Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Case Law

Justia Opinion Summary: The petitioner, Edwin Madden, was convicted in New York state court in 1994. He first challenged his conviction by filing a habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. §2254 in the United States District Court for the Eastern…

Justia Opinion Summary: Two companies that compete in the financial technology sector became involved in a dispute after one, SS&C (which had acquired Advent), alleged that its competitor, Arcesium, misappropriated trade secrets from its Geneva…

Justia Opinion Summary: The defendant participated in a scheme to traffic counterfeit luxury goods, using a Manhattan storage facility to store and distribute items such as clothing, shoes, and accessories marked with counterfeit trademarks.…

Justia Opinion Summary: The plaintiff, a borrower, sent a qualified written request (QWR) for information concerning the servicing of her mortgage to the loan servicer and master servicer. After she received no response, her attorney prepared…

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2016, Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, PDVSA, initiated a bond exchange offer allowing holders of unsecured notes due in 2017 to swap them for new, secured notes due in 2020. As collateral, PDVSA pledged a…

Justia Opinion Summary: A former police officer alleged that he experienced discrimination while employed by a municipal police department, culminating in his termination. The officer identified as Hispanic due to his Ecuadorian heritage and…

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…