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  • Hamilton v. Westchester County

    Publication Date: 2021-07-07
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Samuel Weiss and Kelly Jo Popkin, Rights Behind Bars, Washington, D.C., and Brooklyn, New York, on the brief, Tamara Livshiz, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Westchester County, Joseph K. Spano, Francis Delgrosso, Karl Vollmer, and Leandro Diaz: Justin R. Adin, Deputy County Attorney, for John M. Nonna, Westchester County Attorney, White Plains, New York. For Defendants-Appellees Correct Care Solutions, LLC, Raul Ulloa, and Westchester County: Paul A. Sanders, Barclay Damon LLP, Rochester, New York.
    Case Number: 20-1058-pr

    Transitory Injury Lasting Less Than Six Months Can Qualify as 'Disability' Under ADA

  • Francis v. Kings Park Manor Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-01
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Jose Cabranes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: John P. Relman, Yiyang Wu, on the brief, Sasha Samberg-Champion, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Stanley J. Somer, Paul A. Bartels, on the brief, Frank W. Brennan, Uniondale, NY. Amicus Curiae in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: Stephanie Simon, on the brief, Debo P. Adegbile, New York, NY. For the United States of America, Amicus Curiae in support of neither party†: Eric S. Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General, Thomas E. Chandler, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice; J. Paul Compton, Jr., General Counsel, Timothy J. Petty, Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, on the brief, Alexander V. Maugeri, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: 15-1823-cv

    Landlords Lack Control Over Tenants Needed for FHA Liability for Misconduct Among Tenants

  • U.S. v. Martinez

    Publication Date: 2021-03-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S - SDNY
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: By: Kiersten A. Fletcher, Esq., Assistant United States Attorney, Audrey Strauss, Esq., Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, New York.
    for defendant: Defendant Pro Se: Johnny Martinez, Coleman, Florida.
    Case Number: 99-CR-1048-4

    Count Three Conviction's Vacatur Under 'Davis' Reduces Sentence by 10 Years

  • February 24, 2021 | New York Law Journal

    Biden, Minding Pledge to Build Diversity, Likely to Eye NY Federal Judges in Shaping 2nd Circuit, Court-Watchers Say

    Elevating trial judges to the appellate bench would be consistent with the Biden administration's stated goal of building diversity on the federal bench, court-watchers said.

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  • U.S. v. Marmolejos

    Publication Date: 2021-01-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S - SDNY
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: By: Kiersten A. Fletcher, Esq., Assistant United States Attorney, Audrey Strauss, Esq., Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Defendant Pro Se: Thomas Marmolejos, Otisville, NY.
    Case Number: 99 Cr. 1048

    Heroin Conspiracy Conviction Remained Valid Predicate for Conviction Under 18 USC §924(c)

  • September 17, 2020 | New York Law Journal

    2nd Circuit Refuses to Revive Public Workers' Union Challenge to Trump Orders Curtailing Bargaining

    A three-judge panel of the Manhattan-based appeals court upheld a lower court's decision last year allowing the rules to go into effect and rejecting claims by one of the country's largest unions that the president had overstepped his constitutional and statutory powers in rolling them out.

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  • Dane v. UnitedHealthCare Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-16
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection | Insurance Law | Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Susan K. Alexander, Stuart A. Davidson, Christopher C. Gold, and Dorothy P. Antullis, on the brief, Andrew S. Love, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Francisco, California and Boca Raton, Florida, and Sean K. Collins, Law Offices of Sean K. Collins, Boston, Massachusetts.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees United HealthCare Insurance Company and UnitedHealth Group, Inc.: Brian D. Boyle, Samantha M. Goldstein, and Jennifer B. Sokoler, on the brief, Meaghan Vergow, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, D.C. and New York, New York. For Defendants-Appellees AARP, Inc., AARP Services, Inc., and AARP Insurance Plan: Jeffrey S. Russell, Noah M. Weissman, and Alec Winfield Farr, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, St. Louis, Missouri, New York, New York and Washington, D.C., and James T. Shearin, Pullman & Comley, LLC, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
    Case Number: 19-2330-cv

    Medigap Insured Fails to Allege Unlawful Rebate Over Royalty Fee to AARP

  • Abdin v. CBS Broadcasting Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-21
    Practice Area: Copyrights
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: John Johnson and Allan Chan, Allan Chan & Associates, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Wook Hwang, Loeb & Loeb LLP, New York, New York.
    Case Number: 19-3160-cv

    Plaintiff Fails to Show TV Series Copied Unreleased Videogame's Protectible Elements

  • July 13, 2020 | New York Law Journal

    En Banc 2nd Circuit Won't Eye Decision Allowing Federal Funding to Be Withheld From States and Locales Over Sanctuary Policies

    The ruling laid bare sharp differences between the judges appointed to the court by Democrats and its ascendant conservative majority, bolstered by four judicial appointments of President Donald Trump.

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  • Mirlis v. Greer

    Publication Date: 2020-03-10
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Antonio Ponvert III, Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder, P.C., Bridgeport, Connecticut.
    for defendant: For Interested Party-Appellee: Lawrence Dressler, pro se, New Haven, Connecticut. For Defendants-Appellants: David T. Grudberg, Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, New Haven, Connecticut. For Appellant: Steven J. Errante, Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante P.C., New Haven, Connecticut.
    Case Number: 17-4023-cv

    $15 Million Damages Award Not 'Shocking'; Jury Instruction Accurately Stated the Law