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Rochester to join lawsuit against Kia, Hyundai
Rochester announced that it plans to join eight other municipalities in pursuing litigation against Kia America, Inc. and Hyundai Motor America, Inc.
Supreme Court lets New York enforce gun law during lawsuit
New York can for now continue to enforce a sweeping new law that bans guns from “sensitive places” such as schools, playgrounds and Times Square, the Supreme Court said Wednesday, allowing the law to be in force while a lawsuit over it plays out. The justices turned away an emergency request by New York gun […]
SUNY Brockport pulls grant for talk by man convicted in cop deaths
A state college withdrew funding Wednesday for an upcoming talk by Jalil Muntaqim, a former Black Panther who was imprisoned for nearly 50 years for killing two New York City police officers. But the State University of New York College at Brockport said the April 6 event will not be canceled, despite opposition to both […]
Navient settles predatory student loan claims for $1.85B
Navient, a large student loan servicer, has settled allegations of predatory lending practices for $1.85 billion, New York’s attorney general announced Thursday. The settlement includes $1.7 billion in debt cancellation and $95 million in restitution, New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a news release. “For too long, Navient contributed to the national student […]
Second Starbucks store near Buffalo votes to unionize
A second Starbucks store near Buffalo has voted to unionize, one of a growing number of the coffee chain’s stores seeking to organize workers. Workers at the store, in the suburb of Cheektowaga, voted 15-9 in favor of representation by Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union. The National Labor Relations Board […]
Videos show Rochester officers pepper-spraying 9-year-old
Police in Rochester released two body-camera videos Sunday of officers restraining a distraught 9-year-old girl who was handcuffed and sprayed with what police called a chemical “irritant.” “I am deeply troubled by the macing and handcuffing of a child who is in distress and clearly emotional,” Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren said in a statement. “That […]
Study finds small businesses strapped for cash
A recent report that most small businesses are pressed for cash comes as no surprise to Jan Pisanczyn, director of the SUNY Brockport Small Business Development Center. “Most small-business owners, like most of us, are not financial wizards so they don’t really pay attention to what the meter is telling them,” Pisanczyn said. “They are […]
Funding spree continues for Rochester airport
Rochester’s airport will get $40 million as the first winner of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s upstate airport competition. The Greater Rochester International Airport plans to combine the money with $23 million in local funds to overhaul the terminal, construct a new cellphone lot and make upgrades to security, concessions and passenger lounges. The state […]
Western NY man admits he conspired to traffic girl for sex
ROCHESTER — A western New York man is facing a sentence of up to life in prison after admitting he intended to traffic a girl for sex. Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday that Brandon McNeal pleaded guilty in federal court in Rochester to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor. Prosecutors say the 24-year-old Rochester […]
Western NY activists: Immigration case before Supreme Court to affect thousands here
The Supreme Court’s decision to conduct an election-year review of President Barack Obama’s executive action to grant legal status to some immigrants living in the U.S. illegally ultimately will affect thousands of immigrant workers in western New York, activists said Tuesday. The justices said Tuesday that they will consider undoing lower court orders that blocked […]
Janet DiFiore confirmed for Court of Appeals
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Senate has confirmed longtime Westchester County prosecutor Janet DiFiore as New York’s chief judge. The voice vote, with no opposition, followed an hour of praise for the 60-year-old district attorney by both Republicans and Democrats. DiFiore, also a former trial court judge, has been Westchester’s top prosecutor for […]
NY revises rules for disciplining attorneys
New York’s judiciary has adopted new rules for investigating and disciplining attorneys for misconduct in an effort to apply uniform rules statewide. The rules adopted by all four of New York’s appellate divisions, effective July 1, followed proposals by a commission appointed by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman early this year. New York has nearly 300,000 […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Negligent performance: Rosenthal v. Syracuse University, et al.
- Second Circuit – Visual Artists Rights Act: Kerson v. Vermont Law School Inc.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Former foreclosure referee: Opinion 22-157
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – College honorarium: Opinion 22-156
- Second Circuit – Reasonable accommodation: Tafolla v. Heilig
- Fourth Department – Labor Law: Primisch v. Peroxychem LLC
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Judicial candidacy: Opinion 22-155
- Fourth Department – Defamation: Lavine v. Glavin
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Law clerk: Opinion 22-154
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Review of another judge’s actions: Opinion 22-153
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Charitable contributions: Opinion 22-150
- Second Circuit – Class action settlement: Moses v. The New York Times Company
Law News
- Appeals court upholds conviction
- Federal lawsuit reinstated against jail officer over strip search, delayed release
- Hyzon to pay $25M penalty to settle alleged fraud charges by SEC
- NY appeals court reinstates lawsuit over contract to remove snow
- Fourth Department affirms $400K judgment in contract dispute
- Fourth Department affirms decision in NY property dispute
- Greenlight Networks selects Buffalo-based attorney as general counsel
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith
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