United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Halo v. Yale Health Plan

Insurance Law, Health Law, Administrative Law
In a civil action, brought by insured plaintiff claiming that defendant violated the Department of Labor's claims-procedure regulation, 29 C.F.R....

Mitchell v. Garrison Protective Services, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Judgement Enforcement
In a judgment enforcement action, arising out of an underlying sex-discrimination lawsuit in which default judgment was entered against defendant...

Johnson v. Patterson

Family Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
In a civil rights action, challenging police officer defendant's arrest of plaintiff following her refusal to allow Child Protective Services to...

Ind. Pub. Ret. Sys. v. SAIC, Inc.

Class Actions, Securities Law
In a securities fraud class action, the district court's denial of plaintiffs' postjudgment motion to amend their Financial Account Standard No. 5...

In re Tribune Co. Fraudulent Conveyance Litig.

Bankruptcy Law
In a bankruptcy action, brought by unsecured creditors of Chapter 11 debtor Tribune Company, the district court's dismissal of the creditors' state...

Souratgar v. Fair

Remedies, International Law
In a family law action, the district court's award of $283,066.62 in expenses to the prevailing plaintiff under the International Child Abduction...

Davis v. Shah

Health Law, Government Benefits, Class Actions
In a class action challenging New York's coverage restrictions on certain medical services provided under the state's Medicaid plan, the district...

MHANY Mgmt., Inc. v. City of Nassau

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a fair housing action, the district court's judgment after a bench trial for plaintiffs is affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded where:...

Associates Against Outlier Fraud v. Huron

Civil Procedure
In a False Claims Act case, the district court's order to plaintiffs to pay defendants the costs of their deposition transcripts under F.R.C.P....

Avila v. Riexinger & Associates LLC

Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In a debt collection action, the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is reversed....