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Tobacco corporation scheduled to meet
The annual meeting of the Monroe Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Watts Conference Center, Conference Room 1, 49 S. Fitzhugh St. The corporation’s audit and governance committees will meet at 2 and 2:15 p.m. respectively, at the same location. For information or questions regarding the corporation, contact […]
State bar holds 137th annual meeting
The New York State Bar Association’s 137th annual meeting will feature discussions on legal education, the future of the legal profession, social media and Internet security, and the need for greater civics education. More than 4,000 attorneys are expected to attend the weeklong conference at the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan. The event began […]
Nation’s top judges discuss judiciary’s inadequate funding
Recognition of the judiciary’s funding plight by the other branches of government is one of the positive signs New York’s chief judge sees in helping address inadequate funding for the nation’s courts. “I think that the other branches see what’s happened to the judiciary,” Judge Jonathan Lippman, chief judge of the New York State Court […]
On the Town: GRAWA holds annual meeting
Election of officers for the 2013-2014 fiscal year was the core agenda item for the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys’ annual meeting April 16, but it also provided an opportunity for current GRAWA President Kimberly Duguay to recap the events and accomplishments of the past 12 months. The newly elected slate of officers and […]
NYSBA Annual Meeting notes for 1.25.13
News from the New York State Bar Association’s 136th annual meeting in New York City House of Delegates NYSBA tackles many important issues The state bar is recommending more judges, additional funding and improved representation for Family Court; restrictions on long-term use of solitary confinement and modernization of the state’s election system to boost voter […]
NYSBA 136th Annual Meeting notes
Members of the New York State Bar Association are in Manhattan this week for the association’s 136th annual meeting. Among the highlights so far this week are the naming of new section chairs and presentation of various achievement awards. New section chairs announced Six newly-appointed section chairs of the New York State Bar Association will […]
State bar needs to address court underfunding
Underfunding of courts is not unique to New York. American Bar Association President William T. Robinson Wednesday told members of the New York State Bar Association that the magnitude of the problem and scope of responsibility is greater in New York though, because of its large and diverse population and its position as the economic […]
NYSBA offers wide variety at annual meeting
Programs at the New York State Bar Association’s 135th annual meeting will feature immigration, court funding, representation of veterans, diversity in the legal community, representation of charities and the burgeoning field of animal law. More than 5,000 attorneys are expected to attend the weeklong conference, which runs today through Saturday at the Hilton New York […]
NYSBA offers program on how to represent veterans
Addressing a growing need for veterans’ legal services, the New York State Bar Association’s Special Committee on Veterans is presenting a daylong program on preparing attorneys to represent military veterans and active duty service members. Experts will provide insight into the culture of veterans from military experience, to physical and psychological issues including post-traumatic stress, [...]
ABA sessions resolve some issues, not all
There was no shortage of news coming from the conclusion of the American Bar Association’s annual meetings in Toronto this week. Among the developments: The ABA and the Association for Legal Career Professionals will work amicably together ...
Local leaders reflect on ABA annual meeting
Adequate funding for the nation’s court system will be a recurring topic in the legal profession for years to come. It was also one of the major items discussed at the American Bar Association’s annual meeting in Toronto, which wrapped up Tuesday.
Kodak goes to California for annual meeting
Embattled photography icon Eastman Kodak Co. is holding its annual meeting in a San Diego suburb where one of its dynamic new businesses — consumer inkjet printers — is based. Robust printer sales have offered some promise that the picture-taking pioneer ...
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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