Hearing aid board meets
The state Department of State will conduct a public hearing at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in three locations around the state regarding the dispensing of hearing aids. A Western New York […]
DOS hosts NY Rising planning meeting
The New York State Department of State will host its second public meeting at 7 p.m. May 7 to discuss strategies for the Niagara County NY Rising Community Reconstruction Plan. […]
State reviewing codes
The New York Department of State will host a public meeting of the state Fire Prevention and Building Code Council at 10 a.m. Thursday at its offices, 99 Washington Ave., […]
State warns about timeshare scams
The New York Department of State‘s Division of Consumer Protection warns consumers looking to sell a timeshare property to be wary of scams by companies charging up-front fees and guaranteeing […]
Municipalities get state grants
Two grants worth $72,000 have been awarded as part of the 2012 Citizens Re-Organization and Empowerment Grant program. The Department of State program provides funding assistance to local governments to […]
New state regs to protect children
The New York Department of State on Wednesday announced adoption of new consumer protections to shield children under 12 from dangerous and hazardous durable juvenile products and children’s products manufactured, […]
LLC, real estate agent license filings up
The Department of State on Wednesday reported that 10,524 new corporations were registered New York last month, up 3 percent over February 2009.
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Habeas Corpus: Brown v. James
- Fourth Department – Comptroller authority: Scanlon v. Miller-Williams
- Fourth Department – Confidential witness: People v. Sanchez
- Second Circuit – Interest-on-escrow accounts: Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A.; Hymes v. Bank of America, N.A.
- Fourth Department – Relation back doctrine: Poindexter v. The State of New York
- Fourth Department – Double jeopardy: People v. Royal
- Fourth Department – Real property claims — Summary judgment Penn v. Rochester Rev Holdings, LLC
- Second Circuit – Breach of lease agreement: Delsha 60 Ninth, LLC v. Free People of PA LLC
- Court of Appeals – Zoning: Smith et al. v. Town of Thompson Planning Board, et al.
- Fourth Department – Right to Appeal: People v. Nixon
- Court of Appeals – Vehicle and Traffic Law: Second Child, et al. v. Edge Auto Inc., et al.
Law News
- Oneida County attorney disbarred after Trump pardon
- New trial ordered in child sex abuse case
- Rochester, Monroe County to pay $1.75M to officer blinded in stabbing
- Drug conviction reversed over faulty indictment
- Phillips Lytle names new Rochester office leader
- WNY nursing home fraud settlement could total $9M
- Elmira settles federal lawsuit over police encounter for $2.5M
- Lawsuit claims Chili man was cheated out of home equity




