Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Case Law

Justia Opinion Summary: James Seabrook was arrested in May 2016 and spent more than seven and a half years in pre-trial detention. In April 2019, he was convicted of criminal possession of a weapon, but juries hung on more serious charges…

Justia Opinion Summary: The plaintiff worked as a store clerk and stocker at grocery stores operated by the defendant. She was scheduled for ten-hour opening shifts, four days a week, at an hourly wage. The employer required her and other…

Justia Opinion Summary: Melissa McClain pleaded guilty to kidnapping conspiracy in federal court after participating in a scheme to abduct two elderly victims in New York, intending to exchange them for another person as part of a drug-related…

Justia Opinion Summary: A group of utility customers in Texas and California paid interest on bonds issued by their utility companies, which were intended to finance recovery after winter storms and wildfires. These bonds, known as recovery…

Justia Opinion Summary: Federal agents suspected that an individual was using his auto garage as a front for narcotics distribution. After two controlled purchases of cocaine and ongoing surveillance, agents obtained a warrant to search his…

Justia Opinion Summary: The plaintiff in this case began working for a law firm in 2017 and, in February 2018, signed an arbitration agreement covering most employment-related disputes. Over several years, she rose through the ranks and…

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a defendant who, after pleading guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS, was released on bail but later violated release conditions, including absconding from supervision and failing to…

Justia Opinion Summary: An attorney who began working for a luxury goods company in 2015 alleged that, soon after she was hired, a male colleague subjected her to repeated sexual harassment and, on one occasion, sexual assault. She reported the…

Justia Opinion Summary: A fraudulent investment scheme orchestrated by Martin Silver and a co-conspirator caused millions of dollars in losses to several entities, including two investment funds and a bank. Silver, who was a managing partner at…

Justia Opinion Summary: Chinwendu Alisigwe, a lawful permanent resident, was suspected by international law enforcement agencies of using fraudulent passports and identification documents to open bank accounts in the names of real individuals.…

Justia Opinion Summary: Three principals of an investment firm received approximately $141.5 million in distributive shares from the firm for the 2016 and 2017 tax years. The firm, organized as a Delaware limited partnership, did not include…

Justia Opinion Summary: A medical provider specializing in reconstructive surgery, which is out-of-network for the health plans administered by the defendant insurers, obtained more than $3 million in awards through the No Surprises Act’s…

Justia Opinion Summary: A lawful permanent resident originally from the Philippines, Nemis, entered the United States on a temporary work visa and adjusted to permanent residency. In 2016, he was indicted in the Southern District of New York…