United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Starkey v. G Adventures, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence action against a travel company, the district court's dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where defendant had reasonably...

Eric M. Berman, P.C. v. City of New York

Debt Collection, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law
In light of certified questions answered by the New York Court of Appeals, concluding that New York State's authority to regulate attorney conduct...

US v. Gioeli

Criminal Law & Procedure
Convictions for racketeering conspiracy committed as members of the Colombo crime family, are affirmed over multiple claims of error, including...

Am. Trucking Ass’ns v. N.Y. State Thruway Auth.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Transportation
In a suit alleging that the New York State Thruway Authority charges excessive tolls in violations of the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution, the...

City of Concord, N.H. v. Northern New England Telephone Operations LLC

Bankruptcy Law, Tax Law
In an action by brought by a City, a secured creditor that contends its lien passed through a Chapter 11 Reorganization unaffected, even though the...

Sewell v. Bernardin

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law
In an action brought under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. section 1030, and the Stored Communications Act, 18 U.S.C. section 2701,...

Davis v. Velez

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for false arrest, malicious prosecution, and denial of a fair trial, the district court's judgment and...

Burgis v. New York City Dep't of Sanitation

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a putative class action, plaintiffs allege discrimination on the basis of race and/or national origin in the New York City Department of...

Gortat v. Capala Bros.

Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law
In an action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. section 201 et seq., and the New York Labor Law (NYLL), the district court's award...

Katz v. Cellco Partnership

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a suit involving state law claims that was compelled to arbitration and then dismissed by the district court, the court's judgment is: 1) affirmed...