Sybil Young and Roderick Young v. United States Department of Justice, Sybil Young and Roderick Young v. Chemical Bank, N.A.

TENNEY, District Judge:

In these cases, we examine the extent to which federal and state privacy laws restrict the ability of the federal government and banks to assist investigations in foreign countries. Plaintiffs appeal from judgments of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (John F. Keenan, Judge) dismissing these actions pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim for relief. We affirm in the case against the United States Department of Justice and modify the judgment in the case against Chemical Bank.

BACKGROUND

Appellants Sybil Young, a British…