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Bar Association welcomes new slate of officers
Jill Cicero, the outgoing president of the Monroe County Bar Association, on Thursday announced a new effort to confront gender bias in the legal profession. During remarks at the MCBA’s annual dinner at the Hyatt Regency Rochester, Cicero said her “most lasting impact may well be a proposal approved by the MCBA board of trustees […]
Charges dismissed against shooting suspect
A Rochester man imprisoned more than five years for a drive-by shooting was freed Wednesday after a key witness refused to testify and state Supreme Court Judge Alex R. Renzi dismissed all charges. Phillip H. Owens, 32, was accused of shooting at his ex-wife, Tara Owens, in May 2012 as she sat in a car […]
Sex abuse conviction reversed
A man who was convicted of sexual abuse for fondling children’s feet in two libraries has been granted a new trial because the evidence used against him included a videotaped statement and grand jury testimony that should have been suppressed. Anthony S. Perri, 56, was convicted in December 2013 of three counts each of first-degree […]
Prison inmate’s suit reinstated
An appellate court has reversed a New York State Court of Claims ruling that dismissed a suit filed by a state prison inmate who is claiming he was injured after falling on a sidewalk at the prison where he was held. In March 2017, Judge Renee Forgensi Minarik granted the defense motion for summary judgment […]
2003 Court of Claims case finally resolved
The New York State Court of Appeals has upheld a multi-million-dollar judgment for a fatal 2003 motorcycle-truck crash in Wayne County. In 2015, Linda M. Brown was awarded $7 million for the accident that killed her 43-year-old husband, Wayne Brown, at the intersection of Route 350 and Paddy Lane in the town of Ontario. Due […]
Katherine Courtney leads GRAWA
As a veteran of the sport, Katherine Courtney knows “you can only be as good a runner as your bones let you.” “It’s like the foundation. It’s the base,” said Courtney, an attorney adviser for the Social Security Administration’s Office of Hearing Operations. “You can have all the heart in the world, but if you […]
Jimmy John’s sued for tip money
Delivery drivers for the Jimmy John’s restaurant chain have filed a lawsuit seeking class-action status over delivery charges. The 19-page complaint was filed Monday in state Supreme Court by attorneys at Thomas & Solomon LLP on behalf of three named plaintiffs who live in Monroe County “and all other employees similarly situated.” Plaintiff Selena Thompson […]
Magistrate’s recommendation challenged in jet boat lawsuit
A recent report by a federal magistrate judge in the case of a woman who claims she was seriously injured during a Niagara River jet boat ride in 2016 has triggered an objection from the plaintiff. According to the complaint, Sarah Witkowski was injured in July 2016 during a ride with her husband, Scott, and […]
Federal judge will reconsider sentence
A Second Circuit panel has sent a case back to U.S. District Court Judge Charles J. Siragusa to reconsider his decision to deny a defendant’s motion for a reduced sentence. The case was complicated by the probation department’s incorrect calculation of the potential sentencing range, which was provided to Siragusa and repeated by both the […]
Drug kingpin convicted
The seven-week trial of the leader of a huge Rochester-based drug trafficking operation was convicted of all charges Monday in U.S. District Court. The defendant, Colin Montague, was initially charged along with about 14 other co-defendants. Most of them pleaded guilty to charges and many testified against Montague for the prosecution. Between about 2008 and […]
Town court decision won’t be forgotten
More than 14 years ago, a convicted sex offender was charged with violating New York’s Sex Offender Registry Act in Penfield by allegedly failing to tell state officials that he had moved. But prosecutors could not properly verify that the defendant was notified of his obligation to keep his address updated with state officials, and […]
Gary Horton honored for work with veterans
Gary Horton, co-founder and current director of the Veterans Defense Program of the New York State Defenders Association, has been awarded the 2018 Kutak-Dodds Prize from the National Legal Aid & Defenders Association. Horton will be presented with the award on June 13 in Washington, D.C., at the NLADA’s annual Exemplar Dinner. The award, established […]
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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