Opinion Summaries: Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
From: Findlaw Opinion Summaries April 29, 2008.
BANKRUPTCY LAW, COMMERCIAL LAW, CONTRACTS, DEBT COLLECTION
In re: Penn Traffic Co., No. 07-1854
"A non-debtor party to a contract which is executory at the time a bankruptcy case is commenced cannot, by post-petition tender or performance of its own outstanding obligations under the contract, deprive the debtor party of the ability to exercise its statutory right to reject the contract as disadvantageous to the estate."
CIVIL RIGHTS, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, GOVERNMENT LAW, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
Singh v. City of New York, No. 06-2969
"The mere carrying of inspection documents without any other active employment related responsibilities while commuting is not work under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), except to the extent that it increases the duration of the commute"
