Second Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit was established in 1891. The Court is located in New York City and exercises appellate jurisdiction over courts in six districts within the states of Connecticut, New York, and Vermont:

Browse Opinions From the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Recent Decisions From the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Trustees of the NYSNAPP v. White Oak Glob. Adv.  
Date: May 21, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1783

Justia Opinion Summary: The Trustees of the New York State Nurses Association Pension Plan (the Trustees) and White Oak Global Advisors, LLC (White Oak) entered into an investment management agreement, which included an arbitration clause. The…

Nano Dimension Ltd. v. Murchinson Ltd.  
Date: May 20, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1141

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Nano Dimension Ltd., an Israeli 3D printing and manufacturing company, and several defendants including Murchinson Ltd. and Anson Advisors Inc. Nano alleged that the defendants violated Section 13(d) of…

United States v. Frias  
Date: May 16, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1804

Justia Opinion Summary: Carlos Esteras and Raphael Frias were convicted of fentanyl trafficking charges and appealed their sentences, arguing that the district court erred in calculating their respective Guidelines ranges. Esteras contended…

Krasner v. Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.
Date: May 16, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1262
Tereshchenko v. Karimi  
Date: May 16, 2024
Docket Number: 24-172

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a Ukrainian couple, Yasamin Karimi and Roman Tereshchenko, who divorced and disputed custody of their two children. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Tereshchenko agreed to Karimi removing the…

United States v. Barrett  
Date: May 15, 2024
Docket Number: 21-1379

Justia Opinion Summary: The defendant, Dwayne Barrett, was convicted on multiple counts of conspiratorial and substantive Hobbs Act robbery, the use of firearms during such robberies, and in one robbery, the murder of a robbery victim. On…

Brandon v. Royce  
Date: May 15, 2024
Docket Number: 21-2554

Justia Opinion Summary: Chamma K. Brandon, an inmate in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, filed a lawsuit against three prison officials. Brandon alleged that the officials violated his First…

In re Bystolic Antitrust Litigation  
Date: May 13, 2024
Docket Number: 23-410

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a dispute over the antitrust implications of a settlement agreement between Forest Laboratories, a brand manufacturer of the high-blood pressure drug Bystolic, and seven manufacturers of generic…

Soliman v. Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust, Ltd.  
Date: May 10, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1726

Justia Opinion Summary: The plaintiff, Marina Soliman, filed a lawsuit against Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust, Ltd. ("Subway"), alleging that a marketing text message she received on her cell phone violated the Telephone Consumer…

Fuld v. PLO, et al.; Waldman v. PLO, et al.
Date: May 10, 2024
Docket Number: 22-76
Doherty v. Bice  
Date: May 10, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1217

Justia Opinion Summary: Jason Doherty, a former student at Purchase College, State University of New York, who has Asperger Syndrome, sued several administrators of the college under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for declaratory and…

In re: Kind LLC "Healthy and All Natural" Litigation  
Date: May 2, 2024
Docket Number: 22-2684

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a group of plaintiffs who filed a class-action lawsuit against KIND, LLC, a snack food company. The plaintiffs alleged that the phrase "All Natural" on the labels of KIND's products was deceptive and…

Cedeno v. Sasson  
Date: May 1, 2024
Docket Number: 21-2891

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Ramon Dejesus Cedeno, an employee of Strategic Financial Solutions, LLC, and a participant in its Strategic Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Cedeno sued the company, its trustee Argent Trust Company, and…

United States v. Ortiz  
Date: April 30, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1775

Justia Opinion Summary: Antonio Ortiz, while on supervised release for a drug-trafficking conviction, was accused of repeatedly raping his teenage daughter. The district court found Ortiz guilty of three release violations related to the rapes…

Commerzbank AG v. U.S. Bank, N.A.  
Date: April 30, 2024
Docket Number: 22-854

Justia Opinion Summary: This case involves Commerzbank AG, a German bank, and U.S. Bank, N.A., an American bank. Commerzbank sued U.S. Bank, alleging that it had failed to fulfill its duties as a trustee for residential mortgage-backed…

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