Law, N.Y....

National Football League Management Council v. National Football League Players Association

Labor & Employment Law, Sports Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a dispute arising out of the alleged improper use of deflated footballs by professional football athlete Tom Brady, the District Court's vacation...

Schoenefeld v. Schneiderman

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Constitutional Law, Judges & Judiciary
In a challenge to a N.Y. Judiciary Law section 470, which requires nonresident attorneys to maintain an 'office for the transaction of law business'...

Zaretsky v. William Goldberg Diamond Corp.

Commercial Law
In a dispute between parties asserting competing claims of ownership of a 7.35 carat15 pear‐shaped diamond, the District Court's conclusion that...

US v. Pattee

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence and conviction of producing child pornography, 18 U.S.C. section 2251(a), distributing child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. section...

Reginella v. Target Corp.

Injury & Tort Law
In a case brought by an elderly plaintiff against Target for injuries arising from the use of a bathroom in one of defendant's stores, the district...

Flo & Eddie, Inc. v. Sirius XM Radio, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Copyright
In a copyright action, the court certified to the New York Court of Appeals the question of whether there is a right of public performance for...

In re Pfizer Inc. Sec. Litig.

Class Actions, Securities Law, Evidence, Drugs & Biotech
In a securities class action, contending that Pfizer made fraudulent misrepresentations and omissions regarding the safety of Celebrex and Bextra in...