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Fentanyl complicates judicial diversion process
A recent decision by Monroe County Court Judge John L. DeMarco highlights an increasingly common dilemma faced by judges asked to consider applications for judicial diversion programs from defendants in drug cases. The Aug. 14 decision lays out the case of Miguel Martinez, a recovering heroin addict charged with possession and sale of drugs and […]
Referral services get confidentiality protection
Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week signed a new law that provides attorney-client privilege to lawyer referral services. Each year thousands of New Yorkers turn to the state’s 20 lawyer referral services (LRS) to help find an attorney for both civil and criminal matters. While providing information to LRS staffers about their case, those consumers often […]
HairZoo files for bankruptcy
HairZoo, the styling salon business that operates 10 locations in the Rochester area, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to close at three locations in the next 30 to 60 days. The company started in 1975 by Gary Reed and his wife, Elaine, employs about 50 people, and workers at the locations that […]
Case against colleges close to settled
A settlement is close in a federal lawsuit filed against Hobart and William Smith Colleges by a former student who was accused of sexual misconduct with a co-ed and expelled. In September 2017, U.S. District Court Judge Elizabeth Wolford dismissed most claims made by the plaintiff, Matthew Rolph. According to the online docket for the […]
Smash It Sports accused of trademark infringement
A national sporting goods retailer based in Chili is being sued by high-end eyewear maker Oakley Inc. for allegedly selling counterfeit Oakley products. “Products bearing the Oakley marks were obtained from defendant and have been examined and confirmed counterfeit by plaintiff’s representatives,” according to the 19-page complaint filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the […]
Beauty pageant defendants deny lawsuit claims
The defendants in a lawsuit over control of several beauty pageants say a federal complaint filed Monday is baseless. In a statement emailed Friday, defendants Stephanie Williams, Crown Garland and Cosmos International Pageants wrote that: “The allegations in the complaint appear to be wholly without merit and are based on misrepresentations and inaccuracies.” Crown Garland […]
Class action status sought for discrimination suit
A lawsuit seeking class-action status with a named plaintiff from Rochester has been filed in federal court against a company accused of illegally discriminating against job applicants with criminal records. The complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, claims NTT Data Inc. “rejects job applicants with criminal records, […]
Feds seek to seize doctor’s assets
Federal prosecutors want to seize more than $1.7 million in assets from a Pittsford psychiatrist accused of fraudulently billing insurance providers. A civil forfeiture complaint has been filed against Dr. Muhammad A. Cheema, 45, of Pittsford, to seize his $900,000 home at 9 Bromsgrove Hill, Pittsford; $806,871.91 from three separate bank accounts; a 2015 Audi […]
Beauty pageant operator sues to regain control
A Rochester woman who operates several beauty pageants is suing a Virginia company for trademark infringement and numerous other claims. Rochester-based Mrs. United States National Pageant Inc. filed the suit Monday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. The defendants — Stephanie L. Williams, Crown Garland LLC, and Cosmos International Pageants Inc. […]
Orleans County farm operation sued by employees
A group of migrant farmworkers has filed a class-action lawsuit against an Orleans County company claiming they were underpaid and forced to live in deplorable conditions. The named plaintiffs include: Armando Cardenas and Jose F. Cardenas, from St. Joseph County, Indiana. Juanita Senteno and Veronica Simmons Bailey, from Hillsborough County, Florida. Isaiah Alexander, Kathy Alexander, […]
Arline Santiago named Hispanic Business Person of the Year
The Rochester Hispanic Business Association (RHBA), a Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce affiliate, has named Arline Santiago its 2018 Hispanic Business Person of the Year. Santiago is senior vice president, general counsel, and legal director at ESL Federal Credit Union. Santiago is Foodlink board chair and she serves on the boards of the Rochester […]
Copyright infringement suit against RIT dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Rochester Institute of Technology. The estate of Stanley Kauffmann, a prolific movie critic who died in 2013, claimed that, in 2015, RIT Press, the scholarly publishing arm of the school, published without permission “The Millennial Critic: Stanley Kauffmann on Film: 1999 to 2009,” a biography and collection […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Breach of contract: Hausrath Landscape Maintenance Inc. v. Caravan Facilities Management LLC
- Second Circuit – New York Child Victim’s Act: Kane v. Mount Pleasant CSD; Coe v. Eastport Union Free School
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Appointing law clerk: Opinion 22-149
- Fourth Department – Bill of particulars: Harris v. Rome Memorial Hospital, et al.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Accusations against co-judge: Opinion 22-148
- Fourth Department – Medicaid: Washington Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Home v. NYS Dept. of Health
- Fourth Department – Criminal possession of a firearm: People v. Wilson
- Fourth Department – Promoting prostitution: People v. Watts
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
- Fourth Department – Show-up identification: People v. Waggoner
- Fourth Department – Association: Victory Village Tenants Assoc. v. Evergreen Communities, et al.
- Second Circuit – In personam jurisdiction: Kaplan v. Bank Saderat PLC
Law News
- Greenlight Networks selects Buffalo-based attorney as general counsel
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith
- Rochester man sues Geneseo police, alleging false arrest, assault
- The Daily Record’s Power List for Intellectual Property 2023
- NY ethics panel says judges can join NRA
- Harter Secrest & Emery LLP names partner-in-charge of Buffalo office
- Banned professor sues SUNY Fredonia leaders
- Hochul signs law requiring unemployment insurance information from employers
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