Criminal Law

The court reverses and remands a district court ruling in favor of a fungicide manufacturer that allegedly induced settlement of several commercial nurseries' prior products liability…

The court holds that a district court erroneously granted a four-level downward departure in the sentencing of an individual for improperly discharging a pollutant into navigable waters and…

The court overturns two individuals' conspiracy convictions for mail fraud, but upholds their conspiracy convictions for unlawfully injecting wastewater into disposal wells and attempting to…

The court upholds a district court decision dismissing a pesticide manufacturer's malicious prosecution claim against an agent of the New York State environmental agency and dismissing its…

The court upholds a district court decision ordering the upward adjustment of sentencing for three labor contractors who violated the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Social Security Act in connection…