Floyd v. City of New York
This appeal addresses whether public-sector unions may intervene into a litigation where the actual parties to that litigation have agreed to a settlement. On August 12, 2013, after a bench… Read more »
Category: Second Circuit
In re: Thelen LLP
The Court of Appeals answers two certified questions that arose in two separate law firm bankruptcy cases, where the firms dissolved their partnerships. In Thelen, the partners included an “Unfinished… Read more »
United States ex. rel. Grupp v. DHL Express, Inc.
In this qui tam suit, Kevin Grupp and Robert Moll appealed the district court’s decision to dismiss their action for failure to satisfy a statutory notice requirement. Grupp and Moll,… Read more »
Starr Int’l Co., Inc. v. Fed. Reserve Bank of N.Y.
The appeal considered whether a breach of fiduciary duty cause of action could be brought against the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY”) over its rescue of American International… Read more »
Kalyanaram v. Am. Ass’n of Univ. Professors at N.Y. Inst. of Tech., Inc.
The plaintiff, Gurumurthy Kalyanaram (“Kalyanaram”), was a professor in the School of Management at the New York Institute of Technology (“NYIT”) and a union member of the American Association of… Read more »
Hillside Metro Associates, LLC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank
On September 25, 2008, the Office of Thrift Supervision appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) as Washington Mutual’s receiver, and the FDIC entered into a Purchase and Assumption Agreement… Read more »
In re Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, N.Y., Inc.
This petition for writ of mandamus addressed the purported lack of personal jurisdiction that the District of Vermont had over Defendant-Petitioner, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, N.Y. (“Diocese”). The… Read more »
Ramos v. SimplexGrinnell LP
A group of workers who installed, maintained, repaired, tested, and inspected fire alarm and suppression systems in New York for SimplexGrinnell LP (“Simplex”) brought suit against their employer. Plaintiffs claimed… Read more »
Evergreen Assoc., Inc. v. City of New York
The appeal addressed whether New York City can require pregnancy services centers to disclose particular information about the centers and the services they provide. The City’s appeal followed the district… Read more »