• Dorce v. City of New York

    Publication Date: 2021-06-30
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Civil Rights | Real Estate | Tax
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants McConnell Dorce and Sherlivia Thomas-Murchison: Keith H. Wofford, Gregg L. Weiner, Alexander B. Simkin, New York, NY, on the brief, Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Ropes & Gray LLP, Washington, DC. For Plaintiffs-Appellants McConnell Dorce, Cecilia Jones, and Sherlivia Thomas-Murchison: Robert J. Valli, Jr., Matthew Berman, Valli Kane & Vagnini, Garden City, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees City of New York and Maria Torres-Springer, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Richard Dearing, Kate Fletcher, Kevin Osowski, Of Counsel, on the brief, Melanie T. West, Assistant Corporation Counsel, for James E. Johnson, Corporation Counsel of New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Neighborhood Restore Housing Development Fund Co. Inc. and BSDC Kings Covenant Housing Development Fund Company, Inc.: Brian J. Markowitz, Goldstein Hall PLLC, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.: Coty Montag, Washington, DC, Samuel Spital, Rachel M. Kleinman, Kristen A. Johnson, New York, NY, on the brief, Mahogane D. Reed, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Pacific Legal Foundation: Christina M. Martin, Kathryn D. Valois, Pacific Legal Foundation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

    Case Number: 20-1809-cv

    Judgment Dismissing Challenges to City's Tax Foreclosure Program Partly Reversed

  • Jones v. Cuomo

    Publication Date: 2021-06-28
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Jones, pro se, Marcy, New York.
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    Case Number: 20-2174

    Civil Detainee Not 'Prisoner' Subject to PLRA's Provisions When Seeking Fees' Restoration

  • Cortez v. Forster & Garbus LLP

    Publication Date: 2021-06-25
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: for Cristian D. Cortez, David M. Barshay, Craig B. Sanders, on the brief, Barshay Sanders PLLC, Garden City, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Robert L. Arleo, for Forster & Garbus, LLP: New York, New York.

    Case Number: 20-1134

    'Avila' Disclosure Requirement Does Not Extend to Collector Notice Offering to Settle Debt

  • Beierwaltes v. L'Office Federale de la Culture de la Confederation Suisse

    Publication Date: 2021-06-25
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | International Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants Lynda Beierwaltes, William Beierwaltes, and Hicham Aboutaam: William G. Pearlstein, on the brief, Anju Uchima, Pearlstein & McCullough LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee La République et Canton de Genève: Marcus A. Asner, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, New York, NY; Janine M. Lopez, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC, on the brief, Robert Reeves Anderson, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Denver, CO. For Defendants-Appellees L'Office Federale De La Culture De La Confederation Suisse and L'Administration Federale Des Douanes De La Confederation Suisse: Stephan E. Becker, on the brief, Michael Evan Jaffe, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 19-3457

    Swiss Seizure Not Taking Violating International Law; FSIA Divests Court of Jurisdiction

  • Soliman v. Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-24
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection | Dispute Resolution | Telecommunications
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Joseph Bianco
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Todd M. Friedman, on the brief, Adrian R. Bacon, on the brief, Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C., Woodland Hills, CA; Brenden P. Leydon, Wocl & Leydon, L.L.C., Stamford, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Lori Chang, Los Angeles, CA; Brian T. Feeney, Philadelphia, PA, on the brief, Ian C. Ballon, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Los Angeles, CA.

    Case Number: 20-946

    Reasonable Conspicuous Notice of Agreement to Website's Arbitration Terms Not Given

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  • Bey v. City of New York

    Publication Date: 2021-06-24
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Employment Litigation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Nicolas Y. Riley, Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC; Aymen Aboushi, Tahanie Aboushi, Aboushi Law Firm, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Richard Dearing, Devin Slack, on the brief, D. Alan Rosinus, Jr., Assistant Corporation Counsels, for James E. Johnson, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20-456

    Binding Federal OSHA Regulation Bars ADA Failure-to-Accommodate Claim Against FDNY

  • S. Katzman Produce Inc. v. Yadid

    Publication Date: 2021-06-23
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Trusts and Estates
    Industry: Agriculture
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Amalya Kearse
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: McCarron & Diess, Melville, New York, on the brief, Gregory A. Brown, Melville, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Ofeck & Heinze, Hackensack, New Jersey, on the brief, Mark F. Heinze, Hackensack, New Jersey.

    Case Number: 19-3540-cv

    Summary Judgment Appropriate Only to $40,000 in PACA Assets Transferred to Bank Account

  • Garlick v. Lee

    Publication Date: 2021-06-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellee: Robert S. Dean, on the brief, Matthew Bova, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellant: Nancy D. Killian, Peter D. Coddington, Robert C. McIver, Assistant District Attorneys, on the brief, Joshua P. Weiss, Assistant District Attorney, for Darcel D. Clark, Bronx County District Attorney, Bronx, New York.

    Case Number: 20-1796

    Testimonial Autopsy Report Wrongly Admitted Via Surrogate Witness; Habeas Relief Affirmed

  • Gorss Motels Inc. v. Lands' End Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-11
    Practice Area: Contracts | Telecommunications
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Glenn L. Hara, Anderson + Wanca, Rolling Meadows, IL.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Joshua N. Ruby, on the brief, Daniel P. Tighe, Donnelly, Conroy & Gelhaar, LLP, Boston, MA.

    Case Number: 20-589-cv

    Plaintiff Gave Prior Express Permission Via Franchise Agreements to Receive Faxed Ads

  • A.H. v. French

    Publication Date: 2021-06-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Civil Rights
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioners: John J. Bursch and Paul Daniel Schmitt, Alliance Defending Freedom, Washington, DC; Ryan J. Tucker, Alliance Defending Freedom, Scottsdale, AZ; and Thomas E. McCormick, McCormick, Fitzpatrick, Kasper & Burchard, P.C., Burlington, VT, on the brief, David A. Cortman, Alliance Defending Freedom, Lawrenceville, GA.
    for defendant: For Respondent Daniel M. French: Benjamin D. Battles, Solicitor General, and Rachel E. Smith, Assistant Attorney General, on the brief, Jon T. Alexander, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Montpelier, VT, for Thomas J. Donovan Jr., Attorney General of Vermont. For Respondents Michael Clark, South Hero Board of School Directors, Champlain Islands Unified Union School District Board of School Directors, James Tager, and Georgia Board of School Directors: Kevin J. Coyle, on the brief, William F. Ellis, McNeil, Leddy & Sheahan, P.C., Burlington, VT.

    Case Number: 21-87

    Parents Granted Mandamus in Vermont Case Over High School Tuition to Religious School