Affirmation of §2255 Motion Denial: Upholding Effective Counsel Standards on Defendant's Right to Testify Introduction The case of Patrick Bennett v. United States of America, 663 F.3d 71 (2d Cir....
Second Circuit Affirms Time-Barred Discrimination Claims but Remands FMLA Claim for Willful Misconduct Consideration in Riddle v. Citigroup Introduction In Be v. rly A. Riddle, 449 F. App'x 66 (2d...
Affirmation in Lopez v. JetBlue: No Private Cause of Action under ACAA and ADA Title III in Air Carrier Services Introduction Lopez v. JetBlue Airways, 662 F.3d 593 (2d Cir. 2011) presents a pivotal...
Retroactivity of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Affirmed in Schwartz v. Merrill Lynch Introduction In the landmark case Roberta Schwartz v. Merrill Lynch Co., Inc., the United States Court of...
Sufficiency of Broker-Dealer Disclosures in Auction Rate Securities Markets: Merrill Lynch v. Wilson Introduction In the case of COLIN WILSON v. MERRILL LYNCH CO., INC., the United States Court of...
Impact of Covenant Not to Sue on Declaratory Judgment and Trademark Cancellation: Nike, Inc. v. Already, LLC d/b/a Yums Introduction The case of Nike, Inc. v. Already, LLC d/b/a Yums, adjudicated by...
Defining 'Pollution' in Insurance Policies: Exclusion of Restaurant Odors Affirmed Introduction In the case of Barney Greengrass, Inc. v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, the United States Court...
Second Circuit Establishes Reasonableness Standard for Statute of Limitations Accrual in ERISA Pension Miscalculation Claims Introduction The case of Carlo NOVELLA v. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, New York...
Second Circuit Clarifies Scope of Class-Action Settlement Releases on Individual Arbitration Claims Introduction In the case of In re American Express Financial Advisors Securities Litigation, the...
Defining Materially Adverse Actions in Title VII Retaliation Claims: Second Circuit in Tepperwien v. Entergy Nuclear Operations Introduction In the landmark case Tepperwien v. Entergy Nuclear...
Second Circuit Clarifies 'Customer' Status under FINRA Code, Limiting Arbitration Scope Introduction The case of Wachovia Bank, National Association, Wachovia Capital Markets LLC v. VCG Special...
Eligibility for Sentence Reduction under Retroactive Amendments to Crack Cocaine Guidelines: Analysis of United States v. Rivera Introduction United States of America v. Gilberto Rivera, a/k/a Junco...
Second Circuit Upholds Procedural Default: Limits on Post-Appeal §2255 Challenges in Money Laundering Cases Introduction In the case of United States of America v. Joseph P. Thorn, the United States...
Tribal Sovereign Immunity and Property Taxation: Insights from ONEIDA INDIAN NATION OF NEW YORK v. MADISON COUNTY and Oneida County Introduction The case of ONEIDA INDIAN NATION OF NEW YORK v....
Presumption of Prudence Affirmed for ERISA Fiduciaries in Employee Stock Investments Introduction In the landmark decision of IN RE CITIGROUP ERISA LITIGATION, the United States Court of Appeals for...
Affirming Frivolity of Absolute Prosecutorial Immunity Claims under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g): Collazo v. Pagano Introduction In the case of Steven Collazo v. James Pagano et al., adjudicated by the United...
ROJAS v. ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER: Affirmation of Summary Judgment on Title VII Claims Due to Contradictory Evidence Introduction ROJAS v. ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER is a...
Judicial Analysis: Eminent Authority on ADA Accommodations Established in Devin Keitt v. New York City et al. Introduction The case of Devin Keitt v. New York City, et al. (882 F. Supp. 2d 412, 2011)...
Second Circuit Clarifies 'Prostitution' for Aggravated Felony Under INA: Prus v. Holder Introduction The case of Oksana Nikolayevna Prus v. Holder addresses a pivotal issue in immigration law: the...
Supplemental Jurisdiction in Employment Class Actions: Shahriar v. Smith & Wollensky Introduction In the landmark case of Salim Shahriar, Muhammad Islam, and Mary Harvey v. Smith & Wollensky...