One Victor electronics company is suing another for more than $3 million for allegedly failing to fulfill the terms of a contract to supply parts.
Read More »Office landlords squeezed by falling occupancy rates, refinancing difficulties
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The failure of several large lenders earlier this year and the banking turmoil that followed have fueled worries for owners of office space such as Boston Properties and Vornado Realty Trust. The sharp runup in interest ...
Read More »Man who shot up Buffalo-area store, wounding one person, pleads guilty to attempted murder
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man who opened fire with a high-powered rifle at a Buffalo-area retail store in 2017, wounding one person, pleaded guilty to an attempted murder charge Thursday and agreed to serve a 10-year prison ...
Read More »New York adventure park owner pleads guilty to pilfering $3M in federal coronavirus aid
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The owner of a New York adventure park on Long Island admitted Thursday that he fraudulently obtained more than $3 million in federal coronavirus aid and spent it on himself, including buying a home on ...
Read More »New trial ordered in murder case after judge limited courtroom access
New York’s highest court has ordered a new trial in a murder case because the judge limited access to the courtroom.
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Read More »Lawsuit: Breach of contract by electronics provider delays Canandaigua hotel opening
A new resort hotel in Canandaigua is suing, saying that the stalled installation of video, security and communications infrastructure has prevented it from opening.
Read More »Some lawmakers want children to fill labor shortages, even in bars and on school nights
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, longer hours on school nights and in expanded roles including serving alcohol in bars and restaurants as young as 14. The ...
Read More »Judge greenlights JPMorgan lawsuit blaming ex-executive in Jeffrey Epstein scandal
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday that he won’t block JPMorgan’s legal efforts to blame a former executive of hiding Jeffrey Epstein’s decades-long sex abuse to keep the financier as a client. Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan ...
Read More »Court of Appeals orders new trial in murder case after judge closed court
New York state’s highest court has ordered a new trial in a murder case because the judge closed the court to the public during part of the trial.
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Read More »Software engineer who photographed US landmarks for possible attacks gets prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey software developer who prosecutors say once photographed landmarks in New York, Boston and Washington, D.C., for possible terrorist attacks was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison by a federal judge who said ...
Read More »Citing migrant influx, NYC mayor asks court to suspend long-standing ‘right to shelter’
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s mayor asked a judge on Tuesday to let the city suspend its long-standing “right to shelter” obligation, saying officials are no longer able to house every homeless person because of the arrival of tens ...
Read More »JPMorgan Chase defends lawsuit by blaming U.S. Virgin Islands for Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes
NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase defended itself on Tuesday against a lawsuit by the U.S. Virgin Islands accusing it of empowering Jeffrey Epstein to abuse teenage girls by arguing in court papers that it was the islands, not the ...
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