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Defense community honors Kasperek, others
Sometimes due diligence can use an assist from luck. That is what Rochester attorney Lawrence L. Kasperek encountered with a case he initially lost. Kasperek’s indigent client, Raheen M. Gayden, […]
Defenders debut new service award
A teenager killed a neighbor in front of her preschooler. A woman was accused of killing her four children when they were babies and a third person killed a young […]
Stern wins first Family Court defender award
Jon M. Stern knows he is relentless in his pursuit of justice for his indigent Family Court clients. He just did not realize how many other people noticed. Stern […]
Defense community dinner tickets on sale
Tickets are on sale for the 2013 Defense Community Dinner on Nov. 9 at Rochester Institute of Technology. Keynote speaker will be Supreme Court Justice Stephen K. Lindley, who sits […]
Defense community honors Anne Burger
Assistant Federal Public Defender Anne M. Burger grew up in a household where her father championed the underdog and found it offensive when people were treated unfairly because they lacked […]
Defense community dinner tickets on sale
Tickets are on sale for the 2012 Defense Community Dinner on Oct. 12 at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The event will begin with cocktails at 4:30 p.m. in […]
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Long-arm jurisdiction: Northwell Health Inc. v. Group Hospitalization and Medical Services Inc.
- Fourth Department – Motor vehicle accident: Thurston v. Howard
- Western District Case Notes
- Fourth Department – Disclosure: People v. Smith
- Second Circuit – Petition for bail: Fulton v. Mullin
- Fourth Department – Breach of lease agreement: Three Buds, LLC v. NCTBP Calabrese LLC
- Second Circuit – Expert testimony: Rutledge v. Walgreen Co.; Phippen v. Walgreen Co.
- Second Circuit – Congestion pricing: County of Rockland v. Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Auth.
- Fourth Department – Apartment search: People v. Shaw
- Fourth Department – Vicarious liability: Sarah R. v. Crouse Health Hospital
- Fourth Department – Waiver of indictment: People v. Schindler
Law News
- New trial granted for defendant unhappy with their attorney
- NY appellate court reinstates medical malpractice case
- NY appeals court reinstates slip-and-fall lawsuit
- Charter Communications must pay penalty for retaliation against employee
- Webster resident named to lead national court reporter group
- NY appeals court affirms rape conviction, rejects speedy trial claim
- Telesca Center for Justice gets $90,000 in state funding
- Trevett Cristo P.C. celebrates 100th anniversary