Harris buying defense contractor Exelis in $4.4 deal
MELBOURNE, Fla. — Communications and information technology company Harris is buying Exelis in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $4.4 billion. The new company will have approximately 23,000 workers worldwide, […]
Comcast argues benefits of Time Warner Cable deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Comcast Corp. on Tuesday presented its case to government regulators arguing that its $45 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable Inc. will benefit consumers without limiting competition. […]
Netflix reaches deal with Comcast
NEW YORK — Netflix has reached a deal with Comcast to ensure that its TV shows and movies are streamed smoothly to households, the first deal the online video streaming […]
Comcast to buy Time Warner Cable for $45 billion
LOS ANGELES — Comcast Corp. has agreed to buy Time Warner Cable Inc. for $45.2 billion in stock, or $158.82 per share, two people familiar with the matter said late […]
JPMorgan Chase reaches $4.5B deal with investors
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has reached a $4.5 billion settlement with investors who said the bank deceived them about bad mortgage investments. The settlement, announced Friday, covers 21 major institutional […]
Questions and answers about the debt ceiling-deficit deal
WASHINGTON — The House began debate Monday on the hard-bargained plan to avert a national financial default, even as the White House and congressional leaders struggled to round up enough votes to approve it. Here is an explanation, in questions and answers ...
Time Warner Cable, Sinclair reach deal
NEW YORK CITY — Time Warner Cable has reached a multi-year deal to carry the signals of 28 TV stations owned by Sinclair Broadcasting to its cable subscribers in 12 states.
The art of successful negotiation
A Long Island-based company was sitting on technology that was worthless to them but could be worth a lot to someone else. Stephen Young, counsel with Scully, Murphy & Presser in Garden City, representing the company owning the technology ...
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – First Amendment: Real Estate Board of New York Inc. v. The City of New York
- Fourth Department – Juvenile offender: People v. Kameron P.
- Second Circuit – Anticompetitive policy: Cumulus Media New Holdings Inc. v. The Nielsen Co. (US) LLC
- Fourth Department – Aggravated harassment: People v. O’Neill
- Second Circuit – Convention Against Torture: Aguilar-Villalobos v. Blanche
- Second Circuit – Mandatory arbitration: 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East v. PSC Community Services
- Second Circuit – Anti-Injunction Act: Mutual Fund Opt-Out Plaintiffs v. Calamari
- Fourth Department – Premises liability: Polisoto v. St. Gregory The Great Roman Catholic Church
- Fourth Department – Highway design: Montes v. City of Rochester, et al.
- Fourth Department – Child custody: Brenda L. M. v. James R. K.
- Fourth Department – Noncustodial parent visitation: Jones v. Serna
Law News
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- Telesca Center for Justice gets $90,000 in state funding
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- Erie County Jail inmate lawsuit to move forward
- The Daily Record honors 130 attorneys with 2026 Power Lists for Law
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