New York Immunity Law

E. Jean Carroll v. Donald Trump

New York City, New York personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a defamation theory. A jury found that then-President Trump acted with common law malice when he made defamatory statements about Carroll in June 2019 and awarded compensatory and punitive damages. Trump appeals, arguing that he is entitled to presidential immunity or, in the alternative, a new trial. Tr... More...

$0 (09-08-2025 - NY)

Jeremy Kellog, et al. v. Jonathan D. Nichols

Albany, New York personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory. The Plaintiffs are New York State residents who applied for concealed carry licenses under the State's firearms licensing laws. Jonathan D. Nichols, a state court judge serving as a statutory firearms licensing officer, reviewed and denied their applications for failing to meet the statut... More...

$0 (08-28-2025 - NY)

United States of America v. EZ Lynk, SEZC, Thomas Wood, Bradley Gintz

New York City, New York civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendants on a Clean Air Action violation theory. This case presents two principal questions. The first is whether the government has adequately alleged that the "EZ Lynk System,â€ a product manufactured and sold by Appellees Thomas Wood and Bradley Gintz through their company, Appellee EZ Lynk, SEZC, is a "defeat devi... More...

$0 (08-22-2025 - NY)

National Rifle Associations of America v. Maria T. Vullo

New York, New York civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a First Amendment violation claim. This case involves First Amendment claims brought by Plaintiff National Rifle Association of America (the "NRA") against Defendant Maria T. Vullo, the former Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services ("DFS") under former Governor Andre... More...

$0 (07-21-2025 - NY)

Suzan Russell v. Westchester Community College, et al.

New York City, New York civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an employment discrimination claim. Suzan Russell sued Westchester Community College ("WCCâ€), Westchester County, and two WCC administrators (collectively, "Defendantsâ€) after WCC decided not to offer Russell courses to teach during the fall 2014 semester. Russell brought claims under the Americans with D... More...

$0 (04-22-2025 - NY)

David J. Doyaga v. United States of America

New York City, New York personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a federal tort claims act auto negligence theory. The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is a United States law that waives the sovereign immunity of the United States government in certain cases, allowing individuals to sue the government for torts (civil wrongs) committed by its employees act... More...

$1 (12-14-2023 - NY)

Abraham Stein and Tova Stein v. United States of America

White Plains, New York personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory un 28 U.S.C. 2401. The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is a United States law that waives the sovereign immunity of the United States government in certain cases, allowing individuals to sue the government for torts (civil wrongs) committed by i... More...

$0 (12-13-2023 - NY)

Triolo v. Nassau County

<center><h3><h2> New York, New York - Criminal defense lawyer represented Plaintiff-Appellant with a false arrest charge. </h3></center> "Because this appeal follows a jury verdict, we view the facts in the light most favorable to the prevailing party." MacDermid Printing Solutions LLC v. Cortron Corp., 833 F.3d 172, 178 ... More...

$0 (01-22-2022 - NY)

Jean Rodriguez v. State of New Jersey

<center><h2><center> New York, NY - Civil Rights lawyer represented defendant with an alleging that his civil rights were violated charge. </h2></center> In October 2018, Rodriguez filed a complaint in the District Court alleging that his civil rights were violated through a wide-ranging conspiracy by unidentified "Caucasian Identity Extremist... More...

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Shakur Gannaway a/k/a Shakur D. Gannaway v. Nicholas Stroumbakis

<center><h2><center> New York, NY - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant seeking a writ of habeas corpus. </h2></center> Because we write primarily for the benefit of the parties, we recite only the relevant facts. In May 2010, Gannaway was convicted in Pennsylvania state court for robbery and related offenses and sentenced to 15 to 30 ... More...

$0 (11-29-2021 - NY)

John Doe v. United States of America

<center><h2><center> New York, NY - Federal Tort Claims Act lawyer represented Appellant with appealing from the final judgment and post-judgment order entered by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in his lawsuit under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) claim. Doe is a federal inmate. </h2></center> The parties are f... More...

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United States of America ex rel. Hassan Foreman v. AECOM et al.

<center><h2><center> New York, NY - False Claims lawyer represented defendants accused of violating the False Claims Act ("FCA"). </h2></center> 26 This action involves a billion-dollar defense contract entered into between 27 AECOM (a publicly held corporation), AECOM Government Services, Inc., AC 28 FIRST, LLC, and AECOM/GSS Ltd. (collectively,... More...

$0 (11-26-2021 - NY)

John Fink v. United States of America

<center><h2><center>New York, NY - Civil Procedure lawyer represented Appellant with appealing from the District Court's denial of what we construe as a motion for relief under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b). </h2></center> Fink has filed numerous actions relating to an investment that he made in Advanced Logic Systems, Inc. After losing two of them, see Fink... More...

$0 (10-18-2021 - NY)

ROYCE CORLEY v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

<center><h2><center> New York, New York - Medical Malpractice lawyer represented Plaintiff-Appellant with filing a medical malpractice action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, alleging that he suffered dental injuries during several appointments while incarcerated by the Bureau of Prisons at Federal Correctional Institution. </h2></center> In May 2018, wh... More...

$0 (09-18-2021 - NY)

United States of America v. ALI KOURANI, AKA ALI MOHAMED KOURANI, AKA JACOB LEWIS, AKA DANIEL

<center><h2><center> New York, NY - Anti Terrorism lawyer represented defendant with with eight counts of terrorism-related offenses. </h2></center> In 2000 Defendant-Appellant Ali Kourani joined Hizballah,2 a Lebanon-based terrorist organization, and attended a 45-day militarystyle boot camp in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. His attendance was ma... More...

$0 (08-24-2021 - NY)

Cayuga Nation, et al. v. Howard Tanner, et al

<center><h2><center> New York, NY - Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ("IGRAâ€) lawyer represented defendant with a Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ("IGRAâ€) claim. </h2></center> This case marks the latest installment of a decades-long dispute between the Cayuga Nation (the "Nationâ€), a federally recognized Indian tribe, and the Village o... More...

$0 (08-23-2021 - NY)

Donald J. Trump v. Cyrus R. Vance and Mazras, USA, LLC

<center> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/New_York_NY_Fed.jpg"> </center> New York, NY - Donald J. Trump sued Cyrus R. Vance and Mazras, USA, LLC on a federal question theory seeking to get Vance from getting access to his tax returns via a grand jury subpoena. Mazars, USA, LLP is Trump's accounting firm. Plaintiff Donald J. Trum... More...

$0 (08-20-2020 - NY)

Maxmillian Sloley v. Eric Vanbramer

17 Plaintiff‐Appellant Maxmillian Sloley brought this action pursuant to 42 18 U.S.C. § 1983 to vindicate the violation of his constitutional rights occasioned by, 19 inter alia, a visual body cavity search to which he was subjected incident to 20 arrest. The district court (Gary L. Sharpe, J.) granted summary judgment in favor 21 of Defendants‐Appellees Eric and Bryan... More...

$0 (12-13-2019 - NY)

Donald J. Trump, Donald J. Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, et al. v. Deutsche Bank, AG

This appeal raises an important issue concerning the investigative authority of two committees of the United States House of Representatives and the protection of privacy due the President of the United States suing in his individual, not official, capacity with respect to financial records. The specific issue is the lawfulness of three subpoenas issued by the House Committee on Fi... More...

$0 (12-04-2019 - NY)

Byran Francis v. Kimberly Fiacco, a/k/a Kimberly Davidson, Richard DeSimone, Diane Holford, and Kristina Lennon

This case concerns the liability of state prison officials attempting to implement a prisoner’s state sentence in relation to a subsequently imposed federal sentence on another charge. In 2006, Byran Francis pleaded guilty to two separate charges in two separate jurisdictions: a drug charge in New York state court and a gun possession charge in federal court. Francis’s state se... More...

$0 (11-13-2019 - NY)

Randy A. Mudge v. Anne M. Zugalla, Danel Harder

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.nynb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/albany_002.jpeg"> </center> The plaintiff‐appellee, Randy Mudge, is a physical education teacher and school administrator licensed by New York State. In 2008, Mudge was investigated and charged by the New York State Education Department for committing acts of sexual misconduct with fo... More...

$0 (09-13-2019 - NY)

Paul Tooly v. John F. Schwaller

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/buildingphoto_small.png"> </center> 2 On December 23, 2013, Paul Tooly sued the State University of New York at 3 Potsdam (“SUNY”); Mary Dolan, Director of Human Resources at SUNY; and 4 John Schwaller, then‐President of SUNY. Tooly claimed, inter alia, that the 5 defendants violated h... More...

$0 (03-21-2019 - NY)

Kareem Bellamy v. City of New York, John J. Gillen and Michael F. Solomeno

<center> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Federal_Courthouse_Brooklyn.jpg/220px-Federal_Courthouse_Brooklyn.jpg"> </center> Kareem Bellamy filed this action in the Eastern District of New 16 York under New York state law and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 following the 17 vacatur of his state convictions for murder in the second degree und... More...

$0 (01-30-2019 - NY)

Seun Ogunkoya v. Mark Monaghan

<center> <img width="300" src="https://img.nyed.uscourts.gov/files/BK-Court.png"> </center> This appeal principally concerns whether two Monroe County Assistant District Attorneys, James Egan and Mark Monaghan (“the ADAs”), are absolutely immune from civil suit for interfering in the timing of Plaintiff‐Appellee Seun Ogunkoya’s arraignments in several town ... More...

$0 (01-10-2019 - NY)

John Gorman v. Rensselaer County

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.nynb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/albany_002.jpeg"> </center> John Gorman appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Kahn, J.) dismissing his complaint on summary judgment. Gorman brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging (inter alia) that the defendants (1... More...

$0 (12-12-2018 - NY)

' State of New York v. Donald Trump, et al.

New York, NY The State of New York sued Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump claiming that the Trump Foundation operated illegally. Donald Trump moved to dismissed based on immunity from suit because of his being President of the United States.... More...

$0 (11-23-2018 - NY)

United States of America v. Clifford Chance US, L.L.P.

Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against International Law Firm The Justice Department today announced that it reached a settlement agreement with Clifford Chance US LLP, a large, international law firm with its U.S. headquarters located in New York. This agreement resolves the Department’s investigation into whether the law firm engaged in hiring disc... More...

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA –v.– MERLIN ALSTON

Alston worked as a New York City police officer from 2006 until his arrest in July 2 2015. A few years into his law enforcement career, however, he began serving as an 3 armed driver for his childhood friend, Gabriel Reyes, who sold marijuana, cocaine, and 4 MDMA. Alston knew that Reyes was dealing drugs, but he never reported Reyes�... More...

$0 (08-16-2018 - NY)

Yvetter Vangorden v. Second Round, Limited Partnership

Plaintiff consumer Yvette Vangorden sued defendant debt collector Second Round, Limited Partnership (“Second Round”), for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq., by sending her a letter representing that she still owed money on a debt that she had settled five years earlier, and requesting 17‐2186‐cv Vangord... More...

$0 (08-02-2018 - NY)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. KAMEL LAMBUS, AKA Kamel Angevine, AKA K, AKA Kamel Angenevine, STANLEY FULLER, AKA Wardy, AKA Webo <table> <td>

Lambus and Fuller are accused of being leaders and organizers of a 16 group of individuals that referred to itself as the Paper Chasing Goons or POV City 1 and was a drug trafficking organization (or the "DTO"). Beginning in 2015, Lambus 2 and Fuller, along with 10 others, were indicted principally on charges of conspiring 3 to distribute and possess with intent to distribute hero... More...

$0 (07-27-2018 - NY)

Muhammad Tanvir, et al. v. FN Tanzin, et al.

7 Plaintiffs‐Appellants Muhammad Tanvir, Jameel Algibah, and Naveed 8 Shinwari (“Plaintiffs”) appeal from a February 17, 2016 final judgment of the 9 United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Abrams, J.), 10 dismissing their complaint against senior federal law enforcement officials and 11 25 named and unnamed federal law enforcement officers. As... More...

$0 (06-25-2018 - NY)

Mark Burns v. Daniel P. Martuscello, Jr., et al.

12 Plaintiff‐Appellant Mark Burns appeals from a February 10, 2015 decision 13 and order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New 14 York (Kahn, J.), adopting the report‐recommendation of the magistrate judge 15 (Hummel, M.J.) in its entirety, and granting summary judgment to defendants. 16 Burns brought several Section 1983 claims, alleging ... More...

$0 (05-14-2018 - NY)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ROBERT ALEXANDER <table> <td>

The following facts, which are drawn from the record of the suppression hearing, are largely undisputed. Alexander lived in a narrow house on Staten Island. The front of the house faced the street, and a short set of stairs led directly from the sidewalk to the front door. The property also included an 84-foot-long driveway that ran perpendicular to the street and alongside the... More...

$0 (05-01-2018 - NY)

Keith Hancock, Tamera Thomas and Jason Dessingue v. The County of Rensselaer, Jack Mahar, Elaine Young, David Hetman

7 Appellants were employees of the Rensselaer County Jail. Their medical 8 records were secretly accessed without their permission by at least one other 9 employee at the Jail. They sued in the United States District Court for the 10 Northern District of New York, alleging violations of their right to privacy in 11 health information under the Fourteenth Amendment and of the Comput... More...

$0 (02-13-2018 - NY)

Wandering Dago Inc. v. New York State Office of General Services et al.

New York, NY Plaintiff‐appellant Wandering Dago, Inc., (“WD”) operates a food truck and 32 brands itself and the food it sells with language generally viewed as ethnic slurs. 33 Defendants‐appellees are officials within the New York State Office of General Services * Judge Carol Bagley Amon, of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, s... More...

$0 (01-03-2018 - NY)

William Hassell v. Brian Fischer, et al.

Appeal and cross‐appeal from the Sept. 28, 2016, judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Alvin K. Hellerstein, District Judge) requiring New York prison and parole officials to pay William Hassell, a former state prisoner, nominal damages plus attorney’s fees for their unreasonable delay in requesting a New York trial court to resentence Hassel... More...

$0 (01-04-2018 - NY)

Sheldon G. Adelson v. David A. Harris, Marc R. Stanley and National Jewish Democratic Council

Familiarity with the facts of this case, as set forth in this court’s decision in Adelson v. Harris, 774 F.3d 803 (2d Cir. 2014), is assumed. This case involves defamation claims brought by Appellant Sheldon Adelson against Appellees National Jewish Democratic Council, its Chair, Marc Stanley, and its President and CEO, David Harris. Appellant’s claim of defamation is based... More...

$0 (11-29-2017 - NY)

Dufort v. City of New York, et al. <table> <td>

Plaintiff-appellant Ryan Dufort appeals from a memorandum and order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Steven M. Gold, M.J.)2 granting summary judgment to the defendants, the City of New York and New York City police officers Joseph Marotta, Jae Shim, Thomas Conforti, and William Schmittgall (collectively, “Defendants”), on Dufort's claims under 42 U... More...

$0 (11-24-2017 - NY)

RYAN DUFORT v. CITY OF NEW YORK, JOSEPH MAROTTA, JAE SHIM, THOMAS CONFORTI, WILLIAM SCHMITTGALL, and JOHN and JANE DOES 1 through 10

Dufort’s suit stems from his arrest and prosecution in New York 12 state court on charges of murder in the second degree and 13 manslaughter in the first degree that resulted in his acquittal by a 14 jury. On this appeal, we take the facts, most of which are not in 15 dispute, in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. See Taggart v.�... More...

$0 (11-03-2017 - NY)

David Ganek v. David Leibowitz, et al.

In this Bivens action, plaintiff David Ganek, a co‐founding partner of investment fund Level Global Investors (“LG”), sues the named agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) and federal prosecutors in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”) for alleged violations of his Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights... More...

$0 (10-17-2017 - NY)