• U.S. v. Pastore

    Publication Date: 2023-10-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard J. Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant Steven Pastore: Larry J. Silverman, on the brief, Vivian Shevitz, South Salem, NY. For Appellant Salvatore Delligatti: Lucas Anderson, Rothman, Schneider, Soloway & Stern, LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Appellee: Samson A. Enzer, Jason M. Swergold, Karl N. Metzner, Won S. Shin, on the brief, Jordan L. Estes, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 18-2482

    Conviction Under §924(c) Remains Valid; Underlying Predicate Is 'Crime of Violence'

  • DuVall v. County of Ontario, New York

    Publication Date: 2023-10-05
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Raymond J. Lohier, Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Zachary J. Pike, The Legal Aid Society of Rochester, NY, Rochester, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Jason S. Diponzio, Rochester, NY.

    Case Number: 21-2917-bk

    Debtor Insolvent; Foreclosure Was Constructively Fraudulent Transfer of Property

  • Connecticut ex rel. Tong v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

    Publication Date: 2023-10-03
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Energy | Mining and Resources | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard J. Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee State of Connecticut: Matthew I. Levine, Deputy Associate Attorney General; Daniel M. Salton, Jonathan E. Harding, Assistant Attorneys General, on the brief, Benjamin W. Cheney, Assistant Attorney General, for William M. Tong, Attorney General of Connecticut, Hartford, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Exxon Mobil Corporation: Justin Anderson, Kyle Smith, William T. Marks, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC; Theodore V. Wells, Jr., Daniel J. Toal, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY; Kevin M. Smith, Tadhg Dooley, Wiggin & Dana LLP, New Haven, CT; Robert M. Langer, Wiggin & Dana, LLP, Hartford, CT; Patrick J. Conlon, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Spring, TX, on the brief, Kannon K. Shanmugam, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 21-1446-CV

    CUTPA Claims Did Not Raise Transboundary Pollution as Needed Element for Liability

  • Siemens Energy Inc. v. Petroleos de Venezuela Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-28
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert D. Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Kim M. Watterson, Devin Misour, Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, PA; Jordan W. Siev, Reed Smith LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Jessica A.B. Livingston, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Denver, CO; Dennis H. Tracey, III, Matthew Ducharme, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22-0047-CV

    Payment by Venezuela's Oil Company Not 'Impossible' in Spite of Executive Order

  • Murphy v. Hughson

    Publication Date: 2023-09-27
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher M. Murphy, pro se, Bath, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Paul Andrew Sanders, on the brief, Kayla A. Arias, Barclay Damon LLP, Rochester, NY.

    Case Number: 21-2998-cv

    Strip Search Unrelated to Government Purpose, Release Delay Shocks Conscience

  • U.S. v. Davis

    Publication Date: 2023-09-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert D. Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Sean C. Eldridge, Assistant United States Attorney, for Trini E. Ross, United States Attorney for the Western District of New York, Rochester, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Timothy P. Murphy, Assistant Federal Public Defender, for Marianne Mariano, Federal Public Defender for the Western District of New York, Buffalo, NY.

    Case Number: 21-1782

    Court Committed No Error in Imposing Above Guidelines 48-Month Sentence

  • U.S. v. Hunt

    Publication Date: 2023-09-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John M. Walker, Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee the United States of America: Kevin Trowel, on the brief, Ian C. Richardson, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Brendan Hunt: Yuanchung Lee, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-3020

    Evidence Supports Conviction for Threatening Members of Congress in Social Media Posts

  • Elisa W. v. City of New York

    Publication Date: 2023-09-25
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Joseph F. Bianco
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Antony L. Ryan, Justin C. Clarke, Nicole M. Peles, on the brief, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY, Marcia Robinson Lowry, A Better Childhood, Inc., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee City of New York: Claude S. Platton & Richard Dearing, on the brief, Jamison Davies, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York for Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Sheila J. Poole: Ester Murdukhayeva, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Elizabeth A. Brody, Assistant Solicitor General, for Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, New York State Office of the Attorney General, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22-7

    Court Erred in Analyzing FRCP 23(a) Requirements in Class Suit Over NYC Foster Care System

  • In re ALBA Petroleos de El Salvador S.E.M. de C.V.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-22
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Michael H. Park
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Claire A. DeLelle, Nicole Erb, Susan Grace, White & Case LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Appellee: Marcos D. Jiménez, León Cosgrove Jiménez, LLP, Miami, FL.

    Case Number: 22-317

    Circuit Lacks Jurisdiction Over Appeal of Denial of Third-Party Bid to Substitute Counsel

  • DiMartile v. Hochul

    Publication Date: 2023-09-21
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Civil Rights | Covid-19
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan L. Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Phillip A. Oswald, on the brief, R. Anthony Rupp III, Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham LLC, Buffalo, N.Y.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Kathleen Hochul, Letitia James, and Empire State Development Corporation: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Andrea Oser, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Frederick A. Brodie, for Letitia James, Attorney General for the State of New York, Albany, N.Y. For Defendants-Appellees Mark C. Poloncarz and Erie County Department of Health: Erin Molisani, Erie County Department of Law, Buffalo, N.Y.

    Case Number: 21-2988-CV

    Preliminary Injunction Does Not Confer Prevailing Party Status, Fee Award Eligibility