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NY prison inmate wins lawsuit over missing items
A New York State Court of Claims judge has awarded a prison inmate about $200 for items that were apparently lost when the inmate was moved to a solitary confinement unit.
NY attorney admonished for citing fake cases
A New York State Court of Claims judge issued a stern warning to an attorney who cited fake cases in an affidavit.
NY appeals court denies dismissal of slip and fall case
The state Supreme Court, Fourth Department, has denied a motion seeking to dismiss a slip and fall case at the University at Buffalo.
NY appeals court upholds dismissal of lawsuit involving State Trooper
A state appellate court has upheld a Court of Claims decision that dismissed a personal injury case involving a New York State Trooper.
NY appeals court rejects inmate’s wrongful conviction claim
A New York appeals court dismissed a lawsuit against the state from a prison inmate who claimed he was unjustly prosecuted and incarcerated.
NY appeals court affirms decision to dismiss lawsuit over fatal crash
A state appeals court has upheld the decision of a New York State Court of Claims judge who dismissed a lawsuit regarding a fatal motor-vehicle accident.
NY judge finds state 70% liable for inmate injury
A New York judge ruled that the state is 70% liable for injuries sustained by a prison inmate who got his foot stuck in a drain hole in a bathroom and fell.
NY Court of Claims judge awards $255,000 for girl’s injury during field trip
A Fulton County girl injured at a New York state historic site during a field trip has been awarded $255,000 by a state Court of Claims judge.
NY Court of Claims judge finds state 80% liable for crash
A New York State Court of Claims judge has ruled that the state is 80% liable for a motor-vehicle collision that happened in Orange County in 2019. Claimant Anthony Pilato […]
NY Court of Claims appoints new presiding judge
Richard E. Sise has been appointed presiding judge of the New York State Court of Claims.
NY Court of Claims judge grants more than $300,000 for attorney and experts’ fees
A New York State Court of Claims judge has granted a request for more than $330,00 in attorney fees and other expenses.
New York prison inmate gets paid for lost belongings
A New York sate prison inmate has been awarded about $1,100 for personal items lost by prison officials when he was transferred from one facility to another.
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Collateral estoppel: Busch v. County of Erie, et al.
- Court of Appeals – Best evidence rule: People v. Coggins
- Fourth Department – Unlawful inventory search: People v. Boatwright
- Second Circuit – Fossil-fuel powered appliances: Assoc. of Contracting Plumbers v. CNY; Mulhem Gas Co., v. Mosley
- Fourth Department – Dismissal of the indictment: People v. Anderson
- Fourth Department – Municipal liability: Battey v. Village of Youngstown
- Fourth Department – Notice of claim: Cindy W. v. Waterloo Central School Dist.
- Court of Appeals – Hateful Conduct Law: Volokh, et al. v. James
- Second Circuit – Free Exercise: Miller v. McDonald
- Court of Appeals – Recording police activity: Reyes v. City of New York
- Second Circuit – Tax liens and levies: Besicorp v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Law News
- Genesee Valley Club to pay $1.05M to settle federal case
- Major Rochester-area auto dealer accused of fraud in federal loan program
- Rochester attorney Donald O. Chesworth Jr. has died
- Split NY appeals court affirms conviction in kidnapping of daughter
- Greece man accused of stealing from class-action settlement funds
- NY AG investigating Schuyler County death involving DOCCS officer
- Rochester man files suit over ‘warning notice’ from ICE
- Lawsuit dismissed in Rochester police chase car crash
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