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Report: More fed-backed loans in minority communities
A collaborative report released today by the Empire Justice Center in conjunction with six other community organizations nationwide indicates minority borrowers and borrowers who purchase homes in communities of color receive far more government-backed loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs than conventional loans. Information for th[...]
Group against proposed Thruway toll hike
Unshackle Upstate, a bi-partisan, Rochester-based coalition of upstate businesses and trade organizations, is calling for a complete audit of New York State Thruway Authority finances. The coalition is headed by former Empire State Development Upstate Director for Business Outreach, Brian Sampson, and co-founded by Rochester Business Alliance President and CEO, Sandra Parker. In a letter […[...]
Rochester patent index figures soar in Q2
The number of Rochester area patent applications made, and patents issued, rose to the highest levels in two years, according to 2012 second quarter figures released yesterday by the intellectual property law firm of Hoffman Warnick LLC in Albany. Rochester-based Hoffman Warnick attorney Carl Ruoff said the figures are the best since the firm began […]
Banks encouraged to convert to state charter
Since taking control of the newly formed Department of Financial Services in October 2011, DFS Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky has encouraged New York banks to convert to a state charter instead of federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency oversight. Earlier this month, Fairport Savings Bank became one of six banks in the state, and […]
New buildings on way for Syracuse College of Law
Syracuse University College of Law students beginning their studies in August will start at the old College of Law building on a hillside near the Carrier Dome, but finish in the state-of-the-art $92 million, 200,000 sq. ft. Dineen Hall. The new law school building is named after noted Syracuse College of Law graduates Robert Emmet […]
Appraiser, real estate agent await decision
After an administrative hearing in Syracuse last month, Rochester-based real estate broker Gerard Curre and his brother, appraiser Lucien Curre, are awaiting a decision on improper appraisal allegations of several mobile home parks. A law judge from the Department of State’s Office of Administrative Hearings is currently reviewing allegations including the filing of deficient, fraudulent [&helli[...]
Foreclosure action delay puts case on hold
On Wednesday, a show cause hearing was scheduled to be heard in a foreclosure action by Wells Fargo and Freddie Mac against Rochester resident Leonard Spears before Monroe County Supreme Court Judge Elma A. Bellini. However, in the absence of a Wells Fargo attorney representative, the show cause hearing was postponed until Aug. 1. “This […]
County Dems ask for indigent burial reform
At a press conference near indigent burial sites in Oatka Cemetery in Scottsville on Tuesday, Monroe County Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation to restore funding to the county’s indigent burial program and enhance minimum funeral standards for indigent burial. “There is a definite difference between this side of the road and that side of the road,” […]
New rules proposed for notaries in N.Y.
The New York Department of State announced a new rule in Notary Public License Law last week designed to prevent non-English speaking notaries from misidentifying themselves as attorneys or immigration professionals who can provide legal advice. The rule requires that foreign language notary advertising contain information indicating that the non-attorney notary is not licensed or […]
UB offers unique summer course in social change
Before returning to school this fall, the University at Buffalo is offering undergraduates and/or high school students a unique opportunity to examine the legal profession and its ability to implement social change in a course entitled “Lawyers as Agents of Social Change.” The course is held off campus in three different locations and examines how […]
USPTO to open first ever satellite offices
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office received over 600 suggestions during the past six months regarding where the USPTO should place regional satellite offices designed to improve the patent application process and create new jobs in the communities selected. Despite recommendations from New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, attorney Gunnar Leinberg of LeClair Ryan and USPTO […]
Court strikes down gainful employment regulation
Earlier this week, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia struck down a major portion of the regulations imposed by the U.S. Department of Education to ensure that career training programs at for-profit colleges meet performance standards. The “gainful employment” measuring rules were designed to improve transparency and determine the success of career […]
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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