Roberts: It’s good to be home 
A bust of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, who spent more than 20 years practicing law in Jamestown and Buffalo, will be put in the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., courtesy of the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown. The bronze memorial was given to Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who [...]
Case Digests
- Second Circuit — Immigration: Richmond v. Holder
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Second Circuit — Cigarettes — Toxic Tort Accrual: Caronia v. Philip Morris USA
- Court of Appeals — Sex Abuse — Civil Liability: Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA
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Fourth Department — Best Interest of the Child: Olufsen v. Plummer
- Fourth Department — Town Law — Notice of Claim: Putrelo Construction Company v. Town of Marcy
On the Move for the week of April 9, 2013
Dr. Dustin Riccio has been appointed chair of Unity Hospital’s Emergency Center. Riccio has been the associate chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine since 2010. Since Dec. 1, 2012, he served as interim chair of the department. He also serves as president-elect of the Unity Medical Staff and chair of the Hospital Code Committee. [...]
On the Town: Schnittman recognized for pro bono work
Michael S. Schnittman, a retired Rochester attorney who won a pro bono award on Law Day, was unable to travel to Albany for the ceremony, so the award was brought to him. New York State Bar Association President-elect David M. Schraver presented a 2013 President’s Pro Bono Service Award to Schnittman on Tuesday at the [...]
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Overview Destroying information, or “spoliation,” can lead to severe penalties, including imprisonment and hefty fines. The duty to preserve information, including electronically stored information (ESI), exists in all litigation in New York. Breaching this duty can forfeit a New York civil case before the merits are reached and even force the spoliating party to pay…
Is LinkedIn past its prime? I would argue yes. In 2008, I gave LinkedIn a positive review, but now I’m starting to find it irrelevant. As a journalist, I formerly used LinkedIn to find people to interview. Recently, that’s been limited substantially, when LinkedIn started allowing access to the complete profiles only of people I’m…