Rochester attorney D. Scott Young has joined the Monroe County Conflict Defender’s Office in the newly created position of resource attorney.
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Read More »March 8, 2023 Comments Off on Monroe County Conflict Defender adds resource attorney
Rochester attorney D. Scott Young has joined the Monroe County Conflict Defender’s Office in the newly created position of resource attorney.
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Read More »March 8, 2023 Comments Off on AG settles with mortgage servicer that failed to offer relief during pandemic
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $350,000 settlement with a mortgage server that failed to offer mandated mortgage relief.
Read More »March 3, 2023 Comments Off on Judicial watchdog received record high complaints in 2022, report says
The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct received more complaints last year than in any previous year, according to the agency’s annual report for 2022.
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Read More »March 3, 2023 Comments Off on Mark Whitford is committed to maintaining culture of success at Barclay Damon
Mark Whitford’s goal as the new managing director of the Rochester office of Barclay Damon LLP is to maintain the success of his predecessor.
Read More »March 2, 2023 Comments Off on Personal injury lawsuit, filed after plaintiff stepped into sewer opening, is revived
A New York appeals court has overturned a lower court decision to dismiss a lawsuit against the Niagara Falls Water Board and Niagara Falls Public Water Authority.
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Read More »March 1, 2023 Comments Off on New trial granted in assault case
A New York appeals court has granted a new trial in an assault case because the judge failed to give a justification instruction to the jury.
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Read More »February 28, 2023 Comments Off on City liable for pedestrian struck by garbage truck
A judge has granted summary judgment for the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by a man who was struck and severely injured by a city of Rochester garbage truck.
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Read More »February 27, 2023 Comments Off on Attica lawsuit is subject of upcoming CLE
Retired Rochester City Court Judge Ellen M. Yacknin will present a CLE via Zoom on Wednesday about her involvement in the civil rights lawsuit filed by Attica prison inmates.
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Read More »February 24, 2023 Comments Off on FTC proposes ban on non-compete agreements
Experts say businesses should start preparing for new federal rules that would put significant limits on employment contracts that limit what workers do when they leave a company.
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Read More »February 22, 2023 Comments Off on Charges dismissed over speedy trial issue
A state Supreme Court justice in the Bronx has dismissed a gun case because the prosecution failed to declare readiness for trial within the proper timeframe.
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Read More »February 22, 2023 Comments Off on Judge Geraci moving to senior status
U.S. District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr. said he has notified President Joe Biden that he intends to assume senior judge status.
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Read More »February 21, 2023 Comments Off on Case sent back to lower court; judge never ruled on motion
A New York appeals court has sent a case back to the lower court because the judge never ruled on a defense motion.
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