2013 Town of Verona (Oneida Cnty.) v. Cuomo, 13-CV-1100(LEK) (10/30/13) – hybrid proceeding pursuant to Article 78 of the New York CPLR for declaratory judgment, asserting violations of federal and […]
Decisions of Interest
Decisions of Interest: Lending and Debt Collection
2013 McLean Laprade v. HSBC, 12-CV-1774(LEK) (7/30/13) – action under Truth in Lending Act, Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and state law, […]
Decisions of Interest: Labor and Employment
2013 Hua Lin v. New York State Dept. of Labor, 11-CV-1186(GLS) (10/23/13) – action by Senior Employment Security Clerk at U.S. Department of Labor’s Unemployment Insurance Telephone Claim Center, asserting […]
Decisions of Interest: Intellectual Property
2013 Vaughan Co. v. Global Bio Fuels Tech., LLC, 12-CV-1292(DNH) (10/23/13) – action asserting four patent infringement claims pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271 and five state law claims for […]
Decisions of Interest: Indian Land Claims
2013 Stockbridge Munsee Cmty. v. New York, 86-CV-1140(LEK) (7/23/13) – action asserting claims under federal common law, Nonintercourse Act, and 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, seeking possession of thirty six square […]
Decisions of Interest: Environmental and Indoor Air
2012 Aukema v. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, 11-CV-0489(DNH) (11/15/12) – action seeking judgment declaring that certain oil and gas leases entered into between parties expired at conclusion of primary terms of […]
Decisions of Interest: Election Law
2012 U.S. v. State of New York, 10-CV-1214(GLS) (1/27/12) – action to enforce Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to protect federally guaranteed voting rights of New York’s military and […]
Decisions of Interest: Education
2013 M.V. v. Shenendehow Cent. Sch. Dist., 11 CV 0701(GTS) (3/8/13)–action for violation of speech-impaired child’s right to free appropriate public education under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; denying plaintiff’s […]
Decisions of Interest: Criminal Law and Forfeiture
2006 In Matter of Application of Herald Co., Inc. , 05-MC-0088(TJM), 2006 WL 547962 (3/3/06) action by newspaper to unseal affidavits used by U.S. Government to support eavesdropping warrants issued […]
Decisions of Interest: Contracts
2012 Laskowski v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 11-CV-0340(GLS) (6/11/12) – diversity action asserting claim of, inter alia, breach of fire insurance policy; denying defendant’s motion for summary judgment based […]
Decisions of Interest: Constitutional Law
2013 Dorsett Felicelli, Inc. v. Cnty. of Clinton, 04-CV-1141(LEK) (7/29/13) – action by providers of early intervention and pre school services, asserting claims of retaliation and denial of free speech […]
Decisions of Interest: Bankruptcy
2013 Atl. Sea Pride, Inc. v. McCarthy, 13-CV-0670(LEK) (10/15/13) – appeal by creditor-appellant from decision of bankruptcy court granting trustee-appellee’s motion for summary judgment, contending that judgment was based on […]

