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Contractors settle on driveway paving claims
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office has obtained a judgment against home improvement contractors who repeatedly ripped off customers in the Southern Tier and Central New York by going door-to-door seeking to pave and repair driveways. The contractors performed shoddy and incomplete work, intimidated customers into paying more than the negotiated price and failed to abide […]
Unlicensed optometrist pays back $117K
A western New York man who practiced optometry without a license for 13 years has paid $117,000 in restitution. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says 45-year-old Shamil Tadros of Tonawanda also has completed 150 hours of community service after pleading guilty in January to fraud. Authorities say Tadros attended optometry school but hadn’t passed the state […]
State settles lawsuit with Internet lenders
ALBANY (AP) — State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said New Yorkers charged illegally high interest rates by three Internet lenders his office sued last year can file refund claims. The lawsuit claimed Western Sky Financial LLC, CashCall Inc. and WS Funding LLC and their owners charged annual interest rates for personal loans at rates ranging […]
State, insurance provider reach mastectomy deal
ALBANY (AP) — Patients who see out-of-network plastic surgeons for breast reconstruction will be covered under an agreement reached between the state and insurance provider Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Thursday that Empire members who undergo the surgery following a mastectomy will be covered if an in-network surgeon isn’t available […]
AG reaches agreement with GrubHub over tips
ALBANY (AP) — Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has reached an agreement with the online food delivery company GrubHub Inc. to ensure that the tips it collects from customers will be given to the workers they were intended for. Schneiderman said Wednesday the investigation into GrubHub, which merged with Seamless last year, found that the company […]
NY AG reports $298,000 in income
ALBANY (AP) — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman reported income of $297,836 in his third year as the state’s top lawyer, including nearly $43,000 from dividends and $98,000 in capital gains on investments. Schneiderman, who investigated the 2008 collapse of mortgage-backed securities that contributed to the recession, invests in mutual funds handled by financial […]
Official: Marketwired to limit trader sales
ALBANY (AP) — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Marketwired has agreed to stop selling to high-frequency traders direct feeds of the information it distributes for clients. He said that will end unfair advantages for those traders and follows a similar agreement last month by Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary. The attorney general’s […]
Facebook to delete posts for illegal gun sales
ALBANY — Under pressure from gun control advocates, Facebook agreed Wednesday to delete posts from users selling illegal guns or offering weapons for sale without background checks. A similar policy will be applied to Instagram, the company’s photo-sharing network, Facebook said. The measures will be put into effect over the next few weeks and will […]
NY AG reports $6M in campaign fund
ALBANY — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has reported raising more than $2 million in campaign donations over the past six months, with nearly $6 million on hand for a fall re-election campaign. The Manhattan Democrat, a former state senator, reported $322,000 in campaign expenses since July. Schneiderman beat Republican Dan Donovan, Staten Island’s […]
AG: BlackRock agrees to stop analyst surveys
NEW YORK — New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said asset manager BlackRock has agreed to put a stop to a program that surveyed stock analysts. Schneiderman announced the agreement Thursday. He said it stemmed from an investigation into Wall Street practices by his office. The office investigated how analyst information can be released […]
Trump accuses AG of ethics breach
ALBANY — Celebrity developer Donald Trump has filed two ethics complaints against state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, accusing him of misconduct. Trump says the Democratic attorney general solicited campaign donations from Trump’s daughter even as Schneiderman’s office was investigating the real estate mogul’s “Trump University,” according to the complaints. Schneiderman hasn’t[...]
Ill.-based co. in $330K settlement with state
ALBANY — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said US Foods will pay a $330,000 settlement for overcharging dozens of institutions across the state by failing to pass on cost savings from manufacturers. Schneiderman announced Wednesday that the Rosemont, Ill.-based food distributor will pay $200,000 to 67 state and local organizations and another $130,000 to […]
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Plea agreements: Cook v. United States
- Fourth Department: Statute of limitations: Marino v. Weiler
- Fourth Department – Nail and mail service: Rebutting presumption of service L&W Supply Corporation v. Built-Rite Drywall Corp, et al
- Fourth Department – Mental Hygiene Law: Charles L. v. State of New York
- Second Circuit – Medicaid and Medicare certification: U.S. ex rel. Quartararo v. Cath. Health Sys. Of Long Island Inc.
- Fourth Department – Waiver of indictment: People v. King
- Fourth Department – Speedy trial: People v. Jordan
- Fourth Department – Rosario material: People v. Dennard
- Second Circuit – Magnuson-Stevens Act: State of New York v. Raimondo
- Fourth Department – Plea: People v. Davis
- Second Circuit – Revocation of minimum sentence: Bangs v. Walter William Smith, et al.
- Fourth Department – Relation-back doctrine: CHS Inc. v. Land O’Lakes Purina Feed, et al.
Law News
- Split court affirms gun conviction
- N.Y. Court of Appeals reverses gun conviction
- NY board approves cannabis lawsuit settlements, paves way for retail dispensaries
- NY Court of Appeals reverses murder conviction because of illegal police search
- NY Court of Appeals reverses gun conviction over ineffective counsel
- Split court affirms gun conviction, finding search and arrest were legal
- NY appeals court vacates drug conviction over illegal police search
- Split Court of Appeals strips Police Accountability Board of disciplinary power
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