U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Recent News About U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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Pennsylvania a target for nation's busiest TCPA law firm
PHILADELPHIA – A focus on finding Pennsylvania plaintiffs has helped a California-based firm earn a reputation for flooding the nation's courts with lawsuits over phone calls made by companies. -
Tech giants file briefs supporting Google in case of FBI subpoena
PHILADELPHIA – In light of a Pennsylvania magistrate judge’s ruling directing Google to comply with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) search warrants and turn over data stored outside the United States, several titans of the technology world have lent their support to Google through the filing of amicus briefs. -
Phoney Lawsuits: A federal law is giving litigious people a new income stream
In June 2014, Melody Stoops began a business venture that would lead to the collection of at least 35 cell phones that she stored in a shoebox. Though she lived in a small town in central Pennsylvania, she used Florida area codes when she registered for a new phone number for each. -
Geographic injunction expanded in Guthrie Healthcare's trademark infringement case
NEW YORK – The Second Circuit Court has expanded the geographic reach of an injunction in a trademark infringement case. -
Second Circuit affirms dismissal of PSERS from investment fraud lawsuit
NEW YORK – A federal appeals court in New York City affirmed a ruling which denied class certification to a large-scale investment fraud lawsuit, which had included Pennsylvania’s Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) as a plaintiff. -
Superior Court says Cigna's actions fraudulent, denies liability insurance
HARRISBURG - An insurance company's misleading actions regarding changes to its -
Second Circuit: Pfizer lost protection against asbestos suits
NEW YORK - Because Pfizer used its logo on asbestos-containing products made by a company it acquired, lawsuits brought in Pennsylvania by the Law Offices of Peter Angelos may proceed, an appeals court has ruled.