Class Certification in Fraud Claims: Material Uniformity Requirement Established in Moore v. PaineWebber Introduction In the landmark case Robert L. Moore and Jeannette S. Parry v. PaineWebber, Inc.,...
Defining Limited Resentencing and Law of the Case: Insights from United States v. Carlo Donato Introduction In the case of United States v. Carlo Donato, decided by the United States Court of Appeals...
Second Circuit Affirms ERISA's Written Instrument Requirement: Implications for Employee Benefit Plans Introduction In the landmark case of Raymond Feifer, Nicholas Pocchia, and Edwin Molina v....
Proper Procedural Compliance for State Motions Under AEDPA: Insights from PRATT v. GREINER Introduction The case of Shawn Pratt v. Charles Greiner, adjudicated by the United States Court of Appeals...
Requiring Conspicuous Notice and Unambiguous Assent for Clickwrap Arbitration Clauses: Insights from SPECHT v. NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS CORP. Introduction The landmark case SPECHT v. NETSCAPE...
Patel v. Searles: Affirming the Constitutional Right to Intimate Association under § 1983 Introduction In Patel v. Searles, 305 F.3d 130 (2d Cir. 2002), the United States Court of Appeals for the...
Second Circuit Upholds Mandatory Arbitration in Maritime In Rem Claims in Thyssen v. Calypso Shipping Corp. Introduction In the landmark case of Thyssen, Inc. v. Calypso Shipping Corp., the United...
Expansion of Discovery Sanctions to Include Ordinary Negligence: RFC v. DeGeorge Financial Corp. Introduction The case of Residential Funding Corporation (RFC) v. DeGeorge Financial Corp. addressed...
Second Circuit Clarifies Qualified Immunity Limits in Warrantless Home Entries for Minor Offenses Introduction The case of Theodore E. Loria v. Charles Gorman et al. (306 F.3d 1271, 2d Cir. 2002)...
Congress' Abrogation of State Sovereignty under the Fourteenth Amendment: An Analysis of CSX Transportation, Inc. v. New York State Office of Real Property Services Introduction The case of CSX...
Probative Weight of Independent Arbitration in Employment Discrimination Claims: Collins v. NY City Transit Authority Introduction Collins v. New York City Transit Authority is a pivotal case...
Expanding Long-Arm Jurisdiction: Persistent Conduct and Due Process in Bank Brussels Lambert v. Fiddler Gonzalez Rodriguez Introduction The case of Bank Brussels Lambert, Plaintiff-Appellant, v....
Right to Prompt Retention Hearing for Seized Vehicles under N.Y.C. Code § 14-140 Introduction In the landmark case of Krimstock et al. v. Kelly, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second...
Deliberate Indifference in Municipal Liability: Davis v. Lynbrook Police Department Introduction In Charles Edward Davis v. Lynbrook Police Department, the United States District Court for the...
SEC Regulation S-K Does Not Mandate Grant-Date Option Valuations for Director Compensation: Commentary on Herbert Resnik v. Symbol Technologies Introduction Herbert Resnik, a shareholder of Symbol...
Interpreting Settlement Agreements: The Collins v. Harrison-Bode Precedent Introduction The case of James J. Collins, Jr. v. Judith Harrison-Bode et al. adjudicated by the United States Court of...
Broad Duty to Defend Affirmed in Liberty Mutual v. IBM: Clarifying Insurance Obligations Introduction The case of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance...
Delvalle v. Armstrong: Affirming Lack of Habeas Relief for Jury Instruction Errors Under AEDPA Introduction Delvalle v. Armstrong is a pivotal case adjudicated by the United States Court of Appeals...
Affirmation of Bankruptcy Court’s Core Jurisdiction in Contractual Disputes: In re PETRIE RETAIL, INC. Introduction The case of In re PETRIE RETAIL, INC., Debtor. Luan Investment S.E. v. Franklin 145...
Westerbeke v. Daihatsu: Second Circuit Upholds Arbitration Award and Clarifies Deference to Arbitrator's Contract Interpretation Introduction The case of Westerbeke Corporation v. Daihatsu Motor Co.,...