• Mirlis v. Greer

    Publication Date: 2023-09-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Beth Robinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: on the brief, Matthew K. Beatman, James M. Moriarty, John L. Cesaroni, Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C., Bridgeport, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: on the brief, Richard P. Colbert, Matthew J. Letten, on the brief, Day Pitney LLP, New Haven, CT; Jonathan J. Einhorn, Law Office of Jonathan J. Einhorn, New Haven, CT.

    Case Number: 21 202

    Withdrawals From Joint Accounts Were Fraudulent Transfers Under Connecticut Law

  • U.S. v. Vinales

    Publication Date: 2023-09-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Daniel E. Cummings, Sandra S. Glover, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, New Haven, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Elizabeth M. Johnson, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22 331 cr

    Commentary to §2D1.1(b)(12) Supported Two-Level Enhancement to Offense Level

  • Bohnak v. Marsh & McClennan Companies Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-01
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Beth Robinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: John A. Yanchunis, Kenya Reddy, Morgan and Morgan, Tampa, FL.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Travis LeBlanc, Cooley LLP, Washington, D.C., Tiana Demas, Cooley LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22-319

    Claims Third Party Accessed PII Through Targeted Data Breach Provides Article III Standing

  • U.S. v. McPartland

    Publication Date: 2023-09-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Jo Ann M. Navickas, Nicole Boeckmann, and Michael Maffei, Assistant United States Attorneys, and Lara Treinis Gatz, Special Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Justina Geraci, Assistant United States Attorney, for Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Christopher McPartland: Lisa Cahill, Krantz & Berman LLP, New York, NY; Bradley Gershel, Ballard Spahr LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Larry H. Krantz, Krantz & Berman LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Thomas J. Spota: Erin Monju, Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Alan Vinegrad, Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-1999 cr

    Prosecutors' Convictions Upheld; Fear of Retaliation Evidence Not Admitted in Error

  • Perry v. City of New York

    Publication Date: 2023-08-31
    Practice Area: Wage and Hour Litigation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Gregory K. McGillivary, Molly A. Elkin, Diana J. Nobile, on the brief, Sara L. Faulman, McGillivary Steele Elkin LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: Richard Dearing, Devin Slack, Daniel Matza-Brown, on the brief, Jamison Davies, of counsel, for Hon. Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-2095

    Employer Is Liable for All Work It Knows, Requires Even if Compensation Not Requested

  • Buono v. Tyco Fire Prods. LP

    Publication Date: 2023-08-30
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Michael H. Park
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Franklin Buono: Kenneth Fromson, on the brief, Marie Dusault, Finkelstein & Partners, LLP, Newburgh, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Tyco Fire Products, LP: Daniel Whiteley, on the brief, James Kirkpatrick, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 22-754

    Claims Over Air Tank's Explosion Preempted by Hazardous Materials Transportation Act

  • Gonzalez v. U.S.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-30
    Practice Area: Damages | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Joseph F. Bianco
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Peter Wessel, Law Office of Peter Wessel, PLLC, New York, NY, on the briefs, Gary A. Barbanel, Law Office of Gary A. Barbanel, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Anthony J. Sun, Benjamin H. Torrance, on the brief, Rachael L. Doud, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-548 CV

    $975,233 Award Did Not Deviate Materially From Reasonable Compensation Under NY Law

  • U.S. v. Krivoi

    Publication Date: 2023-08-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs and Robert D. Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Susan Corkery and Michael W. Gibaldi, on the brief, Jonathan Siegel, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Richard M. Langone, Langone & Associates, PLLC, Garden City, NY.

    Case Number: 21-1439

    Kidnapping Convictions Stand; 30-Minute Detention Through Violence Is 'Appreciable'

  • Horn v. Medical Marijuana Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-25
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard E. Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Jeffrey M. Benjamin, The Linden Law Group, P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Roy A. Mura, Scott D. Mancuso, Mura Law Group, PLLC, Buffalo, NY.

    Case Number: 22-349-cv

    RICO Suit for Business, Property Injury Not Barred by Personal Injury Preceding Action

  • Kerson v. Vermont Law School Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-24
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Civil Rights | Copyrights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Oliver R. Chernin, on the Brief, Steven J. Hyman, McLaughlin & Stern, LLP, New York NY.
    for defendant: Richard I. Rubin, on the brief, Rubin, Kidney, Myer & Vincent, Barre, VT. For Defendant-Appellee: Karen McAndrew, on the brief, Justin B. Barnard, Dinse P.C., Burlington, VT. Lia N. Ernst, ACLU Foundation of Vermont, Montpelier, VT, for American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, as amicus curiae.

    Case Number: 21-2904

    Murals' Concealment Not Their Modification, Destruction for Purposes of VARA