22 court opinions authored by Judge Robert D Sack. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Antitrust claims dismissed for failure to plead exclusionary conduct
DirecTV, LLC v. Nexstar Media Group, Inc., decided by Second Circuit on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of DirecTV's ...
Second Circuit Upholds Laptop Search Consent
United States v. Ng Chong Hwa, decided by Second Circuit on December 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evide...
CA2 Affirms Dismissal of Discrimination Claims Against CSX
Ziparo v. CSX Transportation, decided by Second Circuit on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a former employee's dis...
Patent Inventorship Dispute: Court Affirms Summary Judgment for APE
Alessi Equip., Inc. v. Am. Piledriving Equip., Inc., decided by Second Circuit on November 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summ...
Court Affirms Dismissal of Age and Sex Discrimination Claims
Cole v. Foxmar, Inc., decided by Second Circuit on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a former employee's discriminat...
Marine insurer liable for vessel grounding loss
CITGO Petroleum Corp. v. Ascot Underwriting Ltd., decided by Second Circuit on October 28, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary ...
Antitrust Claims Against Sanofi Dismissed for Lack of Anticompetitive Effect
Mosaic Health, Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S., LLC, decided by Second Circuit on October 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Mosaic Health's antitr...
Second Circuit Upholds Public Charge Rule, Reverses Injunction
Öztürk v. Hyde; Mahdawi v. Trump, decided by Second Circuit on September 19, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. This case consolidates two appeals concerning the "public charge" rule, which determines...
School Lacks Standing to Sue Over LGBTQ+ Anti-Discrimination Rule
Mid Vermont Christian School v. Saunders, decided by Second Circuit on September 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Mid Ver...
Giants' Personal Assistant Not Entitled to Overtime Pay
Flores v. N.Y. Football Giants, decided by Second Circuit on August 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a former Giants employe...
Giants' Personal Assistant Not Entitled to Overtime Pay
Flores v. N.Y. Football Giants, decided by Second Circuit on August 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a former Giants employe...
NY Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers Upheld
A.H. v. N.Y. State Dep't of Health, decided by Second Circuit on August 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging New York's COV...
Second Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Sanofi on Untimely Rebate Claims
Mosaic Health, Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S., LLC, decided by Second Circuit on August 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Mosaic Health, Inc. ("Mosaic") sued Sanofi-Aventis U.S., LLC ("Sanofi...
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Abuse Lawsuit Against Holy See
Blecher v. Holy See, decided by Second Circuit on July 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse, holding that the Hol...
NY Red Flag Law Upheld: Preliminary Injunction Denied
Hernandez v. McIntosh, decided by Second Circuit on July 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by pl...
Second Circuit Affirms Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence
United States v. Johnson, decided by Second Circuit on July 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence seiz...
Charter Communications Securities Fraud Suit Dismissed on Appeal
Roth v. LAL Family Corp.; Roth v. Drahi, decided by Second Circuit on May 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a securities fraud class action ag...
Personal Assistant Properly Classified as Independent Contractor, Not Employee
Zivkovic v. Laura Christy LLC, decided by Second Circuit on May 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a plaintiff's claims for un...
Street vending rules not unconstitutionally vague
Matter of Dourdounas v. City of New York, decided by New York Court of Appeals on March 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the City of New York's administ...
Amazon's FCRA compliance in employee investigations affirmed
Del Rio v. Amazon.com.dec.llc, decided by Second Circuit on March 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging Amazon violated the Fai...
CMS can deny Medicare agreement for non-compliance beyond patient safety
Safe Haven Home Care, Inc. v. United States Department of Health and Human, decided by Second Circuit on March 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Safe Haven Home Care, Inc. challenged the C...
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Mortgage Rescission Claim
Jean Robert Saint-Jean v. Emigrant Mortg. Co., Inc., decided by Second Circuit on February 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of ...