Members of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma won’t contribute billions of dollars to a legal settlement unless they get off the hook for all current and future lawsuits over the company’s activities, one of them told a ...
Read More »Discovery ruling on cellphone records, receipts reversed by appeals court
A New York appeals court has reversed a lower court ruling that ordered cellphone records and receipts of purchases to be provided to the plaintiff.
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Read More »Court overturns decision in FOIL dispute over new Whole Foods store
An organization fighting development of a Whole Foods store in Brighton has lost a split decision from a state appeals court.
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Read More »Gym owner pleads guilty to assaulting officer in Capitol riot
A New Jersey gym owner on Friday became the first person to plead guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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Read More »New York appeals court reverses conviction over illegal police search
A state appeals court has reversed a 2018 conviction for criminal possession of forgery devices and suppressed key evidence in the case.
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Read More »Man charged in kids’ deaths faces potential death penalty
Prosecutors in Idaho say they will seek the death penalty against a man in the killing of his wife's two youngest children and the husband's previous wife.
Read More »‘What you do matters’: Law students get advice from New York judges
A group of about 35 law students on Wednesday got a chance to meet experienced judges from almost every type of court and get some free career advice.
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Read More »New York state, city sued over assigned counsel pay rates
Seven bar associations sued claiming New York city and state have failed to ensure children and indigent individuals are provided adequate legal representation.
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Read More »Split court dismisses lawsuit against Hamburg school district over sexual assault
A state appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the Hamburg school district by a student who was sexually assaulted by another student.
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Read More »U.S. attorney nominee Ross would be first Black woman in role in Western District of New York
President Joe Biden has nominated Trini E. Ross to be the next United States Attorney for the Western District of New York.
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Read More »Prosecutor admonished in Genesee County manslaughter case
A New York appeals court has affirmed a manslaughter conviction, but admonished the prosecutor for statements made during his closing argument.
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Read More »New trial granted in Staten Island sexual abuse case
A state appeals court has granted a new trial to a man convicted in Staten Island of sex abuse because a barely audible recording was admitted into evidence.
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