A New York State Court of Claims judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a woman who was injured after she tripped on a statue.
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Read More »January 24, 2022 Comments Off on Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit over trip and fall on statue
A New York State Court of Claims judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a woman who was injured after she tripped on a statue.
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Read More »January 24, 2022 Comments Off on Tentative settlement reach in Excellus class-action lawsuit
A settlement has been reached with Excellus Health Plan Inc., affiliate companies and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in the class action lawsuit resulting from a 2015 cyber-attack that led to a data breach. The class includes individuals in the ...
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Read More »January 24, 2022 Comments Off on NY attorney general announces $600,000 agreement with EyeMed over data breach
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday announced a $600,000 agreement with EyeMed to resolve a 2020 data breach.
Read More »January 24, 2022 Comments Off on Justices to hear challenge to race in college admissions
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding affirmative action to major cases on abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 already on the agenda. The court said it will ...
Read More »January 21, 2022 Comments Off on Hearing ordered on legality of arrest in drug case
A New York appeals court has ordered a hearing on the legality of an arrest on drug charges and the admissibility of evidence in the case.
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Read More »January 21, 2022 Comments Off on Greenlight reaches $5 million settlement with Public Service Commission
Greenlight Networks must pay up to $5 million to the New York State Public Service Commission for allegedly failing to comply with utility pole attachment rules. The Henrietta-based high-speed internet service provider must immediately pay $2.5 million into escrow for ...
Read More »January 21, 2022 Comments Off on Bill aims to make teleconferencing permanent option for federal courts
Continued use of video and phone teleconferencing in a variety of federal criminal proceedings would be allowed well beyond the COVID-19 pandemic if Congress passes new legislation co-sponsored by Rep. Joe Morelle (D-Irondequoit). The Courtroom Videoconference Act of 2022 would ...
Read More »January 21, 2022 Comments Off on Multifamily properties a hot commodity for real estate investors
Multifamily properties have always been considered a profitable investment in the Rochester area, and recent activity indicates the sentiment may be growing even stronger.
Read More »January 20, 2022 Comments Off on New trial ordered in burglary case
A state appeals court has ordered a new trial in a burglary case because the defendant was improperly denied his right to represent himself.
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Read More »January 20, 2022 Comments Off on Monroe County housing market shows few pandemic-related warning signs, study shows
Rochester’s housing market should be fairly immune to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings released today by ATTOM Data Solutions. Of 575 counties across the country examined in ATTOM’s fourth quarter 2021 Special Coronavirus Report, homeowners in ...
Read More »January 20, 2022 Comments Off on Cannabis regulations proceeding slowly, but now is time to prepare
Marijuana is legal, but you still can’t walk into a licensed shop on Main Street to buy it, because such a license doesn’t exist yet.
Read More »January 20, 2022 Comments Off on Long-term mortgage rates continue rise; 30-year breaks 3.5%
Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates continued to rise this week. The rate on the benchmark 30-year loan breached 3.5%. Home loan rates have been running in recent weeks at levels not seen since early 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic was ...
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