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NEW YORK — A Web site that publishes the stock recommendations of financial services firms has warned a judge it may be put out of business by a ruling limiting when it can report the tips.
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Read More »Cops bust marijuana ring in Finger Lakes
LYONS — Authorities say six people have been arrested after 1,000 marijuana plants were found growing at several locations in a three-county area of the Finger Lakes region.
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Read More »Peters appointed to new term on Commission
Gov. David A. Paterson appointed Justice Karen K. Peters to a four-year term on the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, through March 31, 2014. Peters sits on the Appellate Division, Third Department, and has been a member of the Commission since 2000.
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Read More »President, senators to chat about vacancy
The White House has announced that President Obama will meet net week with Democratic and Republican Senate leaders to discuss the replacement of Justice John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Read More »Breyer: Health overhaul could come before court
WASHINGTON — Justice Stephen Breyer predicted Thursday that the Supreme Court will one day pass judgment on this year’s health care overhaul.
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Read More »Should you accept Paypal for legal fees?
Some lawyers are beginning to accept payment of legal fees through Paypal, the online payment company. In particular, attorneys in practice areas with direct consumer representation, such as family, immigration ...
Read More »Avoid rookie mistakes
More lawyers are striking out on their own, either by choice or for lack of alternatives. Lawyers USA recently spoke with Kelly Jones, president of BTF Services, a small business consultant in Phoenix, Ariz., to get her top technology and financial tips for the start-up firm ...
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Read More »Trying not to say the F-word
As lawmakers await President Barack Obama’s selection to fill the Supreme Court seat being vacated by retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, Democrats are stepping up their call for a speedy confirmation while Republicans are ...
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Read More »Corbitt announced as MCBA award recipient
When Monroe County Bar Association Executive Director Mary Corbitt was recently notified that she had been named the recipient of the MCBA’s 2010 Humanitarian award, she said she was “floored.”
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Read More »New York lawyers must report when client lied
A lawyer who learns after the fact that a client has lied about a material issue in a deposition in a civil case must take reasonable remedial measures — starting with counseling the client to correct the testimony, according to a New York ethics opinion.
Read More »NYSBA opposes increases in court fees
The New York State Bar Association this week reaffirmed its position opposing any increase in court filing fees or any other fees that inhibit access to the court system.
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Read More »Bill would double Medicare fraud penalties
MIAMI — Medicare fraud suspects would face longer prison sentences under a U.S. House bill proposed Tuesday that also advocates biotechnology such as fingerprint scanning to ensure patients are getting the goods the government is billed for.
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