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Nixon Peabody’s annual review of large mergers and acquisitions depicts a generally healthy market that may have been slightly dampened by the tumultuous political season. “In terms of cyclical trends, the M&A market continues to be strong,” said Nixon Peabody ...

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Have you ever had to find an heir overseas to help settle an estate? Or, as a business owner, have you wanted to find out a little more about a prospective client? Enter Ruth Balkin, owner and operator of Balkin ...

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A federal class action complaint has been filed by workers against Wegmans Food Markets Inc. under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. According to the suit filed Saturday in U.S. District Court in Rochester, Wegmans improperly requires job applicants to sign ...

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A federal judge has ordered Xerox Corp. to pay attorneys’ fees of $4.9 million — almost $3 million less than the amount originally sought. In the underlying case, a group of about 100 Xerox workers sued the company under the ...

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Tomas Gonzalez stepped down in May as dean of student affairs at Syracuse University College of Law and earlier this month fulfilled a lifelong dream by opening a restaurant in Geneva.

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Jose Torres was convicted of second-degree murder Friday in the death of Miguel Cruz on July 4, 2001. A state Supreme Court jury deliberated for a total of about four hours before reaching a verdict about noon, said Assistant Monroe ...

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State court officials have announced a new initiative to advocate for the LGBT community in the court system and the community. The new LGBT Commission will serve as a “bridge between the judiciary’s leadership and LGBT individuals in the courts ...

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Prosecutors have dismissed Angel Carrasquillo’s claim that he, not Jose Torres, fatally shot Miguel Cruz on July 4, 2001, but they now believe he was an accomplice in the killing. “Based upon that new information we reopened the investigation and ...

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The Monroe County District Attorney’s Office apparently now believes that Angel Carrasquillo killed Miguel Cruz on July 4, 2001, but they are continuing to prosecute Jose Torres for the same crime. Carrasquillo was indicted on a second-degree murder charge in ...

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Volunteer attorneys are needed to help with a new program to provide legal advice to pro se litigants in U.S. District Court in Rochester. The program is expected to start in mid-February, with a CLE session to prepare volunteers tentatively ...

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The Rochester Police Department’s new body camera program is generating about 1,200 hours of recordings monthly. The volume is expected to increase dramatically as the number of cameras deployed grows from 261 today to about 500 by next spring, Chief ...

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A basic understanding of technology is more than just good business for law firms. With about two dozen states adopting rules that expect attorneys to be technologically competent, it’s increasingly becoming an ethical obligation. The legal community has been aware ...

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