Legal Opinion

Queenie, Ltd. v. Nygard International

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided February 25, 2003No. Docket Nos. 02-7158, 02-7162(CON)PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal illustrates the pitfalls that can be encountered in the complexities of even routine litigation. Sometimes those complexities result in the forfeiture of a defense that arguably has merit. When that occurs, an appellate court faces a choice between enforcing the forfeiture or burdening parties, witnesses, jurors, and *284the trial court with a retrial. That choice confronts us on this appeal by Queenie Ltd. (“Queenie”) and its president and sole shareholder, Marc Gardner (“Gardner”); and Heavenly Fabrics, Inc. (“Heavenly”) and its president and sole…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. A.H. Robins Co. v. PiccininCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
  2. Kirsch v. Fleet Street, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
  3. Wedgeworth v. Fibreboard Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  4. In Re Baldwin-United Corporation Litigation. Vincent Erti, Joseph and Elizabeth Chupko, George and Margaret Ledney, William Neil Aicholtz and Janet Aicholtz and Genevieve Novicky on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis, Inc., Paine Webber Group, Inc., Paine Webber, Inc., Pwjc Insurance Sales, Inc., Planco Inc., Donald B. Marron and Donald E. Nickelson, Paine Webber Group, Inc., Paine Webber Incorporated and Pwjc Insurance Sales, Inc., Third-Party-Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Baldwin-United Corporation and D.H. Baldwin Company, Third-Party-Defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
  5. Thomas Zarcone v. William M. Perry, James Windsor, Robert J. Anderson and Patrick GiambalvoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Stoma v. Miller Marine Services, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2003
  3. Tucker v. American International Group, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2010
  4. Ebin v. Kangadis Family Management LLCDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2014
  5. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n v. Olympia Mortgage Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 2013

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